Christen Carbone, Sphr Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

My primary goal is to align HR services with client needs through an understanding of business plans and medium-to-large size business operations from an owner’s perspective. - I provide guidance and coaching to clients around initiatives related to the employee life cycle that positively impact their businesses and result in people retention and revenue growth. - My service solutions include advisory on performance management, career development, counseling/coaching, onboarding, workforce planning, succession planning, compensation, etc.- I also identify legal requirements and government regulations affecting HR functions to ensure clients' policies, procedures and actions are in compliance.

New York, New York

InRhythmers make up some of the best engineering, design, Agile, and operations talent around, and they deserve an experience that engages, challenges, inspires, and develops them as people and professionals. This is where my work began, with the InRhythm community at the center of it all. - Built relationships across the company at all levels to understand what motivates and inspires InRhythmers to inform engagement and development programs. - Optimized team composition and staffing on consulting projects to match employees' preferences and career developmental needs with business priorities, partnering with Talent Acquisition, Client Services, and Business Development. - Managed company-wide roll out of career paths and development plans, focusing on building core competencies and supporting employees' long-term professional goals. - Coached managers and senior leaders on performance management, employee engagement, employee relations issues, and compensation to create a positive experience focused on continuous improvement. - Led internal communication efforts, including conducting surveys and site visits, to connect geographically distributed InRhythmers, build affinity, and improve our talent brand. - Reported to the CEO and served as a key contributor on the leadership team.

New York, New York

- Partnered with VP of Finance on workforce and compensation planning and management of benefits programs and 401k. - Managed ER issues, which included performance plans, leaves of absence, separations, and exit interviews.- Worked closely with outside counsel to update and enforce employment policies and procedures across the company to ensure compliance. - Provided strategic and tactical HR and talent management services that led to greater employee retention and helped the company scale from 50 to 130 employees in 2 years. - Led all immigration processing (H-1B, GC, TN) in partnership with outside counsel. - Managed HR budget and staff of 2: Talent & Growth Associate and Office Manager.

New York, New York

- Managed all People Operations, including conducting InRhythm and client onboarding and holding 1:1s with employees to provide coaching and resolve performance issues. - Partnered with CEO and CTO to revise and roll out a new annual goal-setting and performance review process.- Developed a company-wide events (all-hands, socials) calendar and conducted team-building activities to build comradery and grow affinity across offices. - Supported Director of Business Operations in developing HR policies and procedures.--InRhythm is a modern, design thinking software consulting firm whose mission is to help our clients build innovative, high-performing digital centers of excellence. Our high-velocity Agile teams embed on-site to design and engineer modern web and mobile applications and scalable platforms.

Philadelphia, Pa

- Led business development coordination and proposal writing efforts. - Created content for multiple business units, including value proposition and mission statements, connecting McKean's professional services offerings with the unique needs of clients. - Developed proposal management strategies with senior leadership, account managers, and SMEs.- Designed and administered lessons learned surveys and facilitated proposal reviews and debriefs. - Was a newly conceived role reporting directly to the CMO. --McKean Defense is a 600+ employee professional services firm specializing in IT & Cyber, combat systems engineering, and ship sustainment and modernization for the United States Navy.

Washington, D.C.

Business Unit: Central and Eastern Europe- Supported international satellite offices in resolving People issues, removing barriers to effective decision-making and streamlining project implementation to meet KPIs and deliverables. - Sourced, interviewed, and staffed project teams, including local employees, third country nationals, and expatriate SMEs. - Managed project budgets and contracts, monitoring for compliance over the project lifecycle.- Performed financial analysis on monthly regional business unit sales forecasts and led annual corporate budgeting for unit’s $36M sales portfolio. - Liaised directly with clients on programmatic and budgetary matters, contributing to strategic program decisions aligned with contract and client objectives. - Oversaw grants and subcontracts administration, including monitoring and managing performance to milestones, negotiating multi-million dollar subcontracts, maximizing return and managing costs to budget.- Trained and mentored team members on fundamentals of project management and business development best practices.- Reported to Director of Project Management Unit.

Washington, D.C.

Business Unit: Afghanistan and Pakistan

Washington, D.C.

Business Unit: Executive Office -- Chemonics is an international development consulting company that helps to solve the United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) toughest challenges in the areas of Agriculture and Food Security, Democracy and Governance, Economic Growth and Trade, Education and Youth, Environment and Natural Resources, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Health, Peace, Stability, and Transition, Supply Chain Solutions, Water, Energy, and Sustainable Cities, and Corporate Partnerships.

Washington, D.C.

- Conducted interviews to collected key performance data and development impact results for approximately 150 U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded international development activities per year under contract. - Portfolio of projects included feasibility studies, technical assistance programs, and orientation visits conducted throughout Europe & Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean in energy efficiency, transportation, ICT, and environment. - Researched infrastructure investment trends and liaised with key project stakeholders, including U.S. contractors and small businesses, government officials, and local organizations. - Analyzed and synthesized data into comprehensive bi-monthly summaries and drafted annual reports and presentations as client deliverables. - Helped develop a new information management database to ensure data integrity. - Reported to Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation.