Being a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and steering organizations through complex transition is the kind of challenge I enjoy most. Throughout my career I have developed a unique blend of operations, commercial, technical and corporate experience that has had a healthy influence over my professional growth as a leader. My experience in building collaborative internal and external relationships, achieving buy-in for new concepts and leading strategic programs has helped me to treat employees with care, honesty and respect while balancing business outcomes. The mix of experience allows me to bring broad perspectives to a range of issues and decision making. I am known for translating best practices into practical solutions, using situational leadership to impact behaviors to drive results. Effectively managed multi-million dollar budgets, with staff counts up to 260+. Commercial: Shaped HR Leadership agenda for Shell's Global Retail business in support of growth plans in to convenience retailing globally, with 44,000 sites across 70 countries employing 500,000+ direct and indirect staff.Leadership: Led the HR function for North America, guiding transformation of operating model that resulted in the modernization of HR while further leveraging offshore operation centers. Business Partnering: Led the organization design, resourcing and implementation of a new global development engineering organization to integrate and synergize development efforts across Upstream and Gas portfolios.Industrial Relations: Successfully guided two rounds of National Oil Bargaining (2015 and 2019) on behalf of Shell, setting a pattern for the Refining and Chemical industry in the US.SIGNATURE STRENGTHS: Strategic Planning/Executive Team Membership/Crisis Response/Business Analysis/Organization Design & Dynamics/Mergers & Acquisitions/Negotiations/Talent & Succession Planning/Compensation & Benefits/Operational Thought Leader/Union Relations