Experience

Varis

• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Client Executive - Public Sector

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Partner directly with local government agencies & tribal organizations to improve their purchasing process. The vision is to make it easier for our public sector customers to regionally share contracts with each other.

• Lead Technical Recruiter

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  Responsibilities:o Manage the full lifecycle recruiting process and hiring deliverables.o Advise leadership and business partners on interview process, candidate evaluation, job offers, and current market standards. o Built strategic sourcing strategies to develop a solid pipeline of qualified technical talent.o Develop and execute sourcing plans to identify and recruit top talent, owning the candidate development process from identification and engagement to offer extension and closing.o Partner with hiring managers, business leaders, and key stakeholders to understand unique talent needs. o Stay ahead of market trends and innovative recruiting techniques.o Interview and train new recruiters & recruiting leads.o Implemented both self-service and collaborative team training program.Metrics: 18 offers in 5 months (average of 3.6 offers per month)Positions: Backend Software Development Engineers (SDE), Frontend Software Development Engineers (SDE), Software Development Managers (SDM), PHP Developers, PHP Development Managers, Global Technology LeadersLocations: United States, Canada, Mexico Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS): GreenhouseAccomplishments: o Appeared in Gerry Smith’s Business Update (03/28/22) within a segment titled “Recruit with 5 C’s”o Overview & Deep Dive into the Challenger Sale Presentation (10/07/22) Show less



Amazon

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Recruiter

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

  Customer Trust & Partner Support (CTPS) is responsible for creating a trustworthy shopping experience across Amazon stores worldwide by protecting customers, brands, selling partners and Amazon from fraud, counterfeit, and abuse as well as empowering, providing world‐class support, and building loyalty with Amazon’s millions of selling partners. Positions: Learning & Development Program Managers/Project Managers (PMs), Training PMs, Analytics Managers, Principal Product Managers, Instructional Technologists, Content Operations PMs, Content & Editorial Managers, Content Editors, Content Strategists, Instructional Designers, Technical Writers, Content Producers, Content Developers, Localization PMs, Business Analysts, etc.  PACE Committee Member (February 2020 – Present). PACE Guidelines are internal Amazon recruiting guidelines intended to enhance the candidate experience, by allowing recruiters to build long-term, meaningful relationships tracked by reportable and recorded activity. They define recruiter behaviors for candidate engagement while working within internal recruiting systems. The underlying purpose of PACE is to ensure clearly recorded prospect engagement in a variety of systems for tracking long term candidate relationships, providing transparency into prospect engagement while keeping candidate choice top of mind. As a PACE Committee Member you must have impeccable productivity and be nominated by a Level 7 VP/Senior Manager.  PACE Violation Tracker Core Team Member (March 2020 – Present). Our core team created a self-service reporting tool that allows for recruiters and Recruiting Managers (RMs) to own the resolution process for rules of engagement violations. This tool provides recruiters a reporting mechanism to enforce adherence to PACE guidelines, create an avenue for resolving violations and serve as a collective database for evaluating engagement processes. Show less

• Technical Recruiter

  • Oct 2018 - Feb 2020

  Responsibilities:o Started on a team of 4 recruiters, which I have helped grow to 70+ recruiters (as of 2021)o Led blitz hiring events for Software Development Engineers (resulted in hiring on average 4-6 SDEs per day)o Administered technical coding assessmentso Assessed system development knowledge in technical candidates o Built a technical network and culminated an active pipeline of top technical talento Sourced technical candidates through a variety of resourceso Reviewed applicants, employee referrals, and my personal active pipeline o Interviewed candidates to better assess technical qualifications Positions: Full-stack Software Development Engineers (SDE), Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Software Development Managers (SDM), Data Engineers, Data Engineering Managers, Web Development Managers, Contact Routing Administrators, Technical Support Specialists, etc. Locations: Seattle, WA; Bellevue, WA; San Diego, CA; Tempe, AZ; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Vancouver, BCAccomplishments: o Wrote PRFAQ on new recruiting initiative “Déjà vu” which was implemented across all technical recruiting teams at Amazon. This initiative automated and streamlined coding assessments, which resulted in an increase in Software Development hires. Show less



Search Wizards

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R4R Recruiter

  • 2017 - Jul 2018

  Search Wizards is a global provider of Talent Solutions. We have excelled at matching our clients’ staffing needs to the best Talent Acquisition Professionals in the market since 2000. We believe in building long term relationships with both the recruiting community and our customers, allowing us to implement a solution that makes sense for our clients hiring demands. We are passionate about getting results and have grown into a premier provider of talent solutions. Clients: Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Visa, VMware, Samsung NEXT, T-Mobile, GE Digital, HP/Aruba, Wayfair, Uber, Redfin, Booking.com, YMCA, OnDeck, Twitch, Climate Corporation, etc. Locations: Ann Arbor, MI; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Cambridge, MA; Chicago, IL; Foster City, CA; Mountain View, CA; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; NYC, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Bellevue, WA; Redmond, WA; Seattle, WA; etc. (Primary focus is Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Austin) R4R Positions: Recruiting Managers, Senior Technical Recruiters, Senior Non-Technical Recruiters, Full Lifecycle Technical Recruiter, Full Lifecycle Non-Technical Recruiters, Technical Sourcing Recruiters, Technical Sourcers, Non-Technical Sourcers, Corporate Recruiters, University Recruiters, Sales Recruiters, Finance Recruiters, Legal Recruiters, Technical Resume Screeners, Recruiting Support Specialists, Staffing Operations Specialists, Program Coordinators/Event Coordinators, Recruiting Coordinators, etc. Sourcing Tools & Techniques: LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search strings, Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, cold calling, Facebook user groups, Twitter, networking events, recruiter meet-ups, referrals, and personal network. Applicant Tracking System (ATS) & Vendor Management Systems (VMS): Compas, Beeline, Fieldglass, Contractor Hub, Zerochaos, Jobvite, etc. Accomplishments: Broke company record for fastest hire (made first placement within 2 weeks of starting) Show less



etailz, Inc. (Now Kaspien)

• Spokane, Washington Area

• Candidate Onboarding Recruiter

  • 2017 - Aug 2017

  As the premier online marketplace expert, etailz partners with both established and up-and-coming brands to optimize their presence and sales on Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and Jet. Partner Onboarding is dedicated to establishing mutually beneficial relationships with prospective partners. Working hard to add to etailz’s growing selection of high-quality products, we are a collaborative, strategic, and creative division. As the premier online marketplace expert, etailz partners with both established and up-and-coming brands to optimize their presence and sales on Amazon, eBay, Walmart, and Jet. Partner Onboarding is dedicated to establishing mutually beneficial relationships with prospective partners. Working hard to add to etailz’s growing selection of high-quality products, we are a collaborative, strategic, and creative division.



Insight Global

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Recruiter

  • 2016 - 2017

  Insight Global is a national staffing and services company that specializes in sourcing information technology, accounting, finance, and engineering professionals and delivering service-based solutions to Fortune 1000 clients. Insight Global completes more than 33,000 placements annually in short-term, long-term, contract-to-hire, and direct placement positions across the U.S. and Canada. The company has been ranked one of the fastest growing staffing firms for over a decade and named the 3rd largest IT staffing firm in America by Staffing Industry Analysts. Responsibilities: o Managed the full life cycle of technical recruiting (IT infrastructure and development, accounting, finance, and engineering) o Sourced resumes to select best qualified candidates and interviewed candidates to better assess qualifications and ascertain personality, personal character, and work ethic o Developed and maintained a network of candidates using a proprietary database o Supported the growth of the Healthcare IT, Accounting, Finance, and Engineering Division through lead generation, setting meetings, and contract placements o Set and attended weekly meetings with current and prospective clients, building working relationships to fulfill staffing needs o Entertained clients at lunches, happy hours and other activities providing the opportunity for conversation and new business o Trained and developed both new and junior recruiters to achieving company’s metrics and goals Metrics: o Regularly made 40+ calls a day to potential candidates o Developed new business by cold-calling (200+ new clients per week) and meeting with local, national, and international clients Clients: Microsoft, Amazon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Nordstrom, Starbucks, Disney, Expedia, NBC, etc. Location: Greater Seattle Area Tech Stack Recruited: Java/C#/.Net Developer, SDET, Help Desk, Desktop Support, DBA, Business Analyst, QA Specialists, Project Manager, Network Engineer, System Administration, etc. Show less



Odyssey

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015



Flamin' Joes

• Waitress / Bartender

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2014



WSU College of Pharmacy

• Public Relations Assistant

  • 2014 - 2014