Executive leader and trusted COO, CAO, and CHRO with 15+ years of people leadership, excellent performance, and trusted partnerships. SPHR certification. Bilingual (Spanish) – ssray20@gmail.comMy background includes an outstanding record in aligning/transforming business and human capital strategies, org culture, and performance, with a unique combination of people focus and operations expertise.An excellent communicator and collaborator with executives, Board members, employees, community, and customers.I am a pragmatic leader who turns strategic vision into reality through careful collaboration, innovative problem solving, and inspiring performance excellence.PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES ● People/Operations Exec Leadership ● Strategy Planning/Project Execution ● Culture Change & Transformation ● Leadership Coaching & Development ● Employee Engagement & Retention ● Org Design & Succession Planning ● Communication/Public Speaking ● Org Effectiveness/Process Improvement ● Board Relations ● Innovation/Complex Problem Solving ● Team Mentoring & Development ● Collaboration/InfluencingSELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS• Designed and led succession planning initiative as HR VP to address significant leadership development needs. Key retention tool to build leadership pipeline. Keynote conference speaker to train other companies & Goodwills.• Led first-ever 5-year Goodwill Strategic Plan with executive team to achieve CEO/Board vision of growth. Comprehensive and intuitive plan that helped company to double in size.• Developed first-ever Strategic Talent Plan as SVP/CHRO to ensure needed people talent to achieve Strategic Plan. Aligned talent, company strategies with clear ownership and supporting projects. Presented as best practice at HR Exec conferences.• Developed and led annual Goodwill “Top 5” program for senior leaders to focus and prioritize resource management. Improved alignment, effective resource planning, and project success rate.• Led all M&A HR-related efforts (staffing, total rewards, change management) in two acquisitions. Added $35M+ of annual revenue with significant growth potential, and protected Goodwill brand. Acquired staff retained at 90%+ rate. Mission programs reestablished to serve thousands in acquired territories.VALUE PROPOSITIONMy unique value is aligning people with organizational strategies and operational objectives to create high-performance team cultures that consistently achieve excellent results.