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President @ Talentkast is a recruitment firm specializing in sourcing top talent for venture backed, early stage start up companies. We take a consultative approach to each client relationship, seeking to deeply understand our client's business strategy and direction. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) San Francisco Bay AreaLead Recruiter @ Mixpanel was my most epic and memorable experience as an employee. During my time at Mixpanel, I helped grow the organization from 14 to 65. Initially I focused on recruiting key hires in engineering, then shifted gears and focused on sales recruiting. I worked closely with the founders and all hiring managers, and also helped to implement Greenhouse as our applicant tracking system. From February 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 5 months) San Francisco Bay AreaDirector of Recruiting @ At Jawbone, I managed a small recruiting team, and also focused on recruiting engineers for Jawbone’s UP team. I also led the implementation of Jobvite as our applicant tracking system, and helped to launch the Jawbone careers page. Recruiting for Jawbone’s unique culture was an illuminating experience which I’ve taken with me to new projects. From September 2012 to February 2013 (6 months) Head of Recruiting @ Sourced product managers, iOS and Scala developers Built out recruiting process Implemented Jobvite applicant tracking system Reported to CEO and worked closely with executive team From April 2012 to September 2012 (6 months) Lead Technical Recruiter @ Supported a wide variety of engineering and operations teams, including distributed data systems, mobile, machine learning, data analytics, software engineers in test, and devops. From October 2010 to April 2012 (1 year 7 months) Leadership Recruiter @ Profile: Primary organizer of the world's information Focused on key engineering leadership roles in Google's Seattle offices. From April 2010 to October 2010 (7 months) Lead Technical Recruiter @ Built out and led a 6 person recruiting team that grew hi5 from 30 to 125 in 11 months. Rebranded outbound messaging, implemented applicant tracking system, improved reporting metrics, drove weekly updates Reduced cost per hire, streamlined interview process and achieved 91% close ratio on offers From August 2007 to April 2010 (2 years 9 months) San Francisco Bay AreaTechnical Recruiter @ Contract role focusing primarily on machine learning and data analytics From February 2007 to July 2007 (6 months) Technical Recruiter @ Led all recruiting efforts for Photobucket and Gaia. Worked onsite at Photobucket 3 days per week, and onsite at Gaia 2 days per week From September 2006 to February 2007 (6 months) Technical Recruiter @ Profile: Silicon Valley staffing agency focused on technical professionals Full life cycle recruiting focused on software engineering, quality assurance, web development, project management, sales and marketing From May 2004 to August 2006 (2 years 4 months) Senior Project Manager @ Profile: principal European integration partner for Moai Technologies • Leveraged Moai experience to build strategic e-Sourcing within Proteus. Led creation of a unified corporate intranet linking together all corporate subsidiaries of National Grid, an international electricity and gas company From July 2001 to April 2004 (2 years 10 months) Technical Project Manager @ Profile: online auction engine provider for B2B marketplaces Managed Live Exchange customization projects in North America and Europe. Responsible for requirements definition, design, coding, installation, configuration and quality assurance. Duration of projects ranged from 2 to 7 months. Team size ranged from 4 to 11 developers From March 2000 to July 2001 (1 year 5 months) CEO & Founder @ Profile: Online resume database for high tech professionals Founded the company, created financing strategy and raised $2.2M across two rounds. Secured seed capitalization and bridge financing prior to venture investment. Served as principal spokesperson to all media, associations, partners, clients, and investors Recruited and built all departments, including engineering, marketing, finance, human resources and customer service Established budget in all departments, led all marketing initiatives, and fostered a culture of high energy, enthusiasm and dedication From May 1998 to January 2000 (1 year 9 months) Technical Recruiter @ Profile: Technical division of West Valley Staffing Group Recruited executives and IT professionals on a full-time and contract basis to .com start ups From June 1997 to May 1998 (1 year) Technical Recruiter @ Profile: Boutique technical recruiting agency Assessed hiring needs, created department profiles and formalized job descriptions. Processed candidates through entire hiring cycle, including sourcing, interviewing, reference checking, offer presentations, and 11th hour negotiations From August 1996 to June 1997 (11 months) Technical Recruiter @ Profile: Vendor of automated test equipment to the semi-conductor industry Wrote job descriptions, sourced, interviewed candidates, formatted resumes, created offer letters, and negotiated offers. Maintained applicant tracking system, and directed job fairs From January 1996 to August 1996 (8 months) Instructor @ Profile: Public institution offering technical courses to students in Silicon Valley Taught courses in C++ and Object Oriented design. Helped edit a book on C++ From June 1994 to December 1995 (1 year 7 months)

Graduate Studies, Computational Mathematics @ Simon Fraser University From 1993 to 1994 Bachelors of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science @ University of California, Santa Cruz From 1989 to 1992 Alexander Lawrence is skilled in: Strategic Leadership, LinkedIn, Boolean Searching, Recruiting, Writing, Data Mining, Metrics, Mathematics, Jobvite, Jobvite Certified Expert, Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Talent Management, Start-ups, Software Engineering