Ravi Shankar

I lead Netment Staffing, a recruitment sourcing agency dedicated to helping agencies and businesses hire faster and smarter. We specialize in sourcing top-tier talent across industries such as Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil & Energy, Aviation, and more, delivering pre-vetted, high-quality candidates without the overhead of full-time hires.

By leveraging advanced sourcing tools, Boolean search expertise, and tailored industry-specific strategies, we identify and engage the right talent quickly, enabling our clients to reduce hiring times and costs significantly.

Key contributions:

■ Designed and implemented advanced sourcing strategies to match client-specific needs.
■ Utilized LinkedIn Recruiter, Monster, and other platforms to identify high-quality candidates.
■ Built strong, consultative relationships with agencies and hiring managers worldwide.
■ Delivered consistent, measurable results with a focus on speed, accuracy, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities:

- Conducting training sessions for new hires.
- Following up on leads to identify and source the best potential job candidates.
- Identifying and engaging with potential passive candidates through various channels such as Email, Phone calls, or LinkedIn Recruiter In-mails.
- Serving as the primary point of contact for incoming candidates.
- Maintaining consultative relationships with hiring managers.
- Making recommendations to hiring managers.
- Assisting in the development of talent pipelines and related databases.

Protingent specializes in recruiting for a niche firm that offers a mix of permanent and contract openings for engineering positions, including hardware, software, UI, mobile apps, mechanical, and manufacturing roles. As a member of the Major Accounts Team, I support national clients like Blue Origin, TerraPower, Rhombus, Microsoft, and T-Mobile, facilitating placements across the US. Our division covers various verticals, including finance, sales, medical device product marketing, and management, in addition to our core engineering focus.

Skills:
- .Net/C/C++
- UI/UX
- Embedded systems
- Firmware development
- Java
- Android
- Network engineering
- Software/hardware testing
- ASIC/FPGA design
- PCB design

My technical pipeline focuses on engineering support for all phases of hardware or software product development. Specialties include:

- Hardware and software engineering
- Circuit design (analog & digital)
- Mixed-signal design
- FPGA and ASIC development
- Power supply design
- Radio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering
- Embedded software design and testing (compliant with standards like DO-178b, DO-160d, DO-254, RS, and ARINC)
- Application software design (using languages/platforms like C/C++, C#, .NET, Java, Linux, Perl, PHP, Ruby, etc.)
- iPhone and mobile application development and testing
- Mechanical engineering design and drafting using tools like CREO, SolidWorks, and Catia V5-V6

• Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
• Built lasting connections with universities'' career services departments and participated in campus recruiting events, contributing to a strong talent pipeline.
• Developed and monitored employee recognition programs.
• Partnered with departmental managers to ascertain hiring needs and subsequently provide candidate recommendations.

• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the company's business and technology requirements.
• Create and manage a system plan that includes operational, budget, and scheduling requirements.
• Develop and implement policies for Management Information Systems (MIS) to ensure data accuracy and security.
• Establish standardized procedures for MIS across all business applications.
• Identify and implement process improvements for increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Plan and manage software and hardware installations.
• Perform regular maintenance and servicing of MIS systems to improve operational efficiency.
• Monitor MIS performance to avoid unplanned outages and downtime.
• Provide support for OS issues, network problems, and software installations.
• Conduct MIS training for staff to increase expertise.
• Supervise and motivate the MIS team to work collaboratively and efficiently.
• Coordinate with the MIS team to ensure that technology, infrastructure, and operational requirements are met.
• Plan and manage upgrades of hardware and software systems.
• Track and monitor the security of hardware and software systems.
• Recommend and implement new technology solutions to improve productivity.

-Complete detailed reports listing requests for technical assistance steps taken to resolve them, and the specific dates/individuals involved
-Act as the initial point of contact for all computer and system-related concerns from clients or other employees
-Assist management in creating training materials pertaining to computer troubleshooting and usage
-Organize and file documentation pertaining to warranties and instructional guides for computer hardware
-Maintain a working log detailing all required system updates, as well as the date of completion
-Attend in-person meetings with clients to analyze, troubleshoot and diagnose hardware problems
-Resolve technical issues related to network interruptions
-Actively update, maintain and monitor all aspects of computer networks