Global talent matchmaker, I advise clients, define successful recruitment strategies, use creative sourcing to discover top global talent, and empower candidates to showcase their best selves through impactful resumes and portfolios. Freelance, Contingent Recruiting, Retained and Executive Search, Recruitment as a Service.

Identity (Opening March 2, 2024 and on Display Through April 2024 at the Dallas Public Library)Listen to the recorded music for the Art Happening at the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery here: https://bit.ly/3wvYEWEMusical projects past and present include:Basso Moderno Duo , Founding member and pianistModerno Trio, Founding member, pianist and composerDuality of Home, ComposerGreat Noise Ensemble, Founding member and pianist

Global, fully-remote full-service management consulting firm focused on research, strategy, prototype, ideation, and superior technical delivery. As the first recruiter, I consulted across the organization to identify and accomplish a threefold mission: understand and communicate the culture of the organization, form processes around talent acquisition, and fill the backlog of open requisitions for immediate staffing on customer-facing programs while maintaining high technical standards.

* Lead team of recruiters and coordinators for difficult, hard to fill roles: Establish psychological safety and implement Agile ceremonies to ensure easy communication of feedback, innovations, transparency and proactive problem-solving. Partner across the global organization to gather knowledge, develop and advise hiring strategy for immediate and future emerging technology and practice area needs. * Advocate and Implement Diversity and inclusion: Advocate and propose for DEI hiring. Consult across the organization to present evidence and define strategies to make roles more attractive to diverse talent. Ideate and test new strategies, including alternative forms of technical interviewing, candidate skills development bootcamp, proactive DEI candidate sourcing, and advocate for succession planning and mentoring programs. Author and audit job descriptions to remove bias, encourage protected classes to apply and assure compliance.* Developed trusted advisor relationships: Partnered with hiring managers within engineering, design, product, consulting and sales disciplines to understand needs, prioritize roles, and ensure timely staffing. Roles included Senior Consultant (Sales), AI/ML Data Science, DevOps Architect, Cybersecurity Purple Team and Tech Writer; Python, JS, Golang Engineers, Hybrid and Native Mobile.* Improve and Scale internal talent scouting program: Audit the as is process and improve so total skill and capabilities are captured. Identify and document staffing processes across Formula. Partner with Global org to scale processes and assure opportunities and growth for internal team members.* Scout and Establish New Global Hiring Markets: Partner with Engineering and Finance to understand business financial goals and future technology needs. Research global markets to understand corporate investments and technology hubs. Network locally to build a presence for future hiring aligned to financial constraints.

Modus Create is Hiring for the following onsite and remote roles including:Senior Full Stack Architect - Remote w/ occasional travelSenior DevOps Engineers - Onsite Senior Back End Engineer / PHP - RemoteMid and Senior Level FE Engineers - RemoteModus Create is a global company with a dedicated team of engineers and designers. We help our clients envision what is possible with emerging technologies. We understand that creating the right environment for our team members, on and off projects, will produce better results for our software and for our clients.Want a job that challenges you? Our direct Hiring needs include: Core JavaScript Engineers w/ Ext JS, AngularJS, ReactJS and React Native; Back End API Engineers w/ PHP, Java or .NET; UX and Visual Designers. Interested in Full Time and / or freelance opportunities? Send your cv / resume to kristen at moduscreate dot com- Source candidates High velocity recruitment On-shore and international sourcing Lean and Agile recruitment strategy resulting in cost/hire averaging $195 and time to fill as short as 24 hours for consultants.- HR of One- Hire and Onboard new team members: negotiate compensation; Draft and Deliver Contracts and offers; Preparation and delivery of company onboarding presentations; Creation and maintenance of team resumes. - Policies and Procedures: Draft, review and propose changes to company policies- POC for non project related questions- Manage review process: preparing documentation, gathering feedback, drafting summaries for executive team; Draft and Email correspondences regarding compensation- Personnel Issues: Maintain e-records; Escalate issues as necessary; Draft separation and termination agreements; Consult with lawyers regarding issues within the employment relationship

FLOW From The Garden - Farm to table cafe - started restaurant from the ground up - filed for licenses and permits with the New York State Health Department and Liquor Authority. Researched and procured small wares and major kitchen equipment. Once open, I created 26 five-course menus to reflect the changing seasons and local harvest. The head chef and I researched and created the recipes. Roles during operating hours included front-of-house and sous chef duties. FLOW - Owner, Certified Sommelier and Wine Educator at For Love Of Wine a boutique wine shop specializing in hand crafted, small production wine from all over the world.-Bookkeeping including fiscal and inventory accounting-Onboarded new employees-Entered and maintained payroll records-Ran bi-weekly payroll-Prepared and filed quarterly and yearly state and federal reports.

Help build a team of talented individuals to create and document scalable, real-time applications.

As senior technical recruiter and HR manager at start-ups and mature, Lean organizations, I live and breathe the end-to-end recruitment process. I partner with my client stakeholders to identify and document strategies and processes to support talent acquisition and management. My expertise includes, identifying talent in emerging tech, developing questions and assessments, identifying and sourcing in new markets, interviewing talent, writing job descriptions and mentoring junior team members.

*Technical Recruiting – recruit, hire and retain new employees, write job descriptions as new positions are created, master Java/J2EE concepts in order to communicate effectively with technical candidates. *Human Resources Management – define and implement recruiting, first day and termination processes, manage hiring and termination of select employees, perform assessments and vendor selections for health care, life insurance and US immigration attorneys, maintain employee resumes, ensure performance appraisals are complete.*Corporate Communications – maintain one-on-one communications with each employee, won award from the Governor of Virginia – COVITS Entrepreneur of the Year award, wrote nomination and won award from Virginia Chamber of Commerce – 15th on Virginia’s Fantastic 50. *Event Planning