About Val

I’m a senior HR and hiring consultant with over a decade of experience supporting startups and small businesses. I work with founders and leadership teams who need experienced HR support that is directly tied to how the business operates and where it is trying to go.

At its core, HR should support the company’s goals. My work is focused on helping teams hire effectively, operate smoothly, and make people decisions that enable growth rather than slow it down.

How I work

I take a practical, business-first approach to HR. That means understanding your priorities, constraints, and operating model, then aligning HR work to support them.

Focusing on work that has a clear business impact
Prioritizing based on what the team needs now, not what “should” exist on paper
Building processes that leaders and managers will actually use
Staying involved long enough to ensure changes are adopted and working

Clients typically engage with me on a project basis or as a fractional HR partner.

Experience & background

I’ve worked across early-stage startups and small businesses in periods of growth and change. My experience includes:

Fractional HR leadership
Full-cycle recruiting
HR operations and process design
HR systems and PEO implementations

I’m SHRM-CP certified and a Top-Rated Plus freelancer on Upwork, with long-term client relationships built on trust and repeat work.

Who I work best with

Founder-led companies
Lean teams without internal HR
Leaders who want HR support that is grounded in business realities

Let’s talk

If you’re looking for HR support that helps your business move forward, let’s start with a conversation.

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