Craig White
Lead Technical Sourcer/Recruiter, AI-Driven Talent Systems Architect, Recruiting Operations
Los Angeles, CA | (818)590-9070
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Summary

Closed 2025 by saving company $690,000 from agency spend with perfect hires.

Technical sourcing leader known for building AI-powered sourcing engines and scaling high-impact recruiting systems for engineering, cybersecurity, product, and data teams. Architected search workflows, intake intelligence, and outbound automation that increased qualified pipelines, boosted recruiting velocity, and cut cycle times across Fortune 500 and high-growth environments. Former VP of Talent Acquisition who returned to hands-on sourcing to design precision, OSINT-driven methodologies that consistently outperform traditional enterprise recruiting stacks. All performance results below were produced through my proprietary GPT-based sourcing platform (George & Gigi).

AI-driven sourcing automation OSINT + X-ray search Funnel analytics ATS/CRM optimization Prompt engineering DEI pipeline expansion Stakeholder alignment
$690K
Agency Spend Saved
+30%
Outbound Response Lift
-25%
Sourcing Cycle Time
+22%
Diversity Lift YoY

Annual Impact

Impact
Mix of gains
Company Savings Against Agencies $690K
Outbound response +30%
Cycle time reduction -25%
Pipeline diversity +22%
Note: Donut segments are normalized for display (not a financial allocation chart).

Sourcing System Behind the Impact

Tools are orchestrated into repeatable workflows, not used in isolation.

Sourcing & Discovery

LinkedIn Recruiter SeekOut Eightfold Custom Search Engines GitHub OSINT DataMiner

Contact & Engagement

Swordfish BeenVerified Dux-Soup HubSpot LinkedIn

AI & Automation

GPT-5+ OpenAI George & Gigi Gemini Fathom

Content & Signal

Synthesia Message Libraries Follow-up Cadences Intake Briefs Reusable Boolean Packs

This stack is built to run a lean ~$6K annual model with enterprise-level output and predictable conversion.

Core Experience Technology Projects Education
#Leader #Sourcer #Consultant

Core Competencies

Philosophy

Run a lean, high-yield sourcing model with a ~$6K annual tech stack delivering 80–90% utilization and results rivaling enterprise platforms that cost $500K–$1M+ per year. Partner with CTOs, VPs, and founders to architect search workflows, optimize OSINT channels, and build predictable, data-driven pipelines for the hardest roles in engineering, data, and cybersecurity.

Pennymac Financial Services

Lead Technical Sourcer (Contract) · 2024–Present

  • Increased outbound response rates 30% by designing AI-powered message libraries and automated follow-up cadences.
  • Reduced sourcing cycle time 25% with GPT-driven intake briefs, structured search strategies, and reusable Boolean frameworks.
  • Consistently delivered 3–5 qualified candidates per week per req for critical roles (prior average 1–2).
  • Built OSINT-based talent maps improving role calibration accuracy 40% for engineering and security functions.

Vice President, Talent Acquisition · 2020–2024

  • Rebuilt prescreen documentation and alignment processes, cutting recruiter rework 35% and improving handoff clarity.
  • Enabled leadership forecasting with weekly funnel and velocity dashboards, reducing time-to-fill 20% for priority technical roles.
  • Improved technical pipeline diversity 22% YoY through targeted sourcing and calibration design.
  • Launched intake and interview calibration workflows increasing qualified pass-through 18%.
  • Drove 70% adoption of AI-powered sourcing/CRM automations across TA.
  • Built closing frameworks improving acceptance rates 25% across engineering and product roles.
  • Eliminated $500K+ in annual staffing-agency spend by replacing external pipelines with internal AI-driven sourcing.

George & Gigi (formerly The Organic Recruiter)

Technical Recruiter & Talent Consultant · 2017–Present

  • Delivered full-cycle technical hiring for engineering, software, infrastructure, and SaaS clients across SF, LA, NYC, and remote markets.
  • Developed outbound playbooks and value-prop messaging that lifted offer acceptance rates 25%.
  • Built custom intake systems and hiring roadmaps for early-stage teams, reducing time-to-ramp for new hiring managers.
  • Recruited across Sales, Marketing, and Healthcare with consistent delivery in high-difficulty markets.

Eightfold AI | HiringSolved | TMP Worldwide | CareerBuilder/Monster

Enterprise Account Executive, AI Recruiting Platforms · 2009–2020

  • Sold and deployed AI-driven sourcing and talent-intelligence platforms for enterprise clients modernizing recruiting operations.
  • Helped CHROs and TA leaders implement automation frameworks improving sourcing throughput and data integrity.
  • Exceeded sales and client-success goals year after year across multiple industries and product lines.

Earlier Career, Agency Recruiting

Vaco | TEKsystems | Modis | Kforce

  • High-volume technical recruiting across software engineering, IT infrastructure, and project delivery teams.

Sourcing

Commercial tools

LinkedIn LinkedIn Recruiter SeekOut HireEZ GitHub AmazingHiring Eightfold AI

Systems

Proprietary tools

George, Talent Mapping Made Easy Custom GPT workflows Google Custom Search Engines Reusable Boolean frameworks

Modern ATS / CRMs

Greenhouse Lever iCIMS Loxo Jobin JobVite Avature Hubspot

AI, Automation, Reporting, and Outreach

GPT-5+ Synthesia Fathom Gemini DeepSeek Dux-Soup Airtable Notion TalentNeuron Swordfish Funnel dashboards SmartSheets

George Talent Mapping Engine

Built a GPT-Sheets architecture for JD simplification, Boolean automation, and candidate scoring, cutting prep time from hours to minutes.

AI Video Job Descriptions

Produced video JDs that increased outbound engagement 50% above LinkedIn InMail benchmarks.

Intake Intelligence Playbooks

Developed calibrated intake and role-alignment systems improving recruiter accuracy and speed.

Conference Footprint

SourceCon, HRTX, ERE, HRTech conferences.

Education

B.S. Business Administration
California State University, Los Angeles

Certs and Training

  • Generative AI, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition, LinkedIn (2025)
  • Prompt Engineering for Talent Search, LinkedIn (2024)
  • Cold Outreach Techniques for Passive Talent, LinkedIn (2022)
  • Build code and Google CSEs with Gigi (custom ChatGPT)