Experience

Polymer Labs

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Consulting Polymer Labs focusing on finding niche talent in the web3 space as well as building and refining TA processes across the organization. Consulting Polymer Labs focusing on finding niche talent in the web3 space as well as building and refining TA processes across the organization.



Kirkland Recruiting Solutions

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Owner/CEO

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Clients: Very Good Security (Series B, FinTech) Polymer Labs (Seed Funded, Web3) Clients: Very Good Security (Series B, FinTech) Polymer Labs (Seed Funded, Web3)



VGS

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

  • Jul 2020 - Sep 2022



NetImpact Strategies Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Specialist

  • Jun 2019 - Mar 2020



Salient CRGT

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Talent Operations Specialist

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  - Provide full life-cycle recruitment to the Federal/Civilian and Health Services requisitions - Collaborate with hiring managers to source and recruit for various IT positions via internal databases, job boards, and social media such as iCIMS, Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and more. - Screen candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’… Show more - Provide full life-cycle recruitment to the Federal/Civilian and Health Services requisitions - Collaborate with hiring managers to source and recruit for various IT positions via internal databases, job boards, and social media such as iCIMS, Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and more. - Screen candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Present qualified candidates to hiring manager; coordinate technical phone screens and face-to-face interviews - Create and foster relationships with both candidates and hiring managers to build confidence and set expectations between the candidate and the organization Show less - Provide full life-cycle recruitment to the Federal/Civilian and Health Services requisitions - Collaborate with hiring managers to source and recruit for various IT positions via internal databases, job boards, and social media such as iCIMS, Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and more. - Screen candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’… Show more - Provide full life-cycle recruitment to the Federal/Civilian and Health Services requisitions - Collaborate with hiring managers to source and recruit for various IT positions via internal databases, job boards, and social media such as iCIMS, Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, and more. - Screen candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Present qualified candidates to hiring manager; coordinate technical phone screens and face-to-face interviews - Create and foster relationships with both candidates and hiring managers to build confidence and set expectations between the candidate and the organization Show less



Agensys Corporation

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resource Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Recruiting Responsibilities: - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client and government agency - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization, from Cyber Security, Help Desk, Systems Architecture, Data Analysts etc. in order to qualify candidates accordingly - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job… Show more Recruiting Responsibilities: - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client and government agency - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization, from Cyber Security, Help Desk, Systems Architecture, Data Analysts etc. in order to qualify candidates accordingly - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media such as Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc. - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Presented candidates to Account Managers to be passed along to client - Responsible for distributing, tracking, and verifying on-boarding paperwork is completed by each candidate, including continuous management of relationship and time card acquisition - Fostered long-term relationships with candidates to build confidence and set expectations for the candidate for the duration of the candidate life cycle Account Management Responsibilities: - Supported two external clients - Maintained strong business relationships while increasing clients’ book of business by more than 200% within the organization - Responsible for communicating with C-level executives and hiring managers Show less Recruiting Responsibilities: - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client and government agency - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization, from Cyber Security, Help Desk, Systems Architecture, Data Analysts etc. in order to qualify candidates accordingly - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job… Show more Recruiting Responsibilities: - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client and government agency - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization, from Cyber Security, Help Desk, Systems Architecture, Data Analysts etc. in order to qualify candidates accordingly - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media such as Clearance Jobs, Career Builder, Indeed, Monster, Dice, GitHub, LinkedIn Recruiter, etc. - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience level, and motivations through phone screens, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Presented candidates to Account Managers to be passed along to client - Responsible for distributing, tracking, and verifying on-boarding paperwork is completed by each candidate, including continuous management of relationship and time card acquisition - Fostered long-term relationships with candidates to build confidence and set expectations for the candidate for the duration of the candidate life cycle Account Management Responsibilities: - Supported two external clients - Maintained strong business relationships while increasing clients’ book of business by more than 200% within the organization - Responsible for communicating with C-level executives and hiring managers Show less



The Judge Group

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

• Technical Recruiter

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience levels, and motivations, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements -… Show more - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience levels, and motivations, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Presented candidates to Account Managers to be presenting to the client - Fostered long-term relationships with candidates to build confidence and set expectations for the candidate for the duration of the candidate lifecycle Show less - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience levels, and motivations, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements -… Show more - Reviewed job descriptions to successfully define the needs of each client - Responsible for understanding functions of various technical roles within an organization - Responsible for staying up-to-date on latest technology trends - Identified candidates that meet client requirements through internal databases, job boards, and social media - Screened candidates to identify skill sets, experience levels, and motivations, ensuring they align with the clients’ requirements - Presented candidates to Account Managers to be presenting to the client - Fostered long-term relationships with candidates to build confidence and set expectations for the candidate for the duration of the candidate lifecycle Show less



Zenefits

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  - Provided operational support for 100+ shared clients between Zenefits and local partner - Responsible for creating and implementing new external partnerships and managing existing relationships with carrier partners - Gathered market research and requirements on external partnerships in Washington state, maintained knowledge management system via Confluence - Triage requests, issues, and feedback for both internal and external functional areas to increase productivity and improve… Show more - Provided operational support for 100+ shared clients between Zenefits and local partner - Responsible for creating and implementing new external partnerships and managing existing relationships with carrier partners - Gathered market research and requirements on external partnerships in Washington state, maintained knowledge management system via Confluence - Triage requests, issues, and feedback for both internal and external functional areas to increase productivity and improve products and processes via Jira - Responsible for maintaining Jira tickets, ensuring all requests/issues were responded to and resolved within defined SLA

• Product Operations Analyst

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2015

  - Supported multiple teams and organizations, both internal and client-facing, to gather requirements, automate processes, and improve efficiency for the entire Implementation phase of on-boarding new customers - Created, refined, and maintained over 50 external partner relationships - Created, maintained, and tracked SLAs and metadata for internal implementation teams and external partner relationships - Created, implemented, and improved process for all Broker of Record (BOR) letters… Show more - Supported multiple teams and organizations, both internal and client-facing, to gather requirements, automate processes, and improve efficiency for the entire Implementation phase of on-boarding new customers - Created, refined, and maintained over 50 external partner relationships - Created, maintained, and tracked SLAs and metadata for internal implementation teams and external partner relationships - Created, implemented, and improved process for all Broker of Record (BOR) letters issued from Zenefits to its external partners (the initial phase of implementing clients to the software, initial process to ensuring company revenue) - Responsible for creating training materials for new hires on various processes and operational procedures for both internal teams and external clients - Communicated client feedback and triaged issues to/from Engineering, Sales, Finance and additional ProductOps teams - Improved and maintained interdepartmental communication across Implementation, Finance, and Engineering by maintaining knowledge management system (Confluence and Slack) - Worked alongside Product Management and DevOps to ensure functionality and efficiency for each Implementation feature that was released - Created and implemented automated processes to increase interdepartmental/operational efficiency by up to 50% - Provided Salesforce administration; created custom-built reports and dashboards for interdepartmental metrics and data analysis; responsible for managing user access for the team - Supported data migration from Google Docs to Salesforce and Zenefits platform - Supported data migration from Meldium to Okta (IAM SSO/MFA) - Used basic HTML/CSS to assist engineering and increase efficiency of the internal Zenefits platform - Basic SQL knowledge for data analytics to identify performance metrics within the team



Remington Hospitality

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ecommerce Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – managed photography and optimized property descriptions for all Marriott hotel websites and Online Travel Agencies - Participated in eCommerce calls across all property teams to discuss deadlines, promotions, email marketing, websites, social media and competitors - Oversaw all online property reviews and facilitated properties responses to guest’s comments via TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc. - Managed and engaged in each property’s… Show more - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – managed photography and optimized property descriptions for all Marriott hotel websites and Online Travel Agencies - Participated in eCommerce calls across all property teams to discuss deadlines, promotions, email marketing, websites, social media and competitors - Oversaw all online property reviews and facilitated properties responses to guest’s comments via TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc. - Managed and engaged in each property’s social media campaigns (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) - Promoted strategies to maximize RevPAR index and online presence Show less - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – managed photography and optimized property descriptions for all Marriott hotel websites and Online Travel Agencies - Participated in eCommerce calls across all property teams to discuss deadlines, promotions, email marketing, websites, social media and competitors - Oversaw all online property reviews and facilitated properties responses to guest’s comments via TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc. - Managed and engaged in each property’s… Show more - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – managed photography and optimized property descriptions for all Marriott hotel websites and Online Travel Agencies - Participated in eCommerce calls across all property teams to discuss deadlines, promotions, email marketing, websites, social media and competitors - Oversaw all online property reviews and facilitated properties responses to guest’s comments via TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc. - Managed and engaged in each property’s social media campaigns (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) - Promoted strategies to maximize RevPAR index and online presence Show less



B. F. Saul Company

• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Interactive Marketing Manager

  • Jun 2012 - Oct 2013

  - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – responsible for all imagery and text within each hotel’s primary revenue generating distribution channels such as IHG Merlin, Hilton OnQ, Marriott Global Source, Online Travel Agencies and the independent websites via L.E.T. Group - Designed and built independent landing pages via L.E.T. Group platform - Social Media Management – Managed all social media outlets to include Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Pinterest via… Show more - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – responsible for all imagery and text within each hotel’s primary revenue generating distribution channels such as IHG Merlin, Hilton OnQ, Marriott Global Source, Online Travel Agencies and the independent websites via L.E.T. Group - Designed and built independent landing pages via L.E.T. Group platform - Social Media Management – Managed all social media outlets to include Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Pinterest via HootSuite - Online Reputation Management – Maintained all reviews and online reputation of all properties via Revinate - Email Marketing Management – Piloted email marketing campaigns for all properties; creating monthly newsletters and emails as needed for specific campaigns via MailChimp - Maintained Relationships with local CVB’s and Chambers of Commerce for each region, sat on the Events Committee of Germantown Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce 2012-2013 Show less - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – responsible for all imagery and text within each hotel’s primary revenue generating distribution channels such as IHG Merlin, Hilton OnQ, Marriott Global Source, Online Travel Agencies and the independent websites via L.E.T. Group - Designed and built independent landing pages via L.E.T. Group platform - Social Media Management – Managed all social media outlets to include Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Pinterest via… Show more - Content Management of Primary Distribution Channels – responsible for all imagery and text within each hotel’s primary revenue generating distribution channels such as IHG Merlin, Hilton OnQ, Marriott Global Source, Online Travel Agencies and the independent websites via L.E.T. Group - Designed and built independent landing pages via L.E.T. Group platform - Social Media Management – Managed all social media outlets to include Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Pinterest via HootSuite - Online Reputation Management – Maintained all reviews and online reputation of all properties via Revinate - Email Marketing Management – Piloted email marketing campaigns for all properties; creating monthly newsletters and emails as needed for specific campaigns via MailChimp - Maintained Relationships with local CVB’s and Chambers of Commerce for each region, sat on the Events Committee of Germantown Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce 2012-2013 Show less



Hilton Washington Dulles

• Herndon, VA

• Social Media Consultant

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

   Remotely managed online presence and reputation via Revinate  Implemented prospecting efforts via Twitter and Facebook  Created a “Twitter Concierge” to efficiently aid in customer service and guest satisfaction  Gained proficient experience in Delphi software (N/K/A Advanced Module of Sales & Event Management)  Established processes and trained others around social media customer interaction  Remotely managed online presence and reputation via Revinate  Implemented prospecting efforts via Twitter and Facebook  Created a “Twitter Concierge” to efficiently aid in customer service and guest satisfaction  Gained proficient experience in Delphi software (N/K/A Advanced Module of Sales & Event Management)  Established processes and trained others around social media customer interaction