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United States

Bethesda, Maryland, US

Collage Group is the only cultural intelligence engine that fuses consumer, industry, and brand data to provide brands with insights on the why behind consumers’ behaviors – so they can act quickly to fuel growth. The company’s data science engine provides unrivaled depth of cultural insight from 26 billion primary data points. With access to head-to-head.

Garda Consulting works directly with organizations and individuals to develop growth strategies for immediate execution and for future scale-up plans.Currently partnering with CleanSlate Centers to rebuild talent acquisition processes for 75+ locations across 8 states. Revamping internal technology platform (Paycom) to better serve both Corporate and.

New York, NY, US

Grew the TA team 3x, creating a robust and diverse function driving extremely fast-paced expansion of the organization. Led a team of 3 direct reports supporting Go-to-Market functions including all BD, Customer Success, and sales-related roles, as well as Recruitment Marketing for the organization. Additionally supported technical hiring as needed..

Helping clients evaluate their current operational processes and develop strategies and specific tactics for improving process speed, functionality and scalability. Partnering with businesses in high growth modes, reconfiguring and improving internal tools, identifying appropriate vendors and external partners, and building and implementing targeted.

New York, NY, US

Built and expanded talent acquisition globally, creating a stand-alone recruiting function for the company. Leading a global team of 12 across 3 regions, oversaw ~500 hires in the US, APAC and EMEA regions, supporting the opening of several additional offices during this fast-growing period for the company.

New York, NY, US

Reis is a data and information services provider focused on the Commercial Real Estate Industry. The company offers decades worth of high quality, deep-dive, information about a multitude of markets and property types to companies in the financial services, media and real estate sectors. Brought in to build a talent acquisition function for Reis. Oversaw.

New York, New York, US

TMP Worldwide is a recruitment marketing agency. Working with F500 brands, the company provides technology, creative and strategy to help companies market to the right talent.Led the North American Recruiting team, overseeing talent acquisition for all roles at all levels across 14 locations, as well as overseeing and implementing all recruitment marketing.

NY, NY, US

As a member of the Leadership Team, focused on continual process development to support rapid growth in the RPO space. Oversaw business analysis and managed cross-functional teams throughout the organization. Responsible for internal data reporting and analysis, as well as external reporting for clients. Partnered with CEO and Managing Partner to develop.

NY, NY, US

(Concurrent with VP role)Managed ongoing relationships with marquee clients (both RPO and retained), covering Director-level and above talent acquisition for executive level / C-Suite roles, business development, technology, strategy, project management, procurement/sourcing, human resources, marketing and finance roles.

New York, New York, US

Defined and established new internal department for the company, leading a staff of 3-6 researchers around internal process, database development, and lead generation.

New York, New York, US

Responsible for identifying, prospecting, and bringing on new clients, as well as researching, establishing and nurturing candidate relationships to make successful placements. Heavy account management, direct sales and networking activities, combined with social media and marketing campaigns. Full oversight of recruiting projects from concept to.

Led retained executive search and strategic workforce planning consulting for tech companies in the Los Angeles area. Partnered with companies in mobile, gaming and product technologies, for software engineering, product design, sales and marketing positions.

Oversaw all internal operations and recruiting for retained executive search in the digital media space for this boutique agency. Responsible for vendor analysis, selection and implementation of ATS/CRM platform. Designed internal processes and workflows for managing client relationships and recruiting activities.Clients included: Amazon, Starbucks, Gap.

Led strategic workforce planning and local marketing consulting for small businesses in the Los Angeles area.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Managed communications and documentation for dozens of executive search roles across all industries served by the Los Angeles office. Worked directly with C-suite clients and candidates, including managing research, sourcing, screening interviews, scheduling and background verification. Practices supported included: High Tech, Hospitality/Leisure, HR.

Mba, Organizational Development

Ba, History