Partner and Vice President of Talent Acquisition

• Mar 2023 - Present

Accylerate, LLC. is a Woman-Owned IT & Engineering Services Provider with 40+ years of collective management experience specializing in Cybersecurity, Big Data / Analytics, Low-Code No-Code, Aerospace Engineering & Technical categories. http://www.accylerate.com/ Accylerate, LLC. is a Woman-Owned IT & Engineering Services Provider with 40+ years of collective management experience specializing in Cybersecurity, Big Data / Analytics, Low-Code No-Code, Aerospace Engineering & Technical categories. http://www.accylerate.com/

Senior Manager Talent Acquisition

• Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

Maxar partners with innovative businesses and more than 50 governments to monitor global change, deliver broadband communications and advance space operations with capabilities in Space Infrastructure and Earth Intelligence. Maxar partners with innovative businesses and more than 50 governments to monitor global change, deliver broadband communications and advance space operations with capabilities in Space Infrastructure and Earth Intelligence.

Director, Talent Acquisition

• Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

• Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

Director of Talent Acquisition

• Oct 2016 - Feb 2021

Major Functions: Oversight of a team recruiters, coordinators, screeners in support of full life cycle recruiting processes, procedures, and strategy that drive successful program execution. Drive structural and process improvements to streamline efficiencies and increase both operational and cost effectiveness on a scalable platform across the business and its various needs.  Key Accomplishments:  Staffed and converted multiple new awards through pre-hire recruiting including (but not limited to):  NOAA (valued up to $144 million)  EITAAS (valued up to $76 million)  JSP (valued up to $152 million)  GSC (valued up to $214 million)  Unisys Federal Presidential award recipient (Top 1%) (2019)  More than doubled Federal hires from 2018 to 2019 (actual increase 128.9%)  Vendor Management – Evaluate, negotiate pricing, purchase recruiting tools and maintain vendor relations. Continuously seek out new product lines or enhancements to existing products that increase production while decreasing labor costs.  Bid/Proposal Staffing Support efforts: Work closely with Sr. Management, BD, Capture, Finance, and Proposal teams to gain foresight into upcoming work. Developed strategy and procedures for proactive identification of candidates for both proposal submission and contract award.  Organizational Leadership: Work closely with all levels of leadership to ensure business priorities are met and exceeded in line with corporate goals and initiatives. Show less

Recruiting Manager, Talent Acquisition

• May 2010 - Oct 2016

Major Functions: Led team and administered the most complex elements of the professional and administrative recruiting functions in support of numerous government contracts.  Leads large scale complex recruiting projects/teams and initiatives to address client business needs and provide local, regional and global support/guidance to line recruiters on a broad range of recruiting activities/human resource policies, programs, and practices.  Provide expertise in multiple disciplines to include employment, education/training, employee development, communications, compensation, benefits, record administration, affirmative action and organization/resource planning.  Develops new recruiting policies and practices to meet program/customer needs/business requirements and streamline processes.  Works with global Human Resource Directors, consultants, Finance teams, Business Development Teams, Capture Teams, and management teams to understand overall business objectives and integrate/apply solutions to enhance operational performance.  Strategize recruiting activities to include sourcing, job fairs, hiring events, marketing materials, outreach, etc.  Full life-cycle recruiting to include sourcing, screening, interviewing, selling ManTech, and salary negotiations (cleared and non-cleared candidates).  Work on a consultative basis with hiring managers and other internal customers  Leverage recruiting tools such as CareerBuilder, Monster, Dice, Clearancejobs, and social media avenues to attract and find talent.  Build candidate pools and networks within the DoD, Intel, Homeland Security, and Civilian markets to quickly staff proposal/bid and open requirements.  Show less

Human Resources Specialist (Wounded Warrior Unit)

• Aug 2008 - May 2010

Major Functions: Manage Military Personnel Information Management Program and ensure essential personnel information is recorded in records for use by personnel managers, commanders, and individual soldiers. Gather, review, and prepare military personnel information for the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) Cadre to brief reports to staff officers, directors, commanders, and chiefs on military personnel matters and other important statistics.  Worked directly with soldiers during transition from military to civilian job placement.  Assisted NRO by providing qualified candidates from WTU for positions throughout NRO (National Reconnaissance Office).  Assist soldiers with job placement and coordinated for internships with various government agencies Show less

Recruiting Station Commander (began as Recruiter)

• Apr 2003 - Aug 2008

Major Functions: Track every aspect of the production of non-prior service, Officer, and Warrant Officer full lifecycle recruiting. Maintain an up-to-date account of all jobs, assignments, reassignments and dismissals. Evaluate applicants for job placement.  Administer the following programs to stimulate production: Competition Program, Awards Program, Leads Program, and ROTC Scholarship Program.  Coordinate all recruiting activities at the Military Entrance Processing Station.  Perform detailed analyses of lead generation, trending, short and long-term programs to inform recruiter on more effective ways of job performance. Analyze competition and market trends and institute required changes.  Generate and enact creative public relations, advertising, promotional, special events and presentations to increase public awareness and recruitment.  Received the Commanders Award of Excellence nine separate times  Awarded "Top Station" for entire Company in 2007  Doubled contract production from 2006 to 2008  Developed a Station level Future Soldier program resulting in over an 85%  Promotion rate and over a 97% retention rate  Top Non Commissioned Officer for Second Quarter, selected from the entire North East United States  Rated as the "Top Recruiter" for Station and Top 10% of Company in Fiscal Year 2005  Rewarded Gold Badge of Excellence  Selected as Company Drug and Alcohol NCO, Station Supply NCO, and Station  Security NCO  Selected as Family Readiness representative  Selected as Equal Opportunity representative Show less