10 + years of demonstrated success recruiting for Fortune 500 high-tech corporations as both an internal corporate recruiter and providing IT consulting services though regional IT consulting companies. Focused on relationship building and partnering with Clients to bring in top talent. In addition to my recruiting background I also have over 4 years experience running my own insurance and financial services business with two Fortune 500 companies I am passionate about helping people make new connections that can help them in their business and career. Specialties:IT Recruiting, Contract Recruiting, Social Media, Information Technology Recruiting, Business Development

Technology Recruiter @ Currently hiring senior and lead software engineers with experience in a combination of the following areas to work on our industry leading products. Java | Spring | Struts | Hibernate | Ajax | MVC | | ASP.NET | C# | Mobile Development and Testing From 2012 to Present (3 years) Eagan, MNFounder and Manager of Business Development @ Gluten Free Deals is excited to announce we are now part of Living Without Magazine enabling us to continue our mission of saving people money on gluten free foods and bringing these offers to a broader gluten free audience! Check out Living Without Magazine at http://www.livingwithout.com Partnering exclusively with businesses that offer gluten free products, our programs put your product center stage to our targeted gluten free audience of over 200,000 people. Your product will be showcased on our site with an exclusive introductory offering to the Gluten Free Deals subscriber base, putting your product into new customers hands! Gluten Free Deals offers our community limited time offers of 50% off or more on new gluten free products and the product you love! Find great offers on gluten free products at www.glutenfreedeals.com From December 2011 to 2014 (3 years) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaSr. Technical Recruiter (Contract) @ St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. Sr. SharePoint Developer | SQL Server DBA | Sr Manager IT Operations | Sr ABAP Developer | Sr System Administrator (Windows) | Sr ASP.NET Developer just to name a few. From September 2010 to March 2012 (1 year 7 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBusiness Development @ Ranked 2nd Producing Advisor with under 2 years experience in Minnesota for 2010 as of October Ranked in the Top 5 in production for advisors under 2 years experience in the Country for 2010 as of October Advise small business owners on implementing and enhancing their employee benefit offerings ranging from health insurance, disability insurance, and 401K offerings. Aggressively pursue new clients through networking, cold calling, referrals, and direct marketing. From November 2009 to October 2010 (1 year) Sr. Technical Recruiter @ Returned to ITR as a full lifecycle IT recruiter working with clients and candidates through the placement process. Responsible for negotiating salaries, rates, and terms with clients and candidates. From January 2008 to December 2008 (1 year) Sr Technical Recruiter (Contract) @ Managed the full life cycle recruiting process for internal IT positions ranging from software engineering, database administration, infrastructure, management, and up to Director Level in Technology. Managed a requisition load of up to 35 senior level openings concurrently. Establish strong relationships with business stakeholders within various levels of the company from Manager to Vice President to clearly define requirements and advise them on the recruiting process. From January 2006 to January 2008 (2 years 1 month) Business Development @ Honor Ring and National Conference winner (Top 10-15% Agents Nationwide) 2006. Top 5 life insurance sales producer in MN 2006. Started a full services insurance agency providing property and casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement and college planning investment options. Developed an action plan to penetrate competitive Property Casualty Insurance marketplace through organized lead generation, effective prospecting techniques, and improved marketing collateral. From January 2005 to 2008 (3 years) Sr. Technical Recruiter @ From December 2003 to December 2004 (1 year 1 month) Sr Technical Recruiter @ Resource Manager Delivered aggressive online and traditional recruiting services in a fast-paced environment in the search for experienced IT consultants in the Twin Cities. Managed our IT Resources availability and placement at client projects. Contract Recruiter While at Solution Design Group, executed an on-site recruitment service contract at WAM!NET/Netco Government Services. WAM!NET Government Services was working to build and manage a new global networked platform to provide voice, video and data services across 350 bases and more than 400,000 seats As a contract recruiter on the NMCI (Navy Marine Corp Intranet) government contract managed full life cycle recruiting process. This included working closely with hiring managers to facilitate the hiring process and sourcing, screening, interviewing, and assessing technical skills for key positions including Network Architecture, Network Engineering, and Project Management. From October 2000 to December 2003 (3 years 3 months)

BA, Management @ St. John's University From 1994 to 1997 Jay Pitonyak is skilled in: Technical Recruiting, Sourcing, New Business Development, Social Media, Full-cycle Recruiting, Applicant Tracking..., Talent Acquisition, Social Media Marketing, Food Industry, Marketing Strategy, Advertising Sales, Account Management, Entrepreneur, Recruiting, Interviews, Sales, Onboarding, SDLC, Business Development, Management, Vendor Management, Project Management, Talent Management, Benefits Negotiation, Temporary Placement, Cold Calling