Rob Crooks Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta

• Provide strategic advisory and services to clients focused on leadership development, change management, and fostering effective teams within a variety of industries including post-secondary education, non-profit, NGO’s, and municipal government; recognized for implementing practical and best-practice systems and programs that align with organization’s business operations and culture and advance overall strategyHighlighted Clients:• Leadership Team Consultant, SAIT School of Information and Communication Technology, 2+ years• Performance Management System Development Consultant, NGO, 6 months• Senior Advisor and Interim Leader, SAIT’s Talent Management team, 1 year• Human Resource Advisor, INLIV, 1 year• Executive Succession Planning, ARBI, 4 months• Strategic Facilitation and Executive Coaching, University of Calgary, 1 year• Interim Leadership of Organizational Effectiveness Services, Calgary Laboratory Services, 1 year

• Responsible for delivery of 2 programs: Leadership Skills and Influence Matters within the Professional and Leadership Program; selected by faculty as a highly regarded subject matter advisor within leadership and recognized for advanced knowledge and demonstrated practice implementing influence methodologies to support results-driven leaders

Calgary

• Reported to the CEO; led the development of numerous programs and strategic initiatives focused on increasing employee engagement and driving internal communication and delivery of HR services• Recognized for aligning operations between corporate office and cross-disciplinary teams by fostering a culture of trust and clarity which resulted in increased retention and internal collaboration

• Led 5 person team and department budget of $750K; provided HR services including OH&S and payroll• Implemented recommendations resulting from an organizational review sponsored by Town Council, including a new organizational structure and supporting leadership competencies• Worked with a senior HR Advisor to provide coaching, resources, and communications support to the Executive Leadership Team throughout the organizational review and subsequent implementation processes• Worked with HR team, external consultant, and senior leadership to design and implement a Performance Management System which identified performance competencies aligned with the town’s organizational culture• Developed a business plan to rejuvenate and optimize a stalled leadership development program• Acted as Project Manager to implement plan and acted as primary liaison between the University of Calgary and Town’s senior leadership team; project was implemented within financial scope and timeline• Mobilization of the plan resulted in program seeing their first class of graduates and program was subsequently leveraged to identify and secure top talent

Calgary, Ab

• Co-managed the benefits team and led the design and facilitation of a planning workshop involving Benefits team members, internal clients and an external vendor resulting in stronger working relationships and a three year health, safety and wellness business plan.

Calgary, Alberta

• Provided consulting services to the Community and Neighbourhood Services leadership team; successfully partnered with the department’s Human Resources Advisor and an external consultant to develop and facilitate a two day planning workshop based on Appreciative Inquiry processes resulting in a new people strategy for the department.

Edmonton, Alberta

• Led a restructuring of the Occupational Health and Safety team to include non occupational and wellness services; partnered with other Human Resources managers and team members to re-design the health portion of the corporate orientation program, incorporate health, safety and wellness programs in the Board’s on-line training calendar and develop a quarterly health and wellness management report including leading and lagging indicators.

Certificate, Human Resources Management

Bachelor Of Physical Education

Activities and Societies: Past Chair, Strategic Capability Network, Calgary Chapter, Human Resources Institute of Alberta (CHRP) 2004.

Process Certifications In:, Appreciative Inquiry, Change Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Leads Framework