Sandy Fiaschetti

Experience

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  Ford Motor Company

  Jul 1995 - Sept 1996

  Research Associate

  Member of a team responsible for designing and implementing Global Salaried Selection Process; conducted research on application reactions to structured selection processes and impact of those reactions on decisions to buy company product; demonstrated structured assessments result in a more favorable impression of the company and its products.

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  Aon Consulting

  Sept 1996 - May 1999

  Project Manager

  Managed team and budget through variety of talent solution implementations across a variety of industries, including large manufacturing, auto retail, service and retail; key project included assisting a start-up dealer network in creating and implementing all HR practices.

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  DaimlerChrysler

  Jun 1999 - Sept 2006

  Owned responsibility for creating assessment and selection processes throughout the corporation • Influenced key senior leaders to utilize structured assessment centers in selecting executives; demonstrated value of assessment results, earning ‘seat at the table’ for key hiring decisions.• Instituted behavior-based interviewing (Targeted Selection) as a company standard for internal and external hires at all levels of the corporation after personally training CEO and thus gaining sponsorship of the initiative.• Managed suppliers through roll-out of Targeted Selection to over 1800 managers.• Provided assessment infrastructure for the three-month special project to staff 212 engineers for joint HEV initiative.• Managed centralized hourly assessment processes for all U.S. manufacturing and distribution facilities • Conducted 20+ training sessions on the importance of a good hire and on techniques for attracting, developing, and retaining talent across all salaried employee levels. • Created corporate onboarding process to increase speed to productivity.• Team recognized by The Arbor Consulting Group in 2005, winning the Arbor Award for Excellence in Corporate Recruiting Show less Focus on increased performance through addressing employee engagement and team dynamics.• Owned and led corporate engagement/morale survey process, including survey construction, supplier management, results interpretation, and action planning for corporation.• Increased effectiveness of 25+ work teams by designing and implementing cultural change interventions.• Conducted countless executive coaching sessions throughout Engineering and Manufacturing business units to increase individual and, by extension, team performance through better leadership. Show less

  • Technical Operations Placement Mgr

    May 2006 - Sept 2006

  • Assessment, Selection, & Onboarding Mgr

    Jun 2003 - May 2006

  • Organization Development Specialist

    Jun 1999 - May 2003
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  Development Dimensions Intl (DDI)

  Sept 2006 - Oct 2010

  Executive Assessment Leader

  Key leader for a global, industry-leading, talent management consulting firm. • Created and managed field operation of Executive Assessment Practice • Interviewed, trained, and certified team of 12 executive assessors who became the corporate “A team” for executive assessment within 12 months. • Managed 2 of 5 executive assessment center locations with process improvements supporting revenue growth from $17M to $35M and margin increases from 53 to 63%.• Reduced per unit delivery cost by 28% and decreased process cycle-time by 41%, allowing DDI to convert competitor’s largest client, resulting in $2M+ in annual recurring revenue. Created talent solutions across organizational pipeline for various clients; ensure selection, performance management, reward systems are aligned across the organization.• Managed diverse (e.g., automotive, retail, financial, pharmaceutical) portfolio of $1M+ on budget and on time; lead delivery team for other consultants’ portfolios which include turnkey hiring for one major OEM and selection processes for two other OEMs. Led non-executive assessment team responsible for talent assessment and development for multi-level hourly and leadership positions• Drove internal budget performance to specification, through cost-cutting initiatives, despite 17% decrease in direct expense line year over year.• Created and implemented personnel policies, e.g., overtime and travel, with the outcome of consistent administration and reduced project expense.• Led assessment delivery operations related to forecasting, resource planning, scheduling, quality assurance, and time-coding and invoicing. Show less

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  Bright Automotive

  Oct 2010 - Mar 2012

  VP, People Engagement

  Member of 6-person Executive Leadership Team for a multi-state, start-up plug-in, hybrid electric commercial vehicle company• Created and drove all people systems including organizational culture development, recruiting and selection practices, performance management, and compensation and benefits, resulting in the selection and retention of best-in-class “technical rebels” • Built a unique HR/People Engagement organization –viewed by employees as the most value-added team they’ve experienced – distinctive in both innovation and collaboration• Managed team and budget responsible for protecting organizational culture and for creating and administering all people systems• Engaged in C-suite personality and performance coaching and development• Spearheaded all internal communications and corporate social media presence• Worked with leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encouraged the full use of diverse talents and abilities• Implemented strategies to ensure offices became ‘one team’ as company scaled – found innovative means to ensure a distributed workforce remained a high performing team and aware of what was happening across the company• Acted as business partner to Team Directors, providing strategic counsel and hands-on partnership to help them get the maximum performance from their department.• Participated in “wind down” team for company dissolution Show less

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  Magnet Consulting

  Mar 2012 - Jan 2019

  Co-founder

  At Magnet, we believe excellence does not require deep pockets. We help companies of all sizes with strategic HR consulting in the following areas:--Talent Audit: Understanding the personality and competencies of your entire leadership team--through robust data---so you can determine how they best work together to meet your challenges--Executive Coaching: Leadership development is the flywheel to organizational development. For your WILLING leaders, we will use data and provocative questionning to help them uncover areas they want to improve so that your organization can improve. --Competency Modelling: The foundation of all people systems. We can systematically review positions to help you understand those necessary competencies within your organization.--Talent Selection and Acquisition: Data matters. Based on your competency model, we help you use data to determine who is best for your company and roles--Talent Management: Everyone hates it. We help you put processes in place that are "upside down" by conventional thinking--Culture Coaching: We will help you practically decide and behavioralize the culture you desire for your organization Show less

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  Gryphon Investors

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  Human Capital Managing Director

  Executive leader for mid-market private equity fund which has managed over $4.2B of investments since 1997. Through Gryphon’s unique, integrated Human Capital model, responsible for the Human Capital team and the deployment of new and improved Human Capital processes across all portfolio companies. • Manage internal team and extended team of OD consultants, including all aspects of performance management, contract and invoice management and workforce planning and deployment• Act as Human Capital Lead, providing Chief People Officer expertise to 5-8 companies at one time• Design, deploy, and evaluate effectiveness of executive coaching, leadership development programs, talent optimization, change management, and talent acquisition processes across those portfolio companies• Manage Human Capital vendor relationships, e.g., LMS and organizational survey providers Show less

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  Lodestone People Consulting

  Dec 2020 - now

  Founder and Managing Partner

  We assist discerning private equity firms in their human capital due diligence, organizational culture, leadership coaching, talent assessment and selection, Human Capital process optimization, and DEI within their portfolio companies.

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  Japhy AI

  Feb 2024 - Dec 2024

  Advisor
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  The Evoluer House

  Sept 2024 - now

  Board Member