About Me

About Me

Welcome to Alva Connect Talents.

I’m Alva, and my journey defines the essence of empowering careers. With a career spanning six impactful years, I’ve curated a unique path that bridges the world of corporate recruitment. From Amazon’s Consumer organization to Adobe’s GTM Talent Scout division and back to Amazon as a Lead Technical Recruiter for AWS, my journey stands adorned with tangible achievements.

In my role as a Startup Builder and Talent Acquisition Manager, I bring firsthand familiarity with the dynamic sphere of innovation and technology. I’ve skillfully navigated career transitions, even executing a rapid shift from NPO to corporate recruitment within just two months as the pandemic emerged.

Professional Licenses and Certificates:

Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR), AIRS 2023

Managing yourself and Leading Others-Harvard University Professional Development 2022

Strategic Human Resources

Technical Recruiting, Certified by LinkedIn

Talent Acquisition: Create your Organization’s Strategy by SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) 2020

Human Resources Certificate-University of Washington Professional Development 2019

Fair and Effective Interviewing for Diversity and Inclusion

Testimonials

Why empower your career with me?

Recommending Alva as a great technical sourcer. Alva is excellent at discerning the top technical talent, and she is creative in her approach to networking on LinkedIn. Her posts add value to candidates and hiring managers, and help to build a community. She would be a great addition to a tech recruiting team.
Roger Wagoner
Sr Executive Recruiter at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Alva is a creative, resourceful, and hardworking colleague. During our time together at AWS I have been impressed by many of her Amazon "Leadership Principles", especially deliver results, learn and be curious, think big, and, of course, hire and develop the best!
Scott Sikora
Director, AWS Supply Chain Automation at Amazon
In my time working with Alva, she consistently found candidates that were interested in joining AWS and could pass the AWS hiring bar. This consistent delivery stood out within the larger AWS recruiting org.
John Dunagan
Senior Principal at Amazon
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Skills and Experience.

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Portfolio

Selected Works.

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