Leadership Coach | Head of Behavioral Science and People & Culture (Sr. Director)

• Jul 2023 - Present

Develop dynamic leaders with our proven approach to development. We’ve built The Sounding Board Way on behavioral science and decades of coaching experience.

Leadership Coach | Senior Director, Behavioral Science

• Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

Coach & HR in Residence | Advisor

• Sep 2019 - Present

Localized is a career tech platform that connects university students and recent graduates with industry experts to guide them and employers to hire them. We are especially focused on the next 100M job seekers in emerging markets from the Middle East to Africa to LatAm. Localized is designed to promote more diverse workforces, reduce brain drain and offer more equitable opportunities for young talent globally. We serve some of the most trusted brands in education, tech and business. Localized is a career tech platform that connects university students and recent graduates with industry experts to guide them and employers to hire them. We are especially focused on the next 100M job seekers in emerging markets from the Middle East to Africa to LatAm. Localized is designed to promote more diverse workforces, reduce brain drain and offer more equitable opportunities for young talent globally. We serve some of the most trusted brands in education, tech and business.

Co-Founder

• Jan 2017 - Present

Coaching organizations and individuals to transform and connect to opportunity Join us for a 5-week Design Your Life (DYL) Group Coaching Journey We will meet for four sessions as group and once for a 1:1 session. Coaching organizations and individuals to transform and connect to opportunity Join us for a 5-week Design Your Life (DYL) Group Coaching Journey We will meet for four sessions as group and once for a 1:1 session.

Founder

• Mar 2013 - Present

We bridge the behavior gap, one behavior at a time. Sparathon is a fun team that uses a unique blend of: ✨ Behavioral science ✨ Learning experience design to move ➡ individuals, organizations, and teams forward and help them get unstuck. We bridge the behavior gap, one behavior at a time. Sparathon is a fun team that uses a unique blend of: ✨ Behavioral science ✨ Learning experience design to move ➡ individuals, organizations, and teams forward and help them get unstuck.

Head of Learning and Development

• Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

My mission is to ship L&D products that foster a culture of wellbeing and productivity My mission is to ship L&D products that foster a culture of wellbeing and productivity

Official Member of Forbes HR Council

• Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level human resources executives. Forbes Human Resources Council is an invitation-only organization for senior-level human resources executives.

People & Learning Partner (Head of Coaching)

• 2018 - 2020

Promoted to lead several programs, including New Manager Training, Coaching & Feedback, Lunch & Learn, Harassment Prevention, 360 Feedback, Performance Reviews and Calibration, University Relations, Headcount, and New Hire forecasting Weekly Dashboard

Human Resources Business Partner

• Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

» People Partner for 5+ depatments (Product, Engineering, Data, Digital, and Marketing) and 1K+ employees responsible for employee relations, org development, manager training, promotions and transfers, compensation, engagement, harassment prevention, and safe workplace » Built several policies including transfer and internal mobility » As the most tenured People Partner, I became a mentor/buddy for new Business Partners and generalists HRBP: Marketing, Data & Analytics, Legal… Show more » People Partner for 5+ depatments (Product, Engineering, Data, Digital, and Marketing) and 1K+ employees responsible for employee relations, org development, manager training, promotions and transfers, compensation, engagement, harassment prevention, and safe workplace » Built several policies including transfer and internal mobility » As the most tenured People Partner, I became a mentor/buddy for new Business Partners and generalists HRBP: Marketing, Data & Analytics, Legal, Government, People, Quality, Finance, and Sales Reporting to the VP of People, I joined as the 2nd HRBP when we were 500+ employees in 3 countries and witnessed unprecedented hypergrowth to 4000+ employees in 20+ countries.

Interim Head of HR

• 2017 - 2018

ThousandEyes is a global enterprise SaaS, Series-C startup based in San Francisco funded by Sequoia and Google Ventures. Promoted to lead the company HR after 2 months of joining. Responsible for Employee Relations, workplace communications, onboarding, offboarding, investigations and immigration, and special projects. During my tenure, ThusandEyes grew from 180+ employees to 250+.

University Recruiting Manager | Engineering & Enterprise Talent Partner

• 2017 - 2018

Software Engineers: (Front End, Back End, Full Stack), Reliability Engineers, Engineering Managers, Release Engineers, Researchers, Product Managers, Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Workplace leaders, and office managers. Leading the company’s university recruiting & relationships: Conferences, faculty relationships, career fairs, and forums.

Manager of Branding, Digital Communities, and Data Insights | Career Educator

• 2015 - 2017

Responsible for Stanford career-related digital engagement with employers, students, and faculty Joined Stanford Career Education to build meaningful experiences for students and stakeholders Pre Major advisor to freshmen and undeclared students and helped them with their class selection and job search Delivered webinars and workshops on meaningful work and GenZ to 35 universities worldwide Responsible for Stanford career-related digital engagement with employers, students, and faculty Joined Stanford Career Education to build meaningful experiences for students and stakeholders Pre Major advisor to freshmen and undeclared students and helped them with their class selection and job search Delivered webinars and workshops on meaningful work and GenZ to 35 universities worldwide

Operations Team Lead | HR Career Consultant

• 2013 - 2016

Lead 12+ engineers at the Center for Career Opportunities serving 40k+ boilermakers. Coached students on HR and tech careers. Partnered up with employers and helped them find the best talents on campus. Lead 12+ engineers at the Center for Career Opportunities serving 40k+ boilermakers. Coached students on HR and tech careers. Partnered up with employers and helped them find the best talents on campus.

OD Consultant/ MBA Leadership Development Coach

• May 2011 - May 2012

Provided external consultancy services for government, non-profit and high-growth businesses, Analyzed data and performed market research, conducted multilevel training needs and gap analysis for three large organizations, Benchmarked social learning best practices and implementation strategies for a US-government agency, Recommended restructuring strategy for a global IT-Security firm regarding its post-acquisition integration, Designed strategic fundraising models and action plans to attract… Show more Provided external consultancy services for government, non-profit and high-growth businesses, Analyzed data and performed market research, conducted multilevel training needs and gap analysis for three large organizations, Benchmarked social learning best practices and implementation strategies for a US-government agency, Recommended restructuring strategy for a global IT-Security firm regarding its post-acquisition integration, Designed strategic fundraising models and action plans to attract and retain donors for United way-Indianapolis, Provided 360 assessment-feedback sessions for business students on +12 leadership competencies, Delivered one-to-one coaching on Personal Development Plans using different methods (PDI, Rogers) Show less Provided external consultancy services for government, non-profit and high-growth businesses, Analyzed data and performed market research, conducted multilevel training needs and gap analysis for three large organizations, Benchmarked social learning best practices and implementation strategies for a US-government agency, Recommended restructuring strategy for a global IT-Security firm regarding its post-acquisition integration, Designed strategic fundraising models and action plans to attract… Show more Provided external consultancy services for government, non-profit and high-growth businesses, Analyzed data and performed market research, conducted multilevel training needs and gap analysis for three large organizations, Benchmarked social learning best practices and implementation strategies for a US-government agency, Recommended restructuring strategy for a global IT-Security firm regarding its post-acquisition integration, Designed strategic fundraising models and action plans to attract and retain donors for United way-Indianapolis, Provided 360 assessment-feedback sessions for business students on +12 leadership competencies, Delivered one-to-one coaching on Personal Development Plans using different methods (PDI, Rogers) Show less

Learning and Development Consultant

• 2005 - 2010

Designed two capacity building programs for large youth UN agencies (UNDP, UNRWA, UNICEF) Conducted 3 training needs analysis for government departments and evaluated training vendors, Designed job descriptions, terms of references and helped in recruiting +25 experts Trained universities' career centers on delivering employability and transactional skills programs, building alumni networks to boost the on-campus recruitment efforts Delivered Train of the Trainers sessions to STEM… Show more Designed two capacity building programs for large youth UN agencies (UNDP, UNRWA, UNICEF) Conducted 3 training needs analysis for government departments and evaluated training vendors, Designed job descriptions, terms of references and helped in recruiting +25 experts Trained universities' career centers on delivering employability and transactional skills programs, building alumni networks to boost the on-campus recruitment efforts Delivered Train of the Trainers sessions to STEM majors faculty on resume writing and job interviews, Trained the UN-Accessibility resource center constituents on employability and business skills Acted as a liaison between the UN and the Syrian government State Planning Commission, reviewed the annual plan and managed the total budget of the program ($11m) Surveyed and benchmarked +500 public services that led to launching the first e-government project, Show less Designed two capacity building programs for large youth UN agencies (UNDP, UNRWA, UNICEF) Conducted 3 training needs analysis for government departments and evaluated training vendors, Designed job descriptions, terms of references and helped in recruiting +25 experts Trained universities' career centers on delivering employability and transactional skills programs, building alumni networks to boost the on-campus recruitment efforts Delivered Train of the Trainers sessions to STEM… Show more Designed two capacity building programs for large youth UN agencies (UNDP, UNRWA, UNICEF) Conducted 3 training needs analysis for government departments and evaluated training vendors, Designed job descriptions, terms of references and helped in recruiting +25 experts Trained universities' career centers on delivering employability and transactional skills programs, building alumni networks to boost the on-campus recruitment efforts Delivered Train of the Trainers sessions to STEM majors faculty on resume writing and job interviews, Trained the UN-Accessibility resource center constituents on employability and business skills Acted as a liaison between the UN and the Syrian government State Planning Commission, reviewed the annual plan and managed the total budget of the program ($11m) Surveyed and benchmarked +500 public services that led to launching the first e-government project, Show less

Co-Founder | Manager

• 2008 - 2009

Launched and lead the firs career and entrepreneurship development centers in the country serving +1500 entrepreneurs and job seekes after only one year of its kickoff, gaining $300k in grants. It was selected to be one of Silatech's regional initiatives, and by the World Bank/ILO Youth Employment Network's as a successful Impact Evaluation Case Study. Business Clinics role was transformed from a service provider to be a catalyst for the local non-profits in the country. I prepared/co-hosted 20… Show more Launched and lead the firs career and entrepreneurship development centers in the country serving +1500 entrepreneurs and job seekes after only one year of its kickoff, gaining $300k in grants. It was selected to be one of Silatech's regional initiatives, and by the World Bank/ILO Youth Employment Network's as a successful Impact Evaluation Case Study. Business Clinics role was transformed from a service provider to be a catalyst for the local non-profits in the country. I prepared/co-hosted 20 live TV career coaching episodes on the Syrian Public TV (Career planning, mock interviews, resume and cover letters critique, business plans, offers negotiation...) Show less Launched and lead the firs career and entrepreneurship development centers in the country serving +1500 entrepreneurs and job seekes after only one year of its kickoff, gaining $300k in grants. It was selected to be one of Silatech's regional initiatives, and by the World Bank/ILO Youth Employment Network's as a successful Impact Evaluation Case Study. Business Clinics role was transformed from a service provider to be a catalyst for the local non-profits in the country. I prepared/co-hosted 20… Show more Launched and lead the firs career and entrepreneurship development centers in the country serving +1500 entrepreneurs and job seekes after only one year of its kickoff, gaining $300k in grants. It was selected to be one of Silatech's regional initiatives, and by the World Bank/ILO Youth Employment Network's as a successful Impact Evaluation Case Study. Business Clinics role was transformed from a service provider to be a catalyst for the local non-profits in the country. I prepared/co-hosted 20 live TV career coaching episodes on the Syrian Public TV (Career planning, mock interviews, resume and cover letters critique, business plans, offers negotiation...) Show less

Engineer

• 2004 - 2007