Working in the People & Organization Change practice in a client serving capacity.

Provided strategic consulting services to organizations specializing in the areas of organization diagnosis and alignment, organization culture, employee engagement, motivation, strategy implementation, and managing through change.

Led HR activities in a variety of functions including: the Cardiovascular and Metabolism Therapeutic area and the Neuroscience Therapeutic area; the West Coast Discovery organization, the Global Medical Organization; the Pharmaceutical R&D Procurement Organization; and the R&D Finance organizationManaged a team to partner with the business on strategic and operational HR activities including organization development, talent management, organization change management, strategic… Show more Led HR activities in a variety of functions including: the Cardiovascular and Metabolism Therapeutic area and the Neuroscience Therapeutic area; the West Coast Discovery organization, the Global Medical Organization; the Pharmaceutical R&D Procurement Organization; and the R&D Finance organizationManaged a team to partner with the business on strategic and operational HR activities including organization development, talent management, organization change management, strategic staffing, executive coaching, employee relations, year-end processes, and engagement strategies Show less

2004-2007Provided global HR services to the Discovery Research Areas including Biology Drug Hunting Teams and all areas within ChemistryProvided strategic HR services including organization design, organization change management, strategic staffing, executive coaching, leadership interventions, and input to long range strategic planningOther HR services included managing a team that provides succession planning, employee relations, performance management, staffing and recruiting… Show more 2004-2007Provided global HR services to the Discovery Research Areas including Biology Drug Hunting Teams and all areas within ChemistryProvided strategic HR services including organization design, organization change management, strategic staffing, executive coaching, leadership interventions, and input to long range strategic planningOther HR services included managing a team that provides succession planning, employee relations, performance management, staffing and recruiting, and HR operations activities Show less

Provided organizational diagnosis, development and implementation consultation to the R&D area, Product Development Teams, US Sales and Marketing and Manufacturing organizationsProjects included work on instilling a quality culture, quality and compliance in Manufacturing sites, strategic initiative on organic growth and scale-up issues, organization design for the Medical area, and thought leadership for the corporate Organization Effectiveness functionWork included the following… Show more Provided organizational diagnosis, development and implementation consultation to the R&D area, Product Development Teams, US Sales and Marketing and Manufacturing organizationsProjects included work on instilling a quality culture, quality and compliance in Manufacturing sites, strategic initiative on organic growth and scale-up issues, organization design for the Medical area, and thought leadership for the corporate Organization Effectiveness functionWork included the following areas: organization design, organization diagnosis, implementation planning and leadership, quality in a regulated research and development group, strategy, change management, leadership coaching, and alliance management Show less

Worked in the People Effectiveness practice in a client serving capacityProjects included: ERP implementations; development of a knowledge management solution for a pharmaceutical company; strategic supply chain integration across demand and supply for a technology firm, decision engineering work for a large chemical company, strategy and org. design work for an IT department, development of a firm-wide organization design methodology, development of a competency-based approach… Show more Worked in the People Effectiveness practice in a client serving capacityProjects included: ERP implementations; development of a knowledge management solution for a pharmaceutical company; strategic supply chain integration across demand and supply for a technology firm, decision engineering work for a large chemical company, strategy and org. design work for an IT department, development of a firm-wide organization design methodology, development of a competency-based approach, organization design work on two shared services projectsWorked for clients; Work included the following areas: organization design, knowledge management, decision engineering, supply chain strategy, performance measures, leadership, communications, training, IT process redesign, change management,and ERP package implementation (HR, Financial, Manufacturing, Sales and Logistics) Show less

Performed research on decision making, joint ventures, leadership, international studies, compensation, networking, motivation,and strategyResearch was associated with the Center for International Business Education and Research and the Institute of Industrial Relations as well as various corporations

Researched the psychology of leadership and political systems in the Middle East and South Africa as well as world trends and business leadership strategies