CHRISTOPHER FRIERSON
Denver,CO
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Atlas Real Estate, enhancing team performance and engagement through leadership development and strategic talent management. Excelled in driving organizational excellence through DEI. Skilled in public speaking and mentoring, adept at fostering high-impact teams and elevating corporate governance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Experience Officer
Atlas Real Estate
Denver, CO
09.2021 - Current
- Drove performance; established quarterly goals at the individual, team, department, and corporate levels throughout Atlas in TeamFlect
- Analyzed Engagement Survey results and designed action plans to enhance retention, engagement, alignment, accountability, and empowerment
- Executed the semi-annual 360 Performance Review process that collects self, peer, manager, and skip-level feedback for all 90 team members
- Created and graduated 13 leaders from the inaugural senior leadership development program, The Leadership Journey.
- Piloted and graduated seven team members from Atlas' Executive Sponsorship Program, which pairs potentially promotable talent from disadvantaged backgrounds with executives for advocacy, mentorship, and network access.
- Led dynamic and informative monthly all-company meetings for team members to have visibility into business affairs and to drive ownership of outcomes
- Hosted monthly corporate development courses, DevLab, to raise the level of EQ, teamwork, goal attainment, and social impact of our team members.
- Co-wrote and emailed Resident Newsletters and Investor Newsletters; reached 6K residents and 900 owners, respectively, per month.
- Established Atlas as a thought leader in real estate through speaking events, interviews, social media posts, articles, and awards.
- Erected corporate governance through policies related to COVID-19, remote work/WFH, conflicts of interest, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), compliance with state-specific regulations, safety regulations, cybersecurity, and many more
Director of Strategic Development
Park Church
Denver, CO
08.2019 - Current
- Led organizational development efforts through annual ministry planning, a corporate restructure, professional development, empowering business line leaders, and integrating an expense and project management system
- Conducted semi-annual performance reviews along with merit and promotion cycles, redesigned salary bands and job levels, instituted a comprehensive benefits program, operated compliance audits, facilitated staff retreats/development days, career pathing, and managed Employee Relations
- Launched corporate and department-level DEI initiatives, raised pay equity to 85%, reconfigured talent acquisition process, chaired DEI committee, coordinated four Be the Bridge cohorts, taught Unconscious Bias Workshop, hosted a Racial Reconciliation seminar and secured seven new partnerships with other churches and non-profit organizations
- Generated a mobility team that connected church members directly with COVID-related victims unaffiliated with the church which raised $20K in support, clocked approximately 300 hours in lay counseling sessions, taught premarital classes, managed counseling volunteers, and dispensed $70K in benevolence to needy families
Sr. People Business Partner
Return Path
Broomfield, CO
09.2014 - 06.2019
- Specialized HR Business Partner for Product Development, Australian Go To Market team, Data Services, Business Operations, and several executives
- Created and executed on initiatives that drove effective individual/team performance by implementing Agile project management principles into all teams
- Drove organizational excellence through talent reviews, inclusion and diversity, workforce planning, talent analytics, change management, and overall process improvements
- Optimized organizational development by structuring hierarchy, pay, titling, and levelling
- Oversaw several leadership programs that equipped leaders to level-up and build effective teams capable of accomplishing aggressive targets and business goals
- Dedicated project manager for new hires; developed and delivered customized learning plans that catalyzed onboarding and engagement
- Led global diversity program that increased pay parity between men and women, the number of female leaders at all levels, and training courses for all employees
- Core Skills Trainer: Emotional Intelligence, Unconscious Bias, Masterful Conversations, Receiving and Giving Feedback, Operating Systems, etc
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management in Human Resources
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood05-2016
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Talent Management
- Employee Relations
- Benefits and Compensation
- Training
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Consulting
- Public Speaking
- Information Technology
- Marketing
- Customer Success
Volunteer Experience
Issachar Center for Urban Leadership, Board of Directors, Vice President, July 2018 - August 2022
Kaleidoscope, Board of Directors, Chairman, May 2021 - May 2022
Professional Development
ACC Coaching Certificate, Four Streams Coaching, 06/01/21
Timeline
Experience Officer
Atlas Real Estate
09.2021 - Current
Director of Strategic Development
Park Church
08.2019 - Current
Sr. People Business Partner
Return Path
09.2014 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management in Human Resources
Colorado Christian University
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