Managing Partner

• Jun 2019 - Present

Advisory Board Member

• Jun 2017 - Present

VP Human Resources

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Boingo provides wireless connectivity to airports, stadiums, military bases, convention centers, multifamily housing and commercial properties with our Small Cells, DAS, and Wi-Fi solutions. Our networks win awards and reach more than a billion people annually. Looking to connect your customers? Email me at rtipping@boingo.com or visit boingo.com to learn more. Boingo provides wireless connectivity to airports, stadiums, military bases, convention centers, multifamily housing and commercial properties with our Small Cells, DAS, and Wi-Fi solutions. Our networks win awards and reach more than a billion people annually. Looking to connect your customers? Email me at rtipping@boingo.com or visit boingo.com to learn more.

Chief People Officer

• Oct 2017 - Aug 2018

Vice President Human Resources, Consumer Ventures

• Nov 2011 - May 2017

Reported to Division CEO and EVP of global HR covering 4 different corporate entities (Premier Retail Networks, MGO, Technicolor Venture Capital Fund, MaxPlay) as well as some corporate functions (Global Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Development and Strategy) HRBP for Animation and Games division with 750 employees in Bangalore, 125 in Paris, 50 employees in Los Angeles Took overall responsibility for global talent acquisition and talent integration in Jan of 2016 Managed a team of 8 (4 onsite and 4 remote) and have responsibility of 1200 employees over 6 locations in 5 countries Member of the business division executive team Work directly with department heads quarterly to discuss upcoming business needs • Manage for all capacity planning for the company including: • Forecasting • Budgeting • Strategic position growth • Additions to headcount • Reductions in force Final approval for all promotions, market adjustments in all locations and personally manage all offer negotiations for all positions director and above Involved in company roadmap planning to account for human capital usage and limitations Responsible for overall personnel budget including compensation strategies Used data analytics to identify strategic opportunities for process improved in HR compliance and increase internal customer service Conduct quarterly meetings to track succession planning and employee career development focused on High Potential Talent Developed different hiring plans for diverse positions ranging from entry-level creative to strategic Business executives Show less

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner/ Director of Compliance

• Apr 2009 - Nov 2011

Work in tandem with retained counsel for legal actions both taken by and against the company. Wrote an "Employee Code of Conduct" from scratch. Evaluated all vendor and service relationships. (Insurances, both professional and workman comp, health benefits, retained legal counsel, background check companies, payroll, etc.) Prepared, evaluated, and presented productivity reports monthly to determine whether staff reductions were necessary. Evaluated compensation of all employees and carried out reductions and increases of compensation as needed. Negotiated all new employees' compensation packages. Carried out staff reductions and exit interviews. Conducted confidential recruiting efforts for both internal positions Re-engineered and re-wrote entire on-boarding process, to include all paperwork, non-competes, non-disclosures, and consulting agreements. Re-negotiated and re-aligned health benefits to actualize a 15% savings for the company from the previous year. Show less

Human Resources Specialist

• Aug 2002 - Aug 2009

Organized, maintained and reviewed personnel records. Responsible for security of personnel information. Responsible for analysis and verification of Orders. Responsible for ensuring that soldiers were informed of all benefits. This included Life insurance, pay rates and "per diem", educational and medical benefits for the soldier and dependants. Verified and processed recommendations for awards and decorations. Prepared, updated and coordinated requests for evaluations. Analysis of evaluations for Human Resources Command (HRC). Continued as a US Army Reserve Rifle Instructor and range operator with the SART (Small Arms Readiness Training) Team until August 2009. Show less

Sr Associate, Recruiting

• Mar 2008 - Mar 2009

Recruited to find specific for TRM technology practice with a focus on Energy Trading on a national basis and covering 9 different locations. Took candidates from initial interview phase all the way through 1st project placement to include, interview, salary negotiation, offer acceptance, Visa transfers, on-boarding paperwork and compliance, relocation, orientation training, client interviews. Restructure of employee referral program and implemented a never-used-before alumni referral program. Developed and evaluated recruiting firms and contract labor in order to re-negotiate fees, rates and policies. Conducted Interviewer Training in which employees could become qualified to interview potential candidates and utilize behavioral based interviewing techniques to qualify a candidate's proficiency. Show less

Account Manager

• Mar 2006 - Mar 2008

Responsible for account management of Prudential Financial, Sungard, Sterling Testing and specific departments of Goldman Sachs. Experience recruiting in the financial arena primarily for technology professionals including but not limited to: CTO, Quantitative Developers, Application Developers, Project Managers, Business Analyst, Financial Analyst, Quantitative Analyst, Database Administrators, Systems Administrators, etc. Explained Client Benefit packages and negotiate salaries for candidates. Placement Salaries ranging from $75K to $315K total compensation. Performed all aspects of the recruiting cycle from initial contact to beginning of on-boarding process. Responsible for Training and mentoring Jr. Recruiters. Submitted resumes to clients including a synopsis highlighting the candidates' skills and career potential. Participated in conference calls as well as in-person meetings with hiring managers and HR staff to specify and define job descriptions and identify specific needs. Scheduled phone and client site interviews with hiring managers. Utilized recruiting methods such as cold calling, referrals, internal proprietary database, user groups and networking sites, Internet search engines and resume banks (Careerbuilder, Monster, HotJobs, Computer Jobs, etc) to locate, identify and qualify a vast number of qualified technology professionals in minimum time. Responsible for developing and initiating internal program to sponsor and process H-1 visa for our internal Consulting division. Acted in Business Analyst role for process improvement of proprietary candidate and client database. Show less