As the founder of Spence Talent Consulting, I bring over a decade of experience in technical recruiting, talent development, and project management. My mission is to help startups and established companies alike build and refine their talent acquisition strategies, particularly in the tech sector.Services include...Talent Project Management: From streamlining interview processes to implementing new technologies, I manage end-to-end projects that enhance recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.Sourcing and Hiring Technical Talent: With the help of my extensive network and innovative sourcing strategies, I identify and attract top-tier technical talent to meet your organization's needs.Training: Providing comprehensive training for recruiting teams, hiring managers, and interviewers to ensure best practices in hiring and candidate engagement.Veteran Transition Assistance: As an Army veteran, I am passionate about helping fellow veterans transition to civilian careers. I offer resume reviews, interview preparation, and career coaching tailored to the unique experiences of military personnel.

- Strategic partner to the incredible R&D Org (Product, Engineering, Design, Security, IT)- XFN partner to an amazing HR Team- Hiring enabler for all business partners- Project managing a piece of a larger scope hiring redesign program

- Partnered with the Engineering Leaders to define hiring needs- Worked on Diversity and Inclusion initiatives- Established the Learning and Development framework; helping to scale the Talent Organization

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- Support the hiring needs for a variety of teams across the Security Engineering org (Hardening, IAM, Advanced Platform, Guidance, Security Assurance, Trust and Security)- Create efficient candidate tracking mechanisms and interviewing processes for client groups- Ensure fairness and equality is upheld in the hiring process- Ensure the highest candidate experience possible, from early engagement to closing- Advocate for the Veteran population (mentorship, resume review, transition help)Projects- "Closing Labs"; Served as host/coordinator for first closing labs exercise and Q&A- "Diversity and Inclusion Training"; incorporating D&I lens into the hiring process- "EngSec Library"; repository of all tools and docs for recruiters and sourcers to reference at will- "EngSec Candidate Prep"; standardized information with the goal of improving candidate experience and providing added confidence going into the interview process

o Providing training, mentorship, and networking opportunities for transitioning servicemembers (TOP PRIORITY)o Help clients to build out their engineering teams by providing consultation and staffing supporto Managing the end to end recruiting process for clients across numerous technical domainso Externally building a community of Veterans in the tech industry to further bridge the gap for transitioning troopso Managing, mentoring, and growing team of Technical Recruiters/Sourcerso Developing "New Recruiter" guides and template for more efficient onboardingo Creating a more efficient recruiting environment by developing, building, and implementing new tools (Currently using GSuite)Areas of Expertise: (Technical) Program Management, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Product Management, Leadership (Director and VP level), Application Engineering, Embedded/Firmware Engineering, Test Engineering, DevOps

o Managing the Technical Program Management and Program Management staffing needs for clients in: - Google Play - Android - Chrome - Communications (RCS and Project FI) - Consumer Hardwareo Conducting Full Cycle recruiting for (Technical) Program Managers in varying SW/HW focused groups. Examples would include Android Nexus (Pixel), Android Auto, Android TV, Project Fi, Rich Communication Services, Product Quality Engineering, NPI Operations, and Materials. o Manage stakeholder expectations on hiring timeline, suitable pipeline, acceptable SLA's, etco Employ strategic sourcing techniques to quickly calibrate on technical searcheso Identify hiring deficiencies and work collaboratively with the TPM Recruiting team to develop solutionso Represent candidate cases/profiles in hiring committeeo Extending candidate offers and closing calls; often partnering with the hiring teams to think of creative solutions for objections at the offer stageo Advocate for current and transitioning Veterans through the Google Veteran Network initiatives

o Develop and implement innovative ways to engage community during recruiting operations. o Develop weekly recruiting plan for 9 recruiters covering over 300 square miles. o Provide quality control of every application before processing. o Update company leadership on findings and changes in recruiting market share.

o Developed and managed university recruiting programs for 37 schools and 4 ROTC programs. o Managed social media accounts for recruiting center to increase recruiting efforts.o Developed recruiting operations plan for 66,000 square miles of company footprint. oMain POC for senior leadership; presented monthly statistics for the recruiting center to senior leadership.