Mohamed Ali
CORPORATE RECRUITER @ CISCO SYSTEMS
MOHAMALI@CISCO.COM (6,157,000+ connections)
(M) 510-402-7625
Summary
Moderator of LinkedIn Big5hire user group
- Passive Recruiting search engine.
Join Big5Hire User Group in LinkedIn (Fastest Growing Community)
Aggressive passive researcher and top
notch recruiter with engineering background.
Masters graduate in Electrical
engineering and Bachelors degree holder in Electrical and Electronics
communications engineering.
My specialty is understanding
engineering requirements like how an engineering professional do. Thus, the
quality of candidates that I recruit is impeccable.
I have successfully ramped up new
engineering product teams within Cisco like Nexus Platform (Data Center
Ethernet Platform), Web 3.0 Cisco initiatives (Video platform), Cisco
Telepresence to position Cisco on top of the market share than its competitors.
I am currently recruiting for Cisco's
Application Delivery & WAN Optimization group (ACE Gateway), Cisco's
Wireless product engineering team (Wimax (Navini -
Acquisition), WLAN Controller, Wireless Phones,
I have recruited for various skills:
Networking (L2/L3/L4-L7 technologies), Microsoft Server Technologies, Citrix Admins, VMware Virtualization
engineers, F5 Load balancer admins (Big-IP), Video,
Audio, Wimax, Voice Technologies, ATCA platform, Data
Center Ethernet platform, Infiniband Switch, Fiber
Channel over Ethernet Products and IT technologies (ERP, Client Server
(Java/.NET), Databse (Oracle, SQL), ETL (BO, informatica), IBM (Websphere,
AIX, Tivoli)
Own Venture:
Owner of
Big5hire.com, a passive recruiting Search Engine with lot of automation which
will help you find passive candidates. Developed Search strings to automate
search results for www.big5hire.com
Specialties
Ethical Google Search String Hacker
Delivering top notch Candidates through Search Engines
Out of the box Recruiting Techniques
One on One Communication with hired or To-Be hired candidates
Experience
Cisco
Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)
Full Time employee -
Corporate Recruiter (Career Services Manager) October 2007 - Present
Contract employee - Recruiter/Sourcer at Cisco Systems June 2007 - October 2007
Full Lifecycle Recruitment (Interacting with Director of
engineering or the Hiring Managers in fulfilling recruitment needs, Active
& Passive Sourcing, following OFCCP & EEO employment guidelines,
Scheduling Interviews and follow it through final offer stage.
Bringing up new engineering product teams from CTO/Engineering
Executives/Senior-Mid level Engineers to the Product Management/Marketing
professionals.
Recruited for award winning Cisco Product team which include Cisco
Telepresence, Next Generation Nexus Data Center Ethernet Platform, Failure
analysis engineering group and Cisco Emerging Technologies group (Media
Services platform Team)
I am currently recruiting for Cisco's Wireless product engineering
team (Wimax (Navini - Acquisition), WLAN Controller,
Wireless Phones,
Started a WIKI for Cisco’s recruiting team to educate internal
team members of Out of the box sourcing techniques and strategies.
As a Contractor for Cisco, acted as a
Full lifecycle Recruiter / Sourcer for Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Group
(Telepresence/Media Services Platform), CDO Ops Group, Cisco Datacenter
Ethernet Platform Group, Cisco Central Engineering Group and pipeline sourcer
for Iron port Security team.
Hired talented engineers by using Big5Hire.com, Patent sites,
Linked In, Zoom info, Spoke, name generation techniques and by targeting
Competitor Companies. Recruited CTO level solution architects, Backend Video
Developers, Hardware Engineers, Failure Analysis Engineers, Layer 2 Layer 3
developers and more.
Targeted Base.Google.com, Blog sites, Yahoo site Explorer, Linked
In, MSN Live, Zoom info, Spoke, Exalead Search, User lists, Associations and
Virtual communities for sourcing Engineers.
Conference experience: Lead for ATCA conference recruiting team /
Team member of Cisco’s recruiting team for PanIIT2007 Conference/ Part of the
recruiting team for Silicon
Outplacement job fair experience: Driving recruiting strategy for
Outplacement job fair at Motorola Plantation Florida to recruit WiMax
professionals. Worked directly with Right hire to set up a recruiting channel
for affected Yahoo Employees to join Cisco.
BIG5HIRE.COM
Developer & Owner March 2004 - Present
Owner of BIG5HIRE.COM (Passive Search Recruiting Engine)
Developed features like Resume Search, Members Search, Linked in
Search, Mailing Lists Search, Blog Search, Live journal profile search, IT tool
box Profile Search all in one Search Box.
Developed Know the technology search engine to define key
technical skills and to understand the skills better before mining for resumes.
Adding new features like People Search, Phonebook search and more.
Email me at mohamali@cisco.com if you have any suggestions
IIC (Indotronix
International Corporation)
Sr. Technical Recruiter March 2005 - June 2007
Clients
include
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IBM |
Microsoft |
Telcordia |
AT&T/SBC |
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Capital One |
Bank Of |
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Sprint |
Full Life Cycle Recruitment for the listed clients of IIC.
Sourcing candidates through Search Engines, Linked in, User Groups, Mailing
Lists, Job Boards and Virtual networks.
Recruited Technologies: Microsoft Server Technologies (Windows
2K/2K3/NT System Admin's, MS SQL 2005 Dev/Admin,
C#/.NET dev/architects, Sharepoint, Biztalk, MS Exchange 2003/2005), Citrix Admins,
VMware Virtualization engineers, F5 Load balancer admins (Big-IP), IBM server technologies (AIX, P-regatta,
TSM (Tivoli admins), IBM middleware technologies (Websphere), BEA middleware (Weblogic),
Client server technologies (Java/J2EE), Database (Oracle, SQL), Legacy
languages (Paradox, Mainframe programmers), ETL (Informatica,
BO), Unix admins (HP, AIX, Linux - Redhat, Suse), Security technologies
(Tumbleweed, Sterling Connect:direct)
eBusinessCorp Inc.
Technical Recruiter May 2004 - March 2005
Clients
include
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Philips Medical |
Covansys |
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NIKE |
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Satyam |
Southern California |
Gillette |
EMC |
Full Life Cycle Recruitment for the listed clients of
eBusinesscorp Inc. Sourcing candidates through Search Engines, Linkedin, User
Groups, Mailing Lists, Job Boards and Virtual networks.
Recruited Technologies: CRM, EAI (Vitria, TIBCO), SAP, Siebel, Peoplesoft, Lawson, Teradata, Informatica/Business
Objects, Java/J2EE/C/C++, Vignette, BAAN, .NET, ASP, SAS, BA,
Bitech Software Ltd.
Technical Recruiter May 2001 - June 2002
Sourcing candidates through Career Fairs,
Search Engines (AltaVista/Dog Pile), Journals and personal network. Implemented Recruiting strategies in
order to tap Top Notch candidates. Negotiated salaries and benefits with
candidates and contractors.
Recruited Technologies: EAI, ETL, C/C++/JAVA, Oracle, SAP, CRM,
UNIX, Sybase RDBMS, ASP, Lotus Notes, Peoplesoft and JDBC, UDB, Mainframe.
Education
M.S.E, Engineering, 2002 - 2005
University of Madras - BE degree in
Electronics & Comm Engineering
BSEE, 1998 - 2002
AIRS CIR CERTIFICATION, IT
Recruitment/Staffing, 2005
Cisco Internal - Celestica / Cisco NPI
test set up Training
NPI / Manufacturing / Test Diagnostics,
2008
Honors and Awards
AIRS Certified Recruiter
IIC/Apollo Recruiter of the Month - Jan
2006
IIC/Apollo Recruiter of the Month - Feb
2006
IIC/Apollo Recruiter of the Month - Mar
2006
IIC/Apollo Recruiter of the Month - Apr
2006
eBusinesscorp Recruiter of the Month - Jan 2005
eBusinesscorp Recruiter of the Month - Dec 2004
eBusinesscorp Recruiter of the Month - Nov 2004
Bitech Young Achiever Award - Feb 2002
State Rank Holder in French - Apr 1998
University Ranked 6th in Bachelors Degree
- May 2002
33 people have recommended Mohamed
CISCO RECOMMENDATIONS
Reena, I Wanted to update you on Mohamed's performance. I am really
impressed with his work in finding out right resources for us this quarter. We
have been able to make offer to two very key candidates sourced by him. Also he
is providing quality candidates to our team. I am sending him a motivating
email appreciating his work.
—
Tapa Biswas, Director of Engineering (Video
Platform), Cisco Systems, Inc., was Mohamed’s customer at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)
Pam. I'd like to commend your new recruiting team for a job well
done. I feel that the sourcing has been very
targeted since Mohamed came aboard. The resumes I have received are exactly
what we are looking for and significantly higher quality than previous
experiences. So far I've seen close to 80%
hit rate for interviews to onsites which is
great! I realize that recruiting for DSP engineers is very challenging
particularly for the
— Daniel Wee, Senior Engineering Manager, Cisco/ Navini Networks., was Mohamed’s customer at Cisco Systems
(NASDAQ: CSCO)
"Mohamed is a resourceful and competent recruiter who has
been very effective matching the right talent with the job profiles I provided
to him. In fact I successfully hired two very talented people within a
relatively short period of time thanks to his capability to scout a great pool
of candidates."
— Maurilio Cometto, Senior Development Manager, Cisco
Systems, Inc., was Mohamed’s customer at Cisco Systems
(NASDAQ: CSCO)
"Mohamed is one of the most brilliant and technical recruiter
I've ever worked with in this industry. He has incredible amount of knowledge
and understanding of sourcing techniques. He is the ultimate team player and
constantly jumps in where he is needed. We are extremely happy he is part of
our recruitment team!"
— Mario
"Mohamed is a one of a kind sourcer. With 2 degrees in engineering,
a willingness to pursue any creative sourcing technique to find those that
really work, and the ability to build quick rapport on technical matters with
candidates and clients, he's a real asset to any organization. He is also
willing to share his knowledge one and one and with the larger recruiting
community and does so willingly. I hold him in high regard and believe he's a
great asset to Cisco."
— Dave Lloyd, Recruiting Manager, Cisco Systems (through Spherion), managed
Mohamed at Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO)
"It's a great pleasure to write a few words about Mohamed! He
is a highly energetic, efficient, motivated and a very
focused recruiter and possesses all the qualities a skillful technical
recruiter should have. It all started with an email that he sent me and in a
very short period of time he engineered all hiring steps that resulted in my
employment in Cisco. His demonstated ability to match
my background with the job responsibilty at Cisco was
outstanding. Mohamed is very highly recommended!"
— Rafiqul Murshed, Diagnostic Engineer, Cisco, worked with Mohamed at Cisco Systems
"I have been very impressed with Mohamed’s professionalism
and his ability to help the team with his extensive knowledge of technical
recruiting. He has been a pleasure to work with and is a valuable asset to
Cisco’s Staffing team."
— Julie Turner, Recruiting Manager, Cisco, managed Mohamed indirectly at Spherion / Cisco Systems
"Mohamed Ali is a top-notch technical recruiter who pursues
all avenues to find the best candidates. He also provides excellent service to
those individuals he identifies – presenting relevant data regarding the
position and working hard to get them an interview. It is my pleasure to
wholeheartedly recommend Mohamed."
— Chip Holmes, Operations Director, Spherion, managed Mohamed at Cisco Systems
"Mohamed and I work together recruiting for the Emerging
Technologies Group at Cisco. He is a wonderful teammate and an extremely
successful recruiter. He has a strong ability to find just the right person for
the job by applying innovative recruiting techniques. I am so glad to have him
on our team! He is exceptionally bright and a true team player."
— Brenda Stultz, ACIR, Senior Technical Recruiter, Cisco
Systems, Emerging Technologies Group, worked directly with Mohamed at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)
"Mohamed is one of the few recruiter/sourcer who thinks out
of the BOX. He is very technical, knowledgeable, hardworking, enthusiastic
recruiter. It is a pleasure to work with him."
— Sherry Shah, Engineering Corporate Recruiter, VMware,
Inc., worked with
Mohamed at Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)
"Mohamed is one of the most skilled and resourceful
recruiters I have had the pleasure to work with. He is sharp, energetic and
very knowledgeable. He is also a great team player. Mohamed is willing to share
his experience and his knowledge with his peers. He actively supports his
co-workers with research and strategy. I hope that I have the chance to work
with him again."
— Bonnie O'Brien, Technical Recruiter, Cisco Systems, worked directly with Mohamed at
Spherion / Cisco Systems
"Mohamed is a Great guy who knows what he is doing...very
experienced in the filed of recruiting...excellent interpersonal skills and
knows how to get the right people and where to get them"
— Tarun Diwan, Recruiter, CISCO (tdiwan@cisco.com), worked directly with Mohamed at Cisco
Systems
BIG5HIRE.COM RECOMMENDATIONS
"Mohammed has started a great website: www.big5hire.com and
is probably one of the best tools for online/internet recruiting. I think its
very resourceful, lets you customize your search, has
great connectivity and gives useful results. Definitely
recommended for all the recruiters / headhunters out there."
— Sagar Pendse, Senior Recruiter, TEKsystems, was with another company when working
with Mohamed at BIG5HIRE.COM
"Thank you for adding the www.big5hire.com site on your
profile, it is working wonders for me. I only started using it last week and I
have managed to find candidates that I was struggling with."
— Varun Chauhan, Executive Search Consultant, Royal
& SunAlliance Plc, was with another company
IIC / APOLLO
RECOMMENDATIONS
"The test of a good resourcing
professional lies in the ability to perform consistently - given this measure,
Mohamed was by far the most consistent performer in his team. He is tenacious,
hard-working and has a tremendous drive to succeed."
— Neeraj Alimchandani, COO & Group SVP, IIC/Apollo, managed Mohamed indirectly at IIC
"He's a true core recruiter, a big asset to any
team/organization with a perfect mindset, attitude and penchant for recruiting
where others give up. He has exceeded my expectations in the first year of his
tenure with us by 100%. It's great working with him."
— Sandeep Sood, Recruitment Manager, IIC, managed Mohamed at IIC/Apollo – Currently
at MICROSOFT
"One of the few dedicated, dynamic and aggressive recruiters
in the industry. He for sure was the best performer, has great attitude and
would be an asset to any organization. Is a go getter and would never shy out
on any kind of requirement. I would highly recommend him."
— Krishna Manyam, Technical Staffing Specialist, IIC, worked directly with Mohamed at
IIC/Apollo – Currently at GOOGLE
"What can I say to Mohamed? He is not only a recruiter, but
also a real friend - who you can trust. He is the man who get job done."
— Zhao Yang, Unix Administrator / SAN Administrator,
IBM / Capital One,
worked with Mohamed at IIC
"Mohamed Ali is a very good recruiter and has a strong focus
and commitment to his work. His forte is his people skills and he brings top
notch candidates with his personal & professional network. He has been a
top performer and has helped me with top quality candidates for my client
needs. Mohamed Ali is an asset for the team. Thanks Bilal
Mashhood"
— Bilal Mashhood, Manager, IIC/Apollo, worked with Mohamed at IIC
"Mohamed is an outstanding and an aggressive recruiter. He is
indefatigable in his pursuit for good candidates. He has been a great colleague
to compete with over the years. Mohamed is that friendly grease that oils the
wheels of progress for any organization. I wish him good luck and strongly
recommend him as a recruiter. Best regards! Rajiv Kandukuri"
— Rajiv Kandukuri, Technical Recruiter, Indotronix International Corp., worked with Mohamed at
This letter is my personal recommendation for Mohammed Ali. I have
known Mohammed for several years. I found him to be consistently pleasant,
tackling all assignments with dedication and a smile. Mohammed has worked with
me as a Technical recruiter for the past five years. His responsibilities have
included hiring and placing qualified IT candidates at various positions with
our clients. He has established an outstanding rapport with everybody he has
been in touch with. His ability to source the right candidates has been outstanding.
Mohammed is organized, thorough in his paperwork, and is always on time. At IIC
we continually recognize employees who seek more than a career. We recognize
that Mohammed possesses many/all of these necessary qualities to succeed in
this tough business. . Additionally, Mohammed's desire to stay at the top of
his game is clear as he consistently offers a fresh perspective and creative
approach to projects. The thing that impresses me the most about Mohammed is
that he is constantly looking for new challenges, skill building and developing
a resourceful network of colleagues that respect and admire him. t is my belief that Mohammed will truly succeed in this
industry by diminishing his shortcomings and improving his talents. I am
confident that Mohammed will be an asset to any organization."
— Rajan Bala(PMP)
(rmarthukudi@yahoo.com),
Senior Resource Manager, IIC, managed Mohamed indirectly at IIC
"Mohammed Ali is a great professional to work with. He has
been very helpful and cooperative. He has always been there to answer my
questions in timely manner. He was always available and easy to work with. He
is one of the dedicated and dynamic Technical Recruiter. I would highly
recommend him for his expertise in area of recruiting."
— Mahesh Bussa, SAP Consultant, IBM, worked directly with Mohamed at
IIC/Apollo
"I have known Mohamed since June 2006; he is a knowledgeable
Technical Recruiter. He has always responded in a timely professional manner. I
would recommend Mohamed to any Engineering Professional who needs the services
of a recruiter. He is first class all the way."
— Gary Lieber, was Mohamed's client
"Sadak, Is a very professional
gentlemen who knows his stuff and works hard to achieve maximum results at all
times. In working under Sadak, I was able to clearly
see just how a recruiter should treat his recruits. I personally would work for
Sadak again should another opportunity present
itself. I professionally and personally recommend Sadak
to individuals who seek IT contract opportunities."
— Victor Swearingen, Windows Platform Analyst,Team
Lead,
"Sadak recruited me into the
position. He responded to inquiries quickly and accurately even after I had accepted
the job. His professional skill and demeanor is evident but he has a friendly
nature. Overall; very easy to work with."
— David Bradley, Facilities Management Analyst, CapitalOne/IBM, worked with Mohamed at IIC/Apollo
"Mohamed Ali is an expert in Human Resource and can provide
advice and consulting in this wide arena. He is always available to assist you
in any matter. He helped me in finding a job in IBM year ago and I got detailed
knowledge in Linux/Wintel platforms. I'd always recommend to everyone to get
benefits of his expertise."
— M Soofi, was Mohamed's client at IBM
"Sadak is a great professional. He
has been very helpful and cooperative. He has always been there to answer my
questions. He has helped me a lot to put my career in the right direction and I
have become a wiser professional working under him. I have had many experiences
in past where I had to deal with recruiters but he has been the best recruiter
and not only i would want to work under him for years
to come but i would also recommend him for
anyone!"
— Shahzad Arshad, was Mohamed's client at IBM
"Sadakathullah Mohammed Ali was a
pleasure to do business with. He provided me with good leads and followed
through on all of them. He was always available and easy to work with. If you
are looking for a consciencious person to represent
you within the IT field then look no further than Sadakathullah."
— Maurice Collen, was Mohamed's client at IBM
"Since Sadakathullah hired me for a
Linux Administrator project over a year ago, I have had nothing but great
experiences in dealing with him. Everything you look for in a business
relationship - excellent and abundant communication, always responsive and
positive, and always helpful with the few problems that have occured. This is exactly the kind of great working
relationship that all business professionals should look for. Highly recommend
for his expertise in his area of recruiting.
Two thumbs up!"
— William Brown, Linux Engineer/Administrator, Best Buy, worked indirectly for Mohamed at
IIC/Apollo
"Ali has been a pleasure to work with. He has helped me find
a job where I can adequately utilize my skills in ARIS and business process
management. I am very happy with my current position and owe him thanks for
helping me find it. God Luck Ali"
— Abid Merchant, was Mohamed's client at IBM
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— Jason Rentz, Owner, Switchdata
Technologies Inc.,
worked with Mohamed at IIC/Apollo
"Mohamed is known as "Toyota Production System" of
our company. He generates more resumes in a month then
— Sumit Bhandari
(bsumit@gmail.com),
IT Resource Management, IIC, worked directly with Mohamed at IIC/Apollo (
"Mohammed is a very talented recruiting professional. He was
a great asset to my team at eBusinesscorp and with
his creative sourcing techniques, he was highly
successful in all of his recruiting endeavors."
— Prathibha C, Resource Delivery Specialist, Talentburst, managed Mohamed at eBusinessCorp Inc.
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