Debbie Mayer

(email: debmayer at g mail dot com)

A creative HR and recruiting professional with progressive experience in
search technology, startups, Fortune 100 and creative organizations, I am
uniquely suited to make a significant impact right away

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts www.ybca.org
Interim Head of Recruiting and Human Resources
2009-Present | San Francisco, CA
• Direct full-cycle recruiting, sourcing and hiring dozens of employees, positions included: New
Media Manager; Webmaster; IT Associates; Controller; Development Manager; Facilities
Technicians; Security; Gallery Guides; Community Engagement Associates; Performing Arts
Coordinators; Event Managers; Box Office and Sales Associates; Reception and Office
Manager; Exhibitions Managers; Designers; Preparators; Registrars; Interns
• Manage all aspects of Human Resources for a world class arts, performance, film and
technology organization, clients include: Apple; MOMA; Bill T. Jones; Renee Green; Oracle
• Oversee all Human Resources activities, including new hire orientation, benefits, policy
interpretation, performance evaluation, employee relations, worker’s comp, promotions and
terminations

Red Room www.redroom.com

Contract Recruiter (three month assignment)
2008-2009/San Francisco
• Sourced and recruited 12 employees & contractors, including: Senior Developers (Drupal,
MySQL, LAMP), Designers, Customer Support Managers, Administrators and QA Analysts

Blue Man Group www.bluemangroup.com

Assistant Director of Talent
2008 / New York, NY (left after seven months when company was reduced from 200+
employees to 40)
• Hired by, and reported to Blue Man Group founder and performer, Chris Wink, heading up HR
for his team
• Sourced and recruited dozens of employees and contractors, including: VP Creative
Development; IT Network Administrators; Production Managers; Comedy Writers; Singers and
Voice-Over Talent (English, German, Korean); Financial Analysts; Puppeteers; Video Designers
and Musicians
• Conducted safety training and new hire orientation
• Developed, launched and managed Independent Contractor process
• Created and maintained a centralized talent database used internationally

Google Inc. www.google.com

International Staffing Recruiter (contract)
2005-2008 | New York, NY
• Consistently maintained a 98% or higher quarterly score for Candidate Experience
Satisfaction (whether candidate was hired or not), exceeding Google-wide average of 80%
• Conducted all hiring processes – sourcing, interviewing, closing, contracts – remotely from
U.S., traveling ad hoc to China and South America to maintain relationships with hiring teams
• Mentored new recruiters and coordinators on company recruiting processes on Google-profile
hiring both in the U.S. and internationally
• Partnered with Global Mobility Manager, Senior Hiring Managers and in-country HR Managers
to facilitate immigration, relocation assignments and recruiting to bring dozens of senior
and/or first-in-region hires throughout Asia and Latin America
• Launched and managed musicians@google in New York, guests included: Andy Summers
from the Police, Wynton Marsalis, and Nicole Atkins…you can see me introduce him here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVtRSXN_2Y

Goldman Sach's Company (IPC)

Recruiting and Employee Relations Manager
2003-2005 / New York, NY
• Successfully sourced and hired dozens of world class Product Managers, Software Engineers,
IT, Finance and Marketing Professionals at all levels of the organization, nationwide
• Developed sophisticated programs to enhance efficiency and maximize resources, including:
employee referral programs; University relations & internships; managing more effective
contingent and retained search relationships
• Minimized decision making time by rolling out competency recruiting tools and implementing
Brain Bench assessment testing
• Created and managed candidate database to effectively report recruitment scorecard to
hiring managers and Goldman Sach’s Board of Directors
• Developed and managed company intranet to keep job postings current world-wide,
encouraging promotion from within as well as referrals from employees

Bigstep.com
Manager Human Resources & Recruiting
1999-2002 / San Francisco, CA
• Led a team of five recruiters and HR professionals to attract, hire and retain hundreds of
highly sought after programmers and web-site developers during internet boom
• Developed creative recruiting strategies including: employee referral awards; on-site spot-
bonuses; concerts and events; community outreach
• Coached managers on employee relations, legal aspects, management, performance issues
and terminations
• Managed all aspects of international hiring, including immigration, visa applications and
relocation

Motorola
HR Generalist and Recruiter
1995-1999 / Palo Alto, CA
• Handled all HR programs for a speech and handwriting recognition product development
group that was purchased by Motorola (over 150 employees)
• Hired over 100 world class speech and handwriting scientists, developers, sales and
marketing professionals
• Assisted with opening a satellite company in Beijing and Hong Kong

SPECIAL MENTIONS:
• REAL SIMPLE MAGAZINE: Co-wrote articles on how to interview effectively
• 60 MINUTES: Charlie Rose interviewed Bigstep employees and our team specifically, focusing
on our unique recruiting strategies in a story called "This is Not Your Father's Corporate
America"
• Classically trained Pianist, Conservatory of Music in Toulouse France
• Certified Yoga Instructor

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Davis, Major: International Relations
University of California, Berkeley (extension) Human Resources Management Certification