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Colorado Springs, Co, Us

Provided training and strategic consulting to growing companies in the areas of recruiting, sourcing, interview process, and ATS/HRIS implementation/optimization.Solopreneur - ended this endeavor to search for an onsite/hybrid team environment.

Boston, Ma, Us

Led the technical Product recruiting efforts across the MDMP org and improving processes along the way.This is a core technologies group, building the platforms and tools that are leveraged by Wayfarian engineering and data science teams across the enterprise.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Interim Head of HR & People Operations (Nov 2019 – Nov 2020)Lead and manage a team of 5 while overseeing global HR & talent acquisition for employees in 4 countries.Led all documentation, reporting, and analysis for HR and TAManaged layoffs and separations, LOA, 401k, monthly EE training events,immigration processes, due diligence for acquisitions, 2 stock payouts to over 200 people post-sale, employment law, performance corrections/disciplinary actions, benefits, and onboarding/offboarding processes. Enhance workflows and processes across HR, office operations, and recruiting to ensure quality employee and manager experiences. California Payroll: managed the migration from Paycom to ADP Workforce NowIncreased transparency and expediency throughout the employee lifecycle and reduced onboarding time by more than 30% by implementing BambooHR Maintained high levels of engagement and morale among employees during early Covid-19 by implementing a digital-first employee experience.Manager, Recruiting (2018–2019) Owned the full recruiting lifecycle for technical and corporate roles in the areas of mobile engineering, data/software engineering, product management, digital marketing, and design.Key Contributions: Strengthened employer brand; managing content and strategy on Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn, & BuiltIn LA, achieving 25% engagement on LinkedInRaised the candidate interview experience rating on Glassdoor from 2 to 4, and increased interview-to-hire ratio by 30%Drove LinkedIn engagement from 0% to 22% by creating a social media content strategy to provide unique, interesting, relevant, and consistent content.

Consulting hands-on recruiting leader providing turn-around style results to growing companies:Drove and supported hiring, training, reporting, and operations with expertise in data/AI, systems, and tools.Entertainment Clients: LiveNation, ABC Television Group, Fullscreen, and Disney Internet GroupEcommerce Clients: LD Products, Guidance, and BeachMintSaaS / Big Data / AI / Ad Tech Clients: ZEFR, CityGrid Media, and BridgATS expertise in Greenhouse, Lever, JobScore, SmartRecruiters, JobScore and othersFull cycle recruiting for backend, data, and full stack engineers, as well as analysts, data scientists, project/program managers, and various non-technical roles.Hands on management of Recruiters, Coordinators, Operations, and Administrative staff along with full cycle recruiting for technical (and some corporate) roles.

Created Employment Readiness and Professional Development training delivered to college students, high school students, and High School Career Counselors throughout Southern California. Produced and published iOS MVP app called JobHunter by Reaching Hire that used the Google Places API to show job seekers all of the businesses near them by category. 20k downloads with no marketingA pursuit of passion, Reaching Hire has been shared openly and freely with schools and non-profits for the benefit of their students.