Sep 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos

• Aktify is an enterprise AI startup with a mission to create meaningful conversations at scale by simulating human sales reps through conversational AI. I was brought on as Aktify’s first Talent Acquisition hire. Though my time was cut short due to financial setbacks and a RIF, I successfully:
• Partnered with executives to make attracting and retaining top talent faster, more efficient, and certainly more fun
• Determined the EVP and increased employer brand awareness
• Refactored the entire hiring process
• Implemented a new Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Prepared hiring manager and employee interview training
• Hired some truly incredible and talented humans (in engineering, data science, product management, product design/UX, customer success, implementation, people operations, etc.)

May 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

• MasterControl is a global enterprise SaaS company that provides AI-driven quality and compliance solutions to companies within highly regulated industries. In this player/coach role, I:
• Led a high-performing team of 5 that truly valued our partnerships with hiring managers as well as our relationships with candidates
• Recruited on any high-level or difficult-to-fill positions
• Worked closely with MasterControl's executive team to align on current and future recruitment needs
• Partnered with finance department on present and future headcount budget
• Executed a company-wide interview training

Apr 2018 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• I was brought on as MasterControl’s first technical recruiter, where I:
• Partnered closely with engineering and product leaders to bulldoze and rebuild technical hiring processes from the ground up
• Accomplished our audacious goal of doubling the engineering department (from 75 to 150 amazing humans) in <12 months
• Improved employer branding strategy and hosted some really fun networking/recruiting events
• Created levels and compensation bands

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

• Family Health Center is a nonprofit FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) whose mission is to ensure that all members of the community have access to quality health care. This is the role that really gave me my grit and scrappiness as a recruiter. In a very short period of time, I successfully took a next-to-nothing budget and:
• Determined an EVP (employee value proposition) to attract and retain better candidates
• Standardized the interview process for a more equitable candidate experience
• Increased brand awareness on social media
• Shortened the physician credentialing process
• Managed and mentored a corporate recruiter
• Hired a decent amount of providers and other staff to join the team

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr

• As a Client Developer, I worked with hospitals, private practices and surgery programs needing help with surgical coverage on a temporary basis. This role involved a lot of cold calling into hospitals to try to talk their Chief Medical Officers or Practice Managers into hiring our temporary surgeons. I partnered with a team of six recruiters with a pretty stellar pipeline of doctors available for work.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs

• As a TA Specialist, I supported the hiring needs for our corporate offices across the country. I was responsible for hiring employees all across the board - sales, finance, IT, marketing, administrative roles. - you name it! This is the role where I got pretty good at high-volume recruiting and encouraging hiring managers to take a chance on people.

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr

• On a day-to-day basis, you could find me at my desk with my headset on actively recruiting, networking and building relationships with OB/GYN Physicians for locum tenens and temporary-to-permanent positions across the country.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

• During my time at TEKsystems, I was known as the office expert in frontend technologies. I specialized in UI/UX design and front-end dev positions but also recruited on other back end and infrastructure jobs in the Salt Lake, Provo and Ogden areas. We staffed IT professionals in government, healthcare, technology and financial industries. A huge part of my job was attending meetings, career fairs, and user groups in order to build relationships with Utah's top information technology folks out there.