Outside the box Recruiter looking for Open Source Technologist to join an exciting team here at Buzzfeed!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m interested in connecting with people who are well versed in Technology and have a true passion for what they do......I'm always looking to network and learn about the latest and greatest in technology. Specialties: Open Source App Dev for Web & Mobile Technology; Java/Scala, Python, Perl, PHP, & RoR. Linux Kernel tuning/rewriting Agile Methodologies, eXtreme Programming (XP), Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Iterative Development, Refactoring, Continuous Integration, Domain Driven Design (DDD), OOAD, OOP, Design Patterns (MVC, MVP, Factory, Singleton), Antipatterns.

Head of Tech Recruiting @ Leading Technical Recruiting efforts @ BuzzFeed Management of full life cycle recruiting: researching, sourcing, connecting, interviewing, negotiating and closing. Currently we are on the hunt for engineers that are interested in creating the future of the internet using Python, Perl, HTML5 & CSS3. BuzzFeed is the leading media company for social news and entertainment, intensely focused on delivering high-quality original reporting, insight, and viral content across a rapidly expanding array of subject areas. Our technology powers the social distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is rapidly growing and reaches more than 130 million monthly unique visitors.....and growing! From November 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) Greater New York City AreaTechnical Recruitment Lead @ Scala Engineers, Rails Engineers, Functional Programmers, Front End Visual Design & Development and QA Engineers (Manual/Auto/Performance) Be a major contributor to an innovative next generation digital platform. Work in a highly collaborative team environment, working with highly intelligent and happy people. Work with and use the hottest Open Source languages, databases, and platforms A casual and fun work environment! From May 2012 to November 2013 (1 year 7 months) Greater New York City AreaSr. Talent Consultant (Open Source Specialist) @ • Headhunted world's top hands-on Software Engineers, Technical Leads, Product Managers and Engineering Site Directors. • Identified, recruited, screened and guided candidates through a most exceptionally selective and rigorous hiring process. • Significantly exceeded expectations for both the quality and quantity of candidates for top-priority planned global offices. • Successfully used variety of approaches: social networking, referrals, blogs, alumni and professional groups and other. From 2010 to May 2012 (2 years) Technology Recruiter @ Recruiting top talent for Hedge Funds and Investment Banks/Firms • Sourced, recruited, screened, and qualified exceptional candidates ranging from Architects, Software Engineers, Production Engineers, Storage Engineers, System Administrators, Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, Analysts, Project Managers, and much more for Financial, Media and Startups. • Partnered with hiring managers and client groups to collectively identify hiring needs. • Easily adapted to talent acquisition needs to achieve hiring expectations. • Strategically targeted hidden and overlooked talent pools using the latest tools, internet resources, deep web mining techniques, and state of the art recruiting practices. • Successfully cold called into target companies to recruit top talent. • Representative searches included: Portfolio Manager, Buy and Sell-Side Analyst, Quant Analysts, Quantitative Developers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Enterprise Architects/Developers. • Assisted in the start-up process of company. From January 2010 to August 2010 (8 months) Executive Recruiter @ As an executive recruiter at Ajilon, I specialize in the permanent placement of FinTech Professionals. • Worked closely with internal business units in specifying staffing needs. • Worked one-on-one with Fortune 500 companies to qualify candidates for high profile roles. • Marketed candidates via phone and client facing meetings. • Performed searches for qualified candidates using internal databases and cold calls. From November 2008 to January 2010 (1 year 3 months) Greater New York City AreaConsultant @ • Engaged in business development on both the client and candidate side. • Met with and interviewed candidates to assess qualifications and determine placement options. • Develop new clients and familiarized them with Michael Page International. • Was one of the original eight consultants to start the Supply Chain and Procurement Division at MPI. From April 2008 to October 2008 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaIdea Generator @ I worked with various startup companies including Medesco.com and several other companies that my NDA's exempt me from discussing (lol) but currently available on the App Store. I helped to conceive marketing plans, mass media campaigns and logistics. I also worked with front end developers and took part in wire framing for front end GUIs From 2006 to 2007 (1 year)

BS, Finance @ Fairfield University From 2003 to 2007 Saint Anthony's Highschool From 1999 to 2003 Charlie Keinath is skilled in: Java, Agile Methodologies, Ruby on Rails, Python, PHP, OOP, Django, Design Patterns, OOAD, Continuous Integration, Factory, Refactoring, Technical Recruiting, Lisp, Talent Acquisition