Change-driving senior human resources leader who transforms organizations to ensure optimum quality, service, and productivity at lowest cost by unwavering focus on organizational mission, vision, values, and guiding principles.Talent developer for staff at all levels; expertly manages behavior to support productivity and accountability through clearly articulated metrics and culture of mutual support. Applies breakthrough thinking to bypass outdated paradigms and turn around faltering HR departments.People leader who brings struggling staff back to high levels of performance, and impels teams beyond what was thought possible. Creates culture of collaboration, openness, and mutual support; drives self-actualization and achievement of organizational goals by challenging employees and carefully monitoring and coaching performance. Efficiency expert who applies Lean Six Sigma principles to ensure optimum process efficiency, greatest results, and maximum ROI from organizational expenses.Notable Achievements• Developed new mission vision and value statements to drive culture transformation and paradigm shift at newly merged hospitals to drive needed behavioral changes; pioneered hospital application of Lean methods to accelerate needed change and eliminate process waste.• Led HR, organizational development, and quality functions, later adding Lean oversight to drive synergy and collaboration, allow all support departments to work in concert and cross-pollinate, and significantly boost productivity and efficiencies while reducing costs.• Focused on organizational mission, vision, and values to identify employee skills and values needed for both individual and organizational success, and to ensure that training resources were not working against poorly selected, un-aligned talent. Set and achieved goal of hiring only top 20% of candidates based on value alignment, driving highest staff performance at lowest cost.