Lead teams delivering Talent Acquisition, Campus Recruiting, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Compensation & Benefits and People Operations for 800+ people in nine locations.Whitley Penn is full-service public accounting firm whose culture is based on people and exhibited through the respect, encouragement, and courtesy we wear on our sleeves. Whitley Penn helps people grow as individuals and achieve their professional goals by providing beneficial growth opportunities that focus on achievement and career development. Whitley Penn has been consistently recognized as “One the Top 100 Firms in the U.S.” and “Best of the Best” by INSIDE Public Accounting.

Lead Talent Acquisition / Recruiting, Human Resources, Talent Management, IT, Administrative, and variety of Special Projects for a growing $5 B AUM Private Equity firm.First Dallas employee as firm transitioned HQ from New York to TexasQuickly ramped to source and hire numerous employees and interns by building recruiting infrastructure from ground up including launching Careers site, implementing SmartRecruiters Applicant Tracking System, creating LinkedIn presence, establishing employee referral program, increasing firm's online brand awareness, etc. Created foundational procedures, policies, and checklists for Recruiting, Human Resources, and Admin resulting in more efficient and institutional quality processes and results.Sourced and setup interim Uptown Dallas office and managed search for new permanent offices in Dallas and New York.Managed firm’s IT services vendor including rollout of cloud-based email security platform (Mimecast), streamlining technology onboarding process for new hires, and evaluation of file backup solutions.

Continuation of Highland role via lift-out of Highland back office to the affiliated, newly formed Skyview Group. Led the talent acquisition / recruiting, human resources, strategic communications / PR, and office administration teams. (4 direct reports)Played lead role in rapidly standing up new Skyview entity by acquiring and setting up office space, establishing payroll/benefits/policies, onboarding 40 employees on day one that migrated from Highland, etc.Retained 95% of the employees that came over via the Highland lift-out after one yearImmediately following the Highland Capital restructuring, Skyview was formed from a lift-out of the Highland back office. I was fortunate to continue working with the same great team at Skyview as we had at Highland and also to continue servicing NexPoint Advisors and the broader NexPoint platform of affiliated entities as I had while at Highland.

Led talent acquisition, human resources, and office administration teams for a multi-strategy $15 B AUM global investment management platform that includes Highland Capital, NexPoint Advisors, and many other affiliated entities. 150+ employees on the platform with 10 entities - a complex operating environment.Selected Highlights:- Sourced, hired, and onboarded over 350 high-caliber employees (front and back office)- Slashed health insurance spend by 20% annually by migrating from fully insured to self-insured plan- Managed HR for offices in Europe, Asia, and South America in an efficient and cost-effective manner- Ran annual performance review and compensation process resulting in properly sorting and paying our people- 401(k): rolled out Roth option, self-directed brokerage window, and new investment options - Self-implemented Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) and HR Information System (Paylocity) which materially improved team efficiencies and resulted in cost savingsHighland and NexPoint manage private equity, public equities, real estate, alternative credit, and hedge funds for retail and institutional investors. The platform also includes a broker-dealer, NexPoint Securities. Highland and NexPoint are headquartered in Dallas, Texas and historically maintained offices in New York, London, Singapore, Seoul, and Buenos Aires - all of which I had responsibility for HR and Recruiting functions.

Client serving management consultant that led project teams focused on operational effectiveness, business process improvement, and financial transformation across numerous industries.

Client serving consultant for revenue assurance and operational improvement projects primarily for Fortune 500 companies.