Objective: Pursuing a position as a HR business leader that will provide new opportunities to help grow the business, empower the employees, and turn challenges into opportunities throughout the organization, while having ffuunn at work and creating a positive and energetic environment that enables employees to develop and thrive, while moving the business forward. Summary of Qualifications

Executive Advisor and Coach

Organizational Design

Extensive Employee Relations

PROSCI Change Management Practitioner

Employee Training and Development

People Strategy Design, Employee Experience & Engagement International HR support for India and Canada

Acquisitions and Integration Lead

Work Experience

Senior Director Human Resources August 2014 – February 2018 Optiv

As a key strategic advisor to high growth technology, start-up environments, my partnership was critical with leadership and their respective management teams. Reporting to the CHRO, I was responsible for leading, coaching and developing a team of HR business partners in support of the overall business strategy and human resources.

Consulting with executives and senior leaders to develop and execute business strategy to build organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures and process. Facilitating change leadership and management exercises to optimize transformational change efforts, by providing consulting support, guidance and a framework for leading and managing change.

Partnering with leadership to translate business plans into talent and organizational plans (e.g. owning the people strategy for business to include: organizational re-design, strategic workforce planning, total rewards solutions, succession planning and talent management, D&I, organizational development and employee engagement of workforce). Strategic planning for our international and M&A growth in India, Canada, and Europe. Planning and facilitating executive leader assimilations to strengthen and develop effective leadership skills.

Lead and facilitate employee relations and management of all investigation in partnership with the legal team.

Facilitating succession planning /pipeline to ensure leadership talent in support the business strategy for expansion into Canada and India.

Champion the company’s culture and create programs that foster best-in-class performance, as well as high levels of employee experience, engagement, and retention. Foster collaboration and cross-functional alignment among leaders and staff. Cara Johnson, SPHR

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Developed systems and capabilities that improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation, as well as allow for critical analyses of the HR function and Key Performance Indicators relative to the people resources of the corporation. Vice President, Human Resource Development January 2012 – April 2014 Comex Group (Acquired by Sherwin-Williams)

Acquisition Integration Leader - Successfully integrated the Comex USA Operation into Sherwin-Williams by supporting the planning and execution efforts for all major integration phases. This role included defining key business drivers, managing the due diligence process, and the planning and execution of key integration activities. The role spanned from business, technology and operations teams to also include all human resource functions and Communications. Plan, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate the organization's human resource competencies.

Participate in the formulation of business strategies as a member of the executive team. Develop plans to strengthen organizational capabilities and ensure the company’s breadth and depth of talent is prepared to deliver target results, in the near-term and over time. Engage strategically with business leaders as a trusted advisor to optimize workforce alignment and performance across the organization. Sponsor the same level of engagement for human resources specialists in their respective disciplines. Support and advise the COO and other senior leaders in matters related to optimization of the workforce and business performance. Develop and maintain a pipeline of talent to meet performance and growth objectives. Create differentiation in the marketplace as an employer of choice in all markets. Developed progressive and proactive compensation programs to attract new talent and provide motivation, incentives and rewards for high-performing talent. Introduce robust diversity programs to embrace applicants and employees of all backgrounds and to permit the full development and performance of all employees. Continually enhance and ensure adherence to company-wide performance management best practices – including active coaching, performance counseling, and formal review processes. Develop the company’s talent at all levels through professional development programs. Routinely evaluate staff skills and competencies relative to current and future organizational needs, and proactively address gaps.

Champion the company’s culture and create programs that foster best-in-class performance, as well as high levels of employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention. Foster collaboration and cross-functional alignment among leaders and staff. Developed systems and capabilities that improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation, as well as allow for critical analyses of the HR function and Key Performance Indicators relative to the people resources of the corporation. Senior Director, Human Resources January 2012 – June 2012 Comex USA

Human Resources Consultant - (hrQ) 2011 – 2012

Academy of Art University

Director, Human Resources 2008 – 2010

AIMCO

Regional HR Manager 1996-2007

Tetra Tech

Jacobs Engineering 1992-1996

HR Assistant

Education

Simmons University - Boston, Massachusetts 2003

Strategic Leadership Program – SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources) Training & Certifications

Prosci Change Practitioner April 2017

Workday August 2014

HUD 101 January 2009

Essentials of Leadership, DDI July 2008

Oracle HRIS 2005-06

Communicating to Manage Performance, EDS April 2003 Adult Learning May 2002

SHRM Diversity Conference October 2002

Professional Affiliations

Community College Denver, President Advisory Board 2015 City & County of Denver Workforce Board 2015

MiCasa Denver 2011

Society for Human Resource Management 1999-2014

Northern California Human Resource Association 2002 AVID Tutor, Manual High School 1998

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