Cristina Perrone

OD Leader | HR Strategist

Los Angeles, CA · Cristina.c.perrone@gmail.com · LinkedIn

Education

MS Organization Development, American University

Graduated with distinction for practicum client engagement

BA Public Communication, BA Psychology American University

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Work Experience

Strategic Projects Manager/Chief of Staff, Clark Construction Group (June 2018 – Present)

  • Design and facilitate bi-annual strategic planning sessions, develop KPIs, drive alignment between HR and business objectives, and continually provide direction to ensure department delivers ~20 strategic initiatives annually

  • Certify successful deployment of organization-wide talent initiatives by leading change management efforts, impacting 2,500 employees

  • Develop process to manage HR budget, ensuring department spend meets $11M goal

  • Strategic skills: Project management, change management, organizational design, business planning, instructional design, facilitation, data visualization

HR Project Manager, Clark Construction Group (June 2017 – June 2018)

  • Co-led four-person HRIS team to configure system-wide Workday solutions, increasing employee response time and data accuracy by 10%

  • Created reporting Center of Excellence, resulting in structured and timely approach to ~250 reporting requests for business pursuits and compliance requirements

  • Advised on requirements and configured data changes for two system implementations (Workday, SAP)

  • Led company-wide compensation activities, resulting in error-free bi-annual and annual compensation processes for 2,500 employees

OD Consultant, Mission Collaborative (May 2018- June 2018)

  • Facilitated a change process for a career coaching start-up to develop their virtual course programming

  • Used the action research cycle to help navigate a transition and cultural shift within the organization and wider community, resulting in the creation of an online course curriculum

OD Consultant, SPARK Schools (April 2018- May 2018)

  • Worked in a consultant team in Johannesburg, South Africa, using Appreciative Inquiry to gather data and design an intervention to help navigate a charter school network through cultural change, resulting in increased ownership and autonomy of transition processes within the organization

HRIS Analyst & Campus Recruiter, Clark Construction Group (July 2013 – June 2017)

  • Managed college recruiting program (100+ full-time hires and 60+ intern hires), developed national recruiting strategy and led hiring process nationwide to ensure annual hiring goals were met

  • Managed intern program of ~65 interns annually; created performance evaluation process, developed mentor program, and developed strategy for full-time employment pipeline, resulting in making full-time offers to 90% of eligible intern population

  • Configured Workday system for annual performance appraisals, profile updates, and talent review processes

  • Executed all reporting requests company-wide (~350 reports annually)

HR Assistant, Clark Construction Group (June 2013 – July 2013)

  • Developed reports and processes for Senior Leadership (Workday, Ceridian), to include 10 KPIs from 5 sub-departments within HR

Publications & Activities

  • Published co-author in the Organization Development Review for my article entitled, Defund the Police: An OD Perspective to Participatory Change

  • Facilitation Skills Certification (Association for Talent Development)

  • Provide pro bono expertise for non-profits to learn data analysis in Excel/Google Sheets (Catchafire, Taproot)

  • Improv comedy advanced courses (Washington Improv Theater)