Daryl Blair Gonzales
8+ years building HR operations from scratch for remote-first and Web3-native teams. Covers the full stack: talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, compensation, and compliance, without the overhead of a large department.
One of the few HR operators in the Web3 space who also ships the tooling: custom HRIS, hiring pipelines, and automations at a fraction of vendor cost. Operates with AI as an executive layer, handling research, drafting, synthesis, and operational throughput, while keeping judgment, strategy, and people decisions firmly human.
Experience
Head of Human Resources
Growgami
Web3 marketing agency. First HR hire. Scaled a fully distributed async team from 10 to 50+ people; managed subsequent contraction to 37, growth and workforce reduction within the same tenure.
▪Drove 35+ hires across 6+ functions in under 2 years; built full recruiting infrastructure from zero including job architecture, intake process, interview frameworks, and offer management
▪Designed and enforced HR policy, employment contracts, and statutory compliance documentation across PH-based and international team members in a crypto-native operating environment
▪Strategic HR advisor to the executive team; managed both a rapid scale-up and a structured workforce reduction, the connective layer between leadership decisions and how the team actually operated
▪Built a custom HRIS on Notion replacing SaaS at $280+/mo savings; authored a 72-process SOP directory and rewrote the company culture document to align distributed team behavior with leadership direction
▪Deployed AI-native hiring infrastructure (conversational intake bot, weighted interview scorecard) that improved candidate quality and cut manual screening time; shipped internal ops tooling that eliminated coordination overhead without adding vendor cost
Copywriter / Researcher
DeFi Philippines
Research and editorial on blockchain protocols, DeFi, and crypto markets for a Philippines-based media brand.
Virtual Assistant
MyOutDesk
Executive-level support for US-based real estate operators: calendar and communications management, social media, website upkeep, MLS database, and transaction coordination from contract to close.
Head of Business Development
Mammoth Media Ltd
Led growth strategy, market analysis, and client relationships for a Philippine media company. BD strategy, pipeline management, and executive reporting.
Workforce Relationship Advisor
CXC Global
Contractor lifecycle management for Australian-market clients of a global workforce firm. Full onboarding, compliance documentation, stakeholder reporting, and contractor support.
Operations and People Lead
DN Coded Marketing and Design
Three roles across 1.5 years: Program Manager (two-shift ops, SOPs, Team Lead management), HR Generalist (full-cycle recruitment, PH statutory compliance, engagement), Business Analyst (production data to executive reports).
Customer Service Representative
Sitel
Credit card support covering payments, fraud disputes, and online account access.
Education
Remnant International College
BS
Skills
SELECTED BUILDS
HRIS on Notion
Notion, Airtable, automation workflows
Replaced BambooHR-class SaaS; $280+/mo saved, full HR data visibility from day one
Custom HR system: employee records, onboarding, org structure, leave management, and reporting. Zero vendor lock-in.
Ori
Google Apps Script, Google Sheets, Google Drive, GitHub, Vercel, AI-assisted
Replaced traditional application forms with a conversational intake flow; eliminated manual candidate sorting
Gen Z-toned hiring chatbot. Applicant data auto-logs to Google Sheets and Drive. Live in production.
HireSignal Gem
Gemini, prompt engineering
Standardized interview evaluation across hiring panels; reduced assessment inconsistency
Weighted scorecard across six competency dimensions. Produces consistent, defensible candidate assessments at every hiring stage.
DapBot
Node.js, Slack Bolt, Railway, Supabase, AI-assisted
Peer recognition at $0/mo for 37 users; fully owned alternative to off-the-shelf SaaS
Kudos bot running on free infrastructure. Replaced paid recognition tools with a zero-cost, fully owned alternative. No vendor dependency.
Pin Recorder
Node.js, Slack Bolt, Socket Mode, Render, AI-assisted
Eliminated manual task logging from Slack; structured task capture with zero added process
Captures pinned emoji reactions, writes structured task cards to a Slack List and dedicated channel automatically.