Specialized Professional Competence
Denise is an accomplished Human Resources professional with proven leadership success in organizations operating in highly competitive markets. While her expertise lies in human resources, her skills in operations management and her financial background provide her with a results oriented focus. Demonstrated skills include strategic planning, project and people management, human capital development and education.
Experience/Background
As an Associate with St. Charles Consulting Group (StCCG), Denise has worked with clients in the areas of competency development, strategy facilitation, and training design and instruction.
Prior to StCCG, Denise was the Managing Director for Learning and Development (L&D) at BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting). Denise led the L&D team which was responsible for performance management and development programs for the 18,000 person global workforce. Focal areas included competency development through online, blended and instructor-led learning, 360 degree feedback for firm leaders, implementation of a state-of-the-art learning management system, and creation of a North American-wide onboarding program. While at BearingPoint, Denise also led the global Resource Management team responsible for deploying the firm’s consulting employees on client engagements. This included implementation of one global system to support scheduling, establishing global processes for staffing, and creation of a team of resource managers in all regions.
Prior to BearingPoint, Denise was a Partner with Arthur Andersen. During her tenure at Andersen, Denise worked in many positions including finance, recruitment, operations and human resources. As Partner, she held the global leadership position in Human Resources for the Business Consulting practice. In this capacity, Denise led retention efforts, compensation strategies, Partner recruitment and managed the strategy for funding training development. Denise’s experience included a multi-year assignment to Santiago, Chile to manage the post-acquisition integration of a 700 person accounting firm.
Education/Professional Achievements
Denise holds a Masters Degree in Human Resource Development from the George Washington University, and a Bachelors degree in Accounting from the University of Virginia. She has spoken at many training sessions and vendor conferences.
