Everyone is a genius. But if you value a fish by how well it can climb a tree, it will go through life thinking it is an idiot.
Bachelor of Science degree in experimental psychology. Presented paper to American Psychological Convention my senior year. President of Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
Graduate thesis involved studying the feasibility of the performance management process in improving employee performance and job satisfaction.
Employed part time during school years by a management-consulting firm conducting employee opinion surveys and industrial site location research.
Managed all domestic and international Human Resource functions for an international engineering and development subsidiary of a billion dollar German iron and steel corporation, with approximately 250 employees worldwide.
Held senior Human Resource leadership responsibility for a restaurant chain consisting of approximately 400 company-owned and franchised units in twenty-two states. Developed the company’s first Human Resource organization, which successfully supported the growth of a company that doubled in size annually, going from 50 to 400 restaurants and involving two successful company acquisitions.
Provided senior Human Resource leadership for three successively larger operating units, ultimately with 6 plants worldwide and annual sales over $700mm. Part of a $13 billion global manufacturer of industrial equipment. Primary focus was on enhancing business performance and profitability through effectively driving and leading change on a number of strategic initiatives.
Provide organizational consulting, career transition services, and executive coaching to a diverse range of client companies for a global consulting firm that is part of the Manpower Group.
•Conducted numerous leadership development initiatives, including two separate, enterprise wide programs collectively involving over 1000 supervisors, managers and directors.
•Consistently acquire repeat business by delivering the highest levels of workshops and presentations.
•Have provided coaching and career counseling to several hundred senior leaders, managers and key contributors, always receiving the highest levels of client satisfaction ratings.
•Consistently acquire referral business from coaching candidates.
•Have consulted with and trained numerous companies on effective leadership during periods of workforce realignment/reduction and other major change initiatives.
•Have become proficient on and certified in numerous psychological assessments.
Founder and principle of a management consulting firm, specializing in helping individuals achieve their full potential and helping organizations optimize the management and leadership of their human capital. Areas of expertise:
Individualized coaching for Leaders (executive to emerging), Key Contributors and those in Career Transition who desire to maximize their personal effectiveness.
Proven solutions for organizations that need to Develop Leadership, Optimize Talent Management, Enhance Organizational Change Agility, Promote Employee Engagement-Positive Employee Practices, Assess Organizational Readiness and/or Expand Talent
Acquisition Capabilities.
Consult, advise and support senior leadership and human resource management on strategic talent and organizational effectiveness needs for Corporate Banking, Real Estate, Treasury Management, Business Credit, Debt Capital Markets, Equipment Finance, Capital Markets, Capital Finance, Asset/Liability Management, Asset Resolution Team and all Regional Presidents.
• Implemented the first strategic leadership review, including comprehensive succession planning in support of the business strategies of this diverse group of large, "client" businesses.