ABOUT US
Gibson & Associates, Inc. consists of Kristy Gibson, Mike Gibson, Portia Omdal and a network of independent recruiters both on a local and national basis. We specialize in accounting and finance searches, and have been recruiting independently for over 20 years. We have worked with hundreds of companies in the greater Puget Sound area. Our advantage as recruiters comes from our extensive network and the ability to truly understand the hiring needs of our clients, given our own accounting backgrounds.
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Kristy GibsonKristy was previously an auditor with Ernst & Young for over 14 years in the Seattle office. During that time, she handled alumni relations for E&Y and did job referral work on behalf of the firm. Basically, she would get involved in referring E&Y alumni to openings with client companies. She is a Seattle native and graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree in accounting.
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Mike GibsonMike spent 30 years in the Big 4, a major part of those years as an audit partner with a broad base of experience in a variety of industries. He has extensive hands-on experience working with executives of private and public companies. His primary industry focus was in the high technology industry segments including, electronics, software, telecommunications and biotechnology. Mike was a CPA for many years and is a graduate of Seattle University.
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Portia OmdalPortia, a native to Washington State, moved to Seattle in 1996 where she attended the University of Washington. Prior to joining Gibson & Associates in 2015, she spent over eight years working in the executive suite industry, managing offices in Seattle and Bellevue. Although new to the recruiting field, Portia has strong ties to the business community in the Seattle area. Her focus at Gibson & Associates is to identify potential candidates, perform initial telephone and face-to-face interviews, conduct thorough reference and background checks as well as oversee the daily office operations.
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