Mike founded Red Zone HR in 2009 and serves as the president but Mike is very much a hands-on HR consultant to our clients.

Mike has over 20 years in human resource leadership positions in manufacturing, software and hardware development, forest products, and high-tech including five years as the Vice President of Human Resources for Digimarc Corporation, a global high-tech company providing IT solutions in digital watermarking and secure credentials. Mike has extensive experience in building the HR infrastructure from the ground up and building high performance team based work systems.

Mike is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Western Oregon State College.

Mike grew up in Eastern Oregon and has lived up and down the West Coast.  Mike and his wife are empty nesters with two grown two boys.  Mike is active in the community serving on boards, enjoys traveling, tasting wine, and cider.

Veronica have over 16 years of payroll and benefit experience with a heavy emphasis in the restaurant and construction industries including multi-state and multi-site franchise restaurants. Veronica is bilingual in English and Spanish with extensive experience translating employee forms, handbooks, and presentations into Spanish. She has also worked with multiple payroll and HRIS systems.

When not at work, Veronica enjoy spending time with my husband and kids which includes busy weekends on the soccer or baseball fields watching her kids play or shuttling them to their weekly piano lesson.

Tara has five years of experience in dedicated full cycle recruiting and onboarding roles that included recruiting for positions ranging from sales, operations, tech to executive level roles. She has over 25 years of experience building out, leading and developing multi unit retail teams both domestically and in Canada. She has a passion for connecting people with people and finds personal fulfillment in serving the Talent Acquisition side of HR. Tara enjoys spending her free time with her family, pets, practicing yoga and in nature.

Lucas has over 20 years of experience managing human resources, people, product, and project management including developing and implementing complex infrastructures in diverse industries including retail, civil, and healthcare. Lucas is a proven HR leader that is a results-oriented team leader, skilled at driving change, and quickly developing team trust to meet the business goals. He has a passion for team building and engagement. Lucas grew up on a farm in Northeast Washington and when not working, Lucas enjoys woodwork, dabbling in writing music, and travel.

Helen has nearly 10 years of experience in Human Resources.  She has worked both internally and externally with companies ranging from high tech to retail to nonprofit.  Helen is passionate about organizational culture and how individuals fit into this.  Using this lens, recruiting/selecting, training/development, performance mapping, compensation, and process development become clearer.

Helen completed her master’s in organizational psychology at the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University.  She attended the University of California, Davis, double majoring in psychology and human development.

Helen has many hobbies, many involving foods.  She loves to hike (Forest Park to Salt & Straw ice cream). She loves to run (to Starbucks). She loves to travel the world learning about the history and culture of the area while tasting regional specialties. You will usually find Helen with her husband, dog, and three children running around outside during the day, but enjoying a movie, at home, in the evenings.

Kristel has over 12 years of experience in Human Resources, specifically within Staffing/Recruiting. Her experience ranges from working in the staffing industry, to auto insurance in a more HR Generalist role, to recruiting and staffing in the health insurance industry for many years. She continues to have a passion for connecting well with people, putting her clients’ needs at the forefront of any search and using her communication skills to connect well with both leadership and potential candidates.

Kristel has a bachelor’s degree from Corban University in Business Communications and started her career in Human Resources right out of college. She took some time away from her career to raise her family and is happy to be back in the Recruiting field, working with a variety of clients through her role here at Red Zone.

When not at work, Kristel is busy and blessed with her husband, three children and three dogs! She enjoys staying involved in her kids’ school activities, teaching them piano and especially loves spending her free time together camping in the trailer and making memories on new adventures together.

Nancy is a seasoned HR business partner and generalist and has been with us since 2014.  She has over 17 years of hands-on experience spanning every critical function of human resources including employee relations; training and employee development; compensation planning; employment law and compliance; talent acquisition; benefits administration; and workforce planning

Nancy has worked directly for or consultant for clients across a variety of industries including information technology, engineering, higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, professional services, retail, and non-profit.

Nancy has a proven track record of creating positive, productive relationships with clients and helping them to build policies and employment practices that are fully compliant with laws and regulations, but also align with the organization’s strategy, culture, and goals.

Nancy is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Texas A&M University.

When not working, Nancy keeps busy and active chasing her twins around.   She also loves dogs (even the cranky kind), hiking, listening to podcasts, reading, dancing, gardening, and enjoying all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Sara brings manufacturing, quality engineering, and training experience to her position as a Recruiting Associate. Sara has over 10 years in the engineering and technical training field in the Hi-Tech industry. She enjoys the process of matching candidates with a rewarding career in the semiconductor supply line. Sara is an active volunteer in the public schools and loves travel and the outdoors.

Jeanine has been part of our team since 2015 serving as a payroll and benefits consultant to our clients.  Jeanine is a certified payroll professional through the American Payroll Association and has 30 years of payroll and benefits experience including serving as the payroll manager for a global energy company in Houston, TX for over 20 years.  Besides knowing payroll inside and out, Jeanine has strong HR technology background and handles a lot of the payroll, time and HR systems set ups for us.

Coming from Houston, Jeanine and her husband are avid Astros, Texans and Rockets fans.  They enjoy traveling and visiting family through country.