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Seal Beach, Ca, Us

Aliso Viejo, California, United States

Key member of Executive Management team leading all Human Resources Management functions as CHRO for this fast-growing public auto-tech semiconductor company, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Ca. with multi-locations in the US, Canada, EMEA and APAC.

Aliso Viejo

Assisting CHRO, Executive Team and Board of Directors with assigned special projects including executive compensation, acquisition due diligence, policy development and competitive analysis, leadership and succession planning.

Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Managing family-owned portfolio of rental properties including multi-unit and single family residences in the South Bay. Added home watch and care for absentee second home owners in the Coachella Valley.

Irvine, California

Assumed broad HR operational role applying my skill and experience portfolio to support this rebranded/start-up (formerly Fisker Automotive) hybrid, luxury automotive OEM's May 2017 launch of its new Revero model. Have led talent acquisition initiatives to source and hire 700+ engineers, production and support team members since November 2015. Hired an HR team to develop policies and programs to support the growing company in such areas as: Compensation, Benefits, HR Policy, HRIS and Training and other necessary actions to build the required infrastructure to ensure success. Enhanced benefit and employee services to address competitive hiring and employee retention concerns. Supported move from Costa Mesa to new headquarters building in Irvine. Assimilating a new non-US CEO into the Company following a global search.

Aliso Viejo

CHRO for $600M, 1200+ employee public technology company. Transformed HR function into a process, systems and metric-driven organization without sacrificing high-touch, small-company culture valued by the engineering teams world wide. Led successful critical talent hiring campaign resulting in 275+ technical hires in less than 12 months with 90%+ accept rates. Supported Board of Directors in all executive compensation matters. Completed multiple acquisitions and assimilation of new employees. Teamed with Interim CEO, CFO and GC to close poor performing units reducing OpEX, improving Gross Margin and EPS and overall operating efficiency.

Irvine, California

Led expansion of company into France, India and China by establishing large, multi-disciplined engineering, test and support design Centers to address proximity to customer base, cost and availability of technical talent. Developed Global HR support hubs in these areas, hired and developed local talent.

Newport Beach, California

HR Business Partner for Wireless Communication Division. Division was spun out in June 2002 to form Skyworks Solutions Inc. I was lead for due diligence, policy and program creation and/or assimilation and creation of HR Business Partner and recruitment organizations in the new entity.

Redondo Beach, California

Held various roles of increasing responsibility over 13+ year career. Led large multi-disciplined HR Teams of 20+ in support of 3000+ employee functional and program divisions in development of space, electronics and defense applications. Also held similar roles at Credit and Information Services Business Unit, which was divested to become Experian, Inc. Assigned role to provide HR lead support for Company M&A, divestiture and technical alliance formation activities to commercialize technologies beyond defense applications.

Burbank, California

Early career positions in the area of compensation, benefits and employee relations practices including competitive analysis and program implementation.

Masters, Human Resource Studies

Bachelors, Industrial And Organizational Psychology