Who I am
Curious. Learning. Teaching. Growing.
I connect dots. I meet people where they are. I try things, keep what works, and learn from what doesn't. The hard parts? That's where the growth is.
Books that shaped me
Meditations · The Celestine Prophecy · The 5AM Club · The Coaching Habit
Leading people. From a battalion in Iraq to global tech.
Serving in the U.S. Army.
People supported across 10 countries.
HR pros coached through certification.
Where it started
Service shaped how I lead.
U.S. Army HR Sergeant. Operation Iraqi Freedom. HR for a battalion of 1,000+ soldiers. That's where I learned that taking care of people isn't separate from the mission. It is the mission.
Mission first. People always. Still.
The work
Twenty years. Big moments. Real people.
Partner to executives. Integrations, reorgs, transformations. The people side of every big decision.
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Today HR Executive, Global Software and Technology
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Microsoft Azure Data and Azure Core
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Software, Cloud, and High Performance Computing
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American National Insurance Corporate Human Resources
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United States Army · 2006 to 2015 HR Sergeant, Operation Iraqi Freedom
What I bring
Practical. People first. Always asking what's possible.
Paying it forward
What I learned, I give back.
Growth is like the gym. Some days it hurts. Some days you try a different machine. Either way, you get your reps in.
The book
Career Gymnastics
Tips and techniques you didn't learn in school.
It started as notes on what I was living at work. It turned into lessons worth passing on.
Featured in The Muse and Vunela.
On YouTube
Defined Notes
Real talk about work. The questions people wonder about but rarely ask out loud. And HR certification prep, made simple.
Writing
Defined Thoughts
Lessons from work, learned along the way. Pick a track, like confidence or starting a new job, and read everything I have written on it.
In my spare time
Discover HER Collection
Home of The Year of You. A planner for women who want to slow down, be present, and get to know themselves again.
I made it because I needed it. Less scrolling. Less noise. Fewer opinions that weren't mine. More time with me.
Eight dimensions of her
Not every experience is easy. Every one of them teaches.
Try the thing · Learn the lesson · Keep going