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Work History
US Army National Guard, 2014 - 2017
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Zachary Ricardo

Melrose

Summary

Motivated and committed Talent Acquisition Specialist with 8+ years of experience recruiting top talent for both established and early-stage start-up organizations. Highly adaptable, with a track record of success in the strategic recruitment of a multitude of industries and skill disciplines.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Manager

Wash Depot Holdings Inc
Malden
07.2023 - Current

Wash Depot Holdings is one of the nation's largest full-service car wash companies, operating full-service car washes, detail center, and oil change center under Sparkling Image, Eager Beaver, and Sparkling Image Express Oil Change brands.

  • Managed all phases of recruiting lifecycle for Wash Depot Holdings.
  • Maintained 40 to 50 job postings consistently to attract top talent.
  • Sourced and interviewed management and director-level candidates effectively.
  • Developed internal interview processes to enhance hiring efficiency and candidate experience.
  • Collaborated with business leaders to assess hiring needs and formulate strategies.
  • Researched and evaluated new recruitment tools and platforms for optimal performance.

Talent Acquisition Partner

Velsera
Boston
07.2022 - 07.2023

Velsera (Formerly, Seven Bridges Genomics, PierianDX, and Ugentec) connects healthcare and life sciences to reveal the true promise of precision medicine - a continuous flow of knowledge between researchers, scientists, and clinicians around the world, fueling innovation and creating insights that radically improve human health.

  • Supported recruitment for bioinformatics platform prior to Velsera formation.
  • Focused on sourcing technical talent, including Scientists and Software Engineers
  • Recruited candidates for Commercial roles, encompassing Content and Marketing positions.
  • Collaborated with hiring managers throughout full life-cycle recruitment to ensure efficient processes.
  • Facilitated candidate interviews and offer stages for a seamless hiring experience.
  • Developed interviewing and hiring processes, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Gathered metrics and data from ATS to inform recruitment strategies.

Technical Recruiter

CarGurus
Cambridge
09.2021 - 07.2022

CarGurus is the largest automotive shopping site in the US, with more car listings than any other major online automotive marketplace. CarGurus also operates sites in Canada and the UK.

  • Full lifecycle technical recruiting with a focus on front and back-end web development.
  • Supporting all core product engineering groups: Consumer, Dealer, Wholesale, Digital Retail
  • Partnering with hiring managers and stakeholders for intake, interview pre-briefs/debriefs, presentations of data and focus areas for recruitment efforts.
  • Collaborating closely with recruiting coordinators for scheduling, offers, messaging and more.
  • Utilizing Greenhouse ATS system for pipeline management
  • Sourcing tools include: LinkedIn Recruiter, HireRight, Referrals
  • CarGurus is the largest automotive shopping site in the US, with more car listings than any other major online automotive marketplace. CarGurus also operates sites in Canada and the UK.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

MedAcuity
Westford
03.2020 - 09.2021

MedAcuity is the go-to, U.S based software development firm for the world's MedTech and Robotics companies.

  • Full lifecycle technical recruitment of top software talent in the Boston/New England area.
  • Recruited software engineering candidates with technical disciplines such as: Automated/Manual Testing, Embedded Applications/Systems, Mobile (Android/iOS), Web Development, Cloud Technologies, DevOps
  • Collaborating directly with stakeholders, company executives and management to determine needs based off business projections and work pipeline.
  • Responsible for sourcing, interviewing, scheduling and ensuring a smooth and positive interviewing and on boarding experience for candidates.
  • Participated in the implementation of a new application tracking system.
  • Researched, created and lead presentations to drive diversity and inclusion within the organization.
  • MedAcuity is the go-to, U.S based software development firm for the world's MedTech and Robotics companies.

Senior Technical Recruiter

Top Level Staffing, a division of Entegee
Billerica
09.2016 - 03.2020

Entegee is an engineering staffing agency that matches technical and engineering professionals in a variety of disciplines with companies across the U.S.

  • Full cycle recruitment of high-level engineering consultants with a multitude of contrasting disciplines and industries.
  • Responsible for $45k-$55k in weekly billings, resulting in being the #1 recruiter in revenue growth in 2018 and being awarded 'Rookie of the Year/Patrick Mahomes Award' in February of 2019.
  • Interview, build and maintain professional relationships with candidates throughout, and after the hiring process.
  • Consistently build and sustain a database of 120+ contacts whom I've established relationships for future needs on jobs and lead generation.
  • Maintain a payroll of 10+ contractors, collect weekly timecards and assist with pay discrepancies.
  • Entegee is an engineering staffing agency that matches technical and engineering professionals in a variety of disciplines with companies across the U.S.

US Army National Guard, 2014 - 2017

Infantry

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Manager

Wash Depot Holdings Inc
07.2023 - Current

Talent Acquisition Partner

Velsera
07.2022 - 07.2023

Technical Recruiter

CarGurus
09.2021 - 07.2022

Talent Acquisition Specialist

MedAcuity
03.2020 - 09.2021

Senior Technical Recruiter

Top Level Staffing, a division of Entegee
09.2016 - 03.2020
Zachary Ricardo