Recruited to transform the function and establish best practices for Axalta, a $5 billion smarter surface solutions provider serving the industrial, commercial vehicle, refinish and mobility OEM end markets. Report directly to Chief Human Resources Officer and serve on global HRLT. Successfully communicated two CEO transitions and other Executive changes within first year. Drove development and deployment of a new organic and paid social media strategy aimed to drive One Axalta global positioning. Established first cross-functional Brand Activation Council designed to promote connectivity and message consistency across the enterprise. Implemented new KPIs and metrics for constant improvement. Drove creative and content for annual report and sustainability report. Lead internal, change and executive communications. Drive disciplined crisis communications and issues management protocols. Direct global agency partners.

Promoted to drive cross-discipline communications strategy and planning in advance of an IPO for this $6 billion global provider of mission-critical products and services to the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Recently transitioned to lead external, brand and sustainability communications. Prior to this, led external, executive, change and employee communications. Drive strategic narrative to increase brand awareness, protect corporate reputation, and build thought leadership. Serve as member of Global Communications and Brand leadership team and Supply Chain leadership team. Ensure continuous improvement through KPIs linked to business priorities.

Hired to help drive functional transformation and improve engagement of all stakeholders following a significant acquisition and corporate rebranding effort. Advised executives on communicating key change initiatives. Formalized and established external communications COE to drive best practices, capabilities and processes.

Recruited by CMO to evolve capabilities and drive more effective integrated strategy and programming for TE Transportation Solutions, a more than $6 billion business offering a broad portfolio of connectivity and sensor technologies. The division’s products improve safety, data connectivity and performance to address challenges with electric and self-driving vehicles. • Recognized by senior leaders for building and telling the company’s innovation trend story to all stakeholders.• Created strategy for highlighting first significant acquisition to close key technology gap and improve growth potential.• Led first cross-business digital positioning campaign that increased engagement by 20 percent.• Built first global internal engagement platform focused on long-term business strategy and digital transformation.• Led global agency consolidation initiative to reduce spend and improve quality of services.

Led global internal communications team for Honeywell, a nearly $40 billion software-industrial company that invents and manufactures technologies to address challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity and urbanization. Drove content development and programming for annual senior leadership meeting and live quarterly CEO Webcasts. Counseled leaders of multiple functions, including HR, IT, Engineering and Operations, on communicating change brought on by slow-growth economic conditions. • Built global communications model for communicating nearly 200 workforce management actions such as RIFs, site consolidations and production transitions in response to the Great Recession.• Developed and deployed guiding principles to effectively communicate the company’s new globalization strategy.• Created communications strategy for preventing operational disruption during the H1N1 (“Swine Flu”) pandemic.• Counseled HR leaders on managing change due to new consumer-driven health plan and Employee Value Proposition.• Achieved at least a 95 percent satisfaction rate for annual senior leadership meeting for six consecutive years.

Promoted to lead marketing and communications team for a $5 billion division that develops technologies to help lower global warming potential, protect pharmaceutical products and produce cleaner fuels. Served as spokesperson during crises. Developed positioning themes and campaigns for key customer and industry events. • Positioned Honeywell as an emerging alternative energy leader through first cross-business sponsorship at the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. • Built communications strategy to manage response to the growing global concern over climate change.

Hired as first team member to elevate capabilities for meeting the changing needs of the business. Wrote speeches, byline articles and positioning papers for business leaders. Created Q&A, talking points, media holding statements and briefing documents. Developed media strategies for key growth technologies and related brands. Communicated launch of Research and Life Science Solutions business in India and Europe through a series of new partnerships and government approvals.• Led crisis communications for a wide range of plant incidents and employee matters.• Developed and placed first high-profile article on impact of regulatory changes in EMEA for president and CEO in Chief Executive Magazine as part of new thought leadership program.• Launched media relations campaign to drive acceptance of a new energy efficient technology in the U.S. and Europe, resulting in multiple placements in key trade publications and mainstream press, including Associated Press, The Washington Post, Financial Times and Wall Street Journal.• Managed media relations campaign to announce new R&D facility in Shanghai, China. Coverage appeared in Agence France Press, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Financial Times, Reuters and Wall Street Journal.