Why Hire Praxis HR?

For the past 13 years we have helped dozens of companies increase their revenues and sustain their competitive advantage by designing and implementing more efficient, more strategic HR solutions.

And we have the data to prove it. Woven through all of our client engagements is data - both quantitative and qualitative - that measures results against objectives. At the end of the day, clients know that hiring Praxis HR was a smart investment.

Furthermore, with our flexible corporate structure and systematic approach, we can get your HR solutions up, running, and producing sooner than you'd expect. How? We know how to leverage the goals and strategies that you've already established for your organization and apply them specifically to the HR discipline. The result is an HR solution that complements your overall strategy and works to achieve your financial targets.

Specifically, when you hire Praxis HR, you get:

• Combined expertise gained from working with dozens of clients vs. the talents of a few individuals with more limited experience
• More time to spend on your core business
• Access to higher levels of knowledge and a wider pool of resources
• Shorter "turn around" times on projects and issue resolution
• Third party objectivity

Our clients include organizations of all sizes, in nearly every industry category. If you'd like to hear for yourself what it's like to work with Praxis HR, several clients have agreed to speak with prospects on our behalf. Please contact us and we'll introduce you.

President and Founder

Jeff Turner, J.D., has extensive experience in all aspects of human capital management and has worked with firms in the U.S. and Canada in the areas of recruiting and retention, employee relations, corporate training, risk management, and organizational and management effectiveness. He has also published several articles on HR-related topics.

Experience:

• VP of Human Resources for a multi-state healthcare company. During his tenure there, he helped position the company as a recipient of Seattle Magazine's "Best Places to Work" and Washington CEO's "Best Places to Work For" distinctions
• Associate Dean of Business and an Assistant Professor of Management where he taught management, strategic human resources, and entrepreneurial management
• Positions at Fortune 500 companies including Motorola and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies

Leadership:

• Washington State's Representative to the National Advisory Council of the Small Business Administration
• President-elect and Board Member of the Seattle Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
• Member of the Labor & Employment Law section of the Washington State Bar Association

Co-founder and Director of Client Relations

Steve Gibbs brings more than 12 years of project management and public affairs expertise from both the public and private sector to Praxis HR. He has diverse skills in operations, marketing, policy development and campaign management. He has worked with Fortune 100 companies, with expertise building networks of support for new initiatives and products, event and media planning, and communications training for leaders. Clients include AT&T, Fleishman & Hilliard, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Microsoft, Anheuser-Busch Companies

Experience:

• Country Director for a global institute in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
• Northwest Field Coordinator, Ramhurst, Inc. Steve represented the public issues department of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and several trade associations, and focused on grassroots organizations, events and meetings, and media relations
• Delegate Manager, Republican National Convention
• Iowa Executive Director, Dole for President. Recruited, trained, and supervised 45 paid staff and hundreds of volunteers, and directed campaign activities in 2,100 precincts with a $1 million budget
• Regional Director, Campaign America PAC
• Account Representative, Direct Connect, Inc

Senior Vice President

Michael Indivero is a pragmatic and innovative human resources executive with a track record of success creating bottom-line solutions to complex human resources issues. He is an experienced change agent whose expertise includes: employee selection and development, strategic planning, organizational design and development, and proactive employee and labor relations. He is a trusted advisor who will collaborate with you and is driven to ensure you succeed. Based on his professional experience, Mr. Indivero is a consultant who knows what is needed to successfully address complex human resources issues.

Prior to joining Praxis HR, a human capital and organizational effectiveness consulting firm, Mr. Indivero developed his career with Fortune 500 companies including Stauffer Chemical Company, Chesebrough-Ponds, General Signal, Halliburton and National Energy Production Company (NEPCO). Mr. Indivero has international experience with project assignments in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and Latin America. He has worked for the SK Group of Korea, Skanska AB of Sweden and SNC-Lavalin of Canada.

As the vice president of human resources and member of the executive team for a global construction company in the power industry, Mr. Indivero provided the HR leadership and created the strategic vision which helped the company, within three years, expand total employment from 1,000 to 6,000 employees and increase annual revenue from $400M to $2B. To support this explosive growth, Mr. Indivero selected, coached and mentored a best practice global HR team, designed client-centered HR programs, including talent acquisition and retention strategies, and also designed values based cultural and organizational development training programs.

Mr. Indivero received his BS in Liberal Studies at the University of the State of New York in Albany and his post graduate work in Industrial & Labor Relations at the University of New Haven.

Michael Indivero can be contacted at 206.240.8888 or by e-mail at michaelindivero@praxishr.com.

Marketing Partner and Organizational Communications Consultant

Jennifer Lynham is the founder of Lynham Ink, which helps businesses get more customers by creating powerful communications and effective marketing programs. Jennifer specializes in workplace and organizational communications, small business issues and politics, and has written articles for MSN.com, CareerBuilder.com and CareerMag.com. She also writes a monthly article for the Valley Record newspaper and is a Certified Professional Resume Writer. Clients include Microsoft, Washington Mutual, MasterCard, Compaq, and Loews Hotels.

Experience:

• Founder, Lynham Ink
• Marketing Manager/Content Director at planetWE.com
• Account Supervisor, Wieden + Kennedy
• Senior Account Executive, Hill Holliday NY and Lowe Lintas

Leadership:

• President, Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce and former Government Affairs Committee Co-Chair
• Chair, East King County Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition
• Co-Founder of Operation Pet Fix, an organization that promotes spay/neuter