Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area
I am a people person, first and foremost. Every day is new, and everyone has a story to share. Making those meaningful connections, both professionally and personally, is what keeps me going. I'm passionate about supporting the growth of startups, acting as a strategic partner, architecting talent functions, and placing top talent. I'm a builder, strategic partner, and designer with a 0-to-1 mentality — a champion of candidate experience, employee engagement, DEIB, and culture. Exploring the world of AI in Talent Acquisition and Operations, leveraging agentic AI to automate complex, multi-tool workflows and turn AI from a tool into a teammate. Examining AI strategy to create seamless workflows and automations. Leader | USCG Veteran & Advocate | Former Educator | Former Programmer | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist | Founder | Global Talent Acquisition | Talent Management & Ops | Talent Architect | Project Management | HR | Village Trustee | Conservationist | Ally | Father | Mentor Alum: Postmates | SimpliSafe | Klaviyo | Duck Creek | MIT | TriNetX | Stride-K12
AI doesn't know your people, your culture, or what makes your business tick. We’re here to change that. Eliza is laser-focused on building an AI-enabled future. We help enterprises integrate and adopt AI to transform operations, improve productivity, and accelerate innovation. Building and driving technical hiring across engineering, utilizing agentic and generative AI under the direction of the VP of Talent Management. Focus: *Forward Deployed Engineers, AI and Client-Facing (FDE) https://eliza.com/ - Learn about us! https://eliza.com/careers - Join us!
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*RIF - 1.16.26 Last day* Stride, Inc. is a for-profit education company that provides online and blended education programs for K-12 students and adults. It is one of the largest publicly traded education companies in the United States. Stride, Inc. was formerly known as K12 Inc. Current tech stack: Microsoft Suite, Calendly, LinkedIn Recruiter, Handshake, Metaview AI (https://www.metaview.ai/gift/4m9ry)
RIF | Recharging | Freelancing | Full-Time Parenting | Networking | Upskilling
*RIF - 3.15.23 last day* First Talent Acquisition Hire (founding): Global Talent Acquisition Manager - Led Global Talent & Branding as the sole recruiter. Built and scaled TriNetX globally across the board, focusing on Clinical Sciences & Operations, RWE Consulting, Engineering, and Product. Technical and Clinical were my specialties. Marketing, design, GTM, legal, admin, IT, executive