Hi, I'm Evan.
I help companies succeed by designing and implementing leading approaches to people and culture challenges.
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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My skill set includes designing, implementing, and delivering company-wide talent initiatives, managing multimillion-dollar compensation and benefits programs, and building 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 compensation and benefits strategy.
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I am a data-driven thinker, a certified executive coach, and a seasoned people leader with a passion for developing high-performing teams.
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Below are key highlights from my career. My ultimate career goal is to become a CHRO.
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Please reach out to me 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) compensation funding pools 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 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 (later acquired by CVS Health).
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 (later acquired by CVS Health).
RECRUITING
Oversaw implementation of large recruitment outsourcing contract in partnership with 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 (later acquired by CVS Health).
ORGANIZATION DESIGN
Led the design and execution of multiple reorganizations from start to finish including organization design, talent selection, and employee communications.
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Developed and shared organization design playbook with colleagues at Aetna (later acquired by CVS Health) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
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 (later acquired by CVS Health).​
DIVERSITY
Built and co-managed year-long Leadership Diversity Mentor Program with peers to develop diverse succession talent at Aetna (later acquired by CVS Health).
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Managed multiple performance-related employee relations cases at Plymouth Rock.​​
COACHING
Leading an internal coaching engagement with a director-level employee to improve their leadership effectiveness through better relationship building and strategic thinking at Plymouth Rock.​
CERTIFICATIONS
Senior HR Professional
Executive Coach
International Coaching Federation Member
LEADERSHIP PROFILE
