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Greater Seattle Area

PROVAIL has served children and adults with disabilities for 75 years in the greater Seattle community. Among the services offered include support for mobility and communication challenges, employment consulting and home & lifestyle assistance. PROVAIL's services help people with disabilities live the life of their choosing!

Santa Clara County, California, United States

One Workplace is a portfolio of companies dedicated to the design, build and management of state-of-the-art workplaces. One Workplace acquired OpenSquare in November 2018 and is the largest Steelcase furniture dealership in the world.Sr. Director, Human ResourcesAfter the acquisition of OpenSquare, I led the HR integration efforts across the enterprise to create one HR team for all locations.* Benefits: Consolidated all health and wellness benefit plans except medical and seamlessly integrated the plans with an external portal. Merged 401k plans.* Payroll Migration: Led the parent company to adopt the ADP payroll system across the enterprise. This created the first HR database enterprise wide. Adopted automated time and entry system.* Sales Compensation: Transition OpenSquare into the One Workplace sales compensation program making necessary base pay changes to maintain equity.* Base Compensation: Completed the firs enterprise-wide base pay administration program. Evaluated more than 500 jobs with over 1050 employees across 20+ states.

Greater Seattle Area

OpenSquare is the leading provider of workspace solutions and commercial office furniture in the Pacific Northwest (award-winning Steelcase office furniture dealership). As VP of Talent & Engagement I lead the HR function in delivering all aspects of human resources to our team of 350 employees in a fast-growing, fast-changing environment. * Executive Leadership Coaching: Provided coaching and guidance for senior leadership team transformation, ownership transition, retirement planning and succession planning, executive recruiting & on-boarding, strategic planning and executive coaching.* Employee Engagement. Drove a variety of efforts focused on improving employee engagement and impact.

Redmond, Wa

HR Lead for 3 business groups (enterprise sales and marketing functions) within the Enterprise & Partners Group (EPG). Consult with VP/GM business leaders and their leadership teams on all people related matters including the implementation of their strategic plans, change management, talent management and employee relations.* Proactively drove the delivery of HR programs to global organizations including performance review and calibrations, people reviews, talent management programs, diversity initiatives, employee poll initiatives.* Provided change management consulting for key initiatives including job design changes for field sales roles rolled out globally and the local implementation of the new performance management model. * Strong focus on Sales Compensation. Worked closely with compensation consultants and managers to on a variety of sales compensation issues including sales plan eligibility, sales plan changes. Worked closely with leaders of global accounts program regarding concerns with quota setting and attainment, job level alignment and the exploration of multi-year compensation plans.* Drove talent management strategies through business leaders. Worked closely with managers at all levels to focus on key talent initiatives including creating quality development plans, managing out low performers and hiring high potential replacements.* Hands-on managed difficult employee relations cases to resolution, including employee investigations, grievances, conflict resolution, terminations, etc.

RealNetworks is a leading provider of digital media products and services direct to consumers and to the mobile telecommunications industry.Spearheaded HR services as business partner to SVPs of business groups, strategic and joint ventures (including Cloud and Tablet computing), and shared technology divisions, and as leader of the North American HR Business Partner team delivering services to 1,000 full-time employees and managers in 4 locations. Provided support and strategic consulting to global businesses across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (implemented through local teams) in a range of areas, from executive coaching and employee relations to organizational development and change management. Drove key processes including performance appraisals and salary reviews. * Improved HR service delivery, while reducing team headcount by more than 50%, through strategic reorganization of the HR Business Partner team.* Drove organizational changes – both small efforts and large-scale transformation initiatives – by building strong alliances with top executives (CTO, CFO, SVPs).* Collaborated with senior executives in organizational redesign and change/communications management as key member of corporate blueprinting team.* Protected company by providing direct leadership of employee relations cases and issues – ensured legal defensiveness and finesse to minimize impact.

Fluke – #1 manufacturer of hand-held test and measurement equipment. Danaher Corporation – world-class lean manufacturing company.Directed team of 4 in HR activities (HRIS, benefits, and compensation) for Company's global operations ($1 bil., 4,000 FTE). Additionally, my team provided worldwide HR business partner services for Fluke Portfolio brands and Fluke Precision Measurement ($300 mil, 500 FTE). Developed strategies and plans in collaboration with multi-level leaders, fulfilling Human Resources needs for multiple M&A integrations (5 in final 18 months with Company) and providing expertise on organizational and talent reviews, change management efforts, and employee relations. * Played key role in major accomplishment of merged company (Ircon) by successfully leading people integration – company achieved a 60-year record for shipments 1 month before factory close.* Lowered team turnover and reinvigorated slumping morale though proactive efforts to rebuild the HR Operations team.* Ensured continuing operations through service as Acting Compensation & Benefits Manager over a 2-year period, while retaining HR Business Partner responsibilities.* Delivered fair and equitable outcomes through expert direction of complex employee relations investigations.

Full-service Steelcase office furniture dealership.Guided HR team and programs, with focus on driving quality improvement project, overseeing sales administration, and directing change and reorganization initiatives – reported directly to Company owners. Drove all performance management processes and actions. * Safeguarded operations by instilling stability to workforce throughout a period of massive downsizing that reduced staff size by 40% – expertly directed end-to-end RIF processes and facilitated leadership transitions, including following the termination of 1 of 3 partners.* Significantly improved employee satisfaction with benefit plans, even while cutting their dollar value, to counteract major cost increases. Propelled FSA enrollment from 8% to 59% over 2 years through use of a high involvement/OD approach. * Maximized quality efforts by renewing focus of management team on key initiatives – mapped a new order-fulfillment process and launched several successful quality improvement initiatives.* Optimized leadership capabilities, knowledge, and effectiveness through coaching of all managers and directors, as well as executives.

Moved to the Pacific Northwest to care for aging parents in poor health. Founded consulting practice to provide HR management consulting, contract recruiting, and organizational development consulting in the Portland and Seattle metro areas.

* Drove initiatives aimed at achieving significant improvements to customer-facing processes utilizing Six Sigma, GE Work Out, and e-business methods and strategies.* Expertly managed full-cycle projects, from needs assessment through to completion. Team was awarded a patent for 1 e-commerce project.* Delivered $1.7M+ savings through collaboration with channel partners through GE Work Out.

* Supported large-scale client (including Iridium and the Department of Housing & Urban Development) change initiatives by consulting with executives on assessments and development/deployment of training projects.* Ensured success of efforts by leading teams in development of comprehensive training materials, including business process handbooks, system walkthroughs, and job aids.

Ma, Missiology

Activities and Societies: Emphases in Cultural Anthropology, Counseling Psychology and Theology

Bs, Accounting

Aa, General Education