Eric Dougal

About Eric Dougal

Experienced Full-Cycle Recruiter in Renewable Energy, BioTech, Bioeconomy, Renewables & Environment, Healthcare, Non-Profit and other industries. Experienced in UltiPro ATS/HRIS; Compas ATS, JAZZ ATS. Accomplished in building relationships and partnerships with hiring managers and upper leadership. Ability to source passive candidates via multiple methods, particularly LinkedIn, Indeed and past applicant databases. Adept at screening/building candidate rapport, selling company culture and value and closing the deal to make a candidate a new employee. Skilled at salary negotiation and offer presentation.

Experience

1. Lead Recruiter

   Lanzatech

   Jun 2019 — Present · Skokie, IL

   Welcome to the Post Pollution Future with LanzaTech About us: LanzaTech was founded on the belief that we have enough carbon above ground to make everything we need. Through our biorecycling technology, we transform carbon into sustainable raw materials, replacing the need for virgin fossil carbon in consumer goods and transport fuels. We are building the circular carbon economy. Our impact: To date, we have abated over tons of carbon dioxide (the equivalent amount of CO2 needed to charge 30,346,895,586 smartphones) across three commercial plants, and will soon have the capacity to abate tons annually when three more plants launch in 2023. With dozens more projects in the pipeline, we are helping global companies like Zara, H&M Move, Coty, and on use recycled carbon to make sustainable consumer products from carbon that would otherwise be emitted from heavy industries such as steel making. Our team: We’re a diverse, woman-led company, with over 400 team members and counting We’re distributed around the globe—from Chicago and Europe to India, China, & New Zealand Named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023, our team is taking on climate change one ton of carbon at a time. We are a woman-led company on a mission to recycle the world’s carbon supply, and we want you to join us! Learn more about us by visiting and take a look at some recent coverage: TIME100’s Most Influential Companies Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Forbes: Synthetic biology gets the Gucci treatment Bloomberg: LanzaTech CEO on green financing, Brookfield, clean transition Find us on social media: LinkedIn, Twitter & Instagram

Education

• Columbia College Chicago

  Bachelor of Arts, Creative Writing, Film, Media/Art

  1989 — 2003