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Enabled readiness to scale business to 1 billion in revenue with cloud product & unified platform through end-to-end microservice distributed architecture for autonomous execution. Assessed org effectiveness, cloud maturity, and team health to enhance developer experience and develop skills in innovation, leadership, teaming, cloud, quality, and DevSecOps.

Facilitated the creation of strategy using human-centered design to define the mission, objective and key results (OKRs), and initiatives pulling in voices from the board, staff, and customer to win hearts & minds. Developed the talent management strategy, organizational structure, and a phased approach to implementing a cultural alignment to strategy.

Assessed operational effectiveness and developed strategic roadmaps, op models, org structures, and lean workflows leading to enhanced teaming, engagement, and business agility.

Worked closely with leaders in Fortune 100-500 organizations such as Atlantic Health, Verizon, Dell, General Mills, Genworth, and Panasonic. Led an innovative team and thought leaders in the design and delivery of practical business solutions to achieve breakthrough results in individual, team, and organizational performance. Our leadership development, change, and culture efforts moved a health service provider from #81 to #54 on the Fortune 100 Great Places to Work list. A retail client realized a ten percent improvement in customer satisfaction scores due to clarifying strategic priorities, action plans, team metrics, and reward systems.

Amber led cultural transformation to align talent to organizational strategy. In support of this goal, she implemented talent, team, and leadership capability development and performance management. She conducted merger due diligence and integrations for several large (100+) employee international acquisitions. She facilitated process and organizational structure re-design resulting in consolidating six (6) separate processes into one unified approach. She partnered with human resources and business unit leaders to resolve people challenges.

Amber was responsible for talent management strategy and deployment for 22,000 employees. She implemented comprehensive human resource programs; including competency based hiring and development, engagement, succession planning, organizational design, and performance management.During her tenure, she led a team of 15 graduate students to complete an organizational needs assessment for the company that recommended solutions to save the company $23,865,000 annually in turnover and lost productivity costs. She also built a University Training Program covering leadership development, sales training, customer service, safety, product quality, team performance, project management, and industry topics.

Amber managed a field sales office; including staffing, training, performance management, sales meetings, and employee relations. She was rapidly promoted to the highest commission level and management tract. She helped build a cooperative work team and promoted a productive environment. The team earned national recognition for outstanding sales performance of $300,000 in one campaign.