Independent HR Executive with extensive domestic and international experience in advising and guiding organizations. Specific experience in Organizational Development, Compensation, Benefits, Talent Management and Employee Relations, Particular emphasis on venture and private equity funded enterprises.Board Adviser & Corporate Secretary startup water detection companyExecutive Coach to high tech senior management team

Key member of the executive team reporting to the CEO of this vertically integrated pre-IPO developer and manufactuer of LED lighting products.

Reporting to the CEO and key member of the executive staff for a $1.5B developer and manufacturer of custom memory and Solid State Storage products with 1500 employees worldwide (Malaysia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, UK, Korea, Dominican Republic).• Extensive international presence; active involvement with Malaysia, Brazil, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico operations.• Led International Investigation into whistleblower complaint regarding management conduct in Malaysia.• Designed and implemented Option Exchange Program.• Designed and implemented performance based executive RSU program; aligned compensation with company performance.• Redesigned Corporate Bonus Program ($13M/year at plan) to provide increased funding above plan and decreased funding below plan. Split plan from pure company performance to emphasize business unit performance in addition to company achievement resulting in better funding focus for dollars paid.• Developed and implemented worldwide employee classification system (salary/stock grades and ranges) promoting consistency across all geographies. • M&A leadership – integrated $20M acquisition of Adtron (Solid State Storage) into SMART. Analyzed compensation practices, benefit programs and integrated Adtron programs into existing SMART structure. Revised certain SMART programs for simplicity and better performance for the same costs.• Primary interface between Management and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Develop and deliver management presentation to the board, interface with board members and resolve issues on an informal basis.• Managed the reduction and shutdown of SMART Puerto Rico facility. Negotiated with the Puerto Rican Government (PRIDCO) obtaining multiple concessions to enable SMART to keep the plant operating while attempting to develop new business.• Developed succession planning model presented annually to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Reporting to the CEO, develop and implement global Human Resource programs and strategies for this $200M international Enterprise Software developer. Extensive international presence in the UK and India locations.• Primary interface between Management and the Compensation Committee of the Board; develop and deliver management’s presentation to the board. • Grew professional services organization by 200% in 8 months to meet customer requirements. • Implemented internal systems to address merit pay, promotion and job classification issues.• Implemented a stock option award model to meet internal and board requirements.• Developed a succession planning and high-performance employee program.• Managed two separate restructuring efforts to reduce expense by $4M/year.

Direct report to the CEO and key member of the executive staff for $250M UNIX Operating System Developer with worldwide responsibilities (UK, China, Australia, ASEAN). Managed IT, Manufacturing and Corporate Services and Human Resources.• Management liaison to Compensation Committee of the Board; Board Member of SCO China.• Member of M&A Team integrating the former Novell Unix business into SCO.• Developed University Relations/Recruitment program to bring recent graduates into SCO.

Member of Management Board reporting to the CEO of this 5000 person $1 Biliion affiliate of HJ Heinz. Responsible for all HR functions (Recruitment & Staffing, Compensation & Benefits, Training & Development, Employee Relations, Labor Relations), Facilties, Public Relations and Customer Relations.