Believing in the power of listening before planning, I have led numerous enterprises on their journeys to becoming world-class employers with best-in-class HR systems, infrastructures, and programs. By taking the time to thoughtfully identify organizational strengths and opportunities, define short- and long-range objectives, and partner with key stakeholders to secure buy-in for sustainable change, I have repeatedly built and transformed people-focused environments. ★ ★ ★Throughout my career and my life, I have embraced challenges, opportunities to learn, and ways in which I can better serve my teams. Following my collegiate career as a Division I athlete and member of the storied University of Michigan Wolverines, I joined the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and gained invaluable lessons on the field that I apply today.★ ★ ★Within the corporate arena, I have been part of 4 Fortune 100 organizations—Pepsi-Cola, US West, Scott Paper Company, and Sam’s Club—and have led HR and people operations for global organizations and industry leaders. Developing a particular area of expertise in organizational effectiveness, I joined OSUWMC and led this $1.5B entity through transformation and change. Next, with Allianz, I halted and reversed 6 years of poor performance, recalibrating every area of human resources and championing a $7M investment in human potential, which impacted 85% of the workforce.★ ★ ★Developing a reputation on the speaking circuit and publishing thought leadership content—including two books—I began fielding consulting, interim, and short- and long-term leadership positions from organizations around the country. Teaming with organizations in healthcare, retail, financial services, higher education, manufacturing, and more, I would step into environments, listen carefully, identify the pulse of the culture, and begin to steer transformations and turnarounds.★ ★ ★Not only building sound and scalable human resources infrastructures but also fueling operational excellence and organizational effectiveness, I have excelled in developing go-forward plans and programs, creating talent roadmaps, driving human capital decisioning, optimizing resources and budgets, evangelizing the importance of diversity and belonging, and empowering teams and organizations to do more and reach higher. Whether engaging in a consultive capacity or embedding as a full-time employee, I have applied the same drive, work ethic, and commitment to results that have shaped my early career ventures.