Jun 2024 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

• Company Branch Closure
• Oversee benefits, payroll, recruiting, and employee relations for 100 employees.
• Implemented new HRIS system, streamlining processes and improving payroll.
• Created employee engagement and recognition programs, reflecting high employee relations scores.
• Streamlined company performance review programs, yielding a 92% completion rate.
• Rolled out open enrollment and benefit elections for employees.
• Responsible for all insurance invoices.

Aug 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · On-site

• Mass Company lay off
• Managed end-to-end talent acquisition for all levels company-wide, averaging 46 hires per year.
• Led the People Ops function, dealing with onboarding, payroll, and benefit enrollment Strategized with leadership to plan long & short-term hiring needs for the company.
• Developed a company-wide recruitment process, reducing time-to-fill by 25%.
• Designed training programs for internal interviewers, improving interview quality.
• Reduced hiring bias, resulting in a 15% increase in diverse candidates in the final hiring round.

Nov 2021 – Aug 2022 · 9 mos · Hybrid

• UX Recruiter supporting Platforms and Ecosystems team at Google via Genesis10
• full lifecycle recruiting based on business demand for director level UX roles Manage talent pipeline, candidate communications and assessing talent Develop hiring strategies and relationships with hiring managers Collaborate with other departments to meet fast-paced hiring demands
• Use historical hiring data to build an diverse, equitable, and inclusive pool

Mar 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos · Austin, Texas, United States · Remote

• Coordinated Virtual Onsite interviews for 6 teams (avg. 40 on-sites a week) Worked with 5 Recruiters and 15+ hiring managers
• Lead company wide DEI trainings on unconscious bias
• Lead interview trainings for non-recruitment employees at company

Sep 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Austin, Texas

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for hiring classroom teachers
• Communicated with 4 hiring managers on a regular basis to align on vacancies
• Sourced pipeline of 80 prospects per week via LinkedIn Recruiter outreach
• Conducted 20-35 phone screens and interviews per week
• Took on the additional recruiting project of hiring all substitutes in Austin

Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 11 mos · Austin, Texas Area

• Implemented creative sourcing strategies to target passive candidates
• Surpassed quarterly goals by 2.5%, hiring 9 Individuals within my first 4 months
• Improved "Suspect to Prospect" candidate conversion rate from 16% to 35%
• Proactively built candidate pipelines through various sourcing channels
• Researched local compensation & hiring trends in the marketplace
• Strategize and implement creative sourcing strategies, establishing the Torchy's presence in targeted networking associations
• Proactively build a candidate pipeline utilizing various sourcing channels, including internal and external jobs boards, social media, internet search, database search, boolean search etc.
• Partner closely with the recruiting team and hiring managers to understand strategic business objectives and develop strategies to meet current and future staffing needs
• Research local compensation data, hiring trends, and talent pool changes to stay ahead of competitive challenges in the marketplace
• “Cold call” passive candidates to tell them about our “Damn Good” careers and attract them to our brand
• Generate targeted, high-caliber, qualified prospects
• Design, develop, and drive creative research and sourcing strategies to hunt for top talent
• Screen resumes and interview candidates to determine fit
• Contribute to the constant improvement of our processes to ensure a more efficient and effective recruiting department

May 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• Joined The KIPP School Leadership Programs (KSLP) Team as an operations intern for both the summers of 2016 & 2017.
• This competitive internship provided the opportunity to work directly with KIPP Principals and Assistant Principals from across the country who have come to Summer Institute to learn strategies to increase student achievement, create a strong school culture, and run a successful KIPP school. As an intern, I supported the logistical operations of KSLP Summer Institute and KIPP School Summit. Work included setting up and supporting program sessions, assisting with evening events, distributing supplies and materials, working with guests and instructors, and managing many additional special projects.
• Other details and skills for the internship included:
• Coordinate the shipping of event materials to and from the Summer Institute site
• Programming Support
• Ensure session rooms are set up based on the individual needs and requests of the instructor
• Manage the technology during the session and problem-solve when challenges arise
• (technology training provided during Orientation)
• Ensure session materials are prepared and delivered to instructors before the start of each session
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to problem-solve and anticipate issues before they arise in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to be a team leader and a team player
• Ability to work and communicate with multiple stakeholders
• Attributes
• Positive attitude at all times
• Self-motivated and ready to take initiative without being prompted to do so
• Flexible and resilient
• Commitment to and focus on creating high-quality experience for others through excellent
• customer service and follow-through
• Willingness to go the extra mile and maintain a “whatever-it-takes” attitude
• Model professionalism both on and off the job

Aug 2014 – May 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Priority One: Intern Program (Coordination & Accountability)
• Manage Intern Program up to 13 Interns with a 90% retention rate per semester
• Update Intern Onboarding Binder & Prepare for new interns
• Conduct new intern onboardings as needed
• Full responsible for coordinating monthly intern trainings (scheduling, communication, content)
• Coordinate intern check-ins with managers (weekly or biweekly)
• Coordinate and facilitate monthly one-on-one check-ins
• Coordinate 30 day review for new interns between intern and manager
• Maintain intern calendars/schedules and track intern vacation/sick days
• Keep accurate records of all performance reviews, monthly check-ins, and other disciplinary or performance actions
• Assist in intern recruiting as needed, including posting to university job sites and assisting with the hiring process
• Document all the intern program/coordination processes
• Keep the intern wiki space up-to-date and add additional resources and process documentation
• Work to enhance intern productivity and experience (ex: one-off trainings on excel or wiki, creating/monitoring intern Slack channel for better communication, assisting interns in creating case studies or documenting processes)
• Priority Two: HR/Operations Projects
• Assist HR Manager in coordinating monthly company trainings
• Assist in organizing professional development resources across teams
• Assist in compiling and maintaining employee plus ones and updates
• Other HR related projects as needed including updating personnel files, assisting with new full time hire onboarding, equipment/technology inventory and tracking, wiki updates and organization, etc.
• Priority Three: Other Department Projects
• Support Clint Success, Client Services, and Marketing projects as needed

Aug 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Coordinated company’s social media posting using Hootsuite to post on all media platforms daily.
• Published 25 blog posts for company site ranging from different HR related topics and advice.
• Worked with Sales department to conduct market research on potential leads for company
• Blogs can be found at:
• http://www.careerplug.com/blog/

May 2014 – Aug 2014 · 3 mos

• Developed recruiting strategies for university recruitment team
• Conducted research on competitors’ recruitment websites and helped design new university recruiting site for company
• Helped with calendaring and recruiting. Coordinating tasks included scheduling and communication outreach
• Coordinated large company event at the end of summer internship, managed entire project start to finish
• Worked with Payroll department to audit paperwork and organize employee documents using Workday and iCIMS

Jun 2013 – May 2014 · 11 mos

• Active in recruiting and was present for entire hiring process of candidate from start to finish
• Conducted recruiting outreach calls (20 calls per day) and Screened 70 resumes per day
• Worked with payroll filing and uploading confidential documents to ensure correct compensation of workers