Thomas W. Houston

Senior Recruiter @ GDIT | Attracting Top Cleared Talent

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

As a Senior Corporate Recruiter at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), I bring over 30+ years of corporate HR/staffing experience in the information technology, aerospace, defense, federal, intelligence and in the public/commercial sectors, to hire the best talent possible for our customers. I am well known for creating a positive hiring experience for the candidates, and I have a passion for hiring the best talent possible for my hiring managers and our programs. I have a proven track record of delivering on challenging and hard-to-fill positions, and exceeding client expectations. I also have proven experience in leading a staffing effort/team and developing military to civilian hiring initiatives for my corporate clients. I have a passion for mentoring military personnel/veterans, high school and college students regarding their career search and using LinkedIn. In my spare time, I enjoy coaching recreational youth lacrosse and spending time with my family at the beach. I also have a keen interest in travel, studying/reading about American history and visiting historical sites/museums whenever possible.

Experience

  • Senior Corporate Recruiter at General Dynamics Information Technology
    Aug 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

  • Corporate Recruiter/Contract Sourcing role at Lockheed Martin
    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr

    My primary focus was to recruit for Secret/Top Secret DOD cleared Software Engineers and Systems Engineers for Lockheed Martin-Missiles & Fire Control, in Orlando, FL and Grand Prairie, TX. Recruited for C++/Embedded, Software Safety, Hardware in the Loop (HIL), Hypervisor & Openstack Software Engineers. (Laid off due to COVID related cut backs/reduced hiring) Also sourced for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics business unit. Recruited DOD cleared talent for our composite/fabricator, mechanical & electrical engineering roles and embedded/C++ software engineers and systems engineering roles for the Palmdale, CA, Fort Worth, TX and Marietta, GA locations. Also sourced for DOD cleared systems/database administration roles for the F-35 ALIS project in 12 U.S. locations on various Air Force, Naval and Marine Corp air bases.

  • Senior Corporate Recruiter at ICF
    Dec 2016 - Jul 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Served as the Lead Cyber Security Recruiter for the DoD DCMA contract staffing a variety of TS/SCI cleared Cyber-Security roles in Fort Lee, VA & Atlanta, GA, until ICF loss the contract in 2019. Utilized company employee referral program, cold-calling/sourcing techniques, cleared and non cleared job boards, social media, company sponsored open-houses/happy hours in conjunction with online colleges, local military TAP centers and military reserve/national guard units to attract DOD cleared Cyber talent. Also staffed full-time, cleared and non cleared Data Engineering, Solution/Cloud Architect, Deep Learning/Machine Learning, Big Data/Software Development/IT/Cyber-security roles for clients in the San Antonio, TX, Fort Belvoir & Quantico, VA, Rockville, Baltimore, Fort Meade & (ARL) Aberdeen, MD areas. Assisted with college recruiting and proposal work to staff full-time roles for the energy, aviation and homeland security/disaster preparedness/recovery consulting groups, as needed.

  • Senior Staffing Consultant at Microsoft
    Jan 2015 - Jul 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Based in Atlanta, GA (virtual), I served as a Corporate Recruiter/Consultant for Microsoft c/o PierPoint. Staffed full-time, cleared and uncleared SME, Systems and Software Developer positions for Microsoft's Commercial and Defense/Federal/Public Sector IT consulting sectors.

  • Staffing Consultant at Corporate Recruiter
    2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs

    Served as a Staffing Consultant/HR Business Partner for various Fortune 500 level employers and a small family owned consulting software company in Atlanta (Soltech). Worked on several short-term/contract only assignments with companies like Coca-Cola, CryoLife and McKesson.