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Melissa Horton

Chief Operating Officer at GEODNET

Los Altos, California

Overview 

Melissa Horton is a highly accomplished Chief Operating Officer based in Los Altos, California, with a strong background in talent acquisition and executive search. With significant experience at companies like GEODNET and Google, Melissa excels in full-cycle recruiting, technical recruiting, and talent management, making her a valuable asset in the startup ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2023 - Current

  • Vice President of Business Operations

    2022 - 2023

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2021

    Operation setup - recruiting, accounting, HR.

  • Independent Staffing Advisor/Consultant

    2009

    Staffing Consultant/Advisor to companies experiencing accelerated job growth. Industry includes Computer IT, Sensors/Navigation Systems for Self Driving Cars, 
Biopharma, and Healthcare. 
Worked with start-ups and mid-size companies.

  • Head of Talent Acquisition Advisor

    2023 - 2023

Brinqa provides the only attack surface intelligence platform that orchestrates the entire cyber risk lifecycle across all security programs

Raised $110,000,000.00 from Insight Partners.

  • Head of Human Resource and Talent

    2018 - 2023

    Head of Human Resource and Talent 2021 - Feb 2023 Head of Talent Acquisition from 2018-Feb 2023 Aria Pharmaceuticals is formerly known as twoXAR Pharmaceuticals. Spearhead all things related to talent including crafting the strategy for sourcing, recruiting, and closing; implement and design staffing infrastructure and processes; worked on immigration policy, relocation, interview training, onboarding, recruiting best practices, talent ROI/metrics, etc. Advise and coach executive staff. Head of HR - Responsible for Employee Engagement, Retention, Benefits, Compensation, and all of HR Strategy.

Aria Pharmaceuticals is a artificial intelligence-driven biopharmaceutical company.

Raised $14,300,000.00 from Future Planet Capital, Silicon Valley Syndicate Club and Network.VC.

  • Head of Talent Acquisition Advisor

    2022 - 2023

  • Engineering Executive Recruiter, Leadership Team

    2005 - 2009

    Senior Executive Recruiter for Engineering Group. Executive level recruiting

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • Global Staffing Manager

    2004 - 2005

    Sensor company.

Crossbow Technology manufactures and supplies wireless sensor networks and fibre optic inertial sensor systems.

Raised $13,020,000.00 from Intel Capital, Cisco, Morgenthaler Ventures and Paladin Capital Group.

  • Director of Staffing

    2002 - 2004

Mindworks, Inc. engages in developing, implementing, and providing SAP solutions and consultancy to well known companies.

  • Senior Contract Recruiter

    2001 - 2002

SAP IoT Start up Accelerator is a global co-innovation program for B2B startups innovating in the world of the Internet of Things.

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