Founded OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide & Act). As a retained consultant, I have specialised in comprehensive, high-stakes recruitment for major international development projects. My expertise encompasses managing full-cycle recruitment for proposals and live bids with agencies like USAID, USDA, FCDO, and DFAT, particularly in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. I have successfully staffed key roles in projects ranging from $15 to $60 million USD across sectors like Counter-Trafficking, Education, Natural Resource Management, and Climate Change. My approach integrates closely with senior leadership and business development teams, aligning talent acquisition strategies with new business opportunities.

Retained consultant for International Development and Proposal Recruitment on USAID and USDA funded programs. Specialist headhunting assignments across the Indo-Pacific region. I have had the privilege of being the Lead Recruiter for key personnel searches across multiple winning proposals.Winrock International manages a portfolio of more than 100 agriculture, environment and social development projects in over 40 countries. It has annual revenue of $100 million, employing over 1,000 staff around the world managed from five Winrock offices and dozens of project offices. Winrock also manages a $50 million investment reserve, leveraging the proceeds of that fund almost 30 times every year. Created over three decades ago through the philanthropy of Winthrop Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller III, Winrock has extensive on-the-ground experience in Asia, Africa and the Americas, and provides evidence-based solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems. Our mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources.Whether it’s improving the water supply in Tanzania, tackling human trafficking in Bangladesh or supporting Asian entrepreneurs who deliver new tools to poor farmers, Winrock’s legacy and practice of continuous innovation help us adapt to challenges that are more urgent and interrelated than ever before.

Led recruitment for SiteMinder, VC-funded late-stage Australian start-up that builds SaaS products for the global hotel industry.Specialised in growth headcounts across Technology (Principal Engineers, Software Engineers - Node.js/JavaScript and AWS DevOps) and Product Management (Senior Project Managers and Product Owners). Redefined procedures including interviews, assessments, compensation analysis and reward/benefit offerings.

Lead recruiter for Expedia Group’s Lodging Partner Services (LPS) division across APAC. Responsible for Global Market Management (GMM), Global Partner Group (GPG) and Global Supply Operations (GSO). LPS is responsible for strategic sales and key account management of Expedia Group’s global network of hotel suppliers which directly contributes to 70%+ of their total global revenue y-o-y. Averaged 25 open requisitions with a close rate of 1.8 placements per week with a time-to-fill rate of 45 days ranging from new graduates to senior director appointments across 12 countries including Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Japan and Korea.

My job involved building relationships globally and to secure individuals who are; aware of the acute needs in some of the world's most challenging contexts, committed to solving complex problems as a team, and capable to elevate the capacity for all involved.Formerly based in Amman, Jordan at the IRC's Middle East head office; I was the Regional Recruitment Manager for expatriate deployments for our missions in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Syria and Iraq. Successfully managed proposal recruitment, surge staffing, emergency staffing, executive search and special projects in direct response to the ongoing war in Syria and refugee crisis.Key personnel were recruited across our Technical Programs (Child Protection, Economic Recovery & Development, Education, Health, Protection/Human Rights, Environmental Health, Women's Protection and Monitoring& Evaluations), Operations (Finance, Supply Chain, Security, IT, Camp Management and Field Coordination) and Regional Leadership.

My remit involved collaborating with stakeholders to deliver talent across the Bank’s thirteen operation divisions. Formalized minimum standards for talent attraction, social media, and content strategy across all the major hub locations in the Asia Pacific region.Implemented end-to-end sourcing strategies to meet Deutsche Bank’s talent requirements; this involved interpreting the Bank’s regional resourcing program, implementation of policies within local frameworks and innovation means to capture, develop, and retain agile minds.Exceeded KPI to recruit 70% direct by achieving 74.13% through a combination of direct recruitment and internal transfers for both Permanent and Contract requisitions. $1.7 Million in recruitment related costs saved in 2012.

Based in Tokyo my remit involved working with IT candidates and clients at all levels of seniority. In my role I managed the careers of the best bilingual IT professionals for Contract and Professional Consultant based roles across all banking and insurance technical verticals.As part of the Tokyo IT Contract team, my client base comprised of some of the world’s leading investment banks and multinational blue-chip finance and IT organisations as clients during the Global Financial Crisis.Notable achievements include Tier 1 Preferred Supplier Listings with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Royal Bank of Scotland, Prudential Financial, Thomson Reuters and Hewlett Packard. I expanded key accounts across Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, Nomura Securities, ING Life Insurance and Manulife Insurance.