Founded Patrick Executive Search (PES) in 2001. As a retained executive search firm, our focus is on establishing a partnership with the client organization and serving as an extension of their corporate HR function throughout the hiring process.Managing Partner Conduct multiple search engagements for corporate executives, management, and technology leadership. Focus industries include: Banking & Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Higher Education & Ed-Tech, SaaS Providers, Global Manufacturers, E-Commerce, Law.  Prepare market analysis and industry specific studies for clients through the research of competitors and employers within targeted geographic regions. Develop high quality search strategies to include: search project plan and timeline, analysis of target companies, candidates for calibration purposes, frequent and detailed status reports, consistent communication with candidates and senior business leaders. Identify and develop new clients by regularly interfacing with company executives and HR leaders. Prepare contracts, negotiate fee structures and terms, execute assignments, conduct evaluation interviews and provide assessment summaries for presentation.

Laureate Education (www.laureate.net) is the world’s largest higher education company operating a global network of 65 degree granting universities in 25 countries across 200 campus locations and online. Laureate (NASDAQ: LAUR) is the largest publicly traded B-Corp with student enrollments exceeding one million and revenues of several billion.Director Executive Talent AcquisitionRecruited to Laureate to establish in-house Executive Search function to control costs, improve stakeholder experience and build alignment with Talent Management. Reported to the SVP-Global Human Resources. Conducted all VP level and above recruitment enterprise wide. Completed searches across all disciplines and geographies: North America, LATAM, Europe, Asia, and Emerging Markets. Representative searches include: Chief Customer Officer, CEO Health Sciences, Head Digital Transformation, GM-Africa, Controller Asia, Chief Product Officer, VP Technical Accounting, VP Operational Excellence, CIO Online Education, VP BI, VP Digital Marketing, VP Emerging Technology. Consulted with global clients on all elements of Executive TA regarding how to design, execute and optimize the function. Managed the entire search process: search strategy development, target identification, candidate mapping, candidate development, behavioral based interviewing, offer negotiation, background checks and onboarding. Leveraged the best combination of sourcing channels globally meeting the executive talent needs of the business while working within the legal and cultural framework of each global market. Executed initiatives to increase diversity hires across several LOB’s. Served as a loud voice on the importance of candidate experience.  Individually averaged 15-20 executive hires per year resulting in tremendous cost savings and high client satisfaction rates.  Served as brand ambassador selling both the company and opportunity.

DNA was a retained boutique executive search firm that catered to a number of industries predominantly within the Mid-Atlantic. Searches were conducted typically at the VP level and above and covered all functional roles.Senior Vice President Initially hired as a Researcher with multi-disciplinary focus. Within 5 years progressed to SVP leading the firm’s Financial Services practice. Managed, developed and directed a team of Recruiters in a retained search fee-based recruiting environment. Instructed in the areas of cold-calling, sourcing from competition, offer negotiation and closing. Conducted search assignments in Commercial Banking, Consumer Finance, Real Estate Lending and Workout, Trust, Card Services, Wealth Management & Investment Banking, Operations, IT, HR, Risk Management and Credit Policy.  Served as an internal consultant with companies such as Bank of America and Signet Bank (now Capital One), where I spear-headed the staffing efforts for card services, asset management, commercial lending, credit risk and corporate marketing.