My career has included over 15 years of experience managing talent acquisition for small and large corporations. I have designed and implemented strategies that include executive search, passive talent acquisition, college recruiting, and international search. I have managed teams to meet aggressive hiring goals and designed various recruiting programs that increase the quality of hires and minimize costs to the organization. Specialties: Talent Acquisition, Leadership, Managing Expectations, Passive Talent Sourcing,

Senior Director, Talent Acquisition @ From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Austin, Texas AreaTalent Acquisition Manager @ RGM Advisors is a quantitative trading firm that applies scientific methods and computing power to trading in multiple asset classes around the world. Based in Austin, Texas, with an affiliate office in London, UK, we trade on a proprietary basis, taking short-term positions in thousands of instruments. We are always looking for passionate, detail-oriented problem solvers to join our team. Visit our open positions page at www.rgmadvisors.com. I was asked to come back to lead opportunistic hiring for industry positions and further develop college recruiting programs for the organization. Accomplishments • Use LinkedIn and referral network to build active and passive talent pools to fill difficult positions. • Design recruiting strategies that target industry talent for confidential searches. • Design and staff new internship programs for research and development. • Work with executive leadership to craft competitive compensation packages. • Recruit new grads from top 10 computer science programs. From May 2013 to July 2014 (1 year 3 months) Director of Recruiting @ Lumeris, a division of ESSENCE responsible for enabling healthcare payers and other delivery organizations to engage physicians in meaningful ways to generate more value for their healthcare dollar. Through a unique combination of technology, content, and services, Lumeris helps our customers leverage the data they possess across the continuum of care. This information when properly aggregated, analyzed, packaged, and shared with physicians can produce a significant impact on many aspects of care. When combined with evidence-driven decision support and value-based payment methods, the result is a measured improvement in healthcare costs and outcomes. I was hired to build out the new Austin Technology Innovation Center. Led a team of five that was responsible for talent acquisition for Lumeris and Essence Healthcare. In addition to team leadership, I managed a full requisition load. Accomplishments • Over 150 employees were hired across Lumeris and Essence Healthcare in 2012; Personally hired 68 employees across sales, marketing, client services, development and program management. • Project lead for product management hiring. • Significantly reduced the cost of hires through the use of LinkedIn Recruiter and eliminated the need for agencies. • Partnered with C-staff to scale client services and program management divisions from scratch. • Aggressively scaled sales, marketing, and development departments. • Executive leadership search across multiple divisions without the use of agencies. • Developed selection process that included behavioral interviewing techniques. • Opened the Austin office and managed office remodel, office operations, employee on-boarding, and general office administration. From December 2011 to May 2013 (1 year 6 months) Austin, Texas AreaSenior Recruiter @ RGM Advisors is a quantitative trading firm that applies scientific methods and computing power to trading in multiple asset classes around the world. Lead Recruiter Reporting into the Director of Human Resources, I was responsible for quantitative research and development, information technology, trading operations, market management, and business operations recruiting. Accomplishments • Conducted executive search and successfully hired the CFO, 2011. • Grew the organization by 35% (28 employees) in 2010 and 43% (32 employees) in 2009 using headhunting techniques via LinkedIn, employee referrals and industry contacts. • Conducted various talent acquisition campaigns to ramp development and quantitative research divisions. • Received an on the spot recruiting bonus in Q2/2009 for over-achievement of recruiting goals. • Facilitated a change in management philosophy regarding the need for third-party agencies. • Implemented interview process improvements to reduce time to fill. From November 2008 to December 2011 (3 years 2 months) Director of Recruiting @ Zilliant is a price optimization/price management software company based in Austin, Texas. Zilliant’s software provides a scientific, data-driven approach to pricing goods that provide significant margin lift to large global customers. I was responsible for working closely with Zilliant’s executive team to determine recruiting strategies and hiring needs. I managed a contract recruiter and recruiting coordinator while carrying a full requisition load as an individual contributor. I was responsible for sales, marketing, product management, development and professional services hiring. Accomplishments • Exceeded expectations for 2H/06 and personally hired over 15 employees with no agency fees. • 98% offer to accept ratio for 2H/06 and 95% offer to accept ratio for 2007. • Exceeded hiring goals for 2007 by filling 49 openings with only one agency hire. • Saved the company an estimated $1.2 million in agency fees in 2007/2008. • Increased employee referrals to 25% in 2007. • Successfully conducted an executive search for a VP of Pricing. • Received Zilliant Value Award in 2007 for exceeding executives’ expectations. From August 2006 to September 2008 (2 years 2 months) Austin, Texas AreaStaffing Manager, Design @ AMD is a global semi-conductor chip manufacturer based in Austin, Texas. I was brought in on a contract basis to recruit senior level talent into the product engineering and design organizations. As a result of my performance, I was asked to convert to full-time and was promoted to a staffing manager for the product design organization. Accomplishments • Managed a team of 5 recruiters and 2 recruiting coordinators that were responsible for product development and design. • Introduced research methods that identified passive job seekers. • Developed a strategy that successfully staffed a new design center in Fort Collins, Colorado within 10 months. • Executed headhunting and research techniques that scaled the business architecture group from the ground up and saved the organization over $150,000 in third-party agency fees with a 100% offer to accept ratio. From June 2005 to August 2006 (1 year 3 months) Austin, Texas AreaContract Recruiter @ Zilliant is a price optimization/price management software company based in Austin, Texas. I was responsible for recruiting across development, sales, and professional services organizations. My accomplishments included: • Successfully hired over 15 individuals in development, sales and professional services with no agency fees • 90% offer to accept ratio From August 2004 to June 2005 (11 months) Contract Recruiter @ Cybertrader was an on-line investment software company whose clients were high-volume, day traders. Cybertrader was acquired by Charles Schwab in 2004. I was hired as a consultant to work closely with the CTO, software engineering and IT management to determine recruiting needs and strategies. I introduced cold-calling and research techniques to drive down third-party recruiting fees but the parent company underwent a hiring freeze in CA that placed my contract on hold indefinitely. From May 2004 to August 2004 (4 months) Contract Recruiter @ MessageOne was a business continuity & disaster recovery software company with 50 employees. MessageOne was acquired by Dell Computer Corporation in 2008. I worked closely with the CEO and the executive team to determine recruiting strategy for development, support, sales, and IT candidates. Accomplishments included: • Saved the company approximately $100,000 by eliminating the need for third party agencies • Extended and negotiated offers with a 90% offer to accept ratio From February 2004 to May 2004 (4 months) Contract Recruiter @ Vignette was a content management software company based in Austin, Texas. Vignette was purchased by OpenText in 2009. I had previously worked at Vignette in a full-time capacity and was asked to come back in on a consulting basis to help with sales recruiting. I successfully hired 15 individuals in a 6 month period with no agency assistance. From August 2003 to February 2004 (7 months) Recruiting Consultant @ Dell is a leading global computer and electronic manufacturer. I was hired on a contract basis to replace a colleague who was on maternity leave. I recruited across the sales and services organizations for the America’s Staffing Division. My accomplishments included: • The only recruiter on the Americas Staffing Team to conduct aggressive cold-calling campaigns to ramp sales hiring and reduce third-party agency fees • Was recognized by staffing management for recruiting performance and received a Dell Outstanding Contributors Award in 2002 • Was offered a full-time opportunity at the end of my contract which I chose to decline From July 2002 to February 2003 (8 months) Senior Recruiter @ Vignette was a content management software start-up with 100 employees. I was responsible for recruiting across various functional areas for this fast growing start-up. Accomplishments • Consistently exceeded hiring goals on a quarterly basis. • Developed sales recruiting strategy and led a team to exceed aggressive hiring goals for a new sales division that was focused on global accounts. • Responsible for increasing employee referrals from 25% to 75% in the sales and professional services organizations. • 98% offer to accept ratio. • Received a leadership award in 2002 for my recruiting performance within the company. • Special nominee for sales club trip in 2001 for exceeding sales recruiting goals. • Received Mack Truck Award in 2000 for outstanding recruiting achievement. • Was selected by management to develop and teach a seminar on Head Hunting and Recruitment Best Practices for The Recruitment University in Orange County, California, 2000. From May 1998 to July 2002 (4 years 3 months) Austin, Texas AreaContract Recruiter @ Allergan is a global pharmaceutical manufacturer located in Orange County, CA who patented BOTOX to be used for cosmetic purposes. I was hired on a contract basis to help increase hiring within various organizations while reducing agency fees. Recruited across R&D, Clinical Studies, Program Management, and IT. My accomplishments included: • Increased offer to accept ratio to 90% • Organized and facilitated an on-site IT Operations open house that resulted in 8 hires and a cost savings of $180,000 in agency fees I relocated to Austin, Texas in 1998. From October 1997 to May 1998 (8 months) Contract Recruiter @ AmerisourceBergen is a pharmaceutical distributor based in Orange, California. I was hired on contract to assist with IT, business and professional recruiting across various organizations. My accomplishments included: • Staffed a new procurement department that included 30 buyers, assistant buyers and managers in less than 90 days • Managed recruiting for the customer service organization and lowered their employee turn-over rates by improving their interviewing process From February 1997 to September 1997 (8 months)

Bachelor's of Arts, Political Science @ University of California, Los Angeles Laura Griffith is skilled in: Talent Acquisition, Results Driven, Technical Recruiting, Talent Management, Executive Search, Client Development, Leadership, Human Resources, Hiring, CRM, Program Management, Professional Services, Information Technology, Benefits Negotiation, Start-ups