Courtney Hunt's CV

Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD http://www.linkedin.com/in/cshunt312 cshunt312@hotmail.com SummaryThoughtful, energetic, and passionate leader committed to helping individuals and organizations tackle key challengesand opportunities in strategic, innovative, efficient, and effective ways.Core strengths: - Broad, multi-disciplinary knowledge base - Leading-edge, future-oriented thinker - Ability to focus on both big picture and details - Skilled at balancing rational analysis with creativity, idealism with pragmatism - Sound ethical judgment incorporating the perspectives of relevant stakeholders - Excellent communicator - Technologically savvySpecialties: - Social media & digital technologies: digital community development, management, engagement; digital listening & content curation; policy review/development; social intranets/private digital networks; social media audits, strategy development & implementation, training & coaching - Individual & organizational effectiveness: business development; career management, conflict resolution/negotiation; decision making; human capital management; leadership; organizational change; process improvement ExperiencePrincipal at Renaissance Strategic SolutionsSeptember 2007 – PresentSpecializing in social media, digital technologies, and human capital management, Renaissance Strategic Solutions(RSS) helps individuals and organizations increase their efficiency and effectiveness through the design andimplementation of innovative and leading-edge strategies and programs. RSS works with organizations of all sizes inboth the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors, in a wide range of industries. Responsible for business development andclient relationship management; project development, planning, management, and delivery; thought leadership andpublic speaking. Recent work:- Evaluation, selection, development and implementation of a new social intranet platform- Digital engagement and social media audits- Digital community development, management, and engagement- Presentations and workshops on social media and digital technologies- Coaching to maximize digital effectivenessWith support from RSS, founded the Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) Community in May 2009 and theGlobal Center for Digital Era Leadership (GCDEL) in 2011. See LinkedIn profile for details on each group, leadershipresponsibilities, and key accomplishments.Adjunct Professor at DePaul UniversityJune 2007 - PresentProvide custom-developed continuing education seminars on subjects such as social media, political effectiveness,conflict management, negotiations, and career management. Designed and taught a Strategic Human Resourcescourse for evening MBA students in 2007. Served as a judge in the DePaul New Venture Challenge in 2008.Courtney Shelton Hunt, PhD 1

Senior Consultant/Midwest Communications Practice Team Leader at The SegalCompany/Sibson ConsultingMay 2008 - May 2009Leader of a team of consultants who created and delivered communications strategies and programs for clients in themultiemployer, higher education, corporate and public sectors. Responsible for revenue generation, businessdevelopment, and financial management, as well as product/service development, project management and directdelivery of services. - Successfully reassigned and reduced large backlog of work (over 30 clients, approximately 50 active projects), bringing all projects current and adding several new projects by the end of 2008 - Maintained realization rates around 100%; increased revenue 20% through first quarter of 2009 - Personal utilization rate over 200% in 2008 and approximately 150% in 2009 - Invited by National Practice Leader for Higher Education (HE) to join HE Leadership Team - Implemented new products/services and new ways of creating and delivering client work, in addition to promoting greater use of digital communication - Initiated process improvements in financial management, project management (80-100 active projects, on average), project reporting, and workflow - Enhanced team functioning by better leveraging individual skills/talents, promoting cross training, and increasing collaborationDirector of Organizational Development/Human Resources at Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co.September 2005 - January 2007Member of senior management at a trading firm with 4 offices and 300-400 staff. Executive responsibility for all HRfunctions – including payroll, recruiting, employee relations, benefits, compensation, and performance management– in addition to strategy and organizational development. - Significantly improved health/welfare benefits while managing overall costs - Reduced financial risks by refining employment practices and ensuring successful resolution of employee issues - Developed and implemented new trader compensation plan and enhanced performance management system - Led efforts to improve payroll and benefits processes and achieve significant cost savings in HR - Led effort to implement an intranet, including revising the employee handbook and HR forms - Assumed lead role in the post-acquisition divestiture of the trading business unitAssistant Professor of Management at Northern Illinois UniversityAugust 1999 - August 2005Designed and taught courses and provided counseling and advice to students at both undergraduate and graduatelevels. Conducted and published peer-reviewed research and gave academic presentations at national andinternational conferences. Provided service to Department of Management and the College of Business, as well as theinternational academic community. Led workshops and seminars; served as a reviewer for textbooks, academicjournals and conferences; and created exercises and supplemental materials for textbooks. - Received Golden Apple Award for teaching excellence from NIU Executive MBA classes of 2005 and 2004 - Served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Management Education from 2003 to 2006 (invited position) - Elected to lead Management Education and Development (MED) Division of Academy of Management (AoM) in 2005; developed Professional Development Workshop program for 2006 conference - Elected to serve on Board of Directors of Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (OBTS) in 2005 - Created new decision making and negotiation course recognized for its innovation and effectiveness in 2004 - Provided key leadership to the college’s and department’s efforts to increase academic standards and revise two of the college’s majors - Recognized as an “outstanding reviewer” by the Management Education and Development (MED) Division of the Academy of Management (AoM) in 2002 and 2001 (and 1998 and 1996) - Received Roethlisberger Award for the best article published in the Journal of Management Education in 2001 ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © ¦ ¤ ¡ ¥ ¢ ¥ ¤ © 2

Visiting Assistant Professor of Management at University of DelawareAugust 1997 - August 1999Designed and taught courses and provided counseling and advising to students at bothundergraduate and graduate levels. Conducted and published peer-reviewed research and gave academicpresentations at national and international conferences. Led workshops and seminars; served as a reviewer fortextbooks, academic journals and conferences; and created supplemental materials for textbooks.Director of Administration at Virginia Legal Aid SocietyJuly 1991 - July 1993Responsible for the administration of a non-profit organization with a $1.5 million annual budget, eight offices, andforty employees. Duties included financial and human resources management, payroll and benefits administration,and information technology. Addressed critical financial problems and made significant improvements toadministrative operations.Manager, HRIS at Primerica CorporationOctober 1987 - November 1989Responsible for meeting the information systems needs of the Human Resources department of a Fortune 500financial services firm. Involved in transition efforts subsequent to the merger of Commercial Credit Corporation andPrimerica Corporation. Promoted to this position after being hired as an EDP auditor.Senior Consultant at Price WaterhouseJuly 1984 - October 1987Primarily worked on a multi-million dollar engagement with the Department of the Navy to implement a new financialmanagement system, including participating in the development and presentation of a new standard chart ofaccounts, as well as the design and implementation of the new Navy accounting system. Nominated and selected toparticipate in a national, six-month training program focused on software design/coding and IT consulting skills.Staff Accountant at Coopers & LybrandJuly 1983 - July 1984Participated in annual audits of the financial statements of a variety of commercial and non-profit organizations of allsizes. EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolPhD, Management, 1997University of VirginiaMEd, Social Foundations of Education, 1991The College of William and Mary in VirginiaBBA, Accounting, 1983 Additional InformationCertifications, honors and awards, recommendations and other information can be found on Courtney Hunt’sLinkedIn profile (http://www.linkedin.com/in/cshunt312). ¡ ¢ £ ¤ ¥ ¦ § ¨ © ¦ ¤ ¡ ¥ ¢ ¥ ¤ © 3

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