As the Chief Talent and HR Consultant, I provide specialized Talent Acquisition and Human Resource services for Acorn Capital Management and their portfolio companies. In my consulting capacity, I oversee the development and implementation of strategies to attract, recruit, and retain top-tier talent. My focus is on enhancing organizational effectiveness, fostering a positive workplace culture, and driving business success within the defense, aerospace, and aviation sectors.Key Responsibilities:Leading talent acquisition initiatives to meet the unique needs of Acorn Capital Management's portfolio companies.Developing and executing HR strategies that align with business goals.Implementing best practices for recruitment, onboarding, and employee retention.Providing strategic HR consulting services to senior leadership and management teams.Ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.

Security orgs software engineering recruiting professional in Microsoft’s events hiring team, including cross-border assignments also serving as a subject matter expert in identifying and attracting top software engineers. Additional specialties include large-scale hiring events, strategic talent acquisition, and technical recruitment strategies.Collaborated with hiring teams to participate in the hiring events, ensuring alignment with recruitment goals and strategic initiatives.Enhanced knowledge of talent pools by identifying and refining candidate relationships.Worked closely with event program management team and other stakeholders for candidate team alignmentProgress reports for hiring teams, providing detailed insights into event results, including candidate-to-hire/ interview ratios and post status updates and data insights discussions.Lead end-to-end assignments from prequalifying and fully assessing candidates to managing hiring team expectations and leading compensation negotiations.Facilitated weekly post-event interview debriefs with hiring teams, driving strategic discussions and decision-making processes for candidate selection.Owned the candidate closing process post-event interviews, ensuring a seamless transition from selection to offer acceptance.Owned the creation of detailed written offer letters upon verbal acceptance, overseeing Microsoft’s comprehensive process to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Owned full-cycle recruitment process from individual contributor to Senior Vice President levels.Sourced over 500 new candidates to increase company’s qualified talent pool.98% candidate acceptance rate.Creation of written offer letter and managing candidates up to the post-onboarding process.

Senior full-cycle recruiter focusing in the Technology sector for individual contributor, director and executive level searches across industries including technology, finance, accounting, and operations. Mentor junior recruiters and facilitate contract employees from onboarding to assignment completion.

Oversaw and directed the full life-cycle recruitment process across various industries and levels, from individual contributor to executive. Focus in Technology. Developed and implemented candidate referral program, driving significant growth and revenue.Helped manage contract employees from onboarding to assignment completion. Successfully filled over 100 positions, from permanent to contract-to-hire. Developed and managed talent pool database.

Full Life-Cycle Agency Recruiting on Technical, Accounting and Administrative roles

Senior Recruiter for primarily Technical roles for companies within the OKC market