Alison H.
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Abigail Heinz Finney, CPCC
Alison is a true talent development leader. She possess the rare ability to see the biggest picture and the smallest detail needed to strategically develop talent at all levels. She is a gifted partner and collaborator, who negotiates with a fine eye for what's most important. In her learning experiences, she leads with strong presence and emphasizes practical application for participants. Perhaps most importantly, she walks her talk as a talented people manager - her team's growth demonstrates her skills at developing her people with compassion, clarity, and directness.
John Vlastelica
Yahoo! hired us to build out a global training program. Alison was our primary contact in learning and development, and I must say, she's fantastic on 3 levels. First, she's great at partnering with outside firms. She treated us like a part of the team, ensuring we had the info and access we needed to succeed for Yahoo! Second, she's incredibly well respected by her peers in the talent org. They want her advice - she's not some compliance oriented, paper pusher type. They see her as a COE expert who can help them. And third, she's smart, very smart, and really nice. She's got an engineering background that you can feel when you talk to her - she's logical, rational, and great at problem solving the people challenges the one encounters during periods of rapid change in a complex org. I'd welcome the opportunity to work her again. She's awesome.
Abigail Heinz Finney, CPCC
Alison is a true talent development leader. She possess the rare ability to see the biggest picture and the smallest detail needed to strategically develop talent at all levels. She is a gifted partner and collaborator, who negotiates with a fine eye for what's most important. In her learning experiences, she leads with strong presence and emphasizes practical application for participants. Perhaps most importantly, she walks her talk as a talented people manager - her team's growth demonstrates her skills at developing her people with compassion, clarity, and directness.
John Vlastelica
Yahoo! hired us to build out a global training program. Alison was our primary contact in learning and development, and I must say, she's fantastic on 3 levels. First, she's great at partnering with outside firms. She treated us like a part of the team, ensuring we had the info and access we needed to succeed for Yahoo! Second, she's incredibly well respected by her peers in the talent org. They want her advice - she's not some compliance oriented, paper pusher type. They see her as a COE expert who can help them. And third, she's smart, very smart, and really nice. She's got an engineering background that you can feel when you talk to her - she's logical, rational, and great at problem solving the people challenges the one encounters during periods of rapid change in a complex org. I'd welcome the opportunity to work her again. She's awesome.
Abigail Heinz Finney, CPCC
Alison is a true talent development leader. She possess the rare ability to see the biggest picture and the smallest detail needed to strategically develop talent at all levels. She is a gifted partner and collaborator, who negotiates with a fine eye for what's most important. In her learning experiences, she leads with strong presence and emphasizes practical application for participants. Perhaps most importantly, she walks her talk as a talented people manager - her team's growth demonstrates her skills at developing her people with compassion, clarity, and directness.
John Vlastelica
Yahoo! hired us to build out a global training program. Alison was our primary contact in learning and development, and I must say, she's fantastic on 3 levels. First, she's great at partnering with outside firms. She treated us like a part of the team, ensuring we had the info and access we needed to succeed for Yahoo! Second, she's incredibly well respected by her peers in the talent org. They want her advice - she's not some compliance oriented, paper pusher type. They see her as a COE expert who can help them. And third, she's smart, very smart, and really nice. She's got an engineering background that you can feel when you talk to her - she's logical, rational, and great at problem solving the people challenges the one encounters during periods of rapid change in a complex org. I'd welcome the opportunity to work her again. She's awesome.
Abigail Heinz Finney, CPCC
Alison is a true talent development leader. She possess the rare ability to see the biggest picture and the smallest detail needed to strategically develop talent at all levels. She is a gifted partner and collaborator, who negotiates with a fine eye for what's most important. In her learning experiences, she leads with strong presence and emphasizes practical application for participants. Perhaps most importantly, she walks her talk as a talented people manager - her team's growth demonstrates her skills at developing her people with compassion, clarity, and directness.
John Vlastelica
Yahoo! hired us to build out a global training program. Alison was our primary contact in learning and development, and I must say, she's fantastic on 3 levels. First, she's great at partnering with outside firms. She treated us like a part of the team, ensuring we had the info and access we needed to succeed for Yahoo! Second, she's incredibly well respected by her peers in the talent org. They want her advice - she's not some compliance oriented, paper pusher type. They see her as a COE expert who can help them. And third, she's smart, very smart, and really nice. She's got an engineering background that you can feel when you talk to her - she's logical, rational, and great at problem solving the people challenges the one encounters during periods of rapid change in a complex org. I'd welcome the opportunity to work her again. She's awesome.
Experience
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Credit Sesame
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of People Operations
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Aug 2022 - Present
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Sr. Director, Talent & Org Development
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Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
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Director, Talent & Org Development
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Nov 2019 - Feb 2022
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ServiceNow
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Talent Development
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Sep 2018 - Nov 2019
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data.ai
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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400 - 500 Employee
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Director, People Operations, Americas
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Nov 2017 - Sep 2018
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People Programs Director
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Dec 2016 - Nov 2017
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Independent Consultant
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2014 - 2016
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Jhana, a FranklinCovey company
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisor
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Oct 2013 - 2016
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Yahoo
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Talent & Organization Development
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May 2012 - Apr 2014
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Senior Manager, Talent & Organization Development
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Jul 2011 - May 2012
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VMware
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Learning and Organizational Development
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Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Learning Program Manager, Executive & Leadership Development
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Aug 2009 - Aug 2010
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Agilent Technologies
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Global Program Manager, Global Learning & Leadership Development
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2003 - 2009
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Manufacturing Engineering Manager
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2001 - 2003
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Manufacturing Engineer
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1998 - 2001
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Education
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Stanford University
MS, Electrical Engineering -
Stanford University
MS, Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management -
Stanford University
BS, Electrical Engineering
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