Ross Stores, Inc. leads the retail industry in delivering a customer-focused "treasure hunt" experience in nearly 1900 stores spanning 40 states, Guam and the District of Columbia. Supported by Buying Offices in NY, LA and Boston, 4 major DC hubs throughout the US and Corporate Offices in Dublin, CA, Ross Stores, Inc is a Fortune 200 company that retains the spirit of a local community mainstay. • Strategic HR Business Partner to Ross' Property Development and Allocation Corporate Pyramids. These mission-critical divisions seek to expand Ross' footprint to its customers through the opening of new stores and provide the products that our customers want and need in those stores on a daily basis.• Instrumental in driving employee engagement and development across multiple disciplines, even those beyond people and organizational solutions. Provide expertise and thought leadership in performance management, coaching, data analysis, compensation and rewards, employee relations, learning and development, recognition programs, DE&I initiatives, and strategic development.

Unison connects institutional capital with homeowners and home buyers, via "home co-investing," a partnership model that contributes funds toward a down payment or allows homeowners to tap into their home equity in return for a share of the home's appreciation. As the VP of People, responsible for all aspects of Unison's HR Strategy, I was fortunate to lead a talented and passionate team of Employee Experience and Recruiting Professionals as we paved the way for Unison to be the principal pioneer in an entirely new category and path to home ownership.

• Lead People Operations Officer for 55+ locations in US and Canada and upwards of 400 personnel across multi-functional departments. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and execution of Waterlogic Americas’ HR strategy. Partnered with teams on all activities including, but not limited to; employee relations, succession planning, performance management, compensation, talent acquisition, engagement, leadership development and safety. Development, execution and maintenance of new hire onboarding programs, existing employee training curriculum and day-to-day change management communications. • Post Major Acquisition Steering Committee Principal/Committee Member responsible for ongoing acquisition due diligence, integration planning/execution and employee communication plan. Principal officer responsible for integrating HR/employee objectives, Salesforce.com end-user adoption programs and general policy and SOP throughout the company.•Chief US Legal Officer responsible for all aspects of organization’s internal and external legal strategy. •Proud recipient of the Waterlogic International “Ugly Holiday Sweater” contest Best Overall Entry Award. Perhaps one of my finest hours.

• US/West-Coast Post-Acquisition and Integration Officer for $125 million multi-national point-of-use drinking water manufacturing and distribution company. Responsible for the melding of three separate business units, employee groups and functional operations. • Principal People Operations Officer. Implementation of new global KPI’s and standardized operating procedures in administrative and sales. Responsible for legal review of sales and business contracts and response team.• Executive Committee Governing Member overseeing US/West Coast’s total human resources strategy, top influencer in marketing and sales strategy, business growth production and customer-interface experience. Managed employee training and advancement models, project resources, progress, completion time frames, budget, customer churn, sales and major accounts escalation and served as HR liaison with outside PEO company.• Instrumental in drafting and reviewing corporate documents: Sales/Manufacturer Agreements, Employee Handbook, Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreements as well as all 3rd Party, Vendor and Employment Agreements.

TaylorMade- A trusted name for business solutions since 1972.•Key Sales and Management employee turned co-business owner, responsible for 12 year growth pattern of Taylor Made Water Systems Inc. from a start-up to an established regional leader at the time of acquisition.•Responsible for Company’s total people strategy, marketing and sales production and revenue involving commercial, high-end water purification systems, gourmet coffee systems and allied products. Development of general marketing and sales plans (and conforming same to all applicable legal regulations), responsible for all aspects of hiring and training of administrative and sales staff, and management of entire sales and marketing team. Extensive experience in monitoring and executing business to business, corporate and direct sales through a multi-channel approach implementing marketing, social media, network, trade and cold-calling methods. Marketed existing product lines (water systems) and developed launch strategy of new product lines (coffee system/office coffee services/residential water) and related products and assisted in the development of a service infrastructure to support all product placements.•Responsible for handling and assisting in all legal matters for Taylor Made Water Systems: contract drafting, negotiation and interpretation, employment matters, contract dispute, modifications, litigation, cancellations, and general business matters for both Taylor Made and all secondary business entities under management ownership. Managed outside litigation matters involving non-disclosure, non-competition and employee matters. Member of Company’s Executive Committee-developing critical understanding of the legal role/ function within the practicalities of a business environment versus a litigation/law firm atmosphere. •Top Sales Performer, TMWS and PHSI 2000, 2001, 2002 (before transitioning to sales and administrative management)

General Business and Litigation Practice. Specialized in employment and products liability litigation.