The founder and Principal of HR Results, Cláudia Schwartz, has over twenty-eight years of experience in Human Resources management with multi-industry companies of up to 10,000 employees. Cláudia has established and managed HR departments at both large and developing companies. Cláudia has been the HR consultant appointed by the courts to implement one of the largest sexual harassment / discrimination EEOC Consent Decrees in history.  Cláudia is an objective and solutions-oriented investigator, expert witness, and harassment prevention trainer. Cláudia’s work with senior executives and boards of directors ranges from liability prevention to leadership development and organizational effectiveness. Cláudia’s association with the University of California at San Diego as Director of the HR Leadership Program, faculty, and member of HR advisory boards maintains her HR consulting knowledge up-to-date from theoretical frameworks to awareness of most successful practices across industries.  Cláudia’s passion for strategic planning, leadership and metrics has inspired many of her public speaking engagements.  Cláudia’s community involvement, board memberships, and international background have led to skills in foreign languages, diversity management and business management that directly benefit her clients.

• Managing Human Resources for over twenty years at companies with up to 10,000 employees across industries.
• Director of UCSD’s HR Leadership Program.  Faculty at UCSD’s HR Certificate Program, teaching the employment law course for HR professionals.  Advisor for UCSD and National HR Association. 
• Conducting harassment, discrimination, and retaliation investigations.  Expert witness in employment litigation.  Appointed by the EEOC as the consultant to implement the consent decree on one of their largest settlements in history ($47 million).
• Coaching managers in 40 states on how to manage employee performance problems, corrective action, discharges, complaints and litigation.
• Representing corporations in responses to government agency charges, audits and employment litigation.
• Providing consultation and training services to companies ranging from small start-ups to large organizations, such as General Atomics, Kyocera, NASSCO, Scripps, and Cox Communications. 
• Instructor / keynote speaker for SHRM, NHRA, NCPA, PIHRA, Vistage, BDEC, PHR classes, etc.
• Senior role with past SHRM President and employment attorney in a forum that provides coaching, mentoring, HR tools, resources and counsel to HR managers, directors and VPs. 
• Leading the development of HR functions for newly formed companies with up to 2,400 employees. 
• Managing the Human Resources aspects of start-ups, mergers & acquisitions, reductions-in-force, company restructuring and closures.
• Contributing to preparations for venture capital origination, IPO’s, employee equity incentive plans, and management of HR services to employees who were shareholders. 
• Managing recruitment functions where simultaneous job openings exceeded 200 at any given time. Advanced Internet Recruitment Strategies certification.
• Developing and directly managing compensation and benefits programs valued over $23 million.  Designing compensation and incentive systems.
• Leading web-based, interactive training, surveys and focus groups with employees nationwide.
• Managing and mentoring up to 17 HR reports at any given time.  Coach and resource for consulting clients and HR professionals.
• Creating and implementing systems to measure the business value of Human Resources and the Return On Investment (ROI) of human capital.  Consulting on establishing HR metrics / scorecards.
• Forecasting workforce planning needs through demographic and economic statistical trends.
• Extensive network in the HR community.  “Hands on” knowledge of best outsourcing strategies, resources, systems and vendors to maximize service and return on investment.
• Born and raised in Latin America with language skills (Spanish & Portuguese) and ability to consider how diversity issues can be best managed to achieve positive and sustainable results.
• Founder and Principal of a full spectrum HR consulting company, HR Results.
• Author of a Turn-Key HR Resources CD that gives companies the HR tools, templates, checklists, and systems they need to manage their employees fairly, minimize costs, and maximize profits.
• Masters degree from San Diego State University and lifetime SPHR certification.
• Member of the board at KI Investments and vice-chair of the board at Family Health Centers of San Diego.
• Recipient of awards, such as the San Diego Business Journal Exemplary HR Professional of the Year Award, Tribute to Women in Industry (TWIN) Award, Athena Pinnacle Award nomination, etc.