Joined at the start of Veracode’s major technology transformation, moving the Engineering team from scaled Agile to a lean XP environment, leading Talent Acquisition efforts shifting both culture and technology within Engineering. In 2022, following this transformation Veracode was successfully acquired from Thoma Bravo by TA Associates and part of the new strategy was to move engineering to an offshore delivery center in Prague run by an external MSP. My team partnered to build job descriptions and assist with planning for the new center, but ultimately, I was laid off as Engineering hiring was due to slow down exponentially in 2023.*Created a Talent Acquisition strategy to meet rapid hiring goals of over 100 cloud native engineers, reduced vendor usage by 50% and created a strong candidate experience from first contact to onboarding. Sourced, interviewed and onboarded candidates. *Stepped in interim and led recruiting for Marketing, Customer Success, G&A and IT Compliance for 6 months achieving 26 hires while building strong relationships with the leadership team.

Created efficiencies and process improvements for a Talent Acquisition team supporting hiring for the One R&D practice. Managed recruiting of both contractors and full-time employees for strategic projects with strict deadlines. *Developed a structured and engaging onboarding platform that resulted in new engineers being acclimated within 2-3 working days versus weeks. *Partnered with branding and social media to create social media initiatives targeting diverse candidates to the career site, enabling the team to achieve a 50% increase in diversity hires within the first year.

Hired the executive leadership team and scaled Talent Acquisition to meet business needs during the build out of Digital Engineering. *Built out a robust recruiting strategy to create a 5,000 person practice of full stack engineers and cloud native leaders within 2 years. *Restructured the hiring process to produce a minimum of 50 hires per month (from 5 -10) in a market with a shortage of strong talent; achieved first contact to offer in 1 week and increased each recruiter hiring to 5-8 offers per week. *Trained recruiters on the candidate experience, resulting in a decrease in candidate rejection rates and increases in both employee retention and referrals.

Partnered with leadership to understand constantly changing needs around Big Data, AI, and Data Warehousing and create effective sourcing and hiring strategies. *Maintained a constant pipeline of senior architects, leaders, and sales candidates. *Exceeded hiring goals for senior architects through Associate Vice President.

Partnered with leadership to understand constantly changing needs around Big Data, AI, and Data Warehousing and create effective sourcing and hiring strategies. *Maintained a constant pipeline of senior architects, leaders, and sales candidates. *Exceeded hiring goals for senior architects through Associate Vice President.

Recruiting:Managed the full recruiting cycle, coordinated the interview process, extended offers, and closed candidates. Recruited candidates for in state and out of state contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements for all IT positions for multiple clients.*Utilized innovative sourcing and recruiting strategies to find competitive skills and candidates in a fast-paced environment to meet clients consulting needs.Account Management:Directed the entire hiring process and interfaced with all levels of client management to discuss staffing issues and gather requirements for IT staffing and consulting initiatives.*Maintained and established 15 new clients per week.*Consistently ranked #1 revenue generator for the company, month after month.

Utilized cold calling and referrals to identify and contact managers and key decision makers in mid to large companies in need of IT consulting services.*Built and maintained long-term business relationships with 150-200 managers across the country.*Hired, trained, and managed a team of 4 Account Managers that exceeded their $1.5M sales revenue goal each year.*Awarded Rookie of the Year in 2005 and Top 3 Sales in Dallas/Fort Worth multiple months.