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Experience

Seven years across recruiting, L&D, and people operations

From recruiting at Google to running HR on a two-person team to leading learning for 600+ employees. Here are the highlights; request my full resume for the details.

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Career highlights

A step back

Travel, reflection, and building with AI

Traveled across Europe, Asia, and North America, learned AI, published children's books, and started a stealth startup. Read my story

2026

Everway

Sr. Learning and Development Lead

Delivered required compliance and skills training to 600+ employees globally, with 100% completion every quarter.

Aug 2024 – Jan 2026

Everway

Sr. People Operations Specialist

Raised engagement scores 25% by rebuilding onboarding and offboarding and launching a recognition program.

Dec 2023 – Aug 2024

Google

Executive Technical Recruiting Sourcer

Reached 125%+ of quarterly recruiting targets and lifted candidate-to-hire conversion 40%.

Sep 2021 – Feb 2023

Anaplan

Recruiting Coordinator

Coordinated 10+ panel interviews a day for US, UK, and global candidates, through offer and onboarding.

Dec 2020 – Sep 2021

Securly

People Operations Manager

Owned the full employee lifecycle on a two-person HR team, from onboarding through offboarding.

Oct 2018 – Apr 2021

Upwork

HR Administration Contractor

Part-time HR support for small businesses: offer letters, onboarding files, HRIS upkeep, and audit-ready compliance records.

Jun 2021 – Oct 2022

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

B.S. Business Administration, Marketing

2016 – 2018

My story

The year I stepped back

In 2026 I took a step back from the corporate world and spent a couple of months traveling across Europe, Asia, and North America. I used the time to look at myself up close and understand what truly brings me joy and fulfillment.

Along the way I learned AI and made it part of my daily life, published children's books, and started a stealth startup that I build on the side. Now I am bringing all of it back to the work I love: helping people and teams do their best work.

worth every mile

  1. TraveledA couple of months across Europe, Asia, and North America
  2. ReflectedA close, honest look at what brings me joy and fulfillment
  3. Learned AINow part of how I work and live every day
  4. BuildingA stealth startup I am building on the side
  5. PublishedChildren's coloring books on Amazon. See the books

Learning & development work

Learning programs I built across roles

Collage of eLearning courses: anti-harassment training, information security training, and a Welcome to Everway onboarding course

eLearning courses

Compliance and onboarding courses built in Articulate and 360Learning, including harassment prevention, information security, and a global welcome course.

Articulate 360360Learning
Udemy learning paths for People and HR, SaaS Fundamentals, Soft Skills for Technology Professionals, and Marketing

Learning paths

Curated Udemy Business paths for People and HR, SaaS fundamentals, soft skills for technical teams, and marketing.

Udemy Business
Slides from a Udemy usage report: license summary, minutes watched by department, and a skills breakdown chart

Learning analytics report

A quarterly report for leadership on license use, learning by department, and skills trends, with recommendations.

Udemy BusinessGoogle Slides

Recommendations

Kind words from people I have worked with

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What really stands out about Raisa is her project management skill - she keeps everything on track, organised, and running smoothly, no matter how complex the task.

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I had the pleasure of working with Raisa at Everway, and she is an absolute delight to collaborate with. She is friendly, approachable, and extremely efficient. Raisa managed our 360 Learning LMS, overseeing users, courses, and learning pathways, while coordinating multiple training requests, liaising with stakeholders and third-party providers for funding. She also designed engaging e-learning courses on the platform. What really stands out about Raisa is her project management skill - she keeps everything on track, organised, and running smoothly, no matter how complex the task. Her professionalism, positivity, and dedication make her a joy to work with, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any team or organisation.

Andrew JonesManaged Raisa directly at EverwayLearning & Development, Training & Facilitation · November 2025

Raisa consistently delivers high quality work; she's quick to learn, empathetic and forward thinking.

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I had the pleasure of managing Raisa at Google and can confidently say she is exceptional. Raisa consistently delivers high quality work; she's quick to learn, empathetic and forward thinking. Her conviction to everything she does will make Raisa an asset to any company! Please reach out to me directly with any questions.

Sarah GooseManaged Raisa directly at GoogleEx-Google, Career & Interview Strategy · March 2023

Raisa sourced candidates with very niche skills in a competitive market for this type of talent, and she did an incredible job at pitching confidential projects to Engineering Manager + Software Engineering candidates to gain their interest.

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I worked closely with Raisa for 5 months during a fast paced Software Engineering hiring sprint for Augmented Reality Teams at Google. Raisa demonstrated that she can learn new skills quickly, and can pivot wherever she is needed to support the businesses hiring needs. Raisa sourced candidates with very niche skills in a competitive market for this type of talent, and she did an incredible job at pitching confidential projects to Engineering Manager + Software Engineering candidates to gain their interest. Raisa's ability to ask the right questions to candidates and to our stakeholders allowed for us to uncover the correct teams to match candidates to. This improved: our candidate pipeline, time to hire, and the candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Raisa is driven, organized, genuinely curious in the teams she is recruiting for, a team player, and wants to support the tough to recruit for positions, which makes a positive impact on the team. I enjoyed my time working with Raisa, and I have no doubt she will make an impact at any company!

Connor McClearyWorked with Raisa on the same team at GoogleRecruiter, Google Research · February 2023

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