HRBP - 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures

Segment Services shepherds’ new products from development to implementation, collaborating with segment partners for maximum relevancy while prioritizing updates and expansion of existing content. This collaboration includes the creation of our learning brand and approaches to marketing and communications. Creative Learning Services group brings learning to life through provocative design and innovative technology solutions. This team manages existing technology assets, as well as graphic design, motion graphics, user-interface design, audio/video production and programming.Learning Platform group creates the strategic road map the company’s learning management system (Success Factors). This team partners with internal learning organizations to provide governance, guidance and expertise to realize the value of the LMS.

Sr Manager for the newly created Learning and Development Center of Excellence for The Walt Disney Company. Responsibilities include:•Creation of a regional delivery model for businesses of the Glendale/ Burbank/ Pasadena area to meet business goals and strategic priorities•Learning Consulting for TWDC to help maximize the common curriculum and resources across the entire company•Building an annual operating plan and ongoing resource planning for the learning COE •Defining new technologies for learning including video and media support for TWDC

Responsible for learning strategy and operation of The Walt Disney Studios with a goal to increase learner participation and create more contemporary methods to engage employees Major Projects Accomplishments Included:• Leading an enterprise portfolio curriculum design team responsible for creating recommendations for TWDC common curriculum products and services.• Enhancing target development approaches with Studio Talent Management• Increased intact team involvement in process and/or performance improvement development by over 200% and overall learner participation by 110%• Developed an internal social networking site to enable improved marketing, registration, and non-traditional learning options for employees • Created and produced “Creativity and Innovation” events that yielded over 2,700 enrollments per year in over 50 programs. Employee survey results indicated, this event was the single best event held at the Studio for purposes of both learning & networking• Led Employee survey report-out and action planning teams, which drove the creation of new products and services designed to enhance the Studio employee experience

Temporary assignment to help define learning processes for Greater China including on-boarding, orientation, educational reimbursement, employee survey, talent planning and employee events

Assisted in providing the overall vision for Leadership Development initiatives for WDP&R, domestically. Additionally, led the creation and delivery of the annual leadership conference; which was a 5-day bi-coastal event serving over 12,000 employees from Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.•Appointed as marketing lead for Disney University to establish a new brand for the University’s broadened reach•Led the creation of leadership development products and services•Provided leadership for on-boarding (Traditions) and leadership development at The Walt Disney World Resort

Overseas assignment to assist the attractions line of business for pre-opening training and operations impacting the Entertainment based attractions. Responsibilities included developing creative methods to assist with construction-phase based training and develop local management teams and Cast Members on the operation of a Disney Theme Park

Partnered with Line of Business representatives to insure Resort-wide consistency and served as a conduit for Resort communication issues. On-stage representative of the Resort Executive Team as “Duty Manager” and responsible for “day-of” operational decisions with Resort-wide implications

Led a team of 12 recruiters through Disneyland Resort expansion hiring which yielded over 8,000 new hires in a 5 month period

Interviewed and hired right fit talent for the Disneyland ResortCreated hiring strategies for Food Operations and the Walt Disney Travel CompanyPlanned line of business specific job fairsPartnered with Community Outreach activities to increase applicant flow

On campus recruiter responsible for over 600 hires per semester by developing on campus relationships with key university contacts at over 20 schools nationally.

Day to day management of attraction operations and leadership for over 200 Cast Members, including 75 cultural students from various African countries. Training manager responsible for on-boarding over 250 opening crew Cast Members

Managed all operational aspects of attractions, merchandise, and custodial for Future World East and responsible for developing new training programs for Test Track attractions and merchandise teams