- 1999 to present : EM-LYON, Ecully, France
Senior Professor of Management : Design and teach upper level bachelors,
MBA, and executive Education courses at a leading European business school.
- Created, wrote, and produced an innovative 9-course online program entitled,
"Managing Human Resources for Added Value," using a comic book format.
- Teach courses in organizational behavior, leadership, team dynamics, and HR.
- Headed a team to develop a multi-national approach to OB instruction.
- Provided instruction and Consulting to corporate clients including Groupe Danone
and Suez Lyonnaise Des Eaux.
- 1994 to 1999: CHW, San Francisco, CA
Corporate Director, Organizational Development : Provided strategic
HR direction and systems change design for the largest non-profit hospital
system in the western United States.
- Designed and implemented a competency-based leadership development /
succession system.
- Created and implemented an organization culture assessment for acquisitions,
affiliations, and regional reorganizations.
- Managed a team providing OD Consulting to all levels of the organization.
- Created a state-of-the-art experiential training program, "CHW Flight School."
- Architect of a three-year strategic human resources plan.
- 1985 to 1994: Independent OD Consultant
Consulted in a broad range of business and non-profit sectors that included
radio, film, finance, property development, transportation, technology,
aerospace/defense, manufacturing, Education, charitable giving, and adult literacy.
Selected long-term Consulting engagements:
- Pacific Life, Newport Beach, CA (1992 to 1994): HR staff consultant for executive
and management level training and OD services.
- Prism Radio Corporation, Tucson, Arizona (1992 to 1994): Designed and facilitated
a culture change strategy for an emerging middle-market radio company.
- United Way of America (1987 to 1992): On national, regional, and local level,
provided support for major strategic change efforts. Taught at United Way's
National Academy for Voluntarism in Alexandria, Virginia and Stanford, California.
- Cherry Division of Textron Corporation, Santa Ana, CA (1989 to 1992): Provided
strategy and implementation support for operations restructuring. Conducted OD
assessment and feedback for R&D, Power Tools Group, and executive management.
- 1991 to 1993: Vermont College of Norwich University, Northfield, VT
Faculty Field Advisor, Masters Degree Program
- 1987 to 1989: Pepperdine University, School of Business, Culver City, CA
Faculty, Presidential/Key Executive MBA Program
Instructor, thesis advisor, and program administrative coordinator.
- 1981 to 1985: Fluor Corporation (Fluor-Daniel), Irvine, CA
Director, Human Resource Development, Fluor Engineers, Inc.
Corporate and division responsibility for executive development, training, and OD
Consulting for a multi-billion dollar, multi-national engineering company.
- Instituted client-based HRD Consulting leading to $100MM in project awards.
- Helped Fluor to #1 J.D. Little "Sullivan Award" rating in 1985 for innovative
management development while on assignment in the Republic of South Africa.
- Managed division department that delivered over 5,000 hours of training per year.
- Managed numerous large-scale projects including employee surveys, quality
improvement readiness, and a worldwide HR strategic survey.
- 1984: Chapman University, Orange, CA
Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Sciences
Taught courses for inter-departmental Human Resources Program.
- 1981 to 1983: University of California, Irvine, CA
Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Sciences
Designed and delivered courses for the Office of Teacher Education. Developed
training model for special Education resource teachers adopted by the State of
California.
- 1980 to 1981: Bowmar-Noble Publishing Company, Glendale, CA
Staff Editor
Editor for Educational Language material and provided marketing support.
- 1977 to 1980: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Instructor, School of Education
Taught graduate and undergraduate courses in applied psychology and
learning systems.