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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, Washington, United States

Full life-cycle hiring for 8+ design teams across Worldwide Operations & HR.Achievements:-Collaborated with Recruiting Manager to stand up brand new design recruiting team of 5.-Trained team on design role profiles, screening procedures, recruiting SOPs, portfolio evaluation, interview hygiene, common resources, etc.-Closed business critical Sr. UX.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Supporting & hiring for V1 Amazon COVID testing lab in Hebron, KY.Achievements:-Hired 3 business critical positions in 2 weeks.-Conducted 58 interviews in 1 month for Lab Assistants & Clinical Lab Scientists resulting in 42 inclined clinical candidates essential to launching the testing lab on time.-Facilitated pre & post interview discussions with hiring.

Seattle, WA

Hired design talent across entire Alexa & Devices business group, including: UX Designers, UX Researchers, Visual Designers, UX Managers, Design Technologists, UX Program Managers, Product Design Engineers, etc.Achievements:-Successfully closed senior level candidates in highly competitive Seattle, San Francisco & SoCal markets under tight.

Seattle, WA

Achievements:-STO for Design hiring for Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Games, Alexa Auto & Alexa Voice Services-Recognized across the Alexa recruiting org as a SME on Design roles (UX Design, UX Writer, Voice Design, Design Technologist, Visual Designer, etc.)-Sourced candidates for & executed a "blitz" hiring event for Content Test Specialists, resulting in.

Seattle, WA

Sourcing & recruiting technical & creative roles for Amazon Appstore at IC & manager levels.-Used multiple creative outlets to source candidates -Forged solid partnerships with hiring managers, team members, recruiting leadership, vendors & recruiting coordinators-Provided best possible customer experience for candidates & hiring managers -Successfully.

Seattle, WA

Responsible for sourcing & recruiting Software Development Managers for Amazon's WW Ads Team.-Used multiple outlets to source candidates-Maintained candidate interest during screening & hiring process-Built relationships with hiring managers, recruiting leaders & recruiting coordinators-Sourced candidates for an international event in Australia-Integral.

Bellevue, WA

Full-cycle sourcing & recruiting of talented Software Engineers, Software Development Managers, SDETs, QA Engineers as well as Technical Product Managers for our largest client-- Amazon. I worked with several Amazon teams including: AWS, Search & Discovery, Consumables, Digital Products, Ads, Kindle, Quidsi & more.-Used several outlets to source.

Minneapolis, MN

Full-cycle recruitment & on-boarding of Class A CDL truck drivers to operate on several FEMA levee construction projects in Southeast Louisiana.-Used multiple outlets to source candidates-Wrote my own unique job descriptions & advertised them in relevant labor markets-Interacted with prospective candidates face-to-face, over the phone & via email-Worked.

Minneapolis, MN

Full-cycle recruiting of Class A CDL truck drivers for over 20 small, medium & large carriers based across the country.-Used multiple outlets to source candidates-Personally wrote my own unique job descriptions & advertised them across the country-Acted as company point of contact to over 20 clients-Coordinated travel, lodging, & ensured candidate's.

Cambridge, Minnesota

Company specializes in engineering military occupational specialties. Company’s mission purpose is to make roads. Platoon’s responsibility is to load & haul dirt to jobsites.

Bachelor’S Degree, History

Activities and Societies: Rugby Team

Certificate, Web Development Immersive

12 weeks intensive immersive course studying web development concepts such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript & more.