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Tabula was a programmable logic start up that pioneered a new and complex technology with a lean and highly talented team who brought the product into the marketplace. • Reported to CEO, grew the company from 70 to 130 employees at its peak• Built meaningful collaborative relationships with all business leaders including consultation on organizational issues to meet business goals• Conducted ongoing org assessments and made organizational structure changes based on evolving stages of product development and market entry strategies• Transitioned the company from a research to a product focus, resulting in product completion and initial introduction into a highly competitive marketplace• Facilitated clear, crisp definition of team deliverables and cross-functional interdependencies to ensure everyone was connected to the same mission • Created a process for managers to identify high level performers based on their contributions and reward them accordingly, while also managing lower performers up or out• Established simple, effective processes, making managers more efficient, while keeping them focused on completing business and technical goals• Simplified and improved the performance appraisal process moving away from the traditional rating approach • Implemented talent acquisition and assimilation strategies and processes that resulted in excellent hiring rates in a highly competitive labor market, and higher than average retention rates in the industry • Coached and mentored all levels of the organization in effective collaboration, communication and leadership practices all in the context of meeting product development and business goals

Xilinx is a high growth, global company that became the market leader in programmable logic. During my tenure, grew from 300M to over 1B in revenue, with 60+% profit margins, and from 500 to 2000 employees• Reported to CEO, built a team of 22 consisting of highly collaborative and results-oriented HR professionals• Drove all aspects of global human resources including talent acquisition and integration, compensation and benefits, leadership development, performance management, employee communications, organizational design and development, company culture development and reinforcement, compliance and administration • Made recommendations to the Compensation Committee and implemented executive compensation programs• Lead an innovative process for identifying and reinforcing desirable attributes and values that served as underpinnings for a strong company culture • Collaborated with executive and senior management teams to drive a company culture that produced high levels of achievement and retention rates well above industry average• Xilinx was on Fortune’s 100 Best Places to Work list for 4 consecutive years(From 2000 to 2006 relinquished VP HR role and remained as HR Coach, project manager, and global support including 4- months as head of HR in Ireland)

• Consulted with high quality start-ups including very early stage and established companies • Created HR practices, performed leadership training, and coached executive teams• Specialized in collaborating with Board members on effective people strategies, especially in the area of compensation and benefits and talent acquisition• Worked with senior teams to build strong company cultures, resolving employee relations issues, and creating uncomplicated, scalable processes• Client list included LSI Logic, Veritas Software, Cell Genesys, Onyx Pharmaceuticals

Increasingly responsible positions including manager of 75 person Staffing and Administration function for California site.