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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Drive the operational and strategic direction of the Media & Entertainment business as EVP’s key strategic advisor and right hand. Manage the rhythm of the Media & Entertainment organization, oversee quarterly business objectives and key results, help define our investments and strategic initiatives, and support our team in continuing to build a respectful, people-centric culture.

San Francisco, California, Us

Drove the strategic direction of the global People team as CPO’s key strategic advisor and right hand. Built Twilio’s first-ever long-range People strategy, founded upon a product-centric mindset for the ways in which we built every People product and program. Oversaw and led a wide range of critical activities including strategic planning, operational cadence and governance, and all global budget and headcount planning. Directed all People team communications within the people team and across the entire enterprise. Managed the quarterly business review priority process and designed HR Board and CEO level updates and presentations. Drove all key executive and Board level people data, analytics, and insights with a focus on improving the People team’s overall efficiency, effectiveness, and decision-making during a time of rapid growth and scale.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Served as CPO’s key strategic advisor on every aspect of the global people organization, all key enterprise-wide people operations, Illumina’s unique culture, and the future of work. Principal architect of Illumina’s annual People Plan - a 5 year, Board reviewed and approved strategy that outlined the ways HR will foster an innovative workplace and culture to deliver on the transformative power of genomics. Key partner and leader in the development of the company’s first-ever Diversity, Inclusion & Fairness strategy and the hiring of the first-ever Chief Diversity Officer.Overhauled HR’s financial and operational governance model and instituted HR’s first-ever QBR approach focused on long-term strategic planning, business insight, and operational rigor. Directed HR’s global budget, headcount planning, and annual goals processes and ran all HR leadership team meetings. Managed and created all HR Board and CEO level updates and presentations.Focused on elevating Illumina's culture and people practices to make them as innovative and personalized as Illumina's external products. Strengthened Illumina's unique culture of care, built upon the principles of trust, flexibility, transparency, fairness, and well-being. Brought a true innovative lens to all people programs and built a modern, agile, progressive, data-driven global HR organization.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Concurrently, lead a team of Creatives / Designers focused on delivering a unique, Fanatical employee (Racker) experience. Directed all aspects of the CHRO office and oversee all global headcount, financials / budgets, and operations across the 180+ Human Resources organization. Created the first-ever global Human Resources operations review that highlighted HR's direct impact on the company's business priorities and financial objectives. One of three HR leaders selected to serve on the confidential project team for the company's $4.3 billion transaction with Apollo to become a private companyOversaw high-priority HR communications for employees (Rackers) and the company's Senior Leadership Team, CEO, and Board of Directors. Delivered consumer-grade creative / design support for all mission critical internal and external HR programs inclusive of brand new websites for the company's Global Careers Page (rackspace.jobs) and the company's unique, hands on external learning institute Open Cloud Academy (opencloudacademy.rackspace.com).

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Led corporate communications, social media, and strategic messaging initiatives in direct support of Verizon’s CEO and C-suite office. Launched CEO Lowell McAdam’s first-ever introduction into the social media world via LinkedIn’s Influencer program – developed the overarching strategy, objectives, and stylistic/editorial tone and handled all aspects of the execution. Led corporate communications and strategic messaging initiatives in direct support of Verizon’s CEO, President of Operations, President of Innovation, CTO, and C-suite office. Drove compelling, unified internal and external communications that engaged Verizon’s 170k+ worldwide employee base and articulated the company’s long-range strategy and vision.

London, Gb

Drove the execution of IGT’s operating plans and directed IGT’s global strategy and planning. Developed and implemented the first-ever Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process for the company – led all QBR and senior executive team meetings. Led all of the company’s internal and external corporate communications, including IGT's $500 million acquisition of Double Down Interactive (one of the top paid apps across iOS). Managed IGT’s quarterly earnings process and directed all planning/messaging for the company’s annual investor day held in New York City – personally wrote the 2010-2012 CEO letter to shareholders. At the time, IGT was a NYSE listed, $2 billion, 5,000 employee, global leader in gaming entertainment across land-based, online, mobile, and social channels (IGT merged with GTECH in 2015 for $6.4B).

London, Gb

Directed all aspects of the CEO office and engaged in every operational and financial decision of the company – delivered three straight years of double digit earnings per share growth from 2010-2012. Planned and executed IGT’s annual Leadership Conference and employee recognition programs. Developed the agenda, key objectives, executive presentations, and the CEO report for all quarterly Board of Director meetings and for the annual strategic planning offsite. Created IGT’s annual company-wide operating objectives – metrics approved by the Board each fiscal year focused on advancing the company’s leverage, profitability, and earnings potential. At the time, IGT was a NYSE listed, $2 billion, 5,000 employee, global leader in gaming entertainment across land-based, online, mobile, and social channels (IGT merged with GTECH in 2015 for $6.4B).

Houston, Texas, Us

Served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and directed all aspects of the CMO office. Concurrently, managed all worldwide marketing operations and led a global team of 9 marketing professionals. Selected by the CMO to personally create and lead the first-ever Marketing Operations organization. Selected by the CMO to lead a strategic transformation of Corporate Marketing resulting in a digitally focused marketing and communications organization – overhauled talent and delivered $30M in savings. Led Corporate Marketing’s annual strategic and financial planning processSelected by the CMO to help lead the communications team for the $13.9B acquisition of EDS and to develop a detailed communications plan for HP’s external stakeholders and 170k+ employee base. Managed the CMO’s internal and external communications plan including a global influencer relations program focusing on top tier media, analysts, and government leaders.

Houston, Texas, Us

Served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and directed all aspects of the CMO office. Selected by the CMO to personally create and lead the first-ever Marketing Operations organization. Managed the entire $200 million Corporate Marketing annual operating budget. Directed all operational, human resources, and talent initiatives across Corporate Marketing.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Directed global marketing initiatives and partnered with 10 marketing and sales Senior Vice Presidents, while reporting to and supporting the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Marketing. Directed all aspects of the EVP’s office and managed special projects for the President/Chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts (WDP&R).Developed the strategy and structure of the first-ever global WDP&R marketing organization and helped lead the transition to one global brand strategy and identity centered on “Where Dreams Come True”. Drove record sales, attendance, and revenue following implementation. Relocated to Hong Kong as a member of the Hong Kong Disneyland grand opening leadership team. Regularly traveled abroad to Paris and Hong Kong to partner with regional marketing teams to focus on corporate strategy and business development.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Directed global marketing initiatives and partnered with 10 marketing and sales Senior Vice Presidents, while reporting to and supporting the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Global Marketing. Directed all aspects of the EVP’s office and managed special projects for the President/Chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts (WDP&R).Led quarterly Executive Marketing Council offsites consisting of more than 20 senior executives – provided regular updates and directed the meeting cadence. Managed and created content for 30+ internal and external speeches/presentations for the EVP