Jul 2024 – Mar 2025 · 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Stoke Space is developing a 100% fully and rapidly reusable rocket to provide low-cost, on-demand access to and from space.
• Senior Full Cycle Recruiter with 30+ hires for Stoke’s Kent, WA factory and headquarters, Moses Lake, WA test site and Cape Canaveral, FL launch site.

Jul 2022 – Nov 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos · Long Beach, CA | Seattle, WA

• Staff Recruiter focused on hiring technical talent at the flagship rocket factory and the NASA Stennis Space Center. Our team launched the world’s first 3D printed rocket in March 2023.

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022 · 6 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Lead Recruiter for Convoy headquarters, including business operations, engineering and sales teams.

Oct 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr · Seattle, Washington, United States

• From Series A to B, I recruited and onboarded 50+ people across the US, Canada and UK, for engineering, sales, marketing, and business operations (entry to executive level). I also managed payroll, benefits, new hire orientation, interview coordination, agency partnerships, and talent strategy.

Jun 2019 – Feb 2020 · 8 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Joined as real estate technology startup’s 1st Recruiter. Managed recruitment and onboarding. Scaled engineering, design, product, growth and title & escrow teams. Reported directly to the CEO. (Acquired by Compass in 2020).

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Led a team of 4 for the Volvo Innovation Center in Silicon Valley. Scaled engineering, product, growth and design teams from 70 to 150 full time employees across 3 Volvo locations.

Feb 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Built and managed a recruiting team of 8. Interim Head of Human Resources, a team of 16. Launched 3 new locations; oversaw the hiring of 165 people across 7 R&D hubs in the US. Reported directly to the CEO.

Apr 2013 – Feb 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead Recruiter for Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering (2013 - 2014) and Tesla Energy (Silevo / SolarCity 2015 - 2016). Presented offer proposals for CEO review. Led Tesla’s 1st international recruiting trip to Australia. Scaled flagship factories by 200+ full time employees.

Jan 2013 – Present · 13 yrs 3 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States · Remote

• Recruiting Consultant for startups and tech giants alike, including:
• Microsoft
• Apple
• Premera Blue Cross
• DriveMode
• Drive.ai
• Sonatus
• magniX
• Outbound Aerospace

Apr 2012 – Jan 2013 · 9 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Full Cycle Recruiter for market management, business operations and engineering talent for the Expedia headquarters and 12 other sites in the US. Led industry and campus recruiting events.

Mar 2010 – Apr 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Seattle Area

• Subject Matter Expert: Diversity Recruiting; Events Recruiting. Launched and led the 1st ever targeted engineering events-based recruiting programs. Creative Sourcer responsible for scaling engineering and design teams at Seattle headquarters. Created the 1st recruiting focus group to engage talent for design teams company wide.

Oct 2009 – Mar 2010 · 5 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Organized and facilitated recruiting events. Achieved key hiring metrics for Experis by sourcing technical talent for Microsoft.

Feb 2008 – Apr 2009 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Technical Recruiter and Employee Relations Coordinator for Volt's Microsoft partnership.

Jan 2004 – Apr 2004 · 3 mos

• As the leadership intern for Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu's foundation, I was responsible for coordinating workshops and courses aimed at training the next generation of leaders in South Africa.

Apr 2003 – Feb 2007 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Promoted from Sales Rep to District Manager (via MarketSource); led a team of 35 sales representatives for key retail accounts (Costco, Best Buy, CompUSA, Staples). Trained and managed the team as we achieved the top sales ranking in the US (2005-2006).