Golden State Foods is one of the largest diversified suppliers to the Quick Service Restaurant and retail industries. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the $7 billion company with 6,500 employees is value-based with proven performance in superior quality, innovation and customer service in both manufacturing and distribution. The company services more than 25,000 restaurants on five continents through more than 50 facilities worldwide.Organizational Development•Leadership Development Program ManagerPartnered with Franklin Covey and American Management Association to co-design, develop, and facilitate GSF University – a sustainable, operationally relevant leadership curriculum to build capability at all levels, and all functions.•Succession Planning Program ManagerDesigned/Developed SuccessFactors' Succession & Development module to support companywide succession planning process including 9-box talent assessments, talent pools, and bench strength for next generation of leaders across 5 business groups (700+ executives, leaders and employees impacted). •Employee Engagement Survey Program ManagerPartnered with executives, leaders, and HR team using qualtrics to implement global employee survey including design/development, administration, and communication resulting in a 90% overall participation rate for 6,000+ associates.Information Technology Human Resources Business Partner•Partner with Chief Information Officer to drive functional people agenda, leading a Corporate Human Resources Generalist to support core talent processes, associate relations and culture-enhancing initiatives.•Serve as a trusted adviser for executives, managers, and corporate professionals including recruitment, selection, placement, on-boarding, and off-boarding processes of exempt, non-exempt, and consultant employees to achieve required staffing levels and selection of the best qualified candidates.

Ventura Foods is a leading foodservice company that excels in providing food solutions that exceed customers’ expectations for great-tasting flavors and high-quality ingredients. The company's products are served on the menus of restaurants and shelves of major retailers across North America, and in more than 60 other countries around the world. Headquartered in Brea, California, Ventura Foods has offices in Singapore, Canada and Mexico, as well as 14 manufacturing plants, three culinary centers and numerous distribution facilities with revenues exceeding $2.5 billion and production of over three billion pounds of finished goods each year.•Talent Development Program ManagerAssessed, aligned and launched first rotational development program for 5 high-potential college graduates across 3 manufacturing facilities in partnership with executives, human resource (business) partners, and plant managers•Succession/People Planning Process ConsultantDesigned/Developed first companywide toolkit enabling leadership assessment of organizational capability (SWOT analysis) and talent profiles (9-Box Grid) resulting in workforce development planning to increase bench strength (1,000+ leaders and employees impacted)•Employee Experience (Engagement) Survey Program ManagerPartnered with Glint to implement 3,500+ confidential employee survey including design/development, administration, and communication resulting in a 80% overall participation rate•Leadership Development Programs Co-ManagerConducted needs assessment, course design/development, facilitation, and evaluation of companywide university program focused on supervisors and department managers with an integrated curriculum based on key leadership behaviors and continuous improvement processes. Facilitation includes 15 plants (10+ facilitators, 60+ managers, 300+ supervisors)

•Employee Engagement Survey Program ManagerPartnered with IBM Kenexa to implement 3,000+ employee survey including design/development, administration, and communication resulting in a 93% overall participation rate (Highest in company history, 7% higher than the previous survey)•E-Learning Platform ManagerConducted a multi-vendor full pilot assessment with 25 cross-functional employee team. Research, identification, and final recommendation resulted in CHRO approval of e-learning partnership with LinkedIn Learning (1,000+ leaders and employees impacted)•Leadership Development Conference Coordinator (Top 70: VP’s and Above)Introduced Center for Creative Leadership’s Leading Change Model. Supported annual leadership conference with research, identification, and CEO approval of keynote speaker: Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Advantage

Management 582: Organizational Development & Change•Develop executive-level capabilities to lead, manage and implement organizational change•Build change leadership skills through exposure to a variety of industries, organizations and decision-making scenariosTopics include:•Diagnosing Organizations•Designing Organizations•Envisioning Change•Implementing Change•Resilience & Change Recipients

Management 436: Training and Development•Theoretical and practical issues involved in designing and implementing training and development programs in work organizations•Curriculum provides an overview of planning and assessment, design and delivery of training initiates to meet organizational needs and evaluation of training effectivenessTopics include:•ADDIE model•Strategic training and development process•Learning theories•Transfer of training theory•Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model•Traditional and technology-based training methods•Employee development and career management

Employee Engagement Survey Project Manager•Partnered with Aon Hewitt to supervise global employee engagement survey (7800+ employees)•Collaborated with CHRO to design/develop survey communications (92% response rate)•Responsible for “top 130” core reporting strategy design/developmentDiversity & Inclusion•Designed/developed initial company-wide dashboard analytics in SuccessFactors based on key diversity metrics (gender, generation, and ethnicity)•Hosted first-ever Diversity Summit with national partners (Forté, MLT, Posse, Toigo)Compensation•Conducted regression analysis to determine pre-hire factors associated with high-performing customer service representatives•Analyzed ideal candidate profiles based on education, experience, and Lominger competenciesCertifications/Training•Flawless Consulting Skills - Contracting, Discovery & Feedback•Personalysis Profile

Research/Development/Identification of Tier 1 & 2 Executive Development Programs•Presented to the CEO/CHRO, selected to present final program to recipient: EVP Sales & Marketing•Implementation results in $100,000+ investment over next five yearsLeadership Development Conference Coordinator (Top 70: VP’s and Above)•Supported company’s first 360 Degree Feedback Survey•Introduced Center for Creative Leadership’s Coaching ModelPilot Employee Engagement Survey Manager•Designed/Developed appropriate survey dimensions•Partnered with IBM Kenexa to examine results with leadership teamCareer Path Model Pilot•Designed/Developed career paths for marketing department•Identified technical and leadership competencies essential for promotionCertifications/Training•Miller Heiman Strategic Selling Alumni•Development Dimensions International (DDI) Facilitator Certified

•Developed and implemented career development events for over 900 business graduate students•Worked closely with Director of Career Services to design and market the bi-weekly career newsletter

•Tutored/lectured undergraduate students in Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Research Methods•Eliminated a bottleneck during finals week resulting in a 300% increase in student services•Accommodated 18 student sessions per week throughout the semester

•Earned revenues of $20,000+ through door-to-door marketing and sales•Managed three painters throughout production•Received a positive reference letter from every homeowner upon job completion