Managed distributed team of 6 technical sourcing/recruiting professionals 100% focused on DEI hiring and related initiatives.Delivered mobile (iOS & Android) diversity hiring for US/CAN/LATAM across key pillars. Supporting key ML SWE diversity hiring initiatives across US/CAN/LATAM. Developed and led strategic initiative leveraging internal associates to reach out to diversity talent in process prior to initial interview, resulting in a reduction of candidate driven cancellations by over 50%.Identified area of opportunity to improve and standardize screen prep across diversity pipelines, resulting in an average of a 33% increase in initial screen to interview candidate pass through rate.Empowered and supported individual contributors to develop and lead best practices series launched across diversity pipelines.Managed team engagement quarterly budget.

Hands-on manager overseeing a distributed team of 5 technical recruiters.Risk partner responsible for discovery, tracking, remediation and overall process improvement.Hiring conductor responsible for aligning talent to across lines of business including partnering closely with all relevant stakeholders including recruiters, hiring leaders & chief of staff teams.Partner with technology leaders to gather requirements, create job descriptions, and pipeline passive and active talent. Successfully negotiated and filled complex, hard-to-fill technical roles including Software Management, Machine Learning engineers, Full Stack Engineers, and Data Engineers. Provide training & guidance to broader tech recruiting teams on managing complex negotiations and navigating difficult conversations with focus on DEI.

Managed existing and new client relationships, including acting as a top-level advisor to clients.Manage existing and build new client relationships, including acting as a top-level advisor to clients considering hiring, including sharing tech market trends such as current salary expectations for skill sets, challenges of finding talent with certain skill sets, and market density of tech talent. Successfully negotiate and close complex deals. Manage all aspects of business development and marketing efforts including cold calling, digital marketing (adwords, social media, SEO) and event marketing. Act as a technical recruiter for complex client requirements, with successful hires across multiple industries (professional through executive) and managed a team of junior recruiters. Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Implementation Lead. Additional responsibilities: Salesforce instance administrator and backup HR Manager.

As the Marketing Manager and Tech Writer for PROTECH, I implement marketing and growth strategies designed to continue bringing growth and expansion to an established name in IT solutions.  Research and determine appropriate events that would be a good match PROTECH presence and/or sponsorship. Coordinate all event activities including managing booth set-up and personnel, creating interactive/exciting giveaways to attract visitors to the PROTECH booth, and ensuring booth personnel are trained to communicate value-add of the PROTECH brand. Research and write technology and hiring related news posted on the PROTECH blog and marketed via social channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and G+. Gained recognition as technology and hiring thought leader, with advice featured on The Ladders, LinkedIn, Recruiter.com, Monster, and more. Received the distinction of being invited to be one of the first to write and publish on LinkedIn, with several articles receiving 10K+ and overall impact of articles 30K+ interactions. Developed and launched a PROTECH Newsletter that provides a significant value-add to customers through their input. Responsible for all design and content creation for the newsletter which currently goes out monthly to thousands of customers.  Managed and act as administrator for PROTECH's Salesforce database. Identified areas of improvement and growth for PROTECH social sites, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and G+.

Freelance writing in multiple genres including but not limited to: technology, scriptwriting, children’s books, travel, and more. Also experience on set both as cast and crew.• Speaker and Guest Author at South Florida Schools and Libraries • Writer/Director for “Fear Nation” Reality Series (currently in Production) • Author of Any:Time Miami by Prospera Publishing (An Any:Time City Guide) • Author of Any:Time Hong Kong by Prospera Publishing (An Any:Time City Guide) • Author of “A Hollywood Tail” by Tate Publishing • Author of “Patches” by Christine F. Anderson Publishing • Author of “Mr. Waggles’ Pet Resort” by LizzyBee Publishing • Feature Film Scriptwriter “Convergence of Souls” • Production Assistant on TV Reality Show “The Ultimate Miami Girl” • Freelance Copywriter for Relevant Marketing To Go, iCoconutGrove.com, CollegeBudget.com, Slow-Chic, • Assistant Director on TV Reality Series Pilot “Beyond the Pole” (Triangle Entertainment) • Director’s Assistant/Producer on TV Reality Series Sizzle Reel “Beyond the Pole” (Triangle Entertainment) • Director’s Assistant on TV Commercial “Tattoo Party” (Triangle Entertainment) • Assistant Producer on TV “Untitled” Law Firm Commercial (Triangle Entertainment) • Program Coordinator for Student Short Film “The Purr” (Florida Film Institute) • Background Talent on USA’s Burn Notice, A&E’s The Glades and USA’s Graceland, Telemundo’s “Los Secretos”, “La Voz” (The Voice) and more.

Tech articles:http://tech.co/90-tech-employees-will-leave-better-opportunity-2016-03http://tech.co/tech-employees-dont-want-fancy-perks-2016-03http://tech.co/9-cost-effective-critical-security-tips-startups-2016-03http://tech.co/emerge-americas-job-seekers-miami-2016-04http://tech.co/cost-employee-disengagement-2016-09http://tech.co/ride-sharing-uber-lyft-broward-2015-07http://tech.co/alphabet-really-isnt-confusing-2015-08

Hotel reviews, blogs, and other content on a freelance basis.

I review locations throughout the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area.

§ Create SEO content for client and internal websites.§ Develop and grow social media accounts.§ Create promotional/marketing strategies.

-Manage a team of travel writers for an up and coming cruise resale site. -Find and blog about current deals and promotions.-Develop eblasts.

-Manage a team of Campus Reps at University of Miami Campus.-Manage marketing effort/strategies related to University of Miami Campus.

Conduct FDA/General SOP Training.Consulting for Quality Control Unit Concerns. Conduct Internal Auditing.

Manages all shipping/receiving, project management, data reporting, and client communication for a quality assurance company.Development and implementation of a project management system and assisted in the modernization of quality management system. Creation and review of quality management documents and continued supervision and implementation of quality system tasks.

Fulfillment of all Marketing Material RequestsAssist in the Coordination of Trade showsUpdate various DatabasesSocial Media DevelopmentCopy Writing/Editing

Coordination of film program for high school students including student supervision, event promotion, casting, and instructor scheduling. Film produced won 2012 “Best Film in Program”.

General assistance to Producer(s) and Director including script coverage, travel scheduling, event promotion, project development, location/craft services coordination, and casting. FREELANCE EXPERIENCE & Production creditsCopywriter for iCoconutGrove.comCopywriter for CollegeBudget.comAssistant Director on TV Reality Series Pilot “Beyond the Pole” (Triangle Entertainment)Director’s Assistant/Producer on TV Reality Series Sizzle Reel “Beyond the Pole” (Triangle Entertainment)Director’s Assistant on TV Commercial “Tattoo Party” (Triangle Entertainment)Assistant Producer on TV “Untitled” Law Firm Commercial (Triangle Entertainment)Program Coordinator for Student Short Film “The Purr” (Florida Film Institute)

Home Health Aide.