Phyllis Makredes Afendoulis

About Phyllis Makredes Afendoulis

Strategic and innovative HR and Operations Leader who links talent strategy to business strategy to improve performance, profitability, growth and employee engagement. Successful endeavors have been both domestic and international with publicly and privately held organizations. Industries include; business information and analytics, technology, martech, manufacturing, automotive, HR and publishing. Signature qualifications include:• Global awareness and agile partnering skills that drive results in complex environments• Ability to interface with all levels of employees and departments to achieve optimal outcomes• Proven success executing change driven by both internal and external forcesADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE techies.com | Start-up and venture backed IT internet recruiting portalRecruited by former CEO of J3 Learning to head sales recruiting and training. Developed and implemented strategic hiring plan, and increased the number of employees from 20 to 500 within 18 months. Managed internal staff and external vendors. Increased sales to $30 million in less than 3 years.Gartner | Acquired J3 Learning | At the time, the world’s leading IT research and advisory firmSelected by Executive Leadership to be part of a five person swat team to build, develop, recruit and train the Gartner inside sales channel. Designed and executed recruiting strategy, hiring 80 sales professionals within 5 months, making it the most profitable sales channel for Gartner. J3 Learning | Merger of Learn PC and Hands On Learning | Start-up and venture backed media developer of IT training materialRecruited by former manager to grow the sales organization being involved in all areas of talent acquisition, retention, training and development eventually leading global HR and workforce acquisition integration. Instrumental in building an organization that was primed for acquisition by Gartner. Thomson Reuters | Formerly West Publishing Company | Worldwide provider of legal, regulatory and business informationJoined one of the premier inside sales department in the US rapidly moving into sales management. Selected to be part of the team that developed and marketed the first of its kind, online directory of lawyers – FindLaw.

Experience

1. Head of Talent

   Calibermind

   May 2022 — Present

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Master of Arts in Industrial Relations - Human Resources

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Bachelor of Science, Major Emphasis: Marketing Minor: East Asian Studies

• Hong Kong International School

  High School