Elizabeth Guevara

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Elizabeth Guevara's Experience:

• Recruiting Manager at Blackstone Technology Group

  February 2010 - June 2013

  Founded in 1998, Blackstone Technology Group is a leading niche services provider, leveraging its core expertise in delivering enterprise application and integration solutions, combined with IT strategy and consulting services. The company has 2 service divisions: IT Consulting and Staff Augmentation. I am leading recruitment for the Federal Consulting Practice. Blackstone's industry-focused consulting approach leverages one or several of our primary sevices delivery domains, depending on our client's specific needs: Integration, JEE, Microsoft, Business Intelligence, ERP or PMO.

• Lead Recruiter at OPOWER (previously called Positive Energy)

  December 2008 - December 2009

  With $14MM in funding acquired through New Enterprise Associates (NEA) in late 2008, Arlington, VA- based start-up, OPOWER leads the energy efficiency software market. OPOWER creates innovative software products that promote energy efficiency in the residential market. Sold to Utilities, our products serve as a marketing and communications platform, which provide residential consumers a better understanding of their energy usage and enable them to alter their behavior to achieve dramatic energy savings. Through a combination of home energy reports, carbon calculators, web applications, data analytics, and customer services tools, OPOWER is reshaping the outlook on home energy demand and achieving unprecedented energy savings across hundreds of thousands of households. Built recruiting team and lead hands-on recruiting efforts, defining processes and delivering sourcing/recruiting strategies that align to the growing business needs.

• Recruiter at Acumen Solutions, Inc.

  October 2006 - December 2008

  oApply project management skills to create and execute a responsive recruiting plan to fulfill the staffing needs of multiple hiring managers within Acumen Solutions. oBuild relationships with hiring managers to serve as a trusted advisor. oManage internal client expectations. oDevise and implement creative sourcing strategies to generate a robust and superior candidate pipeline. oWork with other recruiters to support global recruiting initiatives and improve processes and the quality of service delivery. oSource to particular strategy as defined in the performance metrics oDevelop knowledge of the marketplace to ensure competitiveness in hiring oEnsure compliance with EEO/Diversity policies including applicant flow logs oAccurately report and track candidate data as requested

• Recruiter at KPMG

  July 2004 - October 2006

  o Execute full lifecycle recruiting for the Federal Advisory Services Practice. Duties include: developing job postings, candidate sourcing, selection, and closing, interview and offer process, presenting timely management reports, managing agency relationships, utilizing creative search methods, networking actively, attending select diversity and industry job fairs, and compensation benchmarking and negotiation. o Active member of internal diversity affinity groups as well as external affinity organizations. Work with the Area Recruiting Director to address diversity related tops and plan for events. o Partner closely with the Area Recruiting Director, Human Resources, and Practice Leadership to plan for staffing needs and to help ensure that a recruiting strategy matches the Practice human capital plans in a manner consistent with the firm's business goals. o Participate in special projects and task forces, including Employee Referral Program and Diversity Recruitment planning.

• Recruiting & Account Manager / Staffing Supervisor at SPARKS

  July 2002 - July 2004

  ? Solely responsible for region-wide recruitment and staffing for client needs in professional level positions, concentrating on the IT (including secret and TS/SCI cleared positions), Financial & Accounting, and HR fields. Provided compensation guidance to all of the branches, performing job analysis and participating in the development and assessment of market pay and compensation practices. Helped to build this new staffing division for the company. ? Dedicated account manager to various preferred clients. Developed new and existing client relationships. Recruited and staffed temporary and permanent positions. Managed job orders and quality control. Developed recruiting strategy, identified sources for candidates, full-life cycle recruiting. Handled employee relations. Processed payroll and performed other personnel administration functions, such as HRIS report generation processing employee applications, and maintaining employee records.

• Sales Account Executive at Worldcom /UUnet

  January 2000 - June 2002

  Web Hosting Sales Account Executive III 9/2001-6/2002 ? Channeled the web hosting sales process for the East Coast Territory. Uncovered and developed leads for new customers and generated new sales revenue from existing customers. Developed proposals, negotiated pricing and contracts, conducted data center tours and lead customer meetings. Served as a liaison for customer issues with Engineering, BD, E-Ops, Contracts/Legal, Product Management, Billing, and Installation in order to generate sales and account growth. (Exceeded 200% of Quota in Q4 2001) Major Account Executive 1/2000-7/2001 ? Developed new logo accounts in the New York City Major Account sales market. Sold all core products, including Local & LD Voice, Data, High-speed, Hosting and Managed Services. Grew existing business accounts to meet changing needs, also pointing customers to other WorldCom channels to enhance the client relationship. (Sold over $2M in estimated revenue.)

• Field-Marketing Specialist at Hewlett-Packard Co.

  April 1998 - December 1999

  ? Created & implemented the Reseller Authorization Sales Process for a new HP product line (Mopiers). Served as the primary conduit to all HP internal channels and external clients. Developed a database for marketing use, providing continual maintenance for sales reporting reliability. Used project management skills to seek out process deficiencies, implementing effective improvements to streamline the process ? Performed multiple duties, including: Inside Sales management for all 200+ U.S. Mopier accounts, product marketing, contract administration, order fulfillment, and training

• Employee Relations Specialist at ManorCare Health Services Inc.

  August 1997 - April 1998

  o Advised management and staff on personnel practices, policies, and procedures. Served as liaison between employees and management on employee issues and escalations. o Handled all field employee calls regarding all employee relations/HR issues, documenting the cases and making recommendations to corporate management on all escalations. Counseled employees on issues as they relate to proper job behavior and policy compliance. Advised field directors and managers when corrective action is necessary. o Performed audits on corporate employee files including I-9s to ensure easy tracing, while working closely with the employment department to ensure timely completion of the hire/transfer files. Processed LOA/FMLA requests and supervised the company Monthly Random Drug Testing Program. Promoted continued awareness of diversity through monthly projects and programs.

• Law Clerk/Paralegal at AFSCME - American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

  May 1997 - August 1997

  Office of the General Counsel, Paralegal May-August 1997 Washington, D.C. ? Assisted in producing documents and discovery of information related to pending cases. Researched case and statutory laws. Wrote legal memos, proofed, and edited attorney documents. Focused on Welfare Reform issues and discrimination cases. Office of the General Counsel, Summer Intern Summer 1996 ? Attended arbitration meetings, created memos, researched case and statutory law, outlined and edited legal memos. Focused on FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).

• Industrial Relations Specialist (short-term project) at Employers Confederation of the Philippines

  January 1997 - February 1997

  ?Bi-Annual Kapatid Awards? Short Term Project (2 Months) ? Prepared a set of guidelines and standard criteria for the awarding panel and assisted in Executive Committee meetings and Conferences.

• Volunteer Committee Member at Philippine Humanitarian Coalition

  December 2013

  The Philippine Humanitarian Coalition's (PHC) was founded with one mission:to assist with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolda by rebuilding lives and by building the future of Philippine communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. After the devastating Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda ripped through the Visayan Region of our beautiful country in November 2013, and the 7.2 magnitude Bohol Earthquake wreaked havoc to the area just a month earlier, the Philippine Government estimates that it will take at least 5 years and up to $14B to rebuild infrastructure, businesses, schools, churches, and homes. The PHC is beginning to launch a series of projects to raise funds for our cause. These events will be fun! To include professional sporting events, a walkathon, happy hours, concerts, food tastings, auctions, and more (you may have a chance to see or meet some supportive celebrities who also believe in our mission)! We hope you will join us in support through donations, sponsorships, and event participation. Please follow our updates on our website: http://www.philhumanitariancoalition.com.

• Director of Talent Acquisition at Xcelerate Solutions

  July 2013

  Founded in 2009 and headquartered in McLean, VA, Xcelerate Solutions (www.xceleratesolutions.com) is one of Washington, DC Area's "Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies" with approximately 100 employees and double digit revenue growth. Xcelerate Solutions is a business acceleration consultancy delivering a combination of big business capability and small business agility. We empower client organizations with world-class consulting teams who are focused on accelerating results by implementing solutions to the most critical bottlenecks, broken processes, and misunderstandings that handicap organizational success. We use our deep knowledge in business process, enterprise technology, strategy & policy, and talent (BEST) to find the right combination of solutions that unlocks your potential and accelerates results.

Elizabeth Guevara's Education:

• Cornell University

  1993 – 1996
  ILR

• Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac, MD

• St. Jude School, Rockville, MD

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