Yorba Linda, California, United States
I’m a senior talent partner with nearly 20 years of experience supporting AAA game, animation, and VFX studios through growth, transformation, and periods of real uncertainty. I’ve partnered closely with engineering, creative, and studio leadership at companies like Netflix (Eyeline Studios), Epic Games, Pixar, Industrial Light & Magic, and Lucasfilm, helping build highly specialized technical and creative teams while navigating acquisitions, rapid scaling, shifting priorities, and industry volatility. My work sits at the intersection of talent strategy, studio partnership, and execution. I’m most effective when embedded with leaders - helping shape roles, align on hiring priorities, improve decision-making, and evolve recruiting systems so they actually serve the business (not the other way around). Across my career, I’ve been trusted to: - Recruit senior engineers, technical artists, and creative leaders in highly competitive markets - Partner with HRBPs and Compensation on role scoping, leveling, and offer strategy - Improve hiring infrastructure, workflows, and stakeholder alignment during change - Operate calmly and decisively in ambiguous environments I’m particularly drawn to game studios and creative technology teams that value thoughtful hiring, strong partnerships, and long-term team health over volume for volume’s sake.
Taking a career break to reset, reconnect, and thoughtfully explore what’s next. I’m grateful for my years recruiting across animation, VFX, games, creative technology, and generative AI, and excited to find the next chapter closer to home in Orange County.
Continuing to drive growth at Eyeline Studios by partnering closely with the business to attract top innovators and build cutting-edge teams that push the limits of technology and filmmaking.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for the studio’s technical hiring initiatives (mainly Research, Pipeline, and Software Development), with a focus on building and growing innovative teams that will impact the future of filmmaking. • Keen ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers to understand the intricacies of their teams and hiring needs • Partner with Marketing and Communications team to promote the Eyeline Studios brand and awareness of the innovation and talent at the studio • Heavily engaged with our applicant tracking system, Lever, and LinkedIn to bring more value and insight to stakeholders and optimize our workflows. • Liaise with our global TA partners across the businesses at Scanline/Eyeline/Netflix to ensure alignment where needed and leverage shared resources while mitigating cultural and regional factors.
• Successfully recruited elite technologists and artists to develop innovative projects evangelizing Unreal Engine’s use not only in video games, but across other industries like virtual production, visual effects, and automotive • Thrived in the fast-paced environment with shifting priorities as the company tripled in size, at times pivoting to hiring for new disciplines and areas of expertise with ease and curiosity • Formed strong stakeholder partnerships (Hiring Managers, HRBPs, Compensation) with the ability to guide and influence hiring decisions and processes based on years of hiring expertise • Provided mentorship to other members of the growing recruiting team and contributed to forming best practices • Subject matter expert in GEM talent engagement software, ensuring that the recruiting team was maximizing their usage and getting better sourcing results
• Served as the sole dedicated technical recruiter for Pixar’s RenderMan, Systems, and Studio Tools teams, owning full-cycle recruiting across a broad technical portfolio spanning software development, infrastructure, IT, rendering technology, and studio tools. • Play an active role in promoting and guiding the studio's diversity and inclusion efforts, primarily within the technology groups • Actively lead and participate in projects and events for the studio's Women in Technology employee relations group • Eager to explore and utilize new technology or approaches to help optimize the recruiting process, and often tasked with managing related strategic initiatives • Occasional recruitment for production-focused roles during times of high-volume hiring