Execute Human Resources services to public and private firms generally, including those with no HR staff, in the areas of:
talent management/development; compensation and equity plan design / analysis; OD; talent acquisition; employee engagement and culture; benefits planning and administration; strategic workforce planning. Clients in following sectors: biotechnology, digital media, semiconductor, data storage and medical devices.
•Provided career development and career coaching services through Lee Hecht Harrison, a global talent solutions / career transition services firm.

Led HR function for this venture backed, solid state battery start-up reporting to CEO. Provide strategic and operational focus across all disciplines, ranging from building culture; driving talent acquisition and total rewards programs; creating/implementing performance management programs; developing and implementing talent development approaches/methodologies; establishing an HR infrastructure, etc.
Completed a comprehensive compensation analysis for all headcount, including suggested market related adjustments.
•Assessed culture and engagement via quarterly surveys and focus groups, followed by detailed results analysis and action plans.
•Developed and implemented a strategic communications model across the organization.
•Secured dedicated recruitment resources thru an RPO.

Countsy provides finance/accounting and HR as a service to venture backed startups in the technology and biotechnology sectors. From payroll and benefits to GAAP financials and board reporting, our clients get the support needed to be transaction ready: efficiently and scalable. I provided strategic and operational HR support to CEO's and leadership teams of 25+ start-ups, ranging from defining and building culture; creating and implementing performance management and total rewards programs/processes; management development, employee relations, and establishing/implementing an HR infrastructure complete with a focus on consistent, efficient processes and compliance.

Led HR function and activities for: WorldWide (WW) manufacturing operations (production sites in Texas, Thailand and Philippines) and India design center in Bangalore, India. Managed global learning & development function, employee engagement, global benefits function, global immigration program and mobility, succession planning. Previously lead US and EMEA HR teams located in Germany, Israel and Ukraine. Supervised 4 direct and oversaw 18 indirect reports.
•Headed post-merger integration activities, providing seamless transition following acquisition of Cypress.
•Led HR actions on acquisitions and divestitures, including negotiating transition service agreements, helping to close deals, including defining alternatives to drive offer acceptance rate and meet other deal requirements.
•Drove employee engagement across WW manufacturing organization and India design center using, corporate employee survey data, driving focus group meetings and other mechanisms to elicit additional feed

Led HR and stock administration functions for this public company comprised of ThinkGeek, Ecommerce start up, and SourceForge, open source software repository. Corporate office was closed and relocated to the east coast.
•Created HR strategy and roadmap, providing executive team and HR with agreed upon direction, priorities and focus.
•Restructured human resources and stock administration, resulting in skill upgrades due to addition of stock administrator and benefits - HR systems resources, and business aligned priorities and direction.
•Completed compensation program market analysis, including job family and pay structure redesign and equity analysis, providing market-based pay adjustments and equity grants.
•Recruited chief commercial officer, a key new leadership role, directly from competitor in London.
•Facilitated management and evolution of corporate culture during rebranding of company.

Managed strategic product entity during transition from late stage clinical trials to commercial production and go-to-market ramp-up. Staff consisted of 4 direct reports and 4 indirect reports.
•Created People Strategy aligned with business priorities, providing strategic vision, direction and clear deliverables for HR.
•Restructured and refocused talent acquisition team, meeting critical hiring needs in product design and quality.
•Led / Managed division closure during 6-month shutdown period, creating career transition program with severance and benefits package, career fairs, resume workshops leading to many employees securing new positions.

Served as strategic, global partner to EVP, Sales & Marketing and organization. Provided planning, acquisition and assimilation of key global talent in sales, marketing and applications. Coordinated global talent development and leadership coaching actions, including managing the 360 process.
•Drove design and implementation of global "Value-Added Sales" initiative to redefine sales roles and structure globally, key strategic objective of the CEO, shifting sales focus from selling on price to selling on perceived value, resulting in increasing margins and revenue.
•Facilitated enhancements and revisions to WW sales incentive plan with corporate compensation.
•Communicated new plan in person globally, redefining and streamlining metrics for plan participants to better align with corporate plans.

Ran global Talent Acquisition function and associated programs, along with providing strategic HR business partner support to executive team.