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Canada

San Francisco, California, Us

Excited to be leading the people experience / people operations for the wonderful team working across the Americas and Europe on the much anticipated Bitcraft Online MMO as well as Clockwork’s newly launched SpacetimeDBIf you’re looking for a fully remote role in any of the following areas please reach out!•Web Application Developer (Senior/Lead Level)https://clockworklabs.io/join

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Contracted to support the people and help grow the team. Animism was founded in 2017 by veteran VFX artists FOR artists. If you're a VFX artist or production professional who wants to work with a small, collaborative studio with leaders who respect your personal time, support your career development goals, and welcome your ideas, check out https://animism.studio/

Providing niche recruitment and HR consultancy to tech companies in the UK and Canada.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

We create Emotionally Intelligent Organisations. The approach spanned executive search, executive coaching and organisational advancement to find the elephants impacting your organisations' ability to attract, retain and lead.We help you walk the talk from our founder's business economics book 'Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies To Save Your Company' (Entrepreneur Press)', by Caroline Stokes, foreword by Darrell West, VP Brookings.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

It was a pleasure to return to Jagex for a 4 month contract to join the RuneScape technologies team as a dedicated HR & Recruitment consultant.Working directly with the Engine Team, hiring managers, HRBPs, and executive budget holders, I successfully closed 4 niche engineering roles, connecting the studio with world class talent and supporting candidates through the hiring process.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

For this short contract via FORWARD, I worked directly with hiring managers in studio to help grow the Runescape and Old School RuneScape Engine, Builds, and Tools teams, providing industry leading recruitment of world class talent.Jagex is today one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; their titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game.

After 18 years in the fast paced world of leading project teams, HR departments, and recruitment for world class VFX, animation, and game companies, I made the exciting decision to move to London, UK, and have spent several months learning, living, and growing while exploring Europe.

Culver City, California, Us

Zoic Studios is an Award winning VFX company based in, Los Angeles, New York City and Vancouver, Canada. Some more recent credits include, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Once Upon A Time, The 100, & Arrow. Achievements:• Development and implementation of leadership training program resulting in higher levels of leadership skill, stronger interpersonal connections, and greater ability to manage performance.• Selection and implementation of BambooHR to increase HR operations efficiency in areas of data integrity, historical record keeping, employee self service, and performance tracking saving up to $300,000/year. • Active participant in various industry initiatives to provide government with industry recommendations for immigration and tax credit programs that better support the needs of the booming high tech sector. • Supported year over year company growth by continuously researching and training the HR team to process work permit applications in house allowing Zoic to hire internationally and saving the company up to $110,000/year in immigration consultant fees. Primary Responsibilities Included:• HR strategy, operations, organizational development, and change management of BC studio • Utilized in depth knowledge of the business to build collaborative partnerships with executives, senior leaders, and team leads to assess needs, anticipate challenges, and support growth • Oversaw HR operations including onboarding/offboarding, total rewards planning and administration, HR policy and procedures, immigration and relocation, and legal compliance• Provided guidance and coaching re: employee relations including performance management, mediation, terminations, change management, talent planning, and skills development• Managed, mentored, and trained of HR team• Advised senior executives across the organisation on HR strategy & best practices • Managed complex employee relations issues and grievances

Culver City, California, Us

Achievements:• Developed and implemented systemic review and performance management program in collaboration with Studio Supervisor to more efficiently and effectively evaluate employee skill levels and contributions as well as to prioritize return offers and extensions• Invited to join Zoic’s yearly Senior Management Executive Committee to advise on HR strategy• Designed shift system for Roto/Paint team to minimize OT costs, and more efficiently use available space during crunch periods. Implemented averaging agreement approach to allow company to meet its financial goals while providing positive incentives for employees on later shifts minimizing attrition through the change.• Designed Harassment and Bullying prevention training for managers and employees Primary Responsibilities Included:• Management, mentorship, and training of HR team• Advised senior executives in BC and LA on HR strategy • Partnered with Heads of Production to plan resource needs and assignments for awarded projects • Work permit administration for international hires • Managed HR Operations, Onboarding/Offboarding, Compliance, Compensation Review Cycle, Performance Management, Benefit Plans, and Perks • Managed complex employee relations issues, investigations, grievances, redundancies, and terminations. • Continued development of HR and Leadership policies and best practices• Provided one on one employee and Leader coaching and development

Culver City, California, Us

Achievements:• Brought greater structure and efficiency to the BC HR function, providing the foundation policies and processes necessary for successful large scale growth from 70 – 250 concurrent employees• Full cycle recruitment and onboarding of over 200 employees in 2013 including administration of over 70 work permit applications• Updated employment contracts to reflect BC employment laws and ensure Zoic and the employee’s legal rights and responsibilities were more clearly protected and definedPrimary Responsibilities Included:• In collaboration with the Producer, Talent & Brand, managed full cycle recruitment of up to 200+ creative and technical employees per year to meet seasonal TV project needs• Partnered with Heads of Production to plan resource needs and assignments for awarded projects • Managed work permit administration for international hires • Managed HR Operations, Onboarding/Offboarding, Compliance, Compensation Review Cycle, Performance Management, Benefit Plans, and Perks • Development of HR and Leadership policies and best practices• One on one employee and Leader coaching and development

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

Piranha Games Inc has come quite a ways since 2008. 2011 saw the release of its multiplayer and port work on Duke Nukem: Forever for Gearbox Software/2K Games, as well as the announcement of its most exciting title: Mechwarrior Online due to release in 2012.Achievements:• As Piranha Games’ first HR representative, I collaborated with studio owners to develop and implemented more formal HR structure, providing the foundation policies and processes necessary for successful growth and attraction of the talent needed to eventually build AAA online games.• Reviewed and updated employee contracts and policies to better define and protect the studio’s rights and responsibilities.• Worked with Producers to implement agile/scrum development practices and Jira to increase effectiveness of project planning and execution.Duties: • Full cycle recruitment of creative and technical employees • Attendance at local industry events to build brand awareness• Managing HR Operations, Compensation Review Cycle, Benefit Plans, and Perks • Organization of company social and community fundraising events• Development of HR and Leadership strategy, policies, and best practices• Employee and Leader coaching and development• Management of employee relations interventions, terminations, and redundancies• Selection and implementation of HRIS, time management, and payroll systems• Obtaining and maintaining up to date legal compliance via ongoing research and study as well as active participation and attendance to relevant industry HR groups such as the Entertainment Software Human Resources Association (ESHRA)

Rabbit Hole Interactive was created in early 2011 to focus on mobile and casual console games. It has been an honour and privilege to have been able to help create and support this tightly knit, productive team of industry professionals. I am so proud to have worked so closely with this wonderful team who successfully completed 2 console titles in record time.Achievements:• Full cycle recruitment of a brand new game team of 30 experienced game developers within 2 months • Worked with new leaders to collaboratively develop a positive and engaging culture capable of delivering a game within 5 months of the first employee being hired.• Established this small company while simultaneously managing the HR function for Piranha Games.Responsibilities:• Full cycle recruitment of creative and technical employees per project needs• Managing HR Operations, Compliance, Compensation Review Cycle, Performance, Termination, Redundancy, Benefit Plans, and Perks • Organization of company social and fundraising events• Development of HR and Leadership policies and best practices• Employee and Leader coaching and development

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Management Duties:Supervision of export team/pre-composite team.Review of resumes and selection of individuals for interviewInterviewing and selection of prospective employeesOrientation and training of new hiresCreation of performance evaluation formsConducting Employee Performance reviewsCreation of procedural documentation and tutorialsMotivation and maintenance of staff moraleLiaising with other departments to ensure qualityReporting to upper management Tracking of team and individual productivity Technical Duties:Compositing animation, backgrounds, and FX to create seemless shotsColor correction of all assigned shotsDesign of new FX based on animation and direction providedApplication of established FX ensuring continuity from scene to sceneTracking personal productivitySoftware: After Effects 7.0 Flash 8

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

Duties:Compositing of pre-production test for animation and FX.Conforming of storyboardsTemplating of designs for shipment to clientsColor styling of characters

Nepean, Ontario, Ca

Management Duties:Supervision of digital ink and paint crewSupervision of compositing crewReviewing resumes and selecting candidates for interviewInterviewing prospective employeesOrganizing and administering skill testing for successful candidatesOrienting and training new staff Conducting Performance EvaluationsCreating procedural documentation and tutorialsMotivating and coaching staffLiaising with other departments to ensure qualityOrganizing quality control measuresProviding daily status reports to day shift managers and upper management Leading weekly production meetings Performing HR tasks as neededTechnical/Creative Duties:Compositing of scenesBreaking down episodic FX for continuityCollaborating with TD to design FX Assigning tasks based on compositor skill levelImporting scenes into editing programReviewing each scene for continuity and qualityInputing technical revisions Software:USAnimation 5.4 Toonboom's Opus.

Certificate, Change Management Specialist

Certificates, Human Resources

Psychology And Composition Courses

Certificate Of Recommendation, Classical Animation

Certificate Course Via Coursera, Animal Behavior And Ethology

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