Deb ( Keonia ) Lay

Deb ( Keonia ) Lay

National / Regional Sr. Executive Recruiter

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director IT Recruiting / Client Development / Networking / Sr.Independent IT Recruiter / Art Gallery Owner

  • Education

    • LSU

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      Computer Science
  • Experience

    • Storage Technology / (Now) Sun Micro

      Jan 1997 - Nov 2002
      National / Regional Sr. Executive Recruiter

      Interfaced and supported a majority of the Corporate Vice Presidents and Departmental Vice Presidents. Help define needs and deliver the best possible candidates.Sourcing and networking executive level candidates, placed over 478 candidates in one year. Supported the Western Region / Central Region / North America/US Canada Regions / Eastern Region / also covered all US Public Sector for 4 years. Supported the executive candidates completely through the hiring process. Sourced candidates through personal and professional network, Internet web sites, and Resumix Database.Performed interviews, submitted candidates, set up interviews, negotiated salaries, made formal offers, maintained files, and closed candidates. Show less

    • Mediaworks

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
      Execuitive Recruiter

      Region / also covered all US Public Sector for 4 years. Supported the executive candidates completely through full- cycle of the hiring process. Sourced candidates through personal and professional network, Internet web sites, and Resumix Database.Performed interviews, submitted candidates, set up interviews, negotiated salaries, made formal offers, maintained files, and closed candidates

    • Network Appliance

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2005
      Sr District Executive Recruiter

      •Supported the Central Region to Western Region also supported Eastern Region when asked for backup. Interfaced and supported a majority of the Corporate Vice Presidents and departmental Vice Presidents, Directors and Manager’s. Helped define the needs and delivered the best possible candidate’s. Placed every position for administrators to VP levels through out the company all divisions.Supported the executive candidates completely through the hiring process. Sourced candidates through personal and professional network, Internet web sites, and several databases. Performed interviews, submitted candidates, set up interviews, negotiated salaries, made formal offers, maintained files, and closed candidates Show less

    • EMC

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Sr Executive Recruiting Manager

      •Supported the following States ND,SD,NE,KS,CO,OR,AZ,NM,WY,MT,ID,UT,NV,WA,FL,NY,NC,SC, and all of California. (IT, Enterprise Sales, Presales & Post Sales Engineers, Delivery, CS, TME-Entertainment & Media.) Financial, Place every position for administrators to VP levels through out the company all divisions.Interfaced and supported a majority of the Corporate Vice Presidents and departmental Vice Presidents. Help define needs and deliver the best possible candidates. Worked directly with HR, Finance for headcount for each quarter. Show less

    • High Level Recruiting

      Feb 2006 - now
      Director IT Recruiting

      Recruiting in all levels throught out the US and National. Networking building new Clients, new candidates and new friends. Contacted client companies to discuss current and future job openings. Recruited exempt and non-exempt employees for IT, all level positions. Screened applicants and conducted reference checks. Arranged interviews between clients and candidates. Followed up with both parties to determine mutual interests. Working not only to fill positions that our current clients are looking to fill and provide job opportunities for those in the market, but ultimately to develop new relationships and clients so that I can present more opportunity. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Science in Information Management