◾ Leading the People function as employee #22 for Seattle-based, venture-funded Series B proptech start-up. Highlights include:1. Ramped company headcount from 12 to 150 team members operating in six development and operations centers in five countries (US, Ukraine, Vietnam, Poland via direct hire; Philippines via PEO).2. Personally conducted over 1,200 interviews to build a global team of technology and operations professionals with 30% fully remote staff and the remainder working hybrid with 40% in-office time request.3. Established company’s first Vision and Values statements, supporting and propagating them through customer-focused recruiting, onboarding, recognition and performance management processes and systems.4. Directly manage a team of eight global People professionals - seven FTE and one contract - in the build out of the function necessary to facilitate scaling the organization to meet growing client demand.5. Routinely coached executives and management, and established leadership development curriculum that focused on cultural awareness and the Radical Candor feedback model to promote trust and transparency with leaders.6. Directly handled and oversaw all domestic and international compensation and equity responsibilities, including merit cycles, company-wide releveling exercises, and stock refresh rounds. ◾ Launched overseas offices in Poland and Vietnam, and expanded exponentially in Ukraine, while mitigating risk and navigating the war crisis and its impacts on Ukrainian team members, facilitating the relocation of many.◾ Led the internal diligence process for the company series B investment round including documentation and data collection.◾ Oversaw Finance & Accounting functions for six months during a leadership transition while shifting the team resourcing model from outsourced to offshored accounting functions.

People, Marketing, & Operations Leader for 140-person health care practice serving eastern Montana, Wyoming, and the Western Dakotas.

Handling all oversight of company retirement benefit plans, equity programs, executive compensation, compensation for salaried staff, and performance management.

Head of HR and member of the company leadership team for a 100-person Seattle social ecommerce start-up.

Served as management consultant and business partner to the global Clinical & Exploratory Development functions during the period immediately preceding the company’s first NDA.

Provided professional consultation and HR support for the Professional Services, Operations, Customer Support, and G&A organizations, including areas of management coaching, employment & staffing, employee relations, compensation, and organizational development.

Business partner to: Americas Sales organization, encompassing staff in the United States, Canada, and Central & South America; Molecular Medicine Business Unit, including Reagents, Liquid Handling, and Detection and Analysis Business teams; and also partner to Eastern Americas R&D with staff in the U.S. and Canada.

Aid in the development and execution of the long-term sourcing & recruitment strategy for Amgen Rhode Island to identify qualified candidates in areas related to Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing for a cGMP environment while increasing brand awareness for Amgen as employer of choice in the New England region.