• Hired to analyze and restructure a boutique legal technology staffing company's compensation structure to increase profitability and revenue growth potential. Oversaw the introduction and implementation of the new compensation plan to the existing recruiting team and then transitioned into a hands-on recruiting management role. • Supervised a five-person recruiting and support staff team focused on contract and full-time placement of legal technology professionals, in addition to running a full desk as a recruiter and accounts manager.• Worked with company owners to hire and manage a three-person recruiting and accounts management team focused on contract and full-time placement of cybersecurity and IT professionals.

• Provided recruitment services to senior engineering and art talent in the videogame industry.• Served as Business Development Director for Thunderhorn Gameworks; pitching original and licensed console projects to leading videogame publishers, including Electronic Arts, THQ, Sony, and Warner Bros. to name a few. Secured authorized Wii Developer status for company with Nintendo. Researched technology solutions and established relationship with middleware vendor Emergent Game Technologies.

• Co-founded and built the premier recruiting agency for the videogame and interactive entertainment industries. Achieved profitability in first year of business and subsequent double-digit revenue growth in each successive year.• Established and managed key relationships with small, medium and large videogame developers and publishers including, Blizzard Entertainment, Obsidian Entertainment, 2K Sports, Sony Computer Entertainment, InXile Entertainment, Irrational Games, and Electronic Arts, to name a few.• Successfully represented and placed hundreds of programmers, artists/animators, designers, producers and executives with leading videogame developers and publishers throughout the US, Canada and overseas.• Envisioned and set up entire company infrastructure, including all computer hardware and software, client/server network, phone, voicemail and teleconferencing systems, internet and email systems, etc. Set up and managed all respective vendor accounts and relationships. • Designed and developed a state of the art contact management database and online recruiting portal as well as corporate websites. Maintained and updated all databases and websites to increase overall company productivity and efficiency.• Installed, configured and administered network infrastructure and telecommunications systems to support a 22 person recruiting and account management team. Established IT policies and trained staff on use of proprietary database, network, and phone systems.• Authored employee handbook, training manuals, fee agreements, business proposals and various other legal and business documents. Trained new hires on the gaming industry (history, development processes, technologies, etc.) and wrote annual employee reviews for discussion at the end of each calendar year.• Oversaw every aspect of building out a new 5000 square foot office space and successfully moved the company into the new space over a single weekend.

• Established and managed key relationships with small, medium and large videogame developers and publishers including, Interplay Productions, Visual Concepts, Odd World Inhabitants, Crystal Dynamics, Sony Computer Entertainment and Electronic Arts, to name a few.• Successfully represented and placed hundreds of programmers, artists/animators, designers, producers and executives with leading videogame developers and publishers throughout North America and Canada.• Managed and trained another recruiter and increased revenue by over 50%. • Helped redesign company database to increase data mining efficiency and overall company productivity.• Provided IT and IS support.