Sole recruiter.
U.S. launch of AFEELA.
Built for the frontier.
Most recently, I served as the sole recruiter for the U.S. launch of the AFEELA platform at Sony Honda Mobility of America | a 50/50 joint venture between Sony and Honda. In 15 months I built the entire recruiting function from scratch and delivered 48 strategic hires across 9 functional categories, a 98% offer acceptance rate, and $1.5M+ in annual agency savings through direct sourcing alone.
Honda’s corporate decision to exit the North American EV market closed that chapter. I leave with 10 formal reference letters from the VP of People Operations, VP of Engineering, VP of Marketing, VP & General Counsel, and senior operational leaders | every one written independently, every one arriving at the same conclusion.
That’s the most recent chapter. The career arc behind it runs from founding a national automotive recruiting consultancy in 2012, to building Gurley Leep’s entire function across 36 franchises (782 hires in 28 months), to scaling Fisker’s global workforce from 300 to 1,700+ employees at 17 hires per month. Known for eliminating agency dependency, building direct sourcing pipelines that consistently outperform search firms, and designing hiring strategies tied directly to business outcomes.
