Hazel Barnes

Overview

Founder of Cinder Studio (AI agents for operations teams). 18 years of building before that. Grew the team to 18 people across 3 countries. Before that: IBM and Etsy. Most at home with automation and LLMs. I volunteer with a food bank on weekends.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & COO

   Nov 2024 - Present
   Cinder Studio · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Washington, DC
   • Raised $31 million across 3 rounds.
   • Took Cinder Studio from zero to $7 million ARR.
2. Finance Manager

   Jan 2021 - Nov 2024
   IBM · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Washington, DC
   • Ran diligence on 10 acquisitions.
3. Controller

   Feb 2019 - Jan 2021
   Etsy · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Washington, DC
   • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 4 straight quarters.
4. Finance Director

   Mar 2017 - Feb 2019
   Apple · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Washington, DC
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 10 straight quarters.
   • Saved $5 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
5. Financial Analyst

   Mar 2014 - Mar 2017
   Boeing · 3 yr · Full-time · Washington, DC
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 2% for 6 straight quarters.

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Education

1. Virginia Tech

   BS, Business Administration
   2003 - 2007