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Tacoma, Wa

Took on responsibility for building, scaling, and optimizing the company's HR function to support rapid growth and an evolving mix of talent needs—partnering with the executive leadership team to align HR tactics to the company's mission, values, and business strategy.- Built a new HR function from scratch to support a 430-person multi-state workforce- Hire, mentor, and manage two HR generalists- Identify skill gaps and develop training, coaching, and mentoring initiatives to support staff development- Partner with the executive leadership team and advise on a wide range of HR-related topics- Identify high-potential talent within the company and lead internal succession planning efforts- Decrease annual turnover through talent management and employee engagement efforts- Create and launch mentorship, training, and new hire orientation programs- Serve as a change agent, influencing organizational development decisions- Advise management on a diverse range of people-related topics- Researched, selected, and implemented a new ATS to assist with recruiting and onboarding- Train managers and supervisors on various HR processes, regulations, standards, and procedures- Implement annual employee engagement survey and review results with leadership team- Partnered with IT team to create a PowerBI dashboard to capture real-time HR data- Participated in year-long leadership program and led project estimated to return $1M to the bottom line.- HR lead for efforts related to company acquisition in 2023-2024.

Tacoma, Wa

Launch a new mass timber division. Drove aggressive outbound communications regarding the new offering, ensured delivery against quarterly sales goals, and worked with clients throughout the PNW region. - Built and managed relationships with regional architects, engineers, framers, and contractors- Responded to product inquiries and answered detailed technical/design related questions- Completed product takeoffs and prepared quotes for variety of mass timber projects- Attended and participated in industry trade shows to share product knowledge and drive brand awareness- Created/delivered product training to industry professionals via both "live" and self-directed methods- Awarded the "2020 Breakthrough Employee of the Year" award for contributions and success in role

Industry outreach role — attending trade shows, delivering presentations, and coaching consulting engineers, architects, code officials, and general contractors on best practices for specification, selection and application of engineered wood products.- Utilized a mix of networking, influencing, presentation, and public speaking skills on a daily basis- Facilitated individual and group education around cutting-edge building materials and best practices

Tacoma, Wa

Launched an independent consultancy providing contracted design support to structural engineering firms.- Completed all business formation steps including creation of marketing materials- Led client outreach efforts, building a network of relationships with the AEC industry

Tacoma, Wa

Gained a deep foundation of in engineering, project management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration working as a structural engineer — developing high-quality, cost-efficient structural systems based on architectural designs- Worked closely with design teams and general contractors- Prepared documents for all phases of design and managed construction administration- Managed all end-to-end project phases, overcoming roadblocks and navigating intensive timelines- Created and delivered educational presentations to college and university students- Gathered stakeholder feedback and led internal group to improve company's mentor program

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Civil Engineering - Structural Emphasis

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology - Minor In Economics