From the court to the corner office.

Enact · Raleigh, NC

• Overseeing the Talent Acquisition function for the company, optimizing recruitment processes, online tools, and best practices to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Leads daily recruiting and hiring efforts across Risk, Accounting, Finance, Technology, Marketing, and Operations organizations by successfully identifying and securing top talent.
• Manage staffing agency relationships, including contract negotiations and vendor onboarding; set expectations, define processes, and ensure service quality with external recruiters.
• Advises and reports to C-level executives on hiring strategies, shaping job profiles, and securing high-impact director-level placements to drive business success and continuity.
• Serves on the company's Inclusion Council Advisory Committee, influencing inclusive hiring initiatives and fostering a more diverse workplace.
• Led strategy and execution of the Enact Careers website and LinkedIn page revamp to strengthen employer brand; partnered with Marketing, Communications, and Legal to ensure alignment and compliance.
• Implemented AI-driven solutions to streamline recruiting workflows, including automating initial interview scheduling and refining applicant ranking.
• Contributed to the drafting and development of the company's first Interview GenAI Usage & Informational Integrity Policy to guide ethical use of AI for candidates during live virtual interviews.
• Awarded the 2024 Q3 ACTion Award for outstanding performance in securing top talent within the Accounting and Finance organization.

Amazon · Remote

• Managed a high-volume req load of 25+ Software Development Engineer openings with a goal of two hires per month. Regularly exceeded expectations and delivered candidates with 90%+ offer acceptance rates.
• Owned the recruiting process from job description approval and posting through final interview completion with a focus on speed, quality, and positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Created and hosted virtual roundtable discussions to elevate employer brand and convert passive external prospects into active candidates. Exceeded the target hires from events by 200%.
• Led process improvement projects on Diversity Sourcing strategies, pipeline management, and profile calibration to ensure the team is spending time on the tasks and candidates that matter the most.
• Gathered and pulled insights from recruiting data to make end-to-end funnel improvement recommendations to hiring managers and leadership teams.

Eaton Corporation · Raleigh, NC

• Sourced and identified external talent for the Internet of Things (IoT) Center of Excellence and Digital Divisions which operated some of the most innovative and fast-paced areas of the business.
• Delivered four hires per month, 88%+ offer acceptance rates, and strong hiring manager and candidate satisfaction scores, all in excess of individual goals for the role.
• Consulted and advised hiring managers on market trends and analysis and communicated policies, procedures, and best practices throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Generated and maintained talent pipelines for Software Architects, Embedded Software Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Firmware Engineers through LinkedIn Recruiter and other sources.

Armacell LLC · Chapel Hill, NC

• Managed the Americas Talent Acquisition team and program, leading recruiting strategy across Canada and Brazil; directly managed one recruiter with dotted-line oversight of a team of seven.
• Focused exclusively on recruiting hard-to-fill technical roles and executive searches; advised and reported to the General Manager of Human Resources and CEO on hiring strategy.
• Revised the entire recruiting process and documentation including inclusive job descriptions, phone screen best practices, data and competitor intelligence gathering, structured interviewing, and offer closing. These improvements led to a reduction in time to fill, an increase in offer acceptance rates, and better interviewer feedback across all roles in the Americas.
• Collaborated with the Marketing team to create virtual/work from home content for Employer Branding purposes to get ahead of the competition during the pandemic. Those early changes and commitment to an industry leading virtual interview experience led to hires in five different functional groups that never had remote employees before.
• Laid the groundwork for the implementation of the Workday Recruiting Module and subsequent training.
• Partnered with HR Managers, Compensation, Finance, Marketing, and Legal to complete several cross-functional projects and to share market insights when recommending changes to any strategies.

Pentair · Cary, NC

• Managed the Talent Sourcing Team of six as a hands-on leader serving as the Subject Matter Expert for other Recruiters and Coordinators on internal processes, sourcing, and candidate management.
• Drove the full talent acquisition process by leading job launch calls, conducting phone interviews, interview debrief sessions, offer creation, and candidate rejection.
• Strategized with HR Business Partners, Managers, and Directors on hard to fill openings, identified root causes, and implemented counter measures to eliminate roadblocks in on time delivery.
• Recommended strategies to TA Executive Leadership and advised on solutions to any issues that arose.

Pentair · Cary, NC

2009 – 2015: Six years of prior full-cycle agency recruiting experience at Kelly Services, VOLT Workforce Solutions, and Belcan Corporation focusing on a mix of tech, engineering, accounting, finance, and life sciences talent profiles.

B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude

Barton College · NCAA Division II National Champion