Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs · Las Vegas Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

• Built and directed TA and HR initiatives in a rapidly scaling medical cannabis operation, supporting 300% employee growth and navigating through a buyout.
• Key Achievements:
• Built a Talent Acquisition Department from Scratch
• Established scalable systems and processes to support rapid expansion and long-term success.
• Reduced time-to-fill from 57 days to 11 for retail operations without increasing turnover.
• Established KPIs for Visibility
• Drove higher-quality hires, reduce interviews per hire, and accelerate hiring timelines.
• Aligned recruitment strategies with business goals.
• Created a robust approach to sourcing and retaining top talent for immediate and future needs.
• Collaborated with my HR partners to establish impactful diversity metrics and strategies.
• Built strong connections with educational institutions to boost brand awareness and access emerging talent.
• Blending innovation with authenticity—creating environments where continuous improvement aligns with real human connection to drive business success and employee fulfillment.

Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 4 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

• A specialized talent acquisition consultancy focused on enhancing human connection. Helping non-profits, public agencies, startups, and mid-market enterprises build agile, inclusive, and data-driven recruiting functions. Drawing on 20+ years of experience across diverse sectors. I partner with clients to design scalable TA ecosystems that reduce time-to-fill, improve quality-of-hire, and elevate employer brand, and emphasize human connection
• Blending strategic foresight, operational rigor, and cutting-edge HR technology to deliver sustainable talent solutions aligned with business growth and compliance.
• Core Focus Areas:
• Talent Acquisition Strategy & DEI Hiring
• Workforce Planning & Predictive Analytics
• Recruitment Marketing & Employer Branding
• HR Technology Implementation & Process Optimization
• Client Impact:
• Successfully built a Talent Acquisition Function for a Cannabis Industry MSO to scale 300%
• $65M+ annual revenue generated through staffing optimization
• 27% reduction in turnover and 33% faster time-to-fill
• 100% staffing achievement post-COVID in a 2% unemployment market
• $2.5M secured for recruitment marketing and TA technology
• 45% increase in recruiting capacity with NPS 4.43/5 from hiring managers

Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

• As a co-founder to this organization, I oversaw the Operations of the organization, building a MVP around a proven scalable model of operation, with an intense focus on driving Candidate Relationship Marketing to the next level for clients. Actively participated in building an innovative proprietary SaaS that engaged talent in a new way.
• Dedicated to creating world class Candidate Experiences by helping companies locate and engage with Talent.
• ● The primary PM/BA and SME on Building a Candidate Relationship Management SaaS for clients of CareerKarma360 to bring a better Talent Acquisition and engagement process into play.
• ● Successful recruiting, sourcing, screening and placing of Professional, Technical, Leadership and Sr. Leadership Talent.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · On-site

• Led a transformative effort to evolve the Technology Recruiting team into a scalable, high-performance function grounded in integrity, accountability, and human connection. Recruited and onboarded top-performing recruiters, many of whom went on to break hiring records and elevate the team’s collective impact. Successfully built a Tech sourcing department from the ground up, aligning Technical recruiting operations with the company’s broader strategic goals.
• Through trust, clear structure, and emotionally intelligent leadership, I helped rebuild team culture into one of collaboration, effectiveness, and results.
• Key Accomplishments
• Delivered record-breaking months of hiring, surpassing all previous annual hiring totals.
• Elevated recruiter performance to highest average hiring rates in company history (2014–2015).
• Redesigned team structure to support focus and scalability, including the implementation of a specialized POD model for Account Management support.
• championed and helped implement a new ATS system (Talent Rover).
• Introduced foundational recruiting metrics and KPIs, giving leadership better insight and control over pipeline health.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · On-site

• Established the company’s first internal TA department for national healthcare operations.
• Reduced time-to-fill from 65 to 24 days and cut voluntary turnover by 30%.
• Increased monthly volume hiring from 42 to 90+ hires while enhancing brand perception.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2012 · 8 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · Remote

• Oversaw remote global recruiting for a $350M division during 4 major transformational phases.
• Generated $65M+ annual revenue through workforce forecasting and staffing strategy.
• Reduced turnover by 27%, saving $13M annually.
• Managed 3,000+ hires annually across 11 remote regions.

Jan 1998 – Aug 2004 · 6 yrs 7 mos · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · On-site

• Increased the firm’s revenue from $900,000 to over $5 Million in 16 months. Designed, Implemented, and Managed key Technical Consulting sales, business development, sourcing and Technical recruiting strategies that were scalable allowing the business to rapidly deploy and expand it's Technology Consulting service offerings.

Jan 1995 – Jan 1998 · 3 yrs · Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · On-site

• Major Accomplishment: Starting with zero clients was producing revenue within 90 days. Landed the biggest IT Recruiting Services Contract in the Agency. By executing a combined strategy involving business development, Sourcing, recruiting and placing qualified Information Technology professionals, was rated one of the top revenue generators in my division.
• Using sales, business development and account management skills developed from 10 years of sales experience, grew a book of business from $0. to $1,200,000 per year revenue (All new business).
• Using advanced Sourcing, and Recruiting techniques successfully placed numerous technology professionals within clients.
• Made significant contributions to the growth of an IT recruiting division that went from $200,000 to approximately $3 Million in revenue.