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Melissa Thomas
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People Leader | Fixer | Change Maker
California, United States
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Senior Manager, Transformation Change ManagementAdobeApr 2026 - Current (7 months)Leading teams through large scale, transformational change- Consulting DirectorPropellerJan 2026 - Apr 2026 (4 months)Oversees large delivery teams navigating complex, transformational change. Supports management of largest California accounts.
- Consulting ManagerPropellerOct 2024 - Feb 2026 (1 year 5 months)
- Senior Management ConsultantPropellerJan 2024 - Oct 2024 (10 months)As a Senior Management Consultant, I lead teams of consultants through complex, high-visibility projects. My experience spans: - Change Management - Learning & Development - Talent Management & Development - People Strategy - User Experience Research / Voice of the Customer
- DDirector of Marketing CommunicationsFeb 2023 - Jan 2025 (2 years)Volunteer position with the ACMP Northern California chapter - responsible for marketing and communication for NorCal chapter events and engagement of chapter members.
- Management ConsultantPropellerMay 2021 - Mar 2024 (2 years 11 months)Propeller is a management consulting firm with offices in Portland, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Denver, Dallas, and Minneapolis. We’re consultants, fixers, and change makers - but mostly we're a company full of people who love the adventure of solving complex problems. Chat with me about: - Change Management (CM) Strategy Design and Implementation - Information Systems Implementation CM - Strategic Communications - Stakeholder Engagement - Training Design and Execution - Project Management - Career Path Architecture Design - Competency Behavior Modeling
- ConsultantEagle Hill ConsultingSep 2019 - May 2021 (1 year 9 months)- Experienced in Change Management strategy development and execution in both federal and private spaces. Efforts include the development of Strategic Communications to internal and external stakeholders, set up of Organizational Readiness practices, and the engagement of over 30,000+ stakeholders via outreach events, stakeholder interviews, and other methods. - Experienced in Facilitation of Stakeholder Interviews and working sessions, strategic prioritization sessions, technical development demonstrations, and organizational synchronization meetings. - Experienced in Career Path Modeling and Competency Behavior Matrixing. Efforts included facilitating stakeholder interviews and working sessions, synthesizing data to develop company-wide c
- CCareer ConsultantJun 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 2 months)- Functioned as Engineering Practice Lead by facilitating all talent acquisition efforts for client accounts within the Engineering practice sector. - Provided professional development coaching through career counseling sessions for members of the A/E/C industry to aid them in long-term career decisions. - Functioned as Account Executive for multiple client accounts, responsible for developing, organizing, and executing all status reports to clients, interviews, and preparation meetings for both clients and candidates. - Was responsible for the generation, negotiation, and distribution of offer letters and offer extensions on behalf of clients. - Personally developed and implemented coaching techniques for candidates during resignation prep
- TBusiness Development Summer AssociateTi-PeopleMay 2017 - Aug 2017 (4 months)- Designed and executed strategies to engage senior HR executives in target market. - Organized and recruited for peer meeting events for senior HR executives to discuss key topics. - Managed and facilitated relations between clients, prospective clients, and TI People Principals.
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- University of Virginia — Bachelor of Arts - BA, PSYCHOLOGYUniversity of VirginiaMinor: Global Culture and Commerce