Austin Bristow is a seasoned recruitment professional with 15 years of experience working in boutique agency, corporate recruitment, and international team settings. He has specialized in recruiting for the intersection of Energy, Infrastructure, and Technology markets. Austin has an extensive academic background, having studied power generation, turbines, controls, and solar power as part of ASME's professional development program, and energy storage, valuation, economics, and the like, as part of ESA Energy Storage Professional Development's courses. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Louisiana State University, as well as further studies in Spanish from Universidad Veracruzana.

Austin's focus is on full-cycle recruitment for diverse industries, including FinTech, Cyber Security, Data Analytics/Big Data, SaaS, Subsea and Offshore Engineering & Construction, Power Transmission, and Electrical Grids, Solar & Wind Energy, Energy Efficiency, Battery and Energy Storage, Electric Motors and Drives, and Gas Turbine.

Austin spent the last few years in various leadership roles across reputable establishments, including being a Recruiting Team Lead - Sales & Marketing at Backbase, as well as the Sales Operations - Americas for the same firm. He was formerly the Principal Consultant and Owner at Integris Works, managing all aspects of the business. Austin had a similar position at Taylor Hopkinson as their Principal Consultant. Besides this, he also worked as a Sr. Recruiter at Cloudera, BigCommerce, the Director at EarthStream, and the Manager at Redfish Technology's Cleantech Recruitment Division - Energy Recruiter. Austin has a proven track record of identifying business talent, executing delivery strategies, and appreciating client requirements throughout the recruitment lifecycle.