Dhara Patel

“Operations/People Ops-focused startup operator who has supported 6 early-stage companies, implementing scalable recruiting and HR infrastructure (Greenhouse/Lever/Ashby, BambooHR) while intentionally avoiding over-engineered systems. Experienced mentoring founders and junior execs on compensation frameworks (pay grades, market benchmarking, equal pay) and improving cross-functional execution by reducing redundancy through transparent project scheduling.”

“Senior HR Business Partner with demonstrated impact driving org change and people strategy: led a sales division restructure delivering a 25% efficiency gain, and used people analytics to launch a mentorship program that improved retention by 30%. Strong in systems-thinking diagnostics (metrics + focus groups), leader coaching, and high-stakes employee relations/mediation.”

“HR Business Partner with global people leadership experience across Europe and Asia and deep partnership with Product, Design, and Data/Analytics teams. At Samsung, led a major integration and headcount expansion, partnering with TA/HR Ops/Talent/Comp and providing weekly SVP updates; credits the effort with helping grow revenue from ~$3B to $5B+ and onboarding/training new hires at a flagship location.”

David Kroes

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Executive HR & People Leader specializing in culture transformation, talent, and organizational development

Los Angeles, USA20y exp

“Operations/people-ops leader focused on early-stage, growth, and turnaround environments, with hands-on experience implementing UKG (HRIS) and Lever (ATS) to scale without adding headcount. At Niagen Bioscience, drove a 25% improvement in time-to-fill and cut administrative workload by 30% in 6 months, led a company-wide optimization initiative to reduce silos, and coached a VP of Finance into a successful CFO transition that included restructuring the finance org and upgrading key talent.”