From a cyber-defense R&D start-up to The New York Times — a decade spent finding the people and strategy that move leading organizations forward.

The New York Times

Manager, Talent Acquisition

September 2021 - Present

Washington, D.C.

I lead recruiting across strategic growth portfolios: The Athletic, Wirecutter, our enterprise AI Mission, and the early-career program.

50+hires every yearacross Engineering, Product, Editorial, Legal, and Business functions
  • Own end-to-end talent acquisition strategy for high-growth business units and M&A portfolios, serving as the dedicated recruiting lead for The Athletic, Wirecutter, and the enterprise AI Mission.
  • Serve as a strategic advisor to C-Suite executives and VPs, translating growth objectives into data-driven workforce plans — e.g., hired 70+ Wirecutter staff in 18 months ahead of new product launches.
  • Architected the early-career conversion pipeline: a 45+ annual intern program that fulfills 100% of non-newsroom entry-level hiring.
  • Direct a 3-person team of recruiters, sourcers, and coordinators delivering 50+ hires annually across engineering, product, and editorial.

Two Six Technologies (Elite Cyber Defense R&D Lab)

Sr. Talent Management Specialist

Talent Management Specialist

November 2017 - September 2021

Arlington, Virginia

Where I grew a cyber-defense R&D lab from 60 people to 400+ and built its recruiting engine from scratch.

60→400+headcount, over four years
  • Built the talent acquisition function from the ground up, scaling headcount from 60 to 400+ over four years.
  • Ran 30+ concurrent R&D engineering searches — 80%+ software and hardware engineers — across ML, adversarial ML and model robustness, cyber, mobile & embedded systems, and data privacy.

Chungdahm Learning

English Teacher

August 2016 - August 2017

Uijeongbu, South Korea

  • Taught lessons preparing students for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

The College of William & Mary

B.A. Government

Class of 2016

Williamsburg, Virginia

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