Our Story
The Resumator is a quirky, Pittsburgh-based software company that develops Web 2.0 recruiting software. Featured on TechCrunch, Mashable and CNET, we empower growing businesses with fun-to-use recruiting tools they've never had, but have always needed. Included in Entrepreneur magazine’s list of “100 Brilliant Companies”, The Resumator has been widely heralded as an innovative, essential product for businesses that need to hire.
Our customers include some of the fastest growing businesses and startups across the world. Our investors include Rincon Venture Partners, Innovation Works, ff Venture Capital, Paige Craig and Christopher Muenchhoff. We're one of Pittsburgh’s hottest companies, and we’re growing fast.
It’s simple—we like helping employers and job seekers connect. Since our founding in January 2009, and graduation from Pittsburgh’s Alphalab startup accelerator in May 2009, we’ve been trying to tear down the wall between those who are hiring and those who need work. Our goal is 0% unemployment. We may never make it there, but we’re going to do our best to help with the software we build. The Resumator helps employers extend the reach of their jobs and makes reviewing resumes very efficient. When jobs get more exposure, and resumes get reviewed faster, more people find work. Zero unemployment. We can get there.
Meet the Team
Chris is the code curator for The Resumator, and he gets a kick out of building features that customers love to use every day. When not writing code or making sure our servers are online, Chris is likely in his man cave, either baking or listening to music.
Fun Fact: Chris has an obsession with the band Rush. Proof positive is the bobble head dolls on his desk.
Laurie enjoys fishing where the fish are. As a gemini, and marketing lead at The Resumator, she is comfortable with creative challenges and loves measuring their results. During the week, Laurie likes to wake up early to exercise and push herself at boot camp. On weekends, Laurie can be found on the soccer field coaching her kids' teams or doing her other favorite sport - shopping.
Fun Fact: Laurie has a fondness for brooding English bands from the '80s and any song incorporating a mandolin.
Lyric is our Graphic Design Intern here at The Resumator. If she's not experimenting with type treatments or pen tooling around, she's training to become a photoshop ninja. In her free time, she enjoys tie-dying and ripping on her dirt bike.
Fun Fact: Lyric's kindergarten art once told her mother that she is "the last slow hippie".
Don refers to himself as a "pixel pusher". When he's not designing interfaces and overseeing the daily activities at The Resumator, Don is probably still working. We ask him to take a break, but he says he's doing what he loves. At first we sigh, but then smile when we remember there’s always room for JELL-O.
Fun Fact: Don does not like flying on planes with "simple" flight numbers (ex: 200, 90, 210).
Marla is a smooth operator when it comes to Operations at The Resumator. She's our go to woman who makes sure all is running Resumator right with the team. After ensuring service with a smile, Marla is holding onto her fork because she knows, that always with The Resumator, the best is yet to come.
Fun Fact: Marla once wrote a 90 page script in 7 days just to see if she could.
Scott is passionate about coding, bending PHP to his will and making Ajaxy stuff dance. He's been known to venture into the depths of database and server purgatory, often returning with a grin. When not bathing in the glare of a laptop screen he enjoys scuba diving, pina coladas, and is sort of into yoga.
Fun Fact: Scott enjoys getting caught in the rain.
Paul is the guy that takes a design and turns it into glorious HTML and CSS code. If he’s feeling crazy you may observe him tackling some JavaScript or a jQuery plugin. In his downtime Paul can be found trying to make a crying baby laugh, destroying digital dragons while rocking to death metal, or cooking some kind of meat over a flame.
Fun Fact: Paul is trying to create the ultimate pork rib recipe. Anyone want to try some barbecue sauce?
Courtney is our Customer Success Intern here at the Resumator. When she's not digging up information about our customers and figuring out the best solutions for them, she's finishing up her Bachelors in Business Marketing. With a background in retail, Courtney enjoys talking to a variety of people and learning as much as she possibly can from every person she meets.
Fun Fact: Courtney is absolutely terrified of Darth Vader, we suppose she never grew out of it.
Christina is passionate about building legos and partnerships, solving crossword puzzles and serious problems, and social networking on Facebook and beyond. She is a Guru of many things, especially Sales at The Resumator. Just like her favorite sports teams, the Steelers, Pens, and LA Lakers, Christina is a team player and loves to win.
Fun Fact: Christina will challenge anyone to a push up competition and will win 99.4% of the time.
Eric is our buzz marketing manager. When he's not swarming around bee-related puns, he focuses on pollinating our friends with good news and interesting nuggets through social media, blogging, and any other means necessary. He values little more than a good road trip, and lives for the phrase "You won't guess where I am..."
Fun Fact: Eric always makes a point of celebrating National Mole day on Oct. 23, and will high five anyone who can explain its meaning.
As a Product Engineer at The Resumator, Joe is a code connoisseur; he can't learn enough about programming languages, algorithms, and the nuts and bolts of the internet. Thrilled to be making a living by doing what he loves, Joe also enjoys music, books, games, command prompts, and all things technological.
Fun Fact: Joe continually fails at explaining to his mother what he does for a living.
Matt is our Customer Success Intern here at the Resumator. The man lives on Excel, and is constantly researching our customers and figuring out the best solutions for them. Matt is currently finishing up his undergraduate degree in Marketing at the University of Pittsburgh. If he isn't running, he spends his time hanging out and enjoying life.
Fun Fact : Matt is a Jeopardy fan and claims that he will be on the show someday and win big.
Courtney is the Sales Coordinator for The Resumator. Her only priority in life right now is to generate leads for her sales team. She facilitates the sales process and lives for discovering business opportunities. If you were to spot Courtney outside of The Resumator, she'd most likely be on the sidelines of a lacrosse field coaching, or movin' & a groovin' on the dance floor.
Fun Fact: If Courtney were to choose to be any professional soccer player on the USA Women's National Team, it would be Abby Wambach, because they went to the same high school, and she's got sick skills.
David is a purveyor of fine relationships and a cultivator of sorts. Building successful customers and acting as a brand champion, he’s never afraid to make a call and say hi. When he’s not having a transcendental debate over the latest Britney Spears album, David can be found teaching new customers how to master The Resumator and always accepts free gifts.
Fun Fact: David wants a bearskin rug, but he's afraid of bears.
Emily is a seasoned (lightly, no salt) Customer Success associate. She often finds herself contemplating life’s true questions while dusting. When not aiding in customer success she is crusading to legalize hedgehog ownership, mashing buttons in an attempt to play video games or stomping around to industrial music.
Fun Fact: Emily is hoarding episodes of Hoarders on her DVR.
Dan is an Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator, where he is always looking to get the most bang for his buck. When he’s not caught up in excel files, or running pivot tables and v-lookups, you can find him at any Pittsburgh sports game, on the links, or at the dog park with his English Bulldog Brutus.
Fun Fact: Dan is a TRUE fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Gayle Pazerski Stephenson
Gayle is the proud owner of a BFA in theatre, which has given her one of life's most valuable skills: the ability to pretend she knows what she's doing. As a blogger for The Resumator, she has been happily able to drop the act and indulge her love of writing. Gayle stays busy as a local actor and playwright, and continually suppresses the urge to eat spaghetti for every meal.
Fun Fact: Gayle once met Lauren Bacall, who turned out to be kind of a jerk.
Chrissy is The Resumator's in-house Graphic Designer. She adores everything art, and believes that good design evokes emotion and stirs the soul. She's super passionate about typography, sock puppets, and owls. In her spare time, she loves to learn new things, read books about fantastical worlds, find new indie music, and cook delicious vegetarian cuisine.
Fun Fact: Chrissy's favorite color is PANTONE 3135 U
Chris is a software engineer who loves tackling every challenge that comes with developing web applications. At The Resumator, he focuses on advancing the product and ensuring that features are as efficient and usable as possible. His previous experience co-founding a startup helps shape the way he works and solves problems. Chris can also be found attending or watching all types of sporting events.
Fun Fact: Chris is a huge fan of the Pitt Panthers and believes they'll win a national championship in football...someday.
Eric is a hands-on type of guy. He revels in constructing relationships, partnerships and an occasional house. During the day he wears a sales hat and in the evenings he’s been known to hang a chandelier or occasionally swing from one. Just not a high one- he’s afraid of heights.
Fun Fact: Eric has run in multiple marathons. He despises running.