Gerry Darden
Director Organizational Development @Artcenter College Of Design
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WORK HISTORY
Director Organizational Development @Artcenter College Of Design
Pasadena, CA, US
Position Summary: Reporting to the Vice President, Human Resources (VPHR), the Director of Organizational Development (OD) plays a key role as a strategic business partner with executives, administrators, department chairs and shared governance groups to manage and coordinate efforts toward cultural and organizational development, institutional employee learning, college community engagement, and change management projects and initiatives to enable and drive a high-performance culture at ArtCenter. These efforts support the faculty, staff and student experience, Third Horizon, departmental and ArtCenter’s goals, values, mission and overall organizational development strategies. Organizational Development Strategies and Processes Employee Experience and Engagement Institutional Employee Learning and Professional Development with lens toward diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and belonging (DEI/ABIDE). Consultative Support and Shared Governance
EDUCATION
Insitute of Organizational Development
OD Certified Professional, Organizational Development
Drucker School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Leadership, Strategy, Human Capital
California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physical Education, Business Concentration
SKILLS
ABOUT GERRY DARDEN
Accomplished human resources and project management professional with over 10 years of experience using sound methods to improve individual, team, organizational, operational, and process performance. Strong communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Exceptional leadership and strategic experience developing new business functions and building high performance teams. Proven experience in:• Organizational Development, Training, Academic Personnel (Faculty), Payroll, Employee Engagement, Change Management, and Workforce Planning. Served as Human Resources consultant to directors, managers, and supervisors advising in above areas and also on matters for recruitment, promotion, performance, compensation, and discipline.• Leading cross-functional project teams including program management responsibility overseeing twelve strategic initiatives. Skilled in technology and client facing project implementations for training design/delivery, strategy, business planning, process documentation/analysis, work environment, and portfolio management efforts. • Implementing large scale transformational initiatives for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Excellence, and Business/Organizational Readiness. Skilled in planning, requirements documentation, user accepting testing, reporting, use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ServiceNow.• General management and administrative functions including budgeting, goal setting, coaching, team building, vendor management, communications, facilities, and promoting a safe work environment.
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