About Chris

Chris Englin has over two decades of human resource management and recruiting experience in start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. She is the founder of Big Wave Recruiting and co-author and owner of Seattleexecutiverecruiting.com.

Prior to owning Big Wave Recruiting, she has worked in leadership roles for several other companies, including RMS a division of Parker Services, Callison Architecture and Nordstrom. Big Wave Recruiting has specialized in sourcing and placing professionals for fourteen years, both on an interim and full time basis, in all areas of human resources, communications and marketing.

Chris understands that to be truly effective, one must become a member of their client’s team, learning their individual business and company culture so they can provide outstanding service and the best professionals for the organization. She brings an extensive network of contacts and prospects along with deep personal knowledge of the industry into every client relationship.

Living on Bainbridge Island with her husband and two boys, Chris enjoys the ultimate Northwest experience - water, trees and sports.