Jeffrey L.

I fill hard roles fast and build the HR foundation small and mid-size companies are missing. 1,800+ hires over 16+ years, Top Rated Plus, 100% Job Success. Owner of eighteenhundredtalent — full RPO, sourcing and direct-hire staffing. What I do for Upwork clients: • Embedded/fractional recruiting — I run your req list end to end: sourcing, screening, interviews, offers, onboarding. Recent: 249 hours as the full-time recruiter for a general contracting and electrical services firm (5.0 rating). • Technical and niche sourcing — engineers, trades, AI/ML, software, healthcare clinicians, cleared defense talent. LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean, AI-assisted sourcing. • Executive search — I've placed CROs, COOs, CMOs and VP-level leaders directly and through search firms I managed. • Fractional HR — employee handbooks, hiring and onboarding SOPs, compensation and benefits, performance reviews, terminations, multi-state compliance (OFCCP, EEOC, Title VII, NY State). • ATS/HRIS setup — I've implemented Greenhouse, Workday (2x), iCIMS (3x) and Paychex from scratch, plus Zoho, Lever, SmartRecruiters, BambooHR, Bullhorn. Proof points: • Grew a PE-backed start-up from 40 to 120 employees in two years without adding recruiters, using AI sourcing and screening. • 423 hires in 12 months after a major contract award; cut time-to-fill on key roles from 89 to 45 days. • Managed teams of up to 39 recruiters and a $3.5M recruiting budget; built executive hiring dashboards. • Hired in the U.S., the Middle East and Latin America. How we work together: Tell me the roles and timeline. You'll have a sourcing plan within 48 hours and screened, open-to-work candidates in your inbox weekly. Through eighteenhundredtalent I can scale up to full RPO if you need it. Available for hourly, fixed-price or contract-to-hire. U.S.-based, English native, U.S. military veteran.