Head of Talent Acquisition | Workforce Strategy & Transformation

Built and launched the company's first centralized Talent Acquisition function supporting multi-site, multi-state manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, and supply chain operations. Led and scaled a team of 9 recruiting professionals; implemented enterprise recruiting workflows, workforce planning, hiring governance, performance metrics, and ATS optimization. Reduced dependency on external staffing agencies by 33% and developed workforce dashboards covering time-to-fill, sourcing effectiveness, recruiter productivity, turnover, funnel conversion, and forecasting.

Supported full-cycle recruiting and workforce planning for more than 70 restaurant locations across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Partnered with regional HR and operations leaders, staffed new restaurant openings at 100% readiness, trained hiring managers on Workday and Phenom ATS, and supported employer visibility and community engagement.

Directed contingent workforce operations for 800+ industrial employees across multiple client sites. Developed workforce plans that reduced overtime by 18%, maintained 95% SLA compliance, managed payroll, onboarding, safety reporting, and supervised a team of 5+ onboarding specialists and coordinators.

Led HR operations for more than 1,300 military personnel across domestic and international assignments, including the US, Iraq, Honduras, and Korea. Managed workforce readiness, compliance, onboarding, payroll, promotions, deployments, workforce planning, and personnel support. Served as Equal Opportunity and Diversity Officer and led HR teams in mission-critical environments.