About
I'm a Founding Recruiter at a Minnesota boutique agency, placing legal, AI, and engineering talent. I also build tools and automations for my desk, like DripDraft.com, which keeps the craft of email human and handles the workflow -- so people can focus on people.
Dad to two, board member and president of several non-profits, organize conferences, wrote a novel (oona13.com), and run and bike the Minnesota River Valley more than I'd like to admit!
Experience
Founding Recruiter
Fluency Digital
Apr 2024 - Present
Sr. Account Manager / Recruiter
Harbinger Partners
Feb 2023 - Apr 2024
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sr. Account Manager / Recruiter
Cprime, A Goldman Sachs Company (Formerly DevJam)
Dec 2016 - Feb 2023
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Sr. Recruiter
SynerTech Inc
Jun 2014 - Feb 2016
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Sr. Account Manager
Signature Consultants
Nov 2012 - Jun 2014
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Education
The Evergreen State College
Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Technische Universität Berlin
Studies
Licenses & certifications
Certified Temporary-Staffing Specialist (CTS)
UMN Carlson School of Management
AIRS Certificate - Recruiting
AIRS, an ADP company
CSPO
SA
CSP (Staffing)
Skills
- Leadership
- Consulting
- Full-Cycle Technical Recruiting
- Legal Recruiting
- AI Recruiting
- Engineering Recruiting
- Client Relationship Management
Recommendations
Jeff Meyer
Certified Team Coach, Agile/Technical/Product Coach
Stephen's client, November 2022
I recently had an unexpected change in employment status, and a mutual friend connected me with Stephen. Stephen and I had been connected on linked in, but had never met in the real world, and this gave me a great opportunity to get to know Stephen. I really appreciated his interest in getting to know me, where I currently am in my agile journey, and how he might be able to help me find an opportunity to continue that agile journey. Stephen was able to talk with me about several promising opportunities, and he helped me along during my search. Thanks to Stephen's help, I found a great opportunity to continue my journey in coaching agile teams. Thank you, Stephen!
Adam Backstrom
Software Engineering Manager, MSSE
Stephen's client, May 2016
I was fortunate to have Stephen represent me while working at Thomson Reuters. He is an extremely thoughtful and detail-oriented manager with excellent relationship management skills. He is a top notch recruiter and I would not hesitate to work with him again in the future.
Publications
Oona 13
Brighter Side Press, Mar 3, 2025. Novel, science fiction / adventure.
Languages
- German