Managing a team of researchers across LinkedIn Talent Marketplace experiences including Recruiter, Hirer, Jobs Seeker. Previously lead, developed and scaled a horizontal team of Principal, Staff, Senior & IC researchers as well as a Research Manager across LinkedIn Marketing and Sales Solutions.

Built and lead a team of amazing & skillful UX Researchers across LinkedIn Marketing Solutions products & experiences to help marketers successfully reach their audiences. View the below link for more information on Marketing & Brand Solutions.

Lead researcher on Identity, Profile, Self-expression and consumer platform initiatives.Researched & help to launch product experiences including Pronouns and Career Breaks.

Black Inclusion Group (BIG) Employee Resource Group (ERG) Campus Lead. Actively building a culture and community for black employees and allies on and off campus. Helping to create an active and present community of people of color at LinkedIn by leading Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives throughout LinkedIn. Create spaces and opportunities for dialogue about Diversity and Inclusion through developing events and programs. Organized and lead first South Bay Black ERG Community night with over 40+ companies in Silicon Valley. Partner with cross-functional organizations such as Recruiting, Engineering, DiBs, Product and Design to help educate and recruit. Lead & Connect people of color at LinkedIn with resources internally and externally. Facilitate conversations and initiatives to help move allies to activists.

Lead Qualitative and Quantitative Research for Search and Discovery, Navigation, as well as Trust and Privacy products and experiences. Conduct foundational, formative and evaluative research on mobile and desktop experiences for features and products in domestic and international markets. Lead researcher global user experience for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. Collaborate with cross functional teams and stakeholders including Legal, Product Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Design to ensure member experience for GDPR is compliant as well as clear for users.Launched experiences include: Mobile QR CODE Feature.

A listening experience & space for regal authentic impactful wrap sessions about Tech, Design & Culture with industry leaders & innovators who authentically share their stories to inspire & galvanize listeners -which are affectionally called The Royal Court. Available on your favorite podcast platform. Also listen on Spotify and Anchor FM

Opportunity Junction is a nonprofit that fights poverty by helping low-income Contra Costa residents gain the skills and confidence to get and keep jobs that support themselves and their families. Opportunity Junction believes everyone who is willing to work hard deserves an opportunity to succeed. The organization asks a lot of the trainees and in exchange we coach and teach them such that they can break the cycle of poverty for their own families.

Inneract Project empowers underrepresented youth through design education and links them to opportunities to explore design in career and life. IP serves primarily middle and high school youth who identify as Black, Latinx and/or of low-income backgrounds. A professionally-supported organization, IP offers a pathway of free design classes and initiatives, in order to introduce youth to the field of design and help channel their creativity into viable career paths.

Initiate, plan and conduct B2B and consumer research studies for desktop, mobile and SaaS Talent Acquisition products using Quantitative and Qualitative methods. Expert knowledge and experience with research tools including, UserZoom, User Testing, Survey Monkey, LookBack, Ethnio. Started as an Associate/Coordinator then became a lead researcher on Enterprise Search and Discovery products including Resume Data Base and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) as well as Enterprise Data and Analytics product suite. Conducted research projects for product redesign, bringing new products to market, and usability testing.Developed company's first Enterprise Personas used to inform and inspire product roadmaps and design. Lead Design Thinking workshops with cross functional teams including engineering, product, data analytics, and design.

Girls in Tech Summer internship program- mentor teach, expose and encourage high school girls in the STEM fields. Expanded program from 1 Highschool and 5 participants to 6 different Highschools with 15 participants. I was also the hiring manager responsible for selecting the participants for the program, coordinating & assigning students with Engineering and Design teams, filling out time schedules in WorkDay, coordinating end of program demo day.

Provided internal and external customer analysis, support and feedback. Shared and developed ideas and solutions with Product Development and Site technology teams to meet customers needs. Served as the Product Development Customer Experience Feedback liaison participating in SaaS scrum and sprint planning and meetings. Trained, coached and developed new CSM hires on enterprise team.Collaborated closely with Product Managers, Product Development Director, Software Engineers as well as Website Development Manager do develop the best customer experience solutions. Trained customers on new products and services. Developed and distributed QBR's for customers, sales and marketing. Communicated and tracked customer product utilization, customer experience, UI feedback and insights.

The effects of the 2008 recession caused me to take my 4-year college degree & years of professional experience and humbly walk into a local restaurant where I was hired as both a Hostess and Waitress.I'm listing this experience to show others the path to UX wasn't a straight line. As a UX Researcher I even leverage skills I obtained as a Hostess and Waitress. I increased weekly sales & was a recognized sales leader in upselling & addons which resulted in assisting the location to meet daily and weekly goals. Consistently established rapport over the phone and in-person resulting in repeat & loyal guests requesting to be seated in my section because of my white-glove service. I also got to enjoy some pretty tasty Italian food prepared by an amazing BOH ( Back of House) staff.

Hired, supervised, trained and successfully lead team of 10 membership advisors in sales, weekend goals, presentation training, systems and applications, business practices, communication and marketing strategies, membership sales and client services. Coached and developed team through weekly one on one’s, conference calls, webinars, roll playing, and time management skills. Named top Membership Advisor Club for 8 consecutive months. Lead team in sales during entire 6 month pre-sales period by developing consistent client referral base and three time top century club performer selling over 100 memberships in a month. Consistently named and awarded as the top performer out of 10 regional clubs.

(Company Formally Known as LXE before being bought by Honeywell) Self-Generated over $1.7 million dollars in unexpected hardware and services in one quarter from Costco Stores through innovative solution recommendations, research and strategic planning presented to senior executives. Received company’s distinguished G.E.M award (Going the Extra Mile) Employer met North American revenue goal for the year due to my efforts. Coordinated and managed comprehensive WMS (wireless management systems) integration projects for Wal-Mart/ SAM’S Club Distribution Centers, PORSCHE North America, and MAERSK Pacific multi-million dollar site rollouts lasting 1-3 years.