Professional summary
Want a "Swiss Army Knife" that's me! I've had my hands in a bit everything across diverse industries and roles from start-ups to Fortune 10. I see the big picture, how everything is connected (people, systems, processes), taking strategy to planning, execution, operationalizing, and continuously improving.
I consider myself a Global Citizen, Tech Executive, Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Executive Coach with expertise in culturally and emotionally intelligent leadership, bridging the technical and business divide.
I am managing partner of Dragonfly Consultants, working with global enterprises and start-ups in developing their company cultures and leaders. Dragonfly is a certified WBE and WOSB (federal government contracting) business. Read more
Want a "Swiss Army Knife" that's me! I've had my hands in a bit everything across diverse industries and roles from start-ups to Fortune 10. I see the big picture, how everything is connected (people, systems, processes), taking strategy to planning, execution, operationalizing, and continuously improving.
I consider myself a Global Citizen, Tech Executive, Entrepreneur, Consultant, and Executive Coach with expertise in culturally and emotionally intelligent leadership, bridging the technical and business divide.
I am managing partner of Dragonfly Consultants, working with global enterprises and start-ups in developing their company cultures and leaders. Dragonfly is a certified WBE and WOSB (federal government contracting) business.
I am also a Lecturer and Coach in the MBA program at UCLA in the Organizations and Management Department and sit on Board of Directors with International Coach Federation-Los Angeles (ICFLA) as Communications Director.
• A "change maker" with a "people first" attitude! You can have a great idea, service, or product, but the most successful, profitable, and sustainable organizations are built on their people, culture and values - at their core
• Results-oriented leader offering over 20 years of professional excellence managing complex enterprise initiatives; aligning business units, stakeholders, partnerships, and customers; driving strategic roadmaps ensuring alignment with corporate strategy
• Thrive in fast-paced environments
• Global, virtual team management: EMEA, LATAM, and North America with a specialization in India, Ireland, UK, Germany, Argentina, and Mexico
• Management of a multi-year phased enterprise initiative to migrate disparate platforms on 275 servers to a standardized Enterprise Content Management system (ECM) and delivery platform (CDN)
• Increased Intel’s overall website health and active user base by over 60% across all global websites in 21 languages
• Work/live/study abroad experience in Mexico, France, Ireland, Argentina
• Strategic Planning & Management graduate course guest lecturer at the University of San Diego
• Executive Leadership, Professional, and Business Coaching
• Budget experience up to 50M on 500M programs
• Managed up to 10 group managers and an indirect team of 300
Michelle holds certifications in ICF Executive Coaching, Project Management Professional (PMP), Business Process Management Practitioner (BPM), Everything DiSC, 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team Advanced Facilitator, 5 Behaviors of a Cohesive Team All Types (MBTI), Organizational Culture Index (OCI), Organizational Effectiveness Index (OEI), and is qualified in TKI (conflict management).
