Consulting and Advisory firm specializing in:- Talent Acquisition org design (and hiring), recruiting strategy, analytics, and software/tools optimization and implementation for high-growth venture backed start-ups, and mission-driven organizations focused on climate change, sustainability, and resource conservation.- Executive and retained search for companies hiring world-class engineering, product, and recruiting talent.- Current/past clients and engagements of note: Instacart, DeleteMe, Spiritus, Celonis, Verkada, Databricks, Tagomi (acquired)

Working directly with CEO and senior product and engineering stakeholders on strategic executive/leadership hiring initiatives across Consumer, Fulfillment, Ads, and Data Science.

Confluent is an infrastructure company founded and led by the original authors and thought leaders behind Apache Kafka™. Our products let businesses move data from isolated silos into a real-time data nervous system. We believe all businesses will come to be modeled in software and built atop a streaming platform, and we want to put ours at the heart of every company.We are in hyper-growth mode and hiring across Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Ops/Support, and everything in between!!! Learn more about us at Confluent Careers.

Head of Technical Talent, consulting to, and recruiting for our portfolio companies in variety of spaces in the SF Bay Area and New York (with small subset of companies also based in Boston and LA).Many of our portfolio companies are in rapid growth mode, with opportunities spanning all levels in engineering - Full-Stack, Back-End, Front-End, Mobile (iOS, Android), DevOps, Data Scientist/Analytics, etc. - as well as Product Management, Product Marketing, Sales, and Recruiting. If interested in exploring your next career opportunity with one of our start-ups, don't hesitate to get in touch!Current start-ups in rapid growth mode include:OpenDoor (www.opendoor.com) - San FranciscoMetaMind (www.metamind.io) - Palo AltoMesosphere (www.mesosphere.com) - San FranciscoDoorDash (www.doordash.com) - Palo AltoCanary (www.canary.is) - New YorkThoughtSpot (www.thoughtspot.com) - Palo AltoTapingo (www.tapingo.com) - San FranciscoOscar (www.hioscar.com) - New YorkHampton Creek (www.hamptoncreek.com) - San FranciscoGrokker (www.grokker.com) - San JosePiazza (www.piazza.com) - Palo AltoPlastiQ (www.plastiq.com) - San FranciscoDatera (www.datera.io) - Mountain ViewQuartzy (www.quartzy.com) - Palo AltoAcademia (www.academia.edu) - San FranciscoScaled Inference (www.scaledinference.com) - Palo AltoPymetrics (www.pymetrics.com) - New YorkChain (www.chain.com) - San FranciscoVida Health (www.vida.com) - San FranciscoFor a full list of our portfolio companies and openings, visit www.khoslaventures.com.

LIFX is a Series A Sequoia Capital funded start-up that’s at the forefront of the Connected Devices (IoT) space. Starting in Nov. 2012, LIFX raised more than $1.3M in pledges in just 6 days on Kickstarter, against a target of $100K, making it one of the fastest and best funded projects ever. Lead all Human Resources and Recruiting initiatives for LIFX.

2013 to 2014: Sr. Recruiting Manager, Platforms Engineering - Moved over from Ads to Technical Infrastructure to build out Platforms Recruiting Team and implement/execute new hiring strategy.2012 to 2014: Sr. Recruiting Manager, Southern California - Implement and lead engineering hiring initiatives for all Google Product Areas with footprint in LA and Irvine Offices including Ads, Search, Chrome, YouTube, and G+. 2011 to 2013: Co-Global Staffing Lead (Ads Product Area) - Core focus in Bay Area hiring for AdWords, AdSense, and Analysis Products.2010: Admob Staffing Integration with Google after acquisition.

[AdMob was acquired by Google]Left Google to head up recruiting for AdMob in Nov. 2007. Primary responsibilities include recruiting process implementation, staffing team training/management, and serving as principal recruiter to all of AdMob’s divisions including Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, and Finance.Selected Accomplishments:- Through various recruiting initiatives, grew AdMob from approximately 45 employees at time of hire (Nov. 2007) to approximately 170 employees worldwide at closing of Google acquisition (June 2010); directly involved in hiring approximately 70% of all AdMob employees worldwide during the last two years – including sourcing, interview coordination and scheduling, references, offer letter generation, negotiation and closing of these candidates. Directly responsible for 100% of hires in AdMob Engineering and Product Teams, more than tripling each division in size during the last two years.- Reported to, and worked directly with CFO to model compensation packages for hires across all AdMob divisions.- Collaborated with VPs and Directors across all of AdMob to implement sourcing and recruiting strategies to successfully meet headcount needs and quarterly hiring targets company wide. These strategies included industry outreach, referral networks, advanced online sourcing, targeted industry job postings, networking events, and university recruiting programs and intern hiring.- Hired, trained, and mentored junior recruiters to become key contributors to AdMob Engineering, Product, and Sales recruiting. Additionally, managed three senior recruiting consultants during peak hiring initiatives.

Lead Recruiter for Google's Android Mobile Platform Project from Sept. 2006 to Nov. 2007. Staffed 30% of software engineers for Android team during this time, and also hired three Program Managers in addition to QA/Test Engineers and Project Managers.Took part in Google's Software Engineer Hiring Process Study and made recommendations on engineering interviewer training. Coordinated Google's engineering presence at 2006 JavaOne Conference. Put together best practices training curriculum for closing candidates.Hired 80+ engineers and had 95+ total hires during tenure at Google. Breakdown of hires:- Java Software Engineers- C++ Software Engineers- Embedded/Mobile Software Engineers (for Android)- Mobile Tools Engineers- Mobile Applications Software Engineers- QA/Test Engineers- Engineering Program/Project Managers- Programming Instructor / Instructional Engineer- Instructional Designers- UI Design Engineers