Hardware & robotics
Electrical, mechanical, firmware and controls engineers for robotics and fusion energy, from early career to senior leadership.
Open to senior recruiting and talent leadership roles, and to consulting
Senior Technical Recruiter · Talent Consultant
I find the people who build what's next.
For nine years I've run confidential, mission-critical searches for the teams building robotics, fusion energy and frontier AI. I build hiring that is rigorous, fair and human.
Recruited for
- Meta Superintelligence Labs
- Carbon Robotics
- Helion Energy
- Meta FAIR
- Amazon Web Services
- Microsoft
9+years in technical recruiting
45+hardware & product hires in one year at Carbon Robotics
60+engineering hires a year on Meta's early-career team
20+recruiters onboarded and mentored
Expertise
Hard-to-fill roles at the technical frontier
I speak the language of the teams I hire for. I read papers to map research talent, learn the difference between PCB and firmware roles, and work with hiring leaders to set a bar everyone can apply the same way.
AI research
Confidential searches for PhD, postdoc and senior researchers in generative models, NLP and computer vision at Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Early-career programs
New-grad and intern pipelines, campus strategy and internship programs built from scratch, including Meta's Toronto recruiting playbook.
How I run a search
- Set the barAgree with hiring leaders on the role brief, the must-haves and what great looks like before any outreach.
- Map the talentFind people through publications, conferences, academic networks and targeted passive outreach.
- Evaluate with structureUse competency rubrics, calibrated interviewers and debriefs that rely on evidence.
- Close with carePlan the offer, support relocation and tell a role story candidates want to be part of.
Experience
Where I've done the work
Robotics, fusion energy and AI research labs, plus earlier roles at Meta, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.
Carbon RoboticsSep 2025 – Nov 2026
Senior Technical Recruiter
Hardware, Product & Advanced Technology
- Delivered 45+ hires in one year across electrical, PCB, embedded firmware, mechanical and robotics prototyping roles.
- Built structured interview frameworks, competency rubrics and interviewer training on bias reduction and scoring calibration.
- Ran hiring sprints with field engineering and operations to support prototype builds and seasonal field deployments.
- Launched the campus internship program, from campus strategy to project scoping and a standard evaluation rubric.
Meta2023 – 2025
Senior Technical Recruiter
Superintelligence Labs (Generative AI & FAIR)
- Ran confidential searches end to end for PhD, postdoc and early-career researchers in generative models, NLP and computer vision.
- Mapped academic and industry talent through publication review, conference outreach and custom Boolean and graph searches.
- Designed research interview rubrics covering research depth, experimental rigor, publication impact and reproducibility.
- Mentored junior recruiters on research sourcing and technical screening.
Helion EnergyJan 2023 – Nov 2023
Senior Technical Recruiter
Hardware Engineering & People
- Created role families and competency matrices for electrical, mechanical, controls, firmware and systems engineering.
- Built interview loops, scorecards and manager guides from scratch, including lab assessments and field-readiness evaluations.
- Advised engineering leadership on workforce planning and critical-role priorities.
Meta2020 – 2022
Senior Technical Recruiter
Emerging Talent
- Delivered 60+ engineering hires a year across new-grad, intern and rotational programs while meeting quality and diversity targets.
- Built and owned the Toronto recruiting playbook, which kept hiring above target year after year.
- Onboarded and mentored 20+ recruiters during rapid team growth.
Meta2019 – 2020
PhD Technical Sourcer
AR/VR Research
Meta · AWS · Microsoft2016 – 2019
Recruiting Coordinator
Where it started
Reach
A voice tech talent listens to
I share roles, hiring advice and open doors for engineers and researchers. Most of the people who see it are outside my own network, and many are senior.
180K+post impressions in the past year, up 19%
63K+professionals reached, 72% from outside my network
4,700+LinkedIn followers
1,200+clicks to the roles, events and talent lists I share
Who's listening: a third of my audience is senior-level, and more than a quarter work at companies with 10,000+ employees.
Follow on LinkedIn ↗Source: LinkedIn analytics, October 2025 to October 2026.
Consulting
Ways we can work together
For startups and research teams hiring in robotics, energy, hardware or AI. I can design your hiring system, run your hardest searches, or both.
Structured hiring design
Interview loops, competency rubrics, scorecards and take-home assessments, plus interviewer training and calibration so every candidate is judged the same way.
A good fit if your team interviews a lot but can't agree on who to hire.
Embedded technical recruiting
I join your team part-time or for a project and own critical searches end to end: role brief, talent map, outreach, interviews and close.
A good fit if you have a few must-win hardware or research hires and no one to run them.
Campus & intern programs
Launch or reset an internship program: campus strategy, project scoping, evaluation rubrics and a pipeline that turns interns into full-time hires.
A good fit if you want to grow your own engineers instead of competing for senior ones.
LATAM & global pipelines
Bilingual (English and Portuguese) sourcing and candidate care across the US, Latin America and EMEA, including relocation and offer strategy.
A good fit if you're opening a hub abroad or want strong talent beyond the usual cities.
Packages
Clear scope, clear pricing
Three ways to start. Every engagement begins with a free 20-minute intro call, so we can make sure it's the right fit before you commit.
Hiring process audit
$2,500starting price · 2 weeks
A close look at how you hire today and what's costing you good candidates.
- Review of your interview loops, scorecards and job descriptions
- Funnel analysis: where candidates drop out and why
- Written recommendations plus a 60-minute session with your leaders
Structured hiring build
$7,500starting price · 4–6 weeks
A complete, fair interview system your team can run on its own.
- Interview loops, rubrics and scorecards for up to 3 role families
- Interviewer training on calibration and reducing bias
- Debrief format and a hiring dashboard to track results
Embedded recruiting
$8,000per month · part-time
I join your team and own your most critical technical searches.
- About 20 hours a week, with a 3-month minimum
- Role briefs, talent mapping, outreach, interviews and closing
- Weekly pipeline report for your leadership team
One critical hire? I also run single searches for senior engineering and research roles: 22% of first-year base salary, paid when your hire starts, with a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Start a searchPrices are starting points in USD. Final scope and pricing are confirmed in a written proposal.
Toolkit
Skills, tools & education
Recruiting
Platforms
Languages
Education
Seattle Pacific University
B.A. Political Science; B.A. History
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
East Asian Studies (study abroad)