Hi, I'm Evan.
I help companies succeed by designing and implementing leading approaches to Total Rewards and HR Operations.
OVERVIEW
​As a senior Human Resources leader, I bring extensive experience in total rewards, HR technology, people analytics, and HR business partner roles.
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I design, implement, and deliver company-wide talent initiatives, manage multimillion-dollar compensation and benefits programs, and build comprehensive talent strategies.
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In my current role as Head of Total Rewards, HR Technology, and People Analytics at Plymouth Rock Insurance, I leverage my expertise to define and implement the company's talent strategy.
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My ultimate career goal is to become a CHRO.
Below are key highlights from my career. ​Please reach out on LinkedIn if you would like to connect.
15+
Years of Experience
6+
Years of People Leadership
6
Progressive Roles
3
Companies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TOTAL REWARDS
Deploy multimillion-dollar merit, bonus, and 401(k) funding annually while delivering multiple company-wide compensation and benefits processes on time and on budget.
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Oversee open enrollment for the multimillion-dollar benefits budget at Plymouth Rock.
TALENT STRATEGY
Led the creation of comprehensive talent strategy to set the foundation for hiring 300 critical employees at new European site.
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Delivered multiple presentations to the project executive steering committee at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
TRANSFORMATION
Prepared HR-portion of business unit cost transformation for VP-level stakeholders.
Coordinated 30+ HRBPs and Centers of Excellence on actions from organization design to redeployments at Aetna (acquired by CVS Health).
HR TECHNOLOGY
Selected and successfully implemented multiple new HR technology systems, including recruiting, onboarding, HR request ticketing, recognition, learning, deferred compensation portal, and compensation benchmarking at Plymouth Rock.​
LEARNING
Created and implemented a company-wide learning and development strategy. Led needs assessment, aligned strategy across all business units, and successfully implemented recommendations positively impacting all employees at Plymouth Rock.​
BUSINESS PARTNER
Guided leaders through goal setting, development planning, succession planning, engagement survey action planning, mid-year and year-end performance discussions, and the annual compensation process in business partner roles at CVS Health and Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
PEOPLE ANALYTICS
Led analysis of CEO initiative, which set an internal minimum wage of $16/hour, as covered in The Wall Street Journal.
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Developed dashboards for leaders on multiple topics from demographics to turnover and span of control at Aetna.
ACQUISITION
Jointly managed pre- and post-close HR analytics for acquisition integration of Coventry Health Care (14,000 employees), including deploying a vendor's technology tool for organization design at Aetna.
RECRUITING
Partnered on the implementation of a large recruitment outsourcing contract with a Talent Acquisition leader at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
ENGAGEMENT/CULTURE
Designed and analyzed company-wide engagement and culture survey sent to 50,000 employees. Wrote executive summary of results to CEO and supported company-wide action planning at Aetna.
ORGANIZATION DESIGN
Led the design and execution of multiple reorganizations from start to finish, including organization design, talent selection, and employee communications.​​
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Managed workforce planning work streams for data science and data engineering to ensure key talent was acquired, developed, and aligned with business strategy at Aetna.​
DIVERSITY
Built and co-managed a year-long Leadership Diversity Mentor Program with peers to develop diverse succession talent at Aetna.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Managed multiple performance-related employee relations cases at Plymouth Rock.​​
EXECUTIVE COACHING
Coaching Director through C-level clients on topics including onboarding to new roles, leadership, and team effectiveness in my free time via my Role Ready executive coaching practice.​
AI
Leveraging artificial intelligence in multiple ways, including mapping compensation market data to jobs, benchmarking benefits, and building a predictive turnover model (in progress).
BOARD INTERACTION
Supporting Board members as the primary contact for the company's deferred compensation program. Also, providing workforce-related metrics for Board memos at Plymouth Rock.​
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Managing people for 6+ years across multiple companies, demonstrating a passion for developing high-performing teams.​
CERTIFICATIONS
Senior HR Professional
International Coaching Federation Member
Executive Coach
Certified In Multiple Assessments
LEADERSHIP PROFILE
EXECUTIVE COACH
I partner with leaders to clarify their goals and help them identify the best way to achieve them.
STRATEGIC ADVISOR
I provide leaders with insights to help them align people, systems, and strategy to drive positive results for the company.
SERVANT LEADER
I help team members when needed, develop the team, and build a culture of psychological safety.
TOP STRENGTHS
BROAD HR EXPERIENCE
Significant experience across multiple HR sub-functions, resulting in an ability to connect topics and implications across areas. Strong ability to alternate between strategy discussions and tactical execution.
HIGHLY ANALYTICAL
Experience delivering insights that help C-suite leaders make smarter workforce decisions and people strategies that help companies achieve their goals.
EXECUTION MINDED
Consistently deliver high-impact projects (enterprise compensation cycles, HR system implementations, analyses, etc.) on time and on budget.