Jan 2025 – Aug 2025 · 7 mos

• I help founders and PE-backed companies rapidly scale elite engineering, product, and GTM teams. With deep experience across AI, ML, and growth functions, I design and execute hiring strategies that reduce time-to-hire, minimize risk, and build fundraise- and exit-ready teams.

Jan 2025 – Jun 2025 · 5 mos

• Own end-to-end recruitment for AI, software engineering, GTM roles across fintech, healthcare, and SaaS clients.
• Filled roles including: AI/ML Engineers, Data Engineers, Applied Scientists, LLM/NLP Engineers, Full Stack Developers, Backend Engineers and GTM.

Nov 2020 – Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

• Built and led Hearst’s technical recruiting function from the ground up, managing a high-performing team of seven recruiters and sourcers. Owned and executed end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for engineering, data science, and AI teams across multiple divisions during a pivotal digital transformation. Acted as a strategic partner to CTOs and senior leadership to align workforce planning with product and data innovation goals.
• Scaled full-stack technical hiring across backend, infrastructure, MLOps, data engineering, applied AI, computer vision, LLM/NLP, prompt engineering, generative AI, and security functions.
• Embedded structured hiring practices and sourcing models that improved quality-of-hire and reduced early attrition by 25%.
• Implemented process improvements across recruiter workflows and hiring manager training programs, increasing hiring velocity and offer conversion.
• Supported executive decision-making on headcount planning, compensation calibration, and pipeline forecasting.
• Introduced interview calibration rubrics and role scorecards that improved speed-to-decision and alignment across cross-functional panels.
• Collaborated with HRBPs and People Analytics to build quarterly reporting dashboards that tracked talent acquisition KPIs, and conversion metrics

Sep 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

• Launched Trilogy’s recruiting function for technical, product, and academic teams during a period of rapid Series B expansion and strategic university partnerships. Served as a hiring architect and advisor to founders, aligning talent strategy with company growth goals and curriculum development initiatives.
• Built full-cycle hiring infrastructure across engineering (React, Node.js, Python), instructional design, and GTM roles, enabling scalable course delivery at major universities nationwide.
• Supported curriculum development in data science, full-stack web development, and UX/UI design that fueled student success and institutional adoption.
• Partnered with leadership to forecast talent needs, shape interview loops, and implement hiring frameworks aligned with product rollouts and partnership launches.
• Played a critical role in building the teams and programs that directly contributed to Trilogy’s $750M acquisition within two years.
• Implemented Lever ATS and structured interview processes, reducing time-to-fill by 25% and boosting offer acceptance through calibrated candidate experience.
• Delivered scalable evaluation frameworks and recruiting playbooks adopted across business units.

Dec 2017 – Sep 2018 · 9 mos · Series B Startup · Remote

• Led hiring strategy across data science, platform engineering, and infrastructure teams during a period of aggressive product expansion. Played a key role in helping the Series B startup rapidly scale by delivering high-impact data science talent aligned with predictive analytics and business growth.
• Closed mission-critical roles in backend systems, cloud infrastructure, predictive modeling, experimentation, consumer analytics, and data platform engineering.
• Designed sourcing strategies that elevated candidate quality by 25% and improved screening-to-offer ratios.
• Partnered with leadership to introduce technical assessment criteria and standardize interviewer training.

Nov 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs · Singapore / Bangkok / NYC

• Managed international engineering hiring across 50+ countries. Supported Agoda’s evolution from a high-traffic travel portal into a global booking powerhouse by scaling technical talent and operational excellence.
• Scaled hiring across backend, mobile, frontend (Angular, iOS, Android), platform, DevOps, QA automation, data engineering, and site reliability teams.
• Partnered with senior engineering leaders to establish role clarity, sourcing strategy, and competitive benchmarking across regions.
• Built and led an international recruiting function that supported Agoda’s growth from 40,000 to over 100,000 daily bookings by enabling faster product innovation and infrastructure expansion.
• Led global relocation and onboarding initiatives in coordination with HRBPs and legal.
• Built out structured technical interview processes and facilitated interviewer calibration globally in partnership with engineering directors and hiring committees.

Feb 2005 – Aug 2015 · 10 yrs 6 mos

• Designed and delivered IT infrastructure improvements for enterprise clients. Supported deployment of financial applications and improved system uptime by 30%. Consulted on software upgrades, system migrations, and disaster recovery solutions. Clients included: JPMorgan, Chase Manhattan, SG Cowen