About

I have 20+ years of experience building and leading People teams in high-stakes, rapid-growth tech environments. My two seminal internal roles were with Netscape and Electronic Arts.


Why HR? One of my high school teachers suggested it as a career when I told him I liked psychology but knew I wanted to work in a business environment.  He told me about a consultant friend who went into companies and helped people work more effectively together. Because of that, and after a summer internship cold-calling kernel hackers, I knew I had found my vocation.



Why tech? Technology is constantly evolving and requires us to continuously reinvent ourselves, always seeking out and embracing new ways of solving problems. By leveraging an inherent quest for knowledge we can apply our best creativity and analytical thinking skills. I’m a lifelong learner with a passion for supporting people who are driven to create and innovate.



My focus. I strive to be a heat-seeking missile, targeting and eliminating obstacles that block individual, team, and company performance.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Organizational Effectiveness
• Growth Leadership
• Leadership Development

• Change Management
• People Programs Customization
• Employee Engagement
• Career Development
• Organizational Design
• Coaching

• Help leaders create game-changing teams. Partner to identify the qualities and competencies each member needs in common. Work with leaders and recruiters to set the hiring strategy accordingly.
• Support and partner with recruiters to create and implement sourcing, interviewing, selection, and onboarding practices and design an exceptional Candidate Experience.
• Refine Total Compensation philosophies for scaleability.
• Draw out Guiding Principles to protect the nascent Company Ethos and emerging Employee Value Proposition. Partner on key ways to incorporate these into the culture.
• Set building blocks in place that ensure institutionalized Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Design and implement flexible people processes, tools, and resources for employees that simplify administrative work.
• Deliver customized and leading-practice approaches for a major competitive advantage.

• Provide People/HR leader shadow consulting.
• Design scalable integration practices.
• Consult on optimizing organizational design.
• Create and implement a consensus-driven headcount strategy for sustainable rapid growth.
• Provide Management Effectiveness coaching for individuals and small teams.
• Provide conflict resolution facilitation for engineers.
• Coach managers facing employee performance challenges.
• Facilitate a culture health check on Company Ethos and Organizational Guiding Principles. Help build on successful practices.

• Create foundational scaleable company communication practices for next-level growth.
• Lead the development of a global talent acquisition strategy.
• Build or expand upon employee effectiveness and engagement practices and one-size-fits-one retention frameworks.
• Build and implement in-house knowledge-sharing practices that will increase organizational capability while creating positive gain in employee satisfaction and retention.