Talent management and business strategy alignment, leadership and organizational development, executive and start-up coach/advisory. I enjoy working with innovators to help them realize their vision through sharpening their focus, honing their strengths, putting together the best possible talent, getting the right investors and creating a winning culture based on core values. My representative clients are drawn from global technology companies, start-ups and non-profits: Hustle, Bridgit, Inclusion Ventures, The Wikimedia Foundation, Bayview Opera House, Pixiboard, Goodwill, Kaiser, KANA Software, Stanford Business School, PayPal/eBay, Genentech, SoulofAmerica, Keep In Touch Systems, Tides Center.

Advising founder on team and organizational formation in the early stages. Enable attraction, cultivation and engagement of investors, advisors and key talent, including identification, relationship-building, role definition, compensation, communication and leadership coaching.

Engaged by Western Digital's VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to help define and deliver development programs for underrepresented communities, including Advancing Women in Leadership, Managing Bias for People Managers and Unconscious Bias training for individual contributors, training roughly 9,000 global employees and leaders in 6 months. Completed coursework to deliver #IAmRemarkable program.

Helped create a new offering to connect venture-funded companies with experienced professionals seeking to work in funded, early-stage start-ups. Offer coaching to startup founders.

Advising the CEO on building the brand, business model and organization that will attract strategic partnerships and investments required for "speed-up" of this on-line travel business established in 1999.

Provide coaching and connections to the CEO/co-founder in the acquisition of investors, strategic partners, users and talent for this early-stage technology enterprise.

Engaged by the CEO of this rapidly growing mission-driven, tech company to coach the leadership team, and to help them architect an inclusive culture that will attract and retain the best possible people, who are empowered to be their authentic selves while serving Hustle's customers. Filled in as Interim Chief People Officer for 3 months while building the People Operations and Talent Team to support hyper-growth.

Associates for International Research, Inc. (AIRINC), is a human resources consulting firm dedicated to facilitating global mobility. Since 1954 AIRINC has provided organizations with superior cost-of-living services for their cross-border transfers. Served as west coast leader for business development and partnerships, based in San Francisco.

Advisor to this SBDC-funded initiative to help tech entrepreneurs create economic impact. As Talent and HR Advisor, my role is to partner with our team of EIRs and functional Advisors (Finance, IP, Operations, PR, Marketing and Business Development) in selecting tech businesses/entrepreneurs to receive pro bono consulting services, then personally provide recruiting, talent and HR management support to the founders.

Provide on-camera interviews and commentary covering current events, festivals, public figures, celebrities, performers and scholars for this internet-based media channel.Coverage of Stern Grove's 77th season opener featuring Smokey Robinson and Patti Austinhttp://youtu.be/ytIdxomdqL0?t=29sCoverage of San Francisco Black Film Festivalhttp://youtu.be/rpvD6J4atzU

Partnered with CEO and executive leadership team through the creation of the three year strategic plan that defines the culture of a great place to work, and realizes the Goodwill mission to "create solutions to poverty through the businesses we operate." Managed HR team of 10, including international interns from Brazil, Germany, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Implemented a comprehensive performance management system, tied to strategic and measurable outcomes. Collaborated with VP Marketing to completely revise the New Hire Orientation to reinforce core values of Integrity, Courage, Community and Possibility. Selected and implemented a fully integrated, web-based HRMS, converting from 6 different systems to one. Shifted management and employee training to a blended learning model using o-line training modules. Partnered with Risk Management to oversee and manage Workers Compensation. Reduced employee relations legal fees by 90%. Streamlined hiring process by using social media to reduce time to fill and cost-per-hire. Shifted store manager hiring from 100% internal promotions to a mix of experienced retail staff and internal growth, driving revenue growth at the stores. Analyzed employee turnover to address themes and reduce unwanted attrition. Provided staff support to Board Executive Compensation Committee. Partnered with VP Workforce Development to reorganize and transition staff training to HR. Outsourced HR functions to improve operating efficiency and reduce cost of delivery.

Served as interim head of Talent, OD and HR.

Served as interim HR Business Partner for VP Corporate Services. Facilitated semi-annual talent review process for the business unit, served as adviser on major vendor consolidation project, coached senior Directors and VP, handled employee relations issues, established process for re-sizing Corporate Services, re-scoping positions and supporting employees through transition to new roles. Provided continuity for internal hire for permanent role.

Worked with founding C-level team of this early stage venture to develop the organizational capabilities leading to initial investment funding.

Served as interim HR Director for businesses within the Technology Group.

Developed global talent management and career development programs and processes for Google, including internal mobility, personal development planning, Coaching@Google and mentoring.Previously served as Director HR and Business Partner for Enterprise and Content Partnerships business units globally.

Engaged for 8 month contract role as interim HR Director reporting to the CEO of Tides Center, the largest non-profit fiscal sponsorship and PEA in the US. While in this role, I direct-sourced and recruited 3 Directors (including CTO, and my successor) and 2 key managers, implemented a comprehensive performance management system, developed a 5 year HR strategic plan to create a scalable HR infrastructure for Tides and facilitated an organization-wide culture change process using Jim Collins and Gerry Porras' "Built to Last" model.

Lead a team of 18 consultants throughout Western US to sell and deliver HR strategy, operations and technology-based solutions to global clients. Managed $3M-5M in annual revenue generation. Directed client work for HP, Cisco, Qwest and City of San Jose.

Business development and engagement leadership for global, complex client needs ranging from post-merger integration to organizational transformation. Clients included Applied Materials, Cisco, HP, Intel and Microsoft.

Lead several project teams in reengineering the HR function for Fortune 500 clients, including Bank of America, Citigroup, Nations Bank, Pacific Bell, Honda of America

Provided HR leadership for Apple's Sales organizations in Canada, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Latin America. Helped transform the team in Japan to one that could grow with the market opportunities. Reorganized and down-sized Mexico City operations, working through all local labor issues. Hired a Country HR Manager in Hong Kong. Facilitated the strategic development of the Apple Pacific region as it repositioned for growth and changed leadership.

HR leader for this joint-venture business unit between IBM Europe and ROLM, developing a new telecommunications product and manufacturing capabilities for Europe.

Hired from Stanford Business School by Ken Coleman, then VP of Human Resources, to work on HR cross-functional projects and to manage reception area, mail room, cafeteria, janitorial and other operations.