Robert P.

About Robert P.

Talent acquisition and workforce leader with 20+ years of experience driving full-cycle recruiting/sourcing, stakeholder partnership, workforce planning, veteran hiring strategy, compliance, and team development across consulting, higher education, government-facing, nonprofit, and military environments. Proven record leading high-volume and specialized hiring efforts, including cleared, technical, operational, and mission-critical roles. Known for building talent pipelines, improving recruiting processes, using analytics to drive hiring strategy, and partnering with senior leaders to deliver measurable hiring outcomes. Brings deep experience in candidate experience, onboarding alignment, diversity recruiting, compliance, and workforce development.

Experience

1. Senior Associate Veteran Outreach Lead Talent Engagement Strategist

   Guidehouse

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Lead full-cycle recruiting/sourcing across DoD and Intelligence Community hiring portfolios, supporting mission-critical hiring needs in Financial Management, Business Processes, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Software Development, and Business Management.• Filled 200+ cleared and mission-aligned hires, sourcing highly specialized candidates in competitive markets and supporting difficult-to-fill national security roles.• Helped drive companywide veteran hiring outcomes, contributing to the organization’s success in hiring 157 veterans in roughly a six-month period and facilitating 300+ veteran hires overall through direct recruiting, outreach, events, and pipeline development.• Managed recruiting activity that produced 54 hires started & 61 offers accepted in one measured cycle, demonstrating strong offer-close performance and candidate engagement.• Partner closely with senior partners, hiring managers, and business leaders to align recruiting strategy with workforce demand, hiring priorities, and delivery timelines.• Use recruiting analytics and reporting trends to assess funnel health, identify gaps, improve hiring strategy, and support business decision-making.• Serve as a sourcing specialist for nationwide and hard-to-fill talent searches, building pipelines of cleared, technical, and business candidates.• Lead veteran recruitment strategy for the enterprise in support of executive hiring goals, including event strategy, outreach campaigns, candidate relationship management, and veteran onboarding support.• Created recruiting and policy documentation, training materials, and onboarding guidance to improve consistency, compliance, and recruiter readiness.• Supported candidates through onboarding, benefits transition, and payroll coordination, helping improve candidate experience and reducing friction between acceptance and start date.

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communication and Media Studies/Law & Policy

  2013 — 2015

• Boise State University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (ABD), Public Administration

• Dominion Bible College

  Associate of Arts (AA), Theology/Theological Studies

  2004 — 2007