Matt brings to oDesk over a decade of executive operating experience in both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Previously, as a member of the executive team at Accolo, Inc., a recruiting services and technology firm, he grew the business from one employee into one of the top 50 companies on the Inc 500 list. He also co-founded a boutique strategic consulting firm for ramping early-stage companies, and started his career in investment banking at JPMorgan Securities. Matt puts his finance, operations, and strategy expertise to work leading oDesk’s risk management, marketplace operations, and customer support and services teams. Under his stewardship, customers are getting the support they need to succeed on oDesk. Matt holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He also graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.

Mary Ann Downey, Principle and Co-Founder of HR Metrics Coach, and known as “Mad” to friends and colleagues, founded HR Metrics Coach because (she thinks) she knows what she should do when she “grows-up”. 

Mad has always been a renaissance woman, and is more interested in the connections between disciplines rather than specializing in a specific subject. Her non-traditional professional path and keen problem-solving aptitude make her uniquely qualified to help organizations maximize their human capital for the benefit of the enterprise and the individual. 

Mad has had the privilege of working with organizations from a variety of industries, sizes, and global footprints. She has provided in-house and virtual training to organizations such as GE, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and ConAgra on a variety of human capital topics like Workforce Planning, Diversity and HR Analytics. 

Mad’s clients appreciate her sometimes irreverent, and always practical approach to solving their challenges. Her philosophy is that in a global, yet flat world the only source of competitive advantage is through people. While her undergraduate Economics professor was attempting to make a joke, she realized there is truth in the punch line that “the only asset that appreciates is human.”

As an executive coach, speaker and author, Scott Eblin helps next level leaders learn what to pick up and let go of to get game changing results. Featured on ABC News and in Investor’s Business Daily and Harvard Management Update, Scott is a former Fortune 500 executive with a leadership development client list that includes some of the world’s best known private and public sector organizations. He is the author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success which Business Book Review calls a “fascinating read” that “is full of potentially career-saving advice.” As a former Fortune 500 executive himself, Scott knows the demanding expectations and challenges his clients face. He coaches busy, successful leaders in what he calls the “school of real life” to help them identify the strengths they can build on along with the vital few opportunities that will help them be even better. Scott is an innovator in the field of coaching who has worked with hundreds of clients in individual and group engagements that yield measurable and significant improvements in leadership effectiveness. Scott is an honors graduate of Davidson College and holds a masters degree in public administration from Harvard University. He has a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University and is a member of the faculty for that program. Scott also holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation. He regularly offers simple, practical and applicable leadership tips on his Next Level Blog (www.eblingroup.com/blog) and writes the Executive Coach column for Government Executive magazine’s web site (www.govexec.com). Visit www.eblingroup.com to learn more about the services and resources The Eblin Group provides to leaders seeking game changing results.

Ralph A. Mortensen is board-certified in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. His doctorate degree is in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He belongs to the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the Society of Consulting Psychology divisions of the American Psychological Association. Ralph began his career within the human resources units of a bank and a public utility. After more than 20 years with his own consulting firm, Aon Consulting, YSC Ltd., and RHR International, Ralph joined IPAT in early 2009. He is an experienced trainer and speaker to local, regional and international audiences and also has experience as a university professor and an academic administrator. Ralph's expertise is in the areas of consulting with decision makers facing strategic talent, organizational, and leadership issues. He has specialized in talent assessment and executive coaching for much of his career. Ralph has created and managed employee selection systems for entry-level, professional, and managerial roles. This has involved analyzing jobs and job families, identifying competencies, choosing appropriate measurements, and investigating their predictive validity. In addition, he has completed thousands of individual assessments of executive, middle manager, and professional job candidates, including screening for CEO and other C-suite roles. Ralph has also designed and delivered workshops on employment interviewing and employee performance coaching among other subjects. He led a talent management best practices study in 2001 and has provided regular support for several clients' annual talent review processes.

Jennifer Millman specializes in driving organizational performance to new heights through talent and performance management and development strategies. She has been applauded for her uncanny ability to quickly and accurately assess talent and makes courageous recommendations on the most effective structure of existing talent as well as finding rare A+ external talent to fill the gaps and upgrade the overall talent bench of an organization.

With more than 15 years’ experience leading strategic HR teams, mostly in the technology industry, from global Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurial firms, as well as Consulting engagements across all industries, Jennifer is well-positioned to assist HR professionals strategically align with business leaders to effect real, immediate impact through increasing existing performance and significantly affecting the bottom line through creating and maintaining a workforce of A+ players.

Jennifer currently leads the Talent Acquisition function at Vology, an Inc. 500 Company and a Fast 50 Technology company.  Jennifer is also a writer, speaker, consultant, foodie, and mother of a 5-year-old superhero son.

Areas of Expertise:
Strategic Planning, Talent Management, Change Management, Succession Planning, Performance Management, Topgrading, Organizational Development, Executive Searches, Creative Recruiting Programs, Social Media.

Follow Jennifer on Twitter on @Jenny_Millman.

Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group.  Michael concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country on subjects including harassment prevention; diversity, equity and inclusion; combatting implicit bias; performance management; discipline and discharge; hiring and recruiting practices; performance evaluations; FMLA, ADA and FLSA compliance; leave of absence policies; LGBTQ+ issues in the workplace; substance abuse testing; workplace violence; records retention; conducting background checks; and more. Michael also has conducted investigations into claims of harassment and discrimination and has drafted employee handbooks, employment agreements, non-compete agreements and post-termination agreements. Michael regularly conducts in excess of 200 trainings each year.  He has represented clients throughout the country in EEO and other administrative proceedings.

Michael has been cited as a national authority on employment issues by The New York Times, The Associated Press, USA Today, MSNBC.com, HR Magazine, SHRM On-Line, Employment Law 360, Inside Counsel Magazine, as well as many other publications. Michael serves as an Advisory Board Member of GenHERation and as a Board Member of Serve, Inc. Michael is a 1997 magna cum laude graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Proud to represent TMP’s intellectual capital and exceptional wealth of experience is Steven Z. Ehrlich, Senior Vice President, European New Business. Steven was promoted to this role in January 2013 and relocated from the U.S. to London to drive client acquisition across Europe. Recognized as one of the Top 25 Online Influencers in Recruiting, Steven has worked on TMP client accounts in the education, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, retail and manufacturing sectors. In the past five years, he has been selected by more than 100 conferences as a keynote speaker due to his extraordinary digital expertise. Steven joined TMP in 2001 as Director, Business Development. His ability to connect with people and establish long-lasting client and co-worker relationships has warranted a number of career opportunities for him. He was promoted to Vice President, Mid-Market Sales in 2006; Vice President, Client Development in 2008; and, in 2010, he assumed global responsibilities as Global Vice President, Client Development. He was also named a SIFE (now Enactus) Champion for his role in higher education. Steven is quick to point out that TMP’s culture is unlike any he has experienced in his vast career. “TMP truly feels like a big family – I work with smart and talented people who do amazing things in their professional and personal lives and TMP supports all of their endeavors.”

Kasey Sixt is currently the Vice President of Emerging Media at global recruitment marketing agency CKR Interactive. Kasey’s two decades of recruitment marketing and video production experience date back to Rogers & Associates, which she joined during the agency's early days. She relocated from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles when Rogers & Associates was sold to TMP Worldwide and then stayed on with the agency for several years as a division president. Most recently, Kasey worked with J. Morrison Group and reelPOWERED Productions helping organizations across the globe better tell their corporate story by leveraging special events, social media and online video. She holds a B.S. in Communications and TV/Film from Ball State University.

Mercedes has served the international mobility industry for 15 years consulting on intercultural and performance needs. She also conducted field research on expatriate selection. Currently Mercedes is the Director of Business Development at Cultural Awareness International. She graduated from Princeton and completed an MBA from Tulane. Mercedes is a product of a bicultural family (1/2 Iranian; 1⁄2 Puerto Rican), and has lived and worked in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Mercedes has experienced the impact of cultural competency on performance and behavioral health; including relocating internationally with her four children. Follow Mercedes on Twitter @MechaDAngelo.

Ed is the Human Resources Principal with Implementation Management Group. As HR Principal he manages external consulting engagements and is based in the firm’s Lititz office. Ed has over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources field. Prior to co-founding IMG, Ed led the HR Consulting practice for a top 25 Accounting firm, operated his own consulting business, Human Resources Essentials, LLC, and spent over a decade with United Parcel Service in a variety of Human Resources and Operations Management roles. Additionally, Ed is currently an adjunct professor at Millersville University. In his current role he provides services in the areas of human resources management, affirmative action planning, organizational development, compensation and reward system design, employment law compliance, training and development, and performance management.