That pattern started early. I earned a baseball scholarship out of high school, but I also came from a family history of service and knew I wanted to serve my country. I joined the Army young, drawn to the Airborne community, hard work, and the kind of environment where discipline, performance, and accountability mattered every day.
Over a 24-year Army career, I served in demanding assignments that included combat deployments, humanitarian missions, military police work, accident investigation, and recruiting leadership. Along the way, I earned a criminal justice degree, trained through Michigan State University's accident reconstruction program, and became court-certified as an expert in accident reconstruction.
That experience taught me how to study facts, read people, ask better questions, document clearly, and make decisions under pressure.
Recruiting became one of the places where all of that came together. I had always been comfortable talking with people, but recruiting taught me how to turn conversation into qualification, trust, follow-up, and results.
I earned recognition as a top recruiter, became a Master Recruiter, and learned how to work across a wide range of roles, from entry-level opportunities to specialized and hard-to-fill positions.
“The best recruiting was never just about filling a slot. It was about understanding the person, the role, the organization, and whether the fit would actually last.”
After retiring, I planned to return to civilian recruiting. Life changed that timeline. The loss of my oldest son shifted my perspective and forced me to slow down, focus on family, and rethink what the next phase of my life needed to look like.
I used that transition period deliberately. I went back to school and completed a one-year software development certificate focused on programming fundamentals, coding logic, and application development.
I later completed full-stack development training covering front-end and back-end concepts, then finished my bachelor's degree in Communication and Media and continued into graduate-level work focused on storytelling, media, and modern communication.
That education did more than add credentials. It sharpened how I think about people, messaging, technology, and the way information moves. It also reinforced something I already knew from recruiting and military service: people respond when communication is clear, honest, and connected to purpose.
Today, I am returning to recruiting with more perspective, not less. I bring military-tested judgment, full-cycle recruiting experience, healthcare RPO exposure, technical and non-technical role familiarity, and the discipline to work through hard-to-fill hiring needs.
This is not a casual pivot. Recruiting and talent acquisition are areas where I have excelled, where I am comfortable operating, and where my experience still translates into real value.
Across my career, the pattern has been consistent:
- Understand the mission.
- Build trust with the people around me.
- Step up when leadership is needed.
- Support the team when followership matters more.
- Work independently without losing sight of the larger goal.
- Deliver when the work is demanding.
That is the standard I am bringing back across the full talent acquisition process.
Family is also a major part of this next chapter. I spent much of my adult life serving, deploying, moving, and being away from the people who mattered most. Now I have a dedicated home office, two young sons, and a clear reason to succeed in this next phase of my career.
“I am not looking to coast. I am looking to contribute, compete, and bring real value to the right organization.”
This next chapter is about focus. I have a stable foundation, a clear reason to succeed, and the readiness to bring my experience back into a professional environment where recruiting, communication, judgment, and follow-through matter.
I have seen what happens when organizations only focus on filling seats. My strength is looking past the immediate opening and thinking about fit, motivation, follow-through, and whether the person is likely to stay and succeed. That mindset came from years of leading, recruiting, and working with people in demanding environments.
That is the story I want a hiring manager to understand before we ever get into an interview. I bring experience, discipline, curiosity, communication, and a proven ability to step into demanding work and add value.