# Sam Cook > Software Engineer Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/samcook ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Tabs Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ MassLight Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States ### Software Engineer Intern (iOS and Web) @ MassLight Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States ### iOS Engineer Intern @ Brightline Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 ### iOS Development Student @ Kodeco Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 This bootcamp from Kodeco (the new raywenderlich.com) is a 15-week long certificate program with live weekly classes and mentorship from iOS experts. Skills I have obtained in this time include SwiftUI (some UIKit), MVVM, modern concurrency, URLSession, encoding/decoding JSON, calling APIs, data flows (state, binding, state object and environment object), version control systems, unit testing, some Firebase, and more. Our bootcamp included 6 mentors and 27 students. Honors & Recognition: - Best Capstone Design Award (single student awarded for best design of the final capstone project) - Swift Success Award (one of three students awarded for effort and dedication) ### iOS Development Student @ UC San Diego Extended Studies Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 This 1-year certificate program covers introductory programming concepts, SwiftUI and UIKit, mobile design principles, networking, debugging, and advanced functions. ### Manager, Talent Acquisition (Inc. & Tech) @ Brightline Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Brightline is a Series C pediatric behavioral telehealth startup that I joined during their early Series B stage. • Extended my work from tech and product orgs to all corporate departments within the company including Marketing, Sales, Client Success, People Operations, Care Delivery, and more • Managed 2 recruiters to hire 90+ corporate employees within 3 quarters • Served as the company’s Talent leader representative for one quarter while we were between VPs of Talent • Within one year, averaged 3 hires per month with an 83% acceptance rate, a 93% retention rate, and 29 days time-to-fill – all while managing direct reports, serving as a corporate talent leader, and creating new processes • Upheld diversity metrics at 53% BIPOC and 45% women within all credited hires • Trained hiring managers and interviewers on best practices and inclusive hiring • Built and documented materials, templates, and SOPs for the company’s talent function • Worked with Brand to create and disseminate talent branding materials and initiatives • Helped implement Ashby as our new Applicant Tracking System and Reporting Tool ### Founding Lead Technical Recruiter @ Brightline Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 • Joined as Brightline’s first technical recruiter and stood up our tech and product department recruiting functions, working closely with our CTO and CPO • Oversaw and managed an external RPO through which we hired 15 software engineers • Researched and brought on new tools and platforms; managed vendors and contracts • Hired, managed, and developed a technical recruiter under me • Forecasted pipeline metrics and interviewing hours required to hire 8-15 engineers per quarter • Ensured underrepresentation in candidate pipelines by utilizing targeted sourcing strategies, diversity job boards, calling out diversity at each step in the interview process, and serving as a DEIB thought partner to hiring teams • Reported on analytics – conducted weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly updates on how my team was tracking towards goals and KPIs • Kept org leaders informed on hiring initiatives, recruiting velocity, and how our team's initiatives contributed towards company's OKRs • Served as a trusted advisor to candidates and was able to ensure and illustrate how their interests, passions, growth goals, and skill sets were aligned with the role, company industry, and growth opportunities at Brightline • Scheduled and lead function-wide meetings both internally and cross functionally • Noticed patterns and nuances across my function and was able to identify opportunities for process improvements, quickly pivot when necessary, and formulate solutions that impacted short term performance • Brought multiple projects from start to finish while sometimes delegating project work to direct reports • Utilized Greenhouse for applicant tracking and Gem for analytics and drip campaigning ### Interim Technical Recruiting Manager @ Cerebral Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Cerebral is a Series C adult mental health startup that I joined during their seed-funded stage. • Managed 4-6 direct reports (technical recruiters, talent acquisition specialist, technical recruiting coordinator) • Trained recruiters on all technical positions • Created KPIs and metrics for the team and tracked progress towards goals • Partnered with technical leaders to develop interview processes, best practices, and talent recruitment strategy • Oversaw the recruitment of 36 successful technical hires (mid-level or above) with minimal spend on recruitment agency fees (only 8% of hires made), tripling the size of the tech department ### Senior Technical Recruiter @ Cerebral Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Served as a mentor and trainer to recruiters, talent acquisition, and recruiting coordinators • Sourced and recruited technical and executive positions across the organization for the fastest growing behavioral health company in history • Roles included software engineers, quality engineers, product managers, UX/UI designers, data scientists, DevOps, security engineers, mobile engineers • Level of senior leaderships roles spanned from Director through C-Suite, including VP of Product & Engineering and Chief Medical Officer ### Founding Technical Recruiter @ Cerebral Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 • Became Cerebral's first technical recruiter and mapped out interview processes across all technical positions in the company • Worked closely with staff augmentation, agency vendors, and tools to expand top of funnel • Helped close contracts with PEOs in Canada and Latin America • Helped bring in and expand an offshore team in Vietnam to 40+ software engineers ### Founding Recruiter @ Cerebral Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, CA • Joined as Cerebral's first full-time recruiter and employee #14, from Seed to post-Series B • Cerebral placed #2 in Fastest Growing Companies of 2021 across the globe (growjo.com) • Played a pivotal role in recruitment across the org as the company workforce expanded to 2600+ workers (220+ FTEs) and into all 50 states • Stood up NP recruiting, HQ recruiting, and Technical recruiting teams, created SOPs and training videos, and trained other recruiters ### Recruiter @ Robert Half Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Oakland, CA • Executed sourcing and recruiting for administrative and accounting roles within healthcare companies in the East Bay territory. Collaborated with hiring managers from hospital systems, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, clinics, non-profits, and physician offices to staff Administrative & Executive Assistants, Accounting Clerks, Accounts Receivables/Payables Specialists, Medical Assistants, Patient Service Representatives, Payroll Specialists, Staff & Senior Accountants, and more. • Talent Acquisition: recruited 300+ temporary, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire candidates in 2019 (average of 33 candidates per month since April) using advanced Boolean searches in Salesforce as ATS, social media recruiting, LinkedIn recruiting, job fairs, referrals, networking and branding, and cold calling. • Candidate Support: in 2019, assisted 180+ candidates with in-depth résumé writing, skills training, interview prep, on-the-job skills, job retention and counseling, and benefits information. • Human Resources: coordinated candidate compliance such as health screens (physicals and immunizations), drug screens, background checks, LiveScan Fingerprints (DOJ), I-9 document submissions, reference checks, W2 forms. • Growth: made 46% of all 2019 placements within the healthcare team despite starting in April. Was vital in the team’s 27% YOY growth and 52-week, all-time highs on three occasions. • Upward Mobility: within only 6 months of starting, ranked in the top 31% of all administrative staffers in the West and Southwest regions. • Average Metrics: 30-50 reach outs per day, 50-100 phone screens per week, 8+ video interviews (Zoom, Google Duo, FaceTime) per week, 91.5 hires per quarter (surpassing goal of 80 per quarter), 7-10 requisitions worked on per week. • Software: Salesforce ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, E-Verify, Zoom, Skype for Business, Concur, Microsoft Teams, Word (mail merges), Outlook (complex calendar management), PowerPoint, Excel (pivot tables, vlookups), One Note ### Operations Manager @ The Foggy Dog (We're Hiring!) Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA • Served as the ecommerce Ops Manager for a rapidly growing e-commerce company. Managed inventory lifecycles for over 600 SKUs from projecting demand, sourcing materials, collaborating with production partners, maintaining and reevaluating inventory platforms, and identifying long-term objectives. • Research and Planning: Researched and sourced materials, products, manufacturers, and software programs to streamline processes and save costs. Provided recommendations to improve efficiency and optimization in lead times, fill rates, reorder points, safety stock, and order fulfillment. Created and Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for inventory, order fulfillment, and e-commerce management processes. Updated Standard procedures documents regularly as the company grew. Built and ran inventory, valuation, sales trends, seasonality, and projection reports in Excel spreadsheets. Analyzed sales data and developed reporting on KPIs to create actionable plans to drive growth. • Production Support: Created Purchase Orders (POs) for external vendors based on the requirements identified by suppliers. Created supply orders to match production schedules and transacted assembly builds based on production releases. Monitored the daily production output at the manufacturers to ensure production needs were met and releases were issued in a timely manner. Managed operational timelines for project rollouts. • Execution: Issued POs including EDI POs for items based on forecast, lead time, and pricing tiers. Monitored delivery schedules and provided rolling forecasts to vendors and wholesale buyers. Edited product photos and descriptions for the website through Shopify. Processed orders using ShipStation. • Software: Shopify, Ecomdash, ShipStation, Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookups), Google Docs, Google Sheets ### Technical Specialist @ Apple Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Walnut Creek, CA • Assisted over 700 individuals in 2018 with technical support and high customer satisfaction. Used technical expertise and customer focus to take appointments for software and hardware issues, assess issues, and provide optimal solutions. Engaged in immersive roles in sales, inventory operations, and visual merchandising. • Served as a resource and mentor for new hires and peers. Helped form a Community Team to enhance teamwork development and camaraderie through social events and volunteering. • Software: Sugar CRM, SAP ERP, iWork Pages, Keynote, Numbers, EasyPay Touch System ### Communications & Development Intern @ Root & Rebound Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Oakland, CA • Implemented communications initiatives and materials, drafted content for the website, blog, and social media accounts, and assisted with administrative duties including writing letters, communicating with partners, and general office duties. • Advanced fundraising initiatives including soliciting companies/individuals for donations, managing donations, and generating donor acknowledgements for Root & Rebound's 2016 Fundraising Gala and Auction. ### Advertising Intern @ Bay Nature Institute Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Berkeley, CA • Conducted research, compiled prospect lists, and maintained online advertisements for Bay Nature Magazine. • Continued to maintain and update their web ads as a volunteer until August 2016 and trained others on the use of the digital advertising platform. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samncook - GitHub: https://github.com/koocimas - Website: https://medium.com/@scook210 --- Source: https://flows.cv/samcook JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/samcook/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01