Kaizen Human Capital is a boutique human capital consulting firm in the Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles metro areas. Our methodology focuses on applying evidence-based HR solutions to meet organizational needs. As practitioners and active researchers, we contribute findings and experiences to cultivate an actionable knowledge base for organizations in every sector.

• Provide advisement to prospective and current Graduate students• Evaluation of applicants for yearly admission to the program• Recommending curriculum changes and course content• Focus on outcomes assessment and program evaluation, update yearly guidelines and standards• Modifying current programs and developing new courses as needed• Continue to leverage and grow alumni network to create applied work experience for students in the program as well as for full-time opportunities upon graduation

• Instructor for undergraduate and graduate level courses related to the application of IO Psychology practices in research and business settings, including Introduction to I-O Psychology, Statistics, Social Psych Job Analysis & Performance Appraisal, Consulting Psychology, and Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues• Facilitate student activities attendance, assignments, and grades using Webcourses (Canvas) Learning System• Mentor students regarding career options, networking, and internships

Having academic, federal research, and applied work experience, Mike consults with individuals and organizations to manage their talent and make informed business decisions related to their human capital talent based on HR metrics, survey outcomes and scientific research highlighting the strong links between leadership, employees, customer, and key business outcomes. Mike helped co-found Talent Metrics, LLC in 2014 and his work is primarily focused on managing client relationships, providing actionable analytics, and impacting the design and execution of global employee and human capital initiatives.Talent Metrics, LLC is a boutique consulting firm devoted to solving organizational problems using the tools and methods of Industrial Organizational Psychology. Talent Metrics provides a variety of solutions to their clients, including Talent Assessment, Organizational Research, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Feasibility Studies, ROI Analyses, and Adverse Impact analyses.

• Instructor for graduate level courses related to the application of IO Psychology practices in research and business settings, including Organizational Behavior, Personnel Assessment & Selection, and Internship• Facilitate student activities attendance, assignments, and grades using Blackboard Learning System• Mentor students regarding career options, networking, and internships• Advise students in the design and development of dissertation/thesis research, experimental design and analytics

Some of the responsibilities in this position included the following:• Project manage event; provide thought leadership on structure of event, create project timeline, and implement processes for successful event; assume lead role and coordinate setup of facility and negotiating space fees and catering contract • Evaluate attendee satisfaction and feedback through survey creation and quantitative/quantitative analyses; present findings to board members and next steps for improving future events

While working on many projects during his time at Starwood, Mike's major responsibilities included the following:• Consider business objectives and needs; generating strategies for linkage research and using data from associate-, leadership-, customer- and financial-related metrics to provide scientific support for T&D programs, as well as global associate and guest initiatives• Providing analytics and insights for the design and implementation of multiple selection and assessment initiatives for key positions within Starwood• Conducting statistical analyses for company-wide survey and assessment projects including employee engagement survey, pulse surveys, 360 evaluations, and guest experience measures• Project manage KornFerry Executive Assessments; create/control project timeline, partner with vendor and stakeholders, ensuring adherence to timeline and delivery of key milestones• Convey key findings of research and analyses to stakeholders, department directors, global taskforces and EVP of HR

For several sessions/semesters, Mike managed the graduate psychological statistics lab and taught lab courses to students. He created assignments and presentations, while also conducting lectures about statistics theory and use of SPSS and related analytics software.

In this position, Mike took the lead role in completing the written report for the grant work to be submitted to New York State for evaluation. He coordinated with project leads to gather all research (working on-site as an assessor and independent observer), ran all statistical analyses, create materials for presentation to research team and client, and even trained others on assessment protocol, on-site conduct, and research methodology.