My leadership is firmly rooted in servant leadership principles, focusing on coaching and developing team members. This commitment extends to mentoring a team of recruiters and assistants, ensuring top talent delivery and service excellence throughout the cycle. As a forward-thinking leader, I've guided high-performing teams and shaped their continued success by fostering an open, diverse, dynamic culture built on trust and candor.In 2023, my role expanded to lead critical projects at Gilead. I've honed my expertise in managing large, complex expansion projects, with a notable achievement in 2022 when I orchestrated the successful hiring of over 180 employees, meeting our goals within budget and on time. I also oversee various projects at Gilead, including one on process improvement. Collaborating with the global team, we reimagined, defined, and streamlined disposition codes, emphasizing compliance and user-friendliness. This streamlined our processes, making them more efficient and effective. Additionally, I led the establishment of a shared service center in North Carolina, transitioning workers from California to North Carolina and creating over 100 new job opportunities.Furthermore, I hold a leadership role in Gilead's Pride Alliance (ERG) and represent the company at diversity and inclusion events. My primary focus has been LGBTQAI+ recruitment outreach, aligning with Gilead's commitment to inclusivity. My unwavering dedication to driving consistency in the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process has consistently delivered a best-in-class experience for hiring managers and candidates. My active collaborations with executive stakeholders and a values-driven approach to leadership have consistently yielded successful outcomes and earned multiple acknowledgments for embodying Gilead's core values.

Everyday I work to find talent for Amgen to help the company in our mission to serve patients. I have been fortunate to support a variety of areas in my career at Amgen. Each group has unique requirements just like the unique people I am asked to identify.

At MedMen, we started our journey in 2010 as a team of two with one big idea and a simple vision; cannabis as a consumer product. It is a simple idea with profound consequences for how marijuana is cultivated, produced and marketed. Quality standards matter, best practices matter, brand reputation matters. Today, MedMen is the most dominant cannabis enterprise in the emerging legal marijuana industry. MedMen is the first turnkey marijuana corporation of its kind and is transforming the way people experience and perceive this previously underground multi-billion-dollar cannabis/wellness industry. At MedMen you'll be inspired, challenged and humbled working with insanely smart and passionate people.*Directly oversee professional talent acquisition operations, supervising a team of seasoned recruiters *Provide strategic leadership to the team in the development and execution of recruitment strategies *Establish innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent candidates and directly recruit for select executive level searches *Foster a culture of inclusivity through strategic partnerships with internal leaders and external community organizations and/or agencies that focus on identifying exceptional diverse talent

At Amgen, our mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. This sense of shared purpose has allowed us to become one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies as we continue to launch new medicines at unprecedented rates and reach millions of patients worldwide.We collaborate with world-class talent, utilize the industry’s largest toolkit of modalities, and leverage industry-leading partnerships and state-of-the-art technology to develop new processes and products that can turn the tide of serious, life-interrupting illnesses. As a values-based organization, we aim to make a positive impact on the world. From investments in education to inspire future generations of scientists, to rewarding our colleagues with robust family-centered and inclusive benefits for all, we believe in making a difference in the lives of our patients, staff and communities.For more information, please visit our careers website at www.careers.amgen.comAs a Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant I am responsible for developing a partnership with the hiring managers to develop and enhance recruitment strategies to ensure successful delivery of staffing services. The primary focus of this role is to develop and manage relationships focused on administering the hiring process. Currently working with R&D groups, Project Management, Compliance and any other area needed at Amgen.

Horizon Pharma purchased Raptor Pharmaceuticals in 2016 hence my departure.•Coach & Mentor a team of 6 globally consisting of full time and 3 contract workers•Design and implements US Corporate tiered relocation program as well as International relocation matrix•Conduct RFP for a HRIS system which resulted in the implementation of ADP Workforce Now 8.0 roll out in Q1 2016•Establish Raptor as brand of choice in the North Bay for Pharma companies, increasing candidate flow by 10%•Enhance Raptor employee referral program for 2016 driving employee engagement •Develop talent management and development strategy to increase global effectiveness•Use metrics to gauge recruiting to include; cost per hire, cycle time, quality, turnover, etc.•Implemented diversity outreach program to ensure we are consistently attracting top talent•Support senior leaders with staffing plans and strategic hiring initiatives

Partner with HR Business Partners supporting the sourcing of high quality candidates to fill open positions. I am responsible for Creating and Deploying Talent Acquisition Strategies to strengthen the organizations capabilities and ensure that Depomed has the talent to meet current and future business plans.

Promoted to a Senior Client Relationship Manager/Sr. Talent Advisor. I specialize in partnering with hiring managers and human resource business partners to provide a consultative and comprehensive hiring solution. Act as a team leader to mentor and coach other CRM’s and client associates at Amgen.

The Client Relationship Manager (CRM)/Talent Advisor is responsible for developing a partnership with client accounts by working directly with the client staffing team or the hiring managers (manager or director level) to develop and enhance strategies to ensure successful delivery of staffing services. The primary focus of this role is to develop and manage relationships with our clients as well as manage and administer the hiring process including some recruiting responsibilities for hard to fill positions.

•50 offers and acceptances October, 40 November, 26 December, highest fill ratio in the division/country•Significantly reduced time to fill from over 50 days to 16 on average by effectively managing the hiring managers and process•Initiate proactive and just in time sourcing via the Internet, attend conferences, professional events, networking, and employee referral program to build the candidate pipeline for designated facility, region, or function.•Identified several cost savings and process improvement initiatives one of which is better management of the Temporary services process as well as an audit of the 1099/Consultant usage resulting in a savings of $69K in 2009 and estimated savings of over $300K in 2010.•Partner with corporate Baxter and site leaders to craft the employment brand for our location launching innovative tools to attract talent – Facebook, employee communications, flip video, twitter, etc. •Negotiated new rates with vendors in 2009 resulting in a $100K savings in placement fee costs•Managed a team of 3 directs and 2 indirect reports•Recipient of the 2009 HR Excellence Award for team cost savings at Baxter greater than $1.5 million dollars

Privately held staffing company that supports the GE/NBCU account (Dateline, NBC News, Telemundo, Mun2, Today Show, O&O Stations) coast to coast and Internationally (Olympics) by providing contingent staffing and payroll services for all levels of NBCU identified talent. •Focus of the Yoh program is to provide outstanding customer service to NBCU managers & contract workers •Oversee national on-sites in NYC, NJ, FL who support NBCU contingent staffing needs •Enterprise Program Manager role focus's on streamlining process and improving service delivery model, training staff, controlling costs•Manage relationship with, and act as consultant to, high level hiring managers, human resources and VPs to ensure timely and successful fulfillment of their job requirements.•Manage NBCU various business and clients, deliver innovative “just in time” results •Act as the Human Resource Partner to contract workers, resolve issues with performance, employment, handle terminations, exit interviews, and coordinate recognition for outstanding performance

Develop strategies to source, attract, recruit and select high quality candidates against defined criteria. Make use of various sourcing channels to include, resume mining, diversity resources, networking and direct sourcing to build and maintain quality candidate pipeline. Drive and manage the candidate experience throughout the selection process, offer negotiation, and new hire on-boarding. Effectively coach hiring managers in recruitment and selection processes while ensuring compliance with employment laws. Partner with Compensation and hiring mangers to determine and define attractive and competitive job offers.Establish and build relationships with other Disney recruiters to share knowledge, HR trends, and experiences to execute best practices enterprise wide. Continuously develop business knowledge of company and departmental objectives, industry and key corporate challenges, and current market dynamics.

The Sr. Staffing Consultant works closely with the hiring team (including managers, candidate developers and HR colleagues) as the primary client liaison to develop and implement staffing strategies. Responsible for applying leading-edge staffing principles to anticipate talent needs, attract & recruit high quality candidates, and lead the development and implementation of interview & closing strategies.

•Design and implement the change model for Millennium Pharmaceuticals internal temporary services FlexStaff brand. Moving from an external vendor based program to an internal client model. The goal of the change is to improve the quality of service to end users, reduce turn around time, contain cost and expedite the on-boarding process.•Collaborate with various stakeholders from end users, purchasing, IT/IS to ensure that all parties temporary staffing needs are meet in a timely manner.

Senior On-Site Agent - AstraZeneca & Biogen •Recruit temporary staff in science, administrative, information technology and manufacturing •Employ a consultative approach, executing the highest level of service to optimize retention, growth, and profitability of the on-site partnership, while representing an influential voice for the talent•Establish and foster an open and communication-intensive relationship with all customers - client, talent, and allied vendors, constantly monitoring ever-changing needs and situations •Perform ongoing quality assurance for both talent and client entities to gauge effectiveness and areas for continued improvement•Provide career counseling and planning, resume consulting, training and development, coaching and guidance including specific short- and long-term developmental plans•Manage allied vendors and subcontractor relationships when applicable •Leverage intellectual capital to client by providing expertise in employment issues

Regional Business Development Manager 02/2001 – 03/2002•Secure high visibility partnerships with leading market employers attracting top talent in all markets, accelerating market penetration •Competencies include a passion for results, developing the territory, relationship building, self-confidence, information seeking, excellent communication skills, understanding others, and customer/client service orientation•Closed contracts generating more than $18 million dollars in business over a three year period•Create high value partnerships and programs for employers with a minimum of $1 million in potential revenue•Consulted employers by selling unique value-added solutions based on an in-depth understanding of the client's business needs•Formed operational business plans to solidify relationships with key prospects

•Prepared and reviewed vendor activity, providing necessary feedback to enhance vendor services•Recommend changes and enhancements to improve deliverable process •Improved the vendor program by building trusted, high integrity relationships •Advised vendors on program terms and conditions and negotiate change •Negotiated and administered existing and new vendor agreements •Ensured the consistent application of the contract vendor process by providing staff support and training •Managed vendor selection process Request for Proposal (RFP)•Organized and directed the activities for the RFP process instilling the importance of quality, integrity and on-time delivery•Created and maintained project plans (RFP), leading project team through methodologies and best practices •Managed resources, deadlines and deliverables through project end •Developed, delivered and/or assisted in presentations to all levels of management, communicating project status to stakeholders