Premier Italian gourmet food marketplace; 12 locations, 2,800+ employees, on an aggressive expansion trajectory to 20+ stores. A high-velocity, multi-site retail environment with the complexity, pace, and build-from-scratch HR demands of a scaling startup. • Architected the company's first enterprise-wide People strategy from scratch, aligning HR systems, programs, and priorities to support rapid multi-site growth across 12+ locations and corporate headquarters. • Designed and launched a scalable leadership development and succession planning framework that reduced regrettable turnover by 30%, creating a sustainable internal talent pipeline for ongoing expansion. • Built and operationalized a performance management system with consistent feedback cycles, coaching frameworks, and accountability structures—directly enabling manager effectiveness at scale. • Transformed talent acquisition strategy with structured interview practices, employer branding, and pipeline programs—cutting time-to-hire by 20% while maintaining quality and culture fit. • Modernized HRIS infrastructure and standardized HR policies across all locations, ensuring multi-state compliance and creating the operational backbone needed for sustainable growth. • Championed employee engagement and culture programs rooted in the company's values—driving measurable improvement in engagement scores through recognition, feedback loops, and team development.

Independent HR consulting practice founded to bring executive-level people strategy, coaching, and organizational design to startups, SMBs, and growth-stage organizations that need senior HR expertise without the overhead of a full-time hire. • Founded and launched a full-service HR consulting practice offering fractional and advisory engagements across HR strategy, organizational design, performance management, talent acquisition, and culture and engagement. • Designed a comprehensive service portfolio spanning executive and leadership coaching (IPEC-certified), training and development curriculum design, and people operations build-outs for early-stage and scaling organizations. • Positioned to serve clients across healthcare, retail, and technology sectors—bringing 25+ years of hands-on HR leadership and a proven track record of building scalable people infrastructure from scratch. • Developed proprietary frameworks for manager enablement, leadership development, and HR infrastructure design, drawing on experience across 14+ M&A integrations and organizations ranging from 50 to 2,800+ employees.