Over ten years of experience within Financial Services, specializing in Full time and Consulting placement of: CIO's, CTO's, CFO’s, Quantitative Analysts, Financial Engineers, C++ Programmers, Java Architects, Algorithmic Developers, Data Architects, Market Data Engineers, Unix/Windows Administrators/Engineers, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Database Administrators, Storage Architects, and Network Engineers.

Sr. Technical Recruiter @ Responsible for recruiting IT professionals for Major Wall St. firms. Specializing in Buy Side, Wealth Management and Global Equity. Skilled in recruiting for all areas of Information Technology: Instructional Designers, Internet Curriculum Designers, Project Managers, Architects, Business Analysts, Programmers and Infrastructure Support. Strong ability to attract and uncover passive candidates through social media tools. Arrange pre-qualification interviews to provide clients with the most appropriate technically skilled candidates. Coordinate client and candidate introductions and interviews. Negotiated full time offers, consultant contracts and rates. Required to conduct thorough background checks and reference gathering prior to hire. Train and mentor junior staff on how to recruit and effectively post internet advertisements and send correspondence designed to generate responses. gregory@sans.com From April 2015 to Present (9 months) Greater New York City AreaSenior Technical Recruiter @ Responsible for sourcing, interviewing and qualifying candidates for IT and Creative fulltime and consulting requirements for financial services, digital advertising, healthcare, retail and insurance industries. Conducted searches for qualified candidates through search engines, social networks/social media user groups, industry specific sites, user/technical groups and unique resume boards, internal database searches, online searches, Internet postings and referrals. Solid technical knowledge and ability to understand IT terminology. Worked with Delivery teams to proactively source relevant candidates to sufficiently build a pipeline and provide a constant source of candidates for up and coming initiatives. Responsible for thorough preparation of resumes, administration of technical tests, reference checking and candidate interview preparation and debriefing. Strong negotiation and closing skills and cognizant of market demands and rates. Assisted Account Executives in managing client relationships. From August 2013 to March 2015 (1 year 8 months) Technical Recruiter @ Sr. Recruiter/Sourcer - Sales and Trading Front Office Technology and Global Middle Office Lead recruiter for the Global Middle Office in addition to sourcing for front office technology; Filled roles including Application Developers for front office trading applications, Application Support, Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Middle Office Trade Support and P&L Analysts. Business focuses included: Equity, Fixed Income, Commodities, Risk and Algorithmic Trading From January 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 8 months) Greater New York City AreaTechnical Recruiter @ Results-Oriented IT Technical Recruiter, with solid track record in account management, new business development, and project management in competitive, high-tech markets. Sourcing, identifying, screening and recruiting passive high caliber executive talent in the functional areas of Information Technology, Finance, Communications, and Insurance industries. Responsive and customer-driven; able to build rapport with customers, develop long-term relationships, anticipate needs and make appropriate recommendations. Conferring with client senior executives to identify personnel needs and workforce planning strategies. Creatively utilizing internet sourcing, social media and industry contacts to identify, network and recruit. Managing and handling all phases of the recruitment process. Installing confidence in candidates and client organizations. Remaining flexible and focused in a fast moving, dynamic environment. Organizing, managing and delivering on multiple projects simultaneously. Analytical and enthusiastic Human Resources professional able to network with all levels of management and has excellent verbal and written skills. From May 2011 to November 2011 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaTechnical Recruiter @ Strong candidate sourcing ability, with solid skills in identifying potential candidates utilizing websites, internal databases, referrals and other creative networking techniques Extremely customer focused with exceptional follow-up skills. Ability to adhere to guidelines and standards and follow up on established processes and procedures. Conducted phone screens, in-person interviews and skill assessments in order to determine applicant’s technical competence Responsible for effective candidate rate negotiation, interview scheduling and contract and terms of employment negotiation. Responsible for thorough preparation of resumes, administration of technical tests, reference checking and preparing candidates for client interviews. Performed HR functions: negotiation of compensation packages, contracts, payroll, I-9 and W4 administration, benefits processing, vacation scheduling, background/drug/DMV checking and exit interviews. From October 2005 to May 2011 (5 years 8 months) Greater New York City AreaRecruiter @ Source and place top-talent in the Telecom, IT, and Engineering industries with varying skill sets from IT Directors, President of Sales, Network Architects, Web Developers, Application Developers, System Engineers, NOC technicians all way down to Cable and PBX technicians. Integral player on cross-functional teams that include company owners, CEO’s, Regional Sales Directors and clients/prospective clients working together to strategize ways to increase the number of new clients and to work in concert with those clients to more effectively and efficiently meet their employment needs. Develops, maintains, and cultivates Fortune 500 company accounts. Negotiate bill/pay rates with employers/employees. From April 2005 to October 2005 (7 months) Greater New York City AreaSupervisor Branch Service Desk @ From April 1999 to December 2004 (5 years 9 months) Greater New York City Area

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration @ Saint John's University From 1991 to 1996 Greg DeFiore is skilled in: Telephony, Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, Contract Recruitment, Internet Recruiting, Applicant Tracking Systems, Talent Acquisition, Benefits Negotiation, Recruiting, Staffing Services, Screening Resumes, Staff Augmentation, Microsoft Exchange, Unix, Java Enterprise Edition