Carlos Aguirre

About Carlos Aguirre

As the founder of HumanisVitalis, I help CEOs and senior leaders of growing organizations align people, strategy, and execution—transforming HR from a reactive function into a strategic driver of performance and growth.I bring more than 25 years of global HR leadership experience to this work, including senior roles as VP of HR at Honeywell and Head of HR for AWS. Today, I partner with leadership teams to design scalable people strategies that strengthen alignment, accelerate decision-making, and enable sustainable growth—especially during moments of change.Having lived and worked across the U.S, Mexico, Canada, Chile, and the U.K, I offer a globally informed and operationally grounded perspective. My experience spans technology, aerospace, retail, and manufacturing, and includes fractional CHRO leadership, organizational design, performance and talent systems, executive coaching, and HR operating model transformations.At the core of my work is a simple belief: meaningful contribution—helping leaders and organizations operate with clarity, alignment, and purpose—is a powerful source of impact and fulfillment. That belief shapes how I advise, coach, and lead.If you’re a CEO or executive team looking to elevate your people strategy and strengthen organizational alignment, I’d welcome the opportunity to connect.Key areas of expertise:Executive Coaching | HR Strategy & Transformation | Organizational DesignTalent & Performance Management | M&A & RestructuringInternational HR Leadership | Labor Relations & Union NegotiationsHR Shared Services & Operating ModelsBilingual: English & SpanishLearn more at:

Experience

1. Founder & Principal Consultant

   Humanisvitalis

   Feb 2025 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   I founded HumanisVitalis to help CEOs and executive teams align people, strategy, and execution—elevating HR from a transactional function to a strategic driver of performance and growth. As a trusted advisor and fractional CHRO, I partner with leaders to design scalable people strategies, strengthen organizational alignment, and enable sustainable business outcomes.My work includes enterprise-wide HR and organizational assessments, executive coaching, HR operating model and shared services design, and workforce and organizational transformations. I support clients through moments of growth, complexity, and change—helping leadership teams improve clarity, decision-making, and execution.Current and recent clients include a global defense and engineering services firm, a battery materials startup, and a leading healthcare system.

Education

• Universidad del Valle de Atemajac

  BSCS, Computer Information Systems

  1989 — 1993

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  MBA, Business Administration

  2000 — 2001

• Wharton Executive Education

  Chief Human Resources Officer Program, Human Resources

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  MSIM, Master of Science in Information Management

  2001 — 2002

Skills

• Team Management
• Change Management
• Functional Transformation
• Human Resources
• Employee Benefits
• IT Management
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Personnel Management
• Talent Management
• Business Process
• Process Improvement
• Deferred Compensation
• International Management
• Organizational Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Coaching
• Strategic HR
• Shared Services
• Performance Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Program Management
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Outsourcing
• Six Sigma