Trey De Vries
About Trey De Vries
Trey De Vries is a recruiter currently working at Tennr since 2024. He has extensive experience in recruiting for major tech companies and has contributed to scaling teams at Looker and Tesla.
Work at Tennr
Trey De Vries currently serves as a Recruiter at Tennr, a company that participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch. He has been in this role since 2024, contributing to the recruitment efforts of the organization for four months.
Education and Expertise
Trey De Vries studied at Hope College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Communication and Media Studies from 2006 to 2010. His educational background supports his expertise in recruitment, particularly in the technology sector.
Background in Recruitment
Trey De Vries has extensive experience in recruitment across various high-profile technology companies. He worked at Google as a Technical Recruiter for Infrastructure and Data Engineering at Google Nest from 2015 to 2016. He then joined Facebook as an Engineering Recruiter for Capacity Engineering and Analysis for eight months in 2016. His tenure at Looker as a Technical Recruiter from 2017 to 2019 involved scaling engineering, product, and design teams.
Experience at Tesla and Looker
Trey De Vries played a significant role in building the original Autopilot teams at Tesla Motors, serving as an Engineering Recruiter from 2014 to 2015. He later contributed to Looker's growth by scaling its Engineering, Product, and Design teams from 20 to nearly 200 members during his time there.
Achievements in Startup Environments
Throughout his career, Trey has developed lean but standardized recruiting processes to enhance scalability in startup roles. At Shef, he supported both tech and non-tech teams, aiding in the company's growth from 20 to 90 employees. He implemented metric-driven strategies to standardize reporting and support strategic planning in startup environments.