Position:
Sr. Manager, Organization & Talent Development at Oracle Corporation, Author, Organization Development textbook, and Cases and Exercises in Organization Development at Sage Publications, Adjunct Faculty, University College at University of Denver
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Work:
Oracle Corporation
since Feb 2010
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Sr. Manager, Organization & Talent Development
Sage Publications
since Jan 2009
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Author, Organization Development textbook, and Cases and Exercises in Organization Development
University of Denver
since 2002
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Adjunct Faculty, University College
Sun Microsystems
Sep 2005 - Feb 2010
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Sr. Organization Consultant
StorageTek
Sep 2002 - Sep 2005
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Mgr., Employee Communications
Education:
University of Colorado Boulder 2002
Ph.D., Communication
University of California, Davis
M.A., Rhetoric and Communication
University of California, Davis
B.A., Sociology
Skills:
Organizational Development, Change Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Organizational Design, Talent Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Instructional Design, Workshop Facilitation, Conflict Resolution, Consulting
Interests:
Running, tennis, photography
Presentations and Publications:
* Academic research papers published: Journal of Business & Technical Communication, Journal of Organizational Change Management, and Discourse Studies. Book chapter, Handbook of Organizational Discourse (2004). Published case study and instructional materials for Case Studies in Organizational Communication (2006). Entry for International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008). Book chapter in Discourse Perspectives in Organizational Communication, essay in Gestion (French management journal)
* Journal Review Board, Journal of Business & Technical Communication. Invited manuscript reviewer, Management Communication Quarterly.
Other:
* International work and travel experience.
* Highly proficient in computer software, including HTML coding (intermediate).
* Certified in PDI 360 feedback and DDI behavioral interviewing.
Honor & Awards:
* 2005 International Association of Business Communicators (Colorado) Bronze Quill competition award recipient for two communication programs led at StorageTek.
* University of Denver Master Teacher.
* Nominee, 2003 W. Charles Redding Outstanding Dissertation Award, International Communication Association.
* “Top 4” Research Paper, 1997 International Communication Association convention.