Talent Ready Now, LLC is a sole proprietorship consulting firm that specializes in human resources strategic planning, organization effectiveness, change management, talent development and executive coaching.Current projects:Serving as HR Leader for the C. S. McCrossan enterprise. (February 2024 - Current)Led a project for Navigate Forward, a premier executive outplacement firm. (July 2023 - October 2023)• Established a holistic approach to strategic account management required to maintain a growing book of business. • Designed and facilitated a series of working sessions with leadership team to establish key people, process, and technology needs to ensure a holistic approach to account management.

Prosperity ReadyA nonprofit that exists to develop the vast potential of immigrants, help solve our talent shortage crisis, and enable organizations to reflect the communities in which they operate. Prosperity Ready is proudly sponsored by The Social Good Fund, a 501(c)3 full service fiscal sponsor.Founder and CEOResponsible for all aspects of growing the startup, including establishing an advisory committee, securing funding and staff, marketing, financials, and strategic direction.• Developed trusting relationships and garnered support from 32 immigrant community organizations.• Created and implemented marketing strategy, including website, email marketing, and social media.• Built a team of over 30 volunteers who are experts in career navigation and event planning.• Managed the design and development of an innovative degreed job seeker training program.• Delivered Advanced Job Seeker Program to 48 degreed professionals within 18 months. • Developed a mission advancement strategy to increase supporter and donor base. • Established strategic partnerships with well-established Minnesota nonprofits.

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982, was headquartered in Minneapolis, as a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings® restaurants. In 2018, there were 1,247 Buffalo Wild Wings locations across the world. Vice President of Talent ManagementRecruited by CHRO to build strategies, capabilities and programs needed to identify, acquire, develop, and retain talent. Led Centers of Expertise for Talent Acquisition, Enterprise Learning, Leadership Development, Diversity and Inclusion, and Organization Effectiveness. Managed $5.7M budget.• Established successful organization effectiveness capability including change management and organization design practice.• Led field management restructure for over 600 restaurants for labor savings of $3.7M.• Led home office restructure for savings of $1.2M.• Advanced analytics strategy to determine ROI for Leadership Development programs.• Created Talent Acquisition and Diversity and Inclusion three-year strategies.• Drove the improvement of key recruiting processes to shrink time to fill from over 45 days to 40, targeting time to fill of 25 days by Q2 of 2018.

CSM creates exceptional spaces where people work, live and visit. CSM develops and owns commercial real estate, residential properties and hotels (including Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Carlson brands). Privately held, operating in 11 states with 2,000 employees.Vice President of Human ResourcesResponsible for enterprise wide human resources and corporate administrative functions, including safety, payroll, philanthropy and office management. Led department of 15 professionals. Managed budget of $3M, including P&L accountability. Member of Executive Committee. Reported to CEO/Owner.• Restructured HR team to enable strategic capabilities, implemented HR service delivery model resulting in 97% of employee inquiries being answered within 24 hours.• Oversaw national search for COO, planned successor for CEO, landing top candidate in six months.• Avoided $50,000 in fines for I9 corrections related to Department of Homeland Security subpoena by planning and implementing comprehensive HR audit.• Resolved complex employee relations and labor law issues, served as liaison to outside counsel, drafted complex EEOC claim responses saving $40,000 in attorney fees.

$8.6B financial services firm, nonprofit organization with 4,000 employees, serving 2.3 million customers nationwide.Vice President of Human Resources Recruited by CHRO to lead HR Centers of Expertise including Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Workforce Relations, Compliance, and Organization Development. Led five direct reports with responsibility for 100-person department and $1M budget. Board of Director member of Compensation team. Reported to CHRO.• Led the restructuring of the Strategy, Business Development and HR organization to align with company growth strategy.• Created a Program Management Office to prioritize and align over 50 projects with business strategy.• Led process design for recruiting module of Workday.

$19B retailer. In 2004 Kohl’s had 637 stores in 40 states with revenues of $11.7B and over 100,000 employees. In 2014, Kohl’s had 1158 stores and 136,000 employees.Vice President of Organization Development (2010 – 2013)Managed $6M budget. Reported to SVP of Shared Services. Led five direct reports and a total team of 52, serving entire company.• Expanded OD function for the company, including designing and implementing performance, talent, and succession management processes and systems to support 100 new stores annually.• Supported executive leadership of key departments in strategic planning, ensuring that organizational strategies were able to be executed at the department, team, and individual level.• Led restructuring of departments for savings estimate of $18M. Worked directly with Chief Customer Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Product Development.Director of Organization Development (2006 – 2010)Recruited in 2004 as Senior Manager of Leadership Development; created the Organization Development Department in 2006. Responsible for team of eight and $2M budget.• Created and directed coaching programs to support executive on boarding, high potentials, and team dynamics. 97% of business goals identified through coaching were consistently met.• Oversaw learning services portfolio of 100 projects annually. Ensured right mix of content, delivery method and reporting necessary to support and track 136,000 employee's learning.

$14B unit of General Electric Company; global small medical device company.Manager, Global Education and Development ServicesGlobal responsibility for biomedical engineering department. Full P&L accountability for operations including marketing, sales, and commercial processes. Reported to General Manager.• Built team of 12 education professionals and business analysts responsible for design and delivery of educational programs for over 2,000 biomedical engineers globally.• Turned unprofitable training department into $1M revenue generator.* Created and implemented a competency model for 300 GE Healthcare biomedical engineers.* Designed, developed and implemented professionals skills and leadership curriculum for 200 employess across eight states in three months.

A leading global professional services company providing a range of strategy, consulting, digital, technology & operations services and solutions.Senior Manager Human Capital Management Practice (1999 – 2002)Created and implemented change management strategies to maximize workforce performance for corporate clients throughout the U.S. Scope included executive sponsorship, change management, communications, process and organization design and training.• Created a program management office for a division of ABN AMRO, a global banking group. Developed vision and mission statements through working sessions with the division President and Vice President. Defined job processes, organizational structure, and performance measures.• Designed and developed a training program for audience of 4,000 at Texas Utilities. Learners demonstrated 90% proficiency in on the job performance measurement post training.• Served as project manager at ComEd (utilities) for a 60 member data integrity team and concurrently for a 15 member system billing support team. Provided post-implementation support, managing an $8M budget over eight months.• Led a 27 member team charged with change management and user acceptance of a new customer service system for We Energies. Led process design effort for 150 cross functional business processes. • Managed the design, development and delivery of instructor led training for 2,500 employees.