Founder & CEO

• Apr 2022 - Present

TOPARO is a boutique firm specializing in Tech, Accounting, and Finance recruitment services. We're partnering with SMBs for their hiring needs & grow their teams with "hard-to-find" profiles. TOPARO is a boutique firm specializing in Tech, Accounting, and Finance recruitment services. We're partnering with SMBs for their hiring needs & grow their teams with "hard-to-find" profiles.

North America Partner

• Sep 2023 - Present

Head of Talent Acquisition

• May 2021 - Apr 2022

XGuard is a technology-based company that is a leader in the security space in Montreal. They have 3 main divisions; XGuard Security, XGuard Robotics, and XGuard Traffic Control. 👉🏼 Worked closely with Hiring Managers in Operations, HR, Marketing, Technology, and Financial & Accounting, to fill their positions 👉🏼 Coached Talent Acquisition Specialists (2) in my team on sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and negotiation techniques 👉🏼 Sourced using boolean searches… Show more XGuard is a technology-based company that is a leader in the security space in Montreal. They have 3 main divisions; XGuard Security, XGuard Robotics, and XGuard Traffic Control. 👉🏼 Worked closely with Hiring Managers in Operations, HR, Marketing, Technology, and Financial & Accounting, to fill their positions 👉🏼 Coached Talent Acquisition Specialists (2) in my team on sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and negotiation techniques 👉🏼 Sourced using boolean searches in the ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, etc. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever); fully customized the pipeline flow, drafted email templates, enabled and analyzed the Diversity & Inclusion and Candidate Experience surveys monthly, automated and integrated with G-Suite for interview scheduling. 👉🏼 Established processes to ensure the candidate experience is excellent 👉🏼 Kept track of weekly & monthly recruiting KPIs 👉🏼 Played an active part in our HRIS migration project from Collage to BambooHR 👉🏼 Worked on the BambooHR setup and automation of processes such as new employees' onboarding 👉🏼 Onboarded new employees on their first day 👉🏼 Worked closely with the Talent & Culture team to create virtual team activities & surveys to strengthen our Remote-First culture Show less XGuard is a technology-based company that is a leader in the security space in Montreal. They have 3 main divisions; XGuard Security, XGuard Robotics, and XGuard Traffic Control. 👉🏼 Worked closely with Hiring Managers in Operations, HR, Marketing, Technology, and Financial & Accounting, to fill their positions 👉🏼 Coached Talent Acquisition Specialists (2) in my team on sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and negotiation techniques 👉🏼 Sourced using boolean searches… Show more XGuard is a technology-based company that is a leader in the security space in Montreal. They have 3 main divisions; XGuard Security, XGuard Robotics, and XGuard Traffic Control. 👉🏼 Worked closely with Hiring Managers in Operations, HR, Marketing, Technology, and Financial & Accounting, to fill their positions 👉🏼 Coached Talent Acquisition Specialists (2) in my team on sourcing, interviewing, candidate management, and negotiation techniques 👉🏼 Sourced using boolean searches in the ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, etc. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever); fully customized the pipeline flow, drafted email templates, enabled and analyzed the Diversity & Inclusion and Candidate Experience surveys monthly, automated and integrated with G-Suite for interview scheduling. 👉🏼 Established processes to ensure the candidate experience is excellent 👉🏼 Kept track of weekly & monthly recruiting KPIs 👉🏼 Played an active part in our HRIS migration project from Collage to BambooHR 👉🏼 Worked on the BambooHR setup and automation of processes such as new employees' onboarding 👉🏼 Onboarded new employees on their first day 👉🏼 Worked closely with the Talent & Culture team to create virtual team activities & surveys to strengthen our Remote-First culture Show less

Head of HR

• May 2021 - Nov 2021

SnapX was a FinTech startup operating 100% remotely, which mission was to automate the bookkeeping process for accountants. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever) 👉🏼 Implemented an HRIS (BambooHR) 👉🏼 Created the Employee Handbook from scratch 👉🏼 Created and launched an Unlimited Vacation Policy 👉🏼 Successfully grew our Engineering, Marketing, and Financial teams through headhunting 👉🏼 Participated in weekly strategic meetings with the C-Suite 👉🏼 Reported on… Show more SnapX was a FinTech startup operating 100% remotely, which mission was to automate the bookkeeping process for accountants. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever) 👉🏼 Implemented an HRIS (BambooHR) 👉🏼 Created the Employee Handbook from scratch 👉🏼 Created and launched an Unlimited Vacation Policy 👉🏼 Successfully grew our Engineering, Marketing, and Financial teams through headhunting 👉🏼 Participated in weekly strategic meetings with the C-Suite 👉🏼 Reported on various HR KPIs to the C-Level 👉🏼 Organized various team-building activities Show less SnapX was a FinTech startup operating 100% remotely, which mission was to automate the bookkeeping process for accountants. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever) 👉🏼 Implemented an HRIS (BambooHR) 👉🏼 Created the Employee Handbook from scratch 👉🏼 Created and launched an Unlimited Vacation Policy 👉🏼 Successfully grew our Engineering, Marketing, and Financial teams through headhunting 👉🏼 Participated in weekly strategic meetings with the C-Suite 👉🏼 Reported on… Show more SnapX was a FinTech startup operating 100% remotely, which mission was to automate the bookkeeping process for accountants. 👉🏼 Implemented the ATS (Lever) 👉🏼 Implemented an HRIS (BambooHR) 👉🏼 Created the Employee Handbook from scratch 👉🏼 Created and launched an Unlimited Vacation Policy 👉🏼 Successfully grew our Engineering, Marketing, and Financial teams through headhunting 👉🏼 Participated in weekly strategic meetings with the C-Suite 👉🏼 Reported on various HR KPIs to the C-Level 👉🏼 Organized various team-building activities Show less

Management Consultant - Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist

• Mar 2019 - May 2021

Leading IT talent acquisition and consulting firm based in Fort Lauderdale. Ranger Tech's mission is to partner closely with clients and candidates, surpassing their expectations with every engagement. 👉🏼 Led the recruitment efforts for a broad range of technical positions such as DevOps/SRE, Cloud Engineers & Architects (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, Software Engineers (JavaScript, Java, Ruby On Rails), Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Scrum Masters, Digital Marketing, QA… Show more Leading IT talent acquisition and consulting firm based in Fort Lauderdale. Ranger Tech's mission is to partner closely with clients and candidates, surpassing their expectations with every engagement. 👉🏼 Led the recruitment efforts for a broad range of technical positions such as DevOps/SRE, Cloud Engineers & Architects (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, Software Engineers (JavaScript, Java, Ruby On Rails), Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Scrum Masters, Digital Marketing, QA, etc. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment life cycle: understanding the client’s need, sourcing, qualifying, selecting, supporting the hiring, negotiating, and facilitating the onboarding process 👉🏼 Sourcing using various tools such as Bullhorn (ATS) searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Indeed, GitHub & partnering with internal sourcing resources 👉🏼 Maintaining pipelines of qualified professionals and nurturing relationships 👉🏼 Coached IT professionals at every step throughout their job search and interview processes 👉🏼 Helped with coaching and training of new team members 👉🏼 Proven track record of building strong relationships with passive candidates which resulted in successful long-term placements and increased the client’s performance 👉🏼 Measured recruitment efforts and KPIs consistently to ensure monthly goals were achieved Industries served: Financial Services, FinTech, IT Services & IT Consulting, Software Development, Telecommunications, Marketing Services, etc. Show less Leading IT talent acquisition and consulting firm based in Fort Lauderdale. Ranger Tech's mission is to partner closely with clients and candidates, surpassing their expectations with every engagement. 👉🏼 Led the recruitment efforts for a broad range of technical positions such as DevOps/SRE, Cloud Engineers & Architects (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, Software Engineers (JavaScript, Java, Ruby On Rails), Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Scrum Masters, Digital Marketing, QA… Show more Leading IT talent acquisition and consulting firm based in Fort Lauderdale. Ranger Tech's mission is to partner closely with clients and candidates, surpassing their expectations with every engagement. 👉🏼 Led the recruitment efforts for a broad range of technical positions such as DevOps/SRE, Cloud Engineers & Architects (AWS, Azure, GCP), DevSecOps, Software Engineers (JavaScript, Java, Ruby On Rails), Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Scrum Masters, Digital Marketing, QA, etc. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment life cycle: understanding the client’s need, sourcing, qualifying, selecting, supporting the hiring, negotiating, and facilitating the onboarding process 👉🏼 Sourcing using various tools such as Bullhorn (ATS) searches, LinkedIn Recruiter, Dice, Indeed, GitHub & partnering with internal sourcing resources 👉🏼 Maintaining pipelines of qualified professionals and nurturing relationships 👉🏼 Coached IT professionals at every step throughout their job search and interview processes 👉🏼 Helped with coaching and training of new team members 👉🏼 Proven track record of building strong relationships with passive candidates which resulted in successful long-term placements and increased the client’s performance 👉🏼 Measured recruitment efforts and KPIs consistently to ensure monthly goals were achieved Industries served: Financial Services, FinTech, IT Services & IT Consulting, Software Development, Telecommunications, Marketing Services, etc. Show less

Recruiter

• Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

SherWeb is a world leader in cloud computing and a gold partner of Microsoft. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding of new employees 👉🏼 Managed relationships and expectations of hiring managers through effective communication 👉🏼 Main recruiter for Sales and Marketing; from entry-level to Director positions 👉🏼 Part of the recruitment team for Customer Service and Technical Support Advisor positions; high volume call-center… Show more SherWeb is a world leader in cloud computing and a gold partner of Microsoft. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding of new employees 👉🏼 Managed relationships and expectations of hiring managers through effective communication 👉🏼 Main recruiter for Sales and Marketing; from entry-level to Director positions 👉🏼 Part of the recruitment team for Customer Service and Technical Support Advisor positions; high volume call-center positions (20 to 30 new hires every 6 weeks, divided into 2 locations) 👉🏼 Participated in various administrative tasks including building job descriptions, offer letters, market reports, etc. 👉🏼 Was part of the Employer Branding team: developing creative strategies, and content on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor) 👉🏼 Was part of the Social Committee: In charge of the Christmas party organization and fund-raising activities 👉🏼 Was the lead psychometric assessor. I worked with tools such as NOVA and MPO. Provided feedback and facilitated manager/employees’ relationships through the understanding of their personal and motivational preferences and differences. Show less SherWeb is a world leader in cloud computing and a gold partner of Microsoft. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding of new employees 👉🏼 Managed relationships and expectations of hiring managers through effective communication 👉🏼 Main recruiter for Sales and Marketing; from entry-level to Director positions 👉🏼 Part of the recruitment team for Customer Service and Technical Support Advisor positions; high volume call-center… Show more SherWeb is a world leader in cloud computing and a gold partner of Microsoft. 👉🏼 Was in charge of the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing to onboarding of new employees 👉🏼 Managed relationships and expectations of hiring managers through effective communication 👉🏼 Main recruiter for Sales and Marketing; from entry-level to Director positions 👉🏼 Part of the recruitment team for Customer Service and Technical Support Advisor positions; high volume call-center positions (20 to 30 new hires every 6 weeks, divided into 2 locations) 👉🏼 Participated in various administrative tasks including building job descriptions, offer letters, market reports, etc. 👉🏼 Was part of the Employer Branding team: developing creative strategies, and content on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor) 👉🏼 Was part of the Social Committee: In charge of the Christmas party organization and fund-raising activities 👉🏼 Was the lead psychometric assessor. I worked with tools such as NOVA and MPO. Provided feedback and facilitated manager/employees’ relationships through the understanding of their personal and motivational preferences and differences. Show less

Human Resources Assistant

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

👉🏼 Coordinated the internship program for current and future interns 👉🏼 Assisted the recruitment manager to fill plant operators and management positions as well as head office managers 👉🏼 Created various documents to help the HR department in their activities: a calendar containing the important dates of the collective agreement, a procedure for the organization of the annual appreciation night, and visuals presentations for HR managers 👉🏼 Coordinated the internship program for current and future interns 👉🏼 Assisted the recruitment manager to fill plant operators and management positions as well as head office managers 👉🏼 Created various documents to help the HR department in their activities: a calendar containing the important dates of the collective agreement, a procedure for the organization of the annual appreciation night, and visuals presentations for HR managers

Human Resources Coordinator & Recruiter

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

Recruit Action provides quality recruitment services through support and a personalized approach for both job seekers and businesses. 👉🏼 Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle including posting job advertisements, searching relevant databases, networking, and qualifying candidates 👉🏼 Screened, interviewed, and registered prospective professional candidates 👉🏼 Recruited for IT, financial, and insurance companies across Canada Recruit Action provides quality recruitment services through support and a personalized approach for both job seekers and businesses. 👉🏼 Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle including posting job advertisements, searching relevant databases, networking, and qualifying candidates 👉🏼 Screened, interviewed, and registered prospective professional candidates 👉🏼 Recruited for IT, financial, and insurance companies across Canada

Travel Agent

• Feb 2011 - Feb 2014