Independent Consulting for Alliance of Professionals & Consultants and Path Forward to Business Transformation ( https://www.pathforwardteam.com/ ).Seeking opportunities for full-time HR leadership roles.Develop and deliver HR initiatives and leadership programs that improve the bottom-line business results by helping leaders improve how they engage employees and transform business operations. Currently, working on contract for IBM and consulting for Path Forward to Business Transformation. https://www.pathforwardteam.com/

Developed and implemented executive development programs to improve leadership capabilities and executive engagement, resulting in a 12 point YTY increase in engagement and an 18-point increase in the “work experience” for executives in the annual engagement survey.

Facilitated a Culture Transformation team of line managers, employees and HR leaders to improve employee engagement and retention resulting in new recognition programs, increased delegation of authority to managers and deployment of a “transformational communication” workshop for managers and employees; which led to a 17-point increase in engagement for first line managers and 12-point increase for employees.Created a new methodology for change management that embeds culture transformation with process improvement and trained global manufacturing and development teams with new skills to drive business process transformation initiatives which resulted in multi-million-dollar cost savings.Developed and facilitated design thinking workshops to improve innovation and speed product development in the hardware development organization. Reduced product development time by 50% using agile development and lean techniques.

Transformed the IBM corporate Professional Development organization and programs to be more effective and efficient by centralizing dispersed teams into one organization and streamlining the certification process. Reduced program expense by 25%, reduced the time required to complete certification package by 20% and implemented a new system to measure the business impact of the programs.Engaged with business unit leaders to identify capability requirements, professional certification demand, resource and budget planning, and gain financial commitments for funding required to meet their expectations.

Created and implemented a global corporate-wide Technical Resources Program to support career and skills development for 250K technical employees, with responsibilities for the identification, development, recognition and succession planning for top technical leadership positions. Planned and organized the annual Corporate Technical Recognition Event for 500+ employees, with budget and project planning responsibilities.

Created and led the HR function for a start-up location in Dublin, Ireland; including implementing the full range of HR policies, practices, and programs. HR responsibilities included all aspects of HR advice & counsel, policy development and implementation, and coordinating HR service delivery from the centralized HR Support Center. Worked closely with senior business unit leaders to determine HR strategies and priorities to support business strategies.Managed all aspects of employee relations, including compliance with labor laws, manager-employee relations, dispute resolution and addressing employee concerns and appeals.Guided all HR activities for the hiring and training of 2000+ new employees over 24 months.

Site HR Manager for the IBM Boulder, Denver area, and Western US Region. Managed 5 HR Business Partners who supported the business unit leaders and operationsLed the Boulder site education, communications, and admin support functions. Senior HR manager role (with complete people management responsibilities) for a total of 50 IBM employees and contractors. HR responsibilities included all aspects of HR advice & counsel, policy development and implementation, and coordinating HR service delivery from the centralized HR Support Center. Worked closely with senior business unit leaders to determine HR strategies and priorities to support business strategies.Managed all aspects of employee relations, including compliance with labor laws, manager-employee relations, dispute resolution and addressing employee concerns and appeals.

Other IBM HR Roles• Senior Human Resources Business Partner, IBM Printing Systems • Human Resources Manager, Diversity & EEO Programs • HR Assignments in; Talent Management, Compensation, Recruiting, Employee Research,