Katy Fox Email & Phone Number

Willing to relocate and/or travel.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Hired to build regional learning and professional development team to drive regional business strategy through leadership and employee development, coaching, organizational assessments and solutions.• Established and built a successful learning and professional development team focused on aligning the business needs of corporate across 16 states and 25 campuses.• Initiated and drove project that assessed how successful the campuses were in changing the culture from a matrix driven sales organization to a behavioral based system. - Developed actionable strategies for each campus based on data from on site observations and feedback. - Compiled results, which were used by Regional Vice President to determine ongoing strategy for region and ultimately led to process being adopted by regions across the US.• Member/leader of leadership team that instituted a high potential program focused on developing leadership talent for future roles. - Piloted methodology, including building the structure and process for delivering 360 feedback, which was adopted by the University and the parent company• Instituted and gained approval to pilot a program that addressed employee engagement issues. Created a process, Individual Development Plan form and training.• Developed business strategy for Learning and Professional Development during the merger of 2 regions, creating a 100 day plan, reorganization and redeployment which resulted in more effective services for each campus and lowered cost.• Driving force behind the design of a metrics tracking system for services, their alignment to business strategy and the impact of learning on business outcomes.

Led enterprise career development, successsion management, performance management and board/CEO evaluations.• Accelerated company’s readiness for change and leadership development by cataloging, evaluating and developing senior leader’s bench strength. Identified and implemented process improvements in succession development for 40 senior leaders, including a revamping of executive materials and SWAT analysis of candidates and recommendations. • Led project to plan and launched a career development website. Partnered with IT, peers and corporate communications to design, create and populate. Site provided additional tools and resources for individual career development. Use of the site increased by over 100%.• Primary process owner for selection and implementation of an enterprise-wide talent management system (Success Factors). Partnered with businesses to identify “as is” process maps, design future state, identify and implement change management solutions and develop training. Comprehensive talent management tool was to create a sharper focus on business objectives, increase employee engagement and reduce management administrative tasks.

Partnered with senior leaders to provide expertise in organization, design, team & talent development across the company to maximize business effectiveness & improve performance; managed team of ten organization development/training professionals.• Recognized & promoted within 9 months to lead enterprise wide Training Delivery & Organization Design/Development functions.• Selected by management to lead a project which assessed Hispanic cultural competence education needs & recommended strategies intended to increase bottom line sales & retention with the Hispanic population.• Partnered with business client to create & implement specialized 360 degree feedback, resulting in strategies for individual & group development.• Efficiently & expeditiously established credibility and trust with business leaders, accelerating impact on business outcomes.• Played a significant role in the development of an “Enabling Change for Managers” workshop which created a more agile workforce.

Internal leader sought for organization, team and talent development expertise. Led company & division OD, Management, Professional, IT, and Desktop training.• Spearheaded corporate wide initiative to identify/implement performance competencies. Integrated competencies with performance management process.• Key member of parent company global team to design a company succession planning process. Identified outcomes/metrics that powered the strategy & increased high potential retention.• Sourced/negotiated professional & management development/advanced IT training programs resulting in $1M+ in savings. • Championed & negotiated contract for an enterprise wide e-learning vendor, saving $700K. • Founded cross functional “Training Council” that aligned training objectives & optimized resource allocation across multiple training locations/depts.• Played crucial role in the strategic planning/implementation of a Learning Management System.

Provided company wide training and organization development.• Led corporate wide initiative which assessed needs, developed recommendations, and resulted in the adoption of a customized company-wide management development plan.• Developed and implemented a Peer Review process for the Executive Committee and Senior Management Group to identify talent strengths and needs across the organization.• Redesigned the company’s in-house leadership development program for senior managers; participant ratings increased an average of two points on a five point scale.• Spearheaded design / implementation of a 360 degree management feedback process resulting in a significant increase in management commitment to effective development for over 70 managers. • Established Birkman Assessment as an in-house team building and career tool which resulted in saving the company $27K in external consultant’s fees in one year.

Masters, Organizational & Interpersonal Communications

Bachelor Of Philosophy, Psychyology, Education