Functional Skills

Business Operations
Succession Planning
Compensation Strategy
Communications
Benchmarking
Talent Acquisition
Agile Software Development
Strategic Planning
Leadership Development
Employee Engagement
Organizational Effectiveness
Commercial Due Diligence
Finance Transformation
Operations Management
Private Equity Investing

Software Skills

Workday
SAP
Sharepoint
Qualtrics

Sector Experience

Business Services
Financial Services
Healthcare
Technology
Transportation & Logistics

Languages

English

Experience

TalentGate, Inc. (Founder) Human Resources
People & Culture Consultant &Advisor
1/2019 - Present
Fractional People leader to Mission-Driven Startups (>$30M) and High-Growth Companies
● Organizational Consulting: Serve as a liaison between executives, staff, and the CEO
● Presented DEI Strategy for a $60M startup client in the healthcare space. Endeavored to disrupt the status quo in pursuit of untapped growth opportunities across operations, recruiting talent, and leadership diversity, resulting in a proposed 3-year DEI plan.

East West Bank - Global Bank w/$60B in AUM Human Resources
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
1/2017 - 4/2019
Senior Vice President, People & Culture with ~4k employees People Ops Strategy.
Envisioned and executed a multi-year transformation across HR Ops
• Talent Strategy. Co-designed global talent strategy and led a 30-member HR team in building a data-informed people strategy, contributing to the bank's growth to $42B in AUM by 2019.
• Recruiting. Built a recruiting powerhouse leveraging a talent density mindset, expanding a diverse talent pipeline across divisions. Introduced quality-of-hire metrics pivotal in improving hiring decisions by over 35% and vastly growing a new division in 2 years.
• Leadership Development. Implemented leadership coaching strategies that boosted engagement and team leadership effectiveness aligned with a balanced scorecard framework. This resulted in a 16% YoY increase in the perception of leadership capabilities.
• Culture & DEI. Spearheaded a culture assessment resulting in a 12% increase in employee engagement and 16% in employee satisfaction.
Employer

SynerMed - Managed Services Organization - Healthcare Human Resources
Head of HR - reported to Chief Executive Officer
1/2014 - 3/2016
Private, Managed Services Organization, led HR spin-off from parent company $30M Corporate Spin-Off. Led HR due diligence, planning and execution. Led talent
• assessment to identify critical talent for the continuation of business and operations. People Analytics. Designed and launched roadmap for enterprise-wide employee
• People Analytics. Designed and launched roadmap for enterprise-wide employee engagement metrics (eNPS)

• engagement metrics (eNPS) and dashboard to drive proactive solutioning across the employee lifecycle, compliance and retention of top talent. HR Leadership. Built the first HR Strategy and introduced a multi-year talent, leadership, and transformation strategy. Aligned HR teams to CoE model and led corresponding HR tech stack investments. Strategic Planning. Collaborated with the CEO in strategic planning to align business units and leadership effectiveness. Cultivated a values driven culture, and related talent strategy that aligned with future vision.

Trust Company of the West Human Resources
Vice President, Global HR
1/2008 - 1/2013
Led the establishment of Global HR Team and Operations HR M&A: Led HR due diligence, acquisitions, integrations, and carve-outs with Private Equity
• Resolution HR Tech Stack & Implementation Workplace Safety &Wellness .
HR M&A: Led HR due diligence, acquisitions, integrations and carve-outs with Private Equity team (Carlyle Group). Implemented a robust roadmap to assess and manage critical organizational capabilities, talent retention and organizational structures. This approach resulted in maximizing talent-to-value creation as a combined firm.
HR Strategy & Leadership: Established an inclusive, people-first mindset to evolve HR Ops, HR tech stack, and culture as a core asset. Hired global HR team members and designed the firm's first Center of Excellence (CoE) model under one firm.
Talent Strategy & Culture Reset. Championed the future organizational culture, core values, and leadership standards. Optimized talent density thinking to develop a unique talent strategy that center

OneWest Bank - 6K EE's Human Resources
Senior HR Business Partner
1/2003 - 1/2008
Mortgage Bank - Financial Services
• Sr. HRBP. Led a portfolio of people initiatives with product principles and design thinking (performance, compensation, organizational design, engagement, and recruiting).
• Talent Management. Designed people and total rewards programs to cultivate a high performing and engaged workforce. Coached HR Partners on delivering recruitment and talent management solutions for consumer banking client groups, generating ~$60M in revenue. Oversee wage and hour compliance and employment law developments.

Foothill Capital (division Finance
Business Analyst
1/1998 - 1/2002
Asset-Based Lending Division (partnering w/Private Equity firms) Trained by auditors in monitoring financial risk for middle market clients with assets
• ranging from $5M to $85M. Partnered with portfolio managers in gathering analysis to extend lines of credit and improve operations for various clients and startups.