digital - Twenty Recruitment

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london
View consultant jobs carl.ashdown@twentyrecruitment.com +44 (0) 203 189 4348
Carl Started his career in 2014 at Initi8 Recruitment a recruitment agency specialising in IT, Data & Digital Analytics professionals across a wide range of industries. He worked for Initi8 for just under two years during which time, he focused on placing Microsoft Business Intelligence Developers, Insight Analysts and Data Scientists. Carl Joined Twenty in May 2016 to focus on building out the Data Science and Big Data desk. Carl typically recruits for Data Scientists, Data Engineers & Big Data Engineers with a current focus on Banking (Retail & Investment), Commodities, Tech Start-Ups and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) clients.
Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york

Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york
View consultant jobs michellie.mcdonald-obrien@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646-766-1203
Michellie services our digital clients and specializes in recruiting a broad spectrum of roles across the Product Management universe. Michellie graduated from Penn with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, where she also captained the volleyball team. Originally from San Francisco, she has driven across the country and lived in four major cities in the US. In her spare time she enjoys playing the guitar, and in her youth was a well-decorated Irish dancer and also finished 7th in the state of California for high jump.
Jonathan Legregin

backend engineering, new york

Jonathan Legregin

backend engineering, new york
View consultant jobs jonathan.legregin@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646-766-1206
Jonathan Legregin graduated from Dickinson College with a BS in Neuroscience and joined Twenty’s graduate training program in 2017. As a member of the Digital/Commerce perm team Jon focuses on back-end engineering, specifically within the C++ and Python.
James Warren

Managing Director, Europe

James Warren

Managing Director, Europe
View consultant jobs james.warren@twentyrecruitment.com +44 (0) 7496 047 494
James moved into recruitment in 2006 and has enjoyed a successful, fast-tracked career building and leading specialist recruitment businesses within London. Having begun his professional experience within Hays PLC, initially joining their Accountancy & Finance brand, James moved quickly through senior management onto a Directorship. He went onto lead teams across Change Management, Insurance and finally Financial Markets. James joined Twenty’s leadership team as a Managing Director to help grow the UK/Europe region across all group brands. He has built a strong reputation across the London, and wider UK market, for maintaining exceptionally high client service standards. Underpinning his standards are the belief in honesty and expertise; values he instills across all his consultants.
James Collins

software development, london

James Collins

software development, london
View consultant jobs james.collins@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4299
James joined Twenty after graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in Geography. Having successfully completed the consultant academy at Twenty, he now sits on the Financial Services desk with particular focus on the technology development sector.
Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london

Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london
View consultant jobs hannah.hawkesley@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4347
Hannah joined Twenty back in September 2017 and now works on our Digital & Creative Desk, specialising in UX/UI design, product management and digital marketing. She graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in graphic design. To Hannah, ambition is a desire to overachieve all her personally set targets. Interestingly, her family appeared on three episodes of HouseHunters international.
Joseph Dugan

infrastructure tech, new york

Joseph Dugan

infrastructure tech, new york
View consultant jobs joseph.dugan@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 766 1231
Joe Dugan places contract technology professional in DevOps, QA, SDET, and SRE. Joe graduated from Bucknell University with a BA in Economics and English. Originally from Cranford, NJ Joe joined Twenty’s graduate training program in 2017. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, reading, and bowling.
Richard Soper

backend engineering, new york

Richard Soper

backend engineering, new york
View consultant jobs richard.soper@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 766 1223
richard specializes in back end engineering positions, focusing in particular on java and scala, on the commerce/digital technology team here at twenty. richard joined twenty’s consultant academy in 2017 after graduating from columbia university with a degree in political science. originally from connecticut, richard enjoys playing squash, tennis and reading in his free time.
Jason Wu

C++, Python, Java, Scala, new york

Jason Wu

C++, Python, Java, Scala, new york
View consultant jobs jason.wu@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 766 1222
jason wu works with finance and tech companies to find contract back-end engineering talent and helps back-end engineering talent identify contract roles. jason graduated from baruch college with a degree in international marketing. originally from brooklyn, he joined twenty’s consultant training academy in 2017. outside of work, jason manages his real estate portfolio and enjoys learning foreign languages.
Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london

Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london
View consultant jobs lucyna.szypula@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4361
lucy joined twenty in 2018 after completing her degree in psychology and entrepreneurship, she now recruits into the data science and analytics desk and her particular focus is business intelligence.
Maximilian De Pfyffer

software development, interim, london

Maximilian De Pfyffer

software development, interim, london
View consultant jobs max.pfyffer@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4364
Max joined us in January 2018 and specialises in Software Development in UK and European expansion for Twenty. Before arriving at Twenty, he was studying in Boston for an undergrad and then moved to NYC in 2016, where he worked at a music management agency for nearly 2 years. Ambition to Max is the ability to disassociate entirely from external factors in order to realise a goal and/or vision. What makes him eclectic is his ability to do the best Donald Duck impersonation you’ve ever heard.
Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london

Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london
View consultant jobs michael.freiter@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4295
Mike joined Twenty in 2018 and is currently working on the tech infrastructure desk as an associate consultant. Before joining twenty he was pursuing a career in professional football! To Mike, ambition means; a ‘goal’ you strive to achieve that is further away than normality. What makes Mike eclectic is his unique background before starting at Twenty, along with his mild addiction to cheese!
Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london

Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london
View consultant jobs shahena.khan@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4363
Shahena joined Twenty after graduating from the University of Westminster with a degree in Psychology
Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin

Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin
View consultant jobs daniel.woodhall@twentyrecruitment.com (512) 337 6682
Daniel came to twenty with quite a resume under his belt. He was Head of Offshore Executive Search for the Caribbean’s premier firm based in the Cayman Islands, creating the department from scratch. He’s now working at twenty as an Associate Director in the Austin branch, focusing primarily on the growth of the company in Texas. “It isn’t good enough to love who you are. Striving to be the best version of yourself and loving who or what you could become is a much better lesson,” is an ambition mantra he believes in. Daniel is pretty eclectic, in that he consciously doesn’t own a TV and hasn’t had a Facebook account in 5 years. “life’s too short”!
Stephanie Moriarty

technology contract, new york

Stephanie Moriarty

technology contract, new york
View consultant jobs stephanie.moriarty@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 766 1241
Stephanie graduated from Amherst College with a BA in Psychology and Environmental Studies. Originally from Connecticut, she joined Twenty’s Consultant Academy in 2018.
Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york

Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york
View consultant jobs rebecca.stern@twentyrecruitment.com
Rebecca joined twenty in NYC after she graduated college from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a business degree. Originally from New Jersey, she decided to come back up north to experience the brutal winters. In her free time she enjoys laying by a pool with her dog next to her.
James Robson

data science & analytics, london

James Robson

data science & analytics, london
View consultant jobs james.robson@twentyrecruitment.com 020 3189 4334
James joined us in August 2018 on our training academy and now specialises in Data Science and Analytics. Before Twenty he studied Psychology at Royal Holloway, whilst working in a Boots Pharmacy. He believes that the wisdom and clarity within oneself, to know what you’re gunning for in life is the right thing, combined with the strength and willpower to fight for it is the best way to describe ambition. Because of his job - working at Boots - whilst he was at university, he became the unofficial team doctor who went out partying with them!
Eva Maloku

Digital Product, london

Eva Maloku

Digital Product, london
View consultant jobs eva.maloku@twentyrecruitment.com 0203 189 4333
Eva joined Twenty in August 2018 having studied Politics and Sociology at University of Brighton. She believes that having goals that inspire and influence you and pertaining the habits needed in order to successfully achieve those goals, is the best way to describe ambition. Although she’s lived in England most of her life, Eva is originally from Albania and lived in 4 countries all before the age of 5!
William Duson

consultant, austin

William Duson

consultant, austin
View consultant jobs william.duson@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512 798 3366
William joined in August of 2018, with a focus on becoming a 360 recruiter, whilst growing the Austin branch of Twenty into a world class firm. Before joining, he attended Belmont University in Nashville and spent a semester abroad at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, navigating the terrible weather! When asked about ambition, he said “it’s the force that drives us out of bed each morning, the underlying motivator that continuously pushes us towards excellence.” What makes him eclectic? He peaked in middle school when he founded a semi-famous basketball trick shot YouTube channel.
Lindsay Bost

technology, austin

Lindsay Bost

technology, austin
View consultant jobs lindsay.bost@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512 798 3365
Lindsay is a research consultant in Twenty’s Austin branch, currently focusing on growing the office to becoming the finest in North America. Before her time at Twenty, she was ‘living the dream’ playing college volleyball for Eastern New Mexico University (Go Greyhound!) then working at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado in Santa Fe. To her, ambition is your Why. Why you get up every day, do what you do and work your tail off to achieve your goals. She’s an avid traveller and thrill seeker – “the first time I ever bungee jumped was in Queenstown, New Zealand – the Adrenaline Capital of the world.”
Marci Reynolds

consultant, austin

Marci Reynolds

consultant, austin
View consultant jobs marci.reynolds@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512 337 6647
Marci has been working as a research consultant for the Texas branch of Twenty since August 2018. Along with acing recruitment, she’s focusing on growing within the company and establishing herself, she also runs the Texas Instagram – so keep an eye out to see what they get up to! Before Twenty she interned in Dallas at a property management company. Ambition, according to Marci, is “working hard and being persistent”. She also spends a huge amount of her free time perfecting the art of yoga!
Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york

Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york
View consultant jobs samantha.murphy-solano@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 757 1676
Samantha is a research consultant at Twenty, having begun her journey here back in August 2018. She came straight from studying at Columbia University! Simply put, ambition to her is having a passion for success. When asked to say something eclectic about herself, she confessed to actively enjoying watching horrible movies!
Clare Keller

backend engineering, new york

Clare Keller

backend engineering, new york
View consultant jobs clare.keller@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 757 1674
Clare has been a research consultant here at Twenty since August 2018, currently with a focus on assisting the consultants find the best candidates for their roles while building her own network. She came from George Washington University, where she graduated in May 2018. Ambition to her is the desire and determination you have to reach and surpass the goals you’ve set for yourself. What could be considered eclectic about Clare, is that she could only crawl backwards as a baby!
Rachel Pronti

technology contract, full stack, new york

Rachel Pronti

technology contract, full stack, new york
View consultant jobs rachel.pronti@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 766 1211
Rachel arrived at Twenty in August 2018 as a research consultant having just graduated from Ithaca College with a BA in Integrated Marketing Communications. She has joined the Contract Tech team where she specializes in recruiting for Full Stack roles. She judges ambition on having a strong desire for success while still believing in hard work. She’s currently testing out her skills in other areas as well, by trying to teach herself how to play piano.

meet the team

digital.

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london

Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york

Jonathan Legregin

backend engineering, new york

James Warren

Managing Director, Europe

James Collins

software development, london

Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london

Joseph Dugan

infrastructure tech, new york

Richard Soper

backend engineering, new york

Jason Wu

C++, Python, Java, Scala, new york

Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london

Maximilian De Pfyffer

software development, interim, london

Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london

Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london

Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin

Stephanie Moriarty

technology contract, new york

Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york

James Robson

data science & analytics, london

Eva Maloku

Digital Product, london

William Duson

consultant, austin

Lindsay Bost

technology, austin

Marci Reynolds

consultant, austin

Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york

Clare Keller

backend engineering, new york

Rachel Pronti

technology contract, full stack, new york