Steve Sheppard

About Steve Sheppard

Energetic, disciplined self-starter and tireless worker who communicates with tact and clarity. Functions adeptly either independently, or as a Leader who can be counted on to build tight-knit, highly connected, thriving teams. Solid and intuitive, balancing real world solutions with a robust, metrics-driven approach. Demonstrated excellence as Bid & Proposal Team Talent Acquisition SME in both Sourcing and Full Life Cycle roles. Over 5 yrs experience in ancillary areas of Employee Relations Program Management Office Operations Management and Compensation Management. Well-versed in many ATS and CRM tools. Proud Veteran of the U.S. Navy.Specialties: Cleared Talent Acquisition, Aerospace, IT, Scientific, Engineering, Manufacturing and Intel Recruiting, strategic/creative sourcing, Executive Recruitment, leading recruitment teams, Capture Team TA management, competitive corporate intelligence,\"confidential\" recruiting, behavioral interviewing, cognitive style indicator test administration/consultation, Employee Relations, Compensation Analysis, Program and Change Management, Organizational Development, Applicant Tracking System Administration.Sample of what Steve\'s contemporaries have to say:\"I have known Steve for many years and have worked with him closely on a number of military transition \"Experts\" panels. Steve is the consummate professional and his insights, knowledge, and expertise in recruiting, military transition, and career advice in general are invaluable and unmatchable. Among his many unique attributes, Steve is one of the very few people in the USA today who has been both a highly successful third party executive recruiter, completing assignments from entry level through CEO, but also a trusted internal corporate executive recruiter (Sr. Management interfacing) for some of America\'s most prestigious companies. I am honored to not only call him a colleague, but also a friend.\"- Neil McNulty, McNulty Mgmt Group, Virginia Beach, VA\", Creator of the \"30/30 Placement Program\" & \"30/30 Job Search\", Author of the best selling job hunting book:\"The Quick 30/30 Job Solution\"(Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and Impact Publications)-\"This book explains the most effective job hunting system anywhere\"(Joyce Lain Kennedy, America\'s #1 nationally syndicated career advice columnist)

Experience

1. Talent Acquisition Manager

   United Services Group

   Jun 2025 — Present · Hampton Roads, VA, US

   Full Cycle Recruiting and Human Resource Management for personnel in the shipbuilding, manufacturing, engineering and construction industries. United Services Group is the parent company of two specialty companies: United Energy Services, our non-union division, and United Technical Services, our union division. We are a full-service specialty contractor serving general contractors, utilities and major manufacturers in the Nuclear, Fossil, Natural Gas, Solar, Petrochemical, Fabrication, Welding, Machining, Industrial Construction and Shipbuilding Industries.United Services Group provides customers a partner with over 200 years of combined experience in the power generation market. We deliver even greater value to our clients since we are a proven partner that offers multiple specialty services from a single supplier. We pride ourselves in providing our clients with accurate cost assessments as well as confident project scheduling. These, along with our decades of successful field experience, enable us to plan our projects to be completed on time, ahead of schedule, and under budget.United Services Group holds both the ASME S-Stamp and National Board R-Stamp Certificates of Authorization. Our quality assurance program meets the requirements of ASME NQA-1 and 10 CFR 50 Appendix B. We set ourselves apart from the competition by building a team of skilled employees and not just assembling a workforce. Our Craftsmen and Project Managers are specialized in their skill sets and our supporting staff is cross trained to honor our commitment to providing our customers with superior service.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  B.S., Marketing and Education

Skills

• Resume Writing
• Staffing Services
• Performance Appraisal
• Program Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Talent Management
• Metrics
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Leadership
• Crm
• Background Checks
• Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Recruitment Advertising
• HR Consulting
• College Recruiting
• Workforce Planning
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Peoplesoft
• Change Management
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Mentoring
• Organizational Design
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Personnel Management
• Internet Recruiting
• Training
• Management
• Contract Recruitment
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• Talent Acquisition
• Employee Engagement
• Job Analysis
• Screening