Fractional & Interim COO · CHRO · CEO
When growth, change, or leadership gaps expose structural weakness, I partner to stabilize operations, align teams, and build the systems that keep organizations from snapping back.
I work with mission-driven CEOs when the organization is too complex for quick fixes and too important to let drift. Across 20+ years, I've led through executive transitions, distributed growth, culture strain, and operational redesign — working across finance, people, operations, technology, and governance.
$4.5M→$30M
Scaled as COO/Co-CEO through the entire arc
$1M–$50M
Organizations served as interim COO/CHRO
40–500 Staff
Team size across engagements
12 States · 6 Countries
Multi-jurisdiction operations built & managed
When CEOs Reach Out
There are moments when skilled partnership becomes essential.
Senior Leader Departs
Structural gaps surface. Weight shifts to the CEO. The risk of snapback increases.
Growth Outpaces Infrastructure
Programs and expectations scale faster than the systems meant to support them.
Momentum Stalls
Teams silo. Meetings multiply. Everyone's working hard but the org isn't moving.
Culture Feels Disconnected
Hybrid norms fray. People avoid hard conversations. Staff feel anxious or unclear.
Board Pressure Rises
Big launches, audits, or transitions surface risk. You need clarity and alignment now.
CEO Transition
New or departing leadership requires stable operations underneath it to protect continuity.
What Working Together Creates
The goal isn't just less chaos.
It's a more coherent operating environment.
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Leadership teams move from reactive to coordinated
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Decisions flow through clearer channels and get revisited less
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Meetings become shorter, sharper, and more useful
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Managers feel more equipped and less alone
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Staff understand expectations and feel supported
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Priorities stay visible and achievable
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The board sees stability, coherence, and measurable progress
How We Work Together
Every engagement is adaptive.
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Insight & Clarity
A fast, accurate read of what's happening — surfacing patterns and sketching the 2–3 moves that will shift things fastest.
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Stabilization
Interim COO or CHRO leadership while things move. Enough steadiness that people can think, decide, and collaborate again.
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Design & Build
Nimble operational scaffolding: decision pathways, goal setting, role clarity, workflows, onboarding systems, and tools for healthy conflict.
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Momentum & Thrive
Embed habits and systems so progress holds. Shift from crisis-driven execution to structured, sustainable motion.
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Areas of Expertise
Across the full operational stack.
Operations & Systems
Operational Scaling
Systems Integration
OKRs & Execution Cadence
Meeting Architecture
Distributed Decision Models
HR / People & Culture
Compensation Design
Staff Development Planning
Core Curriculum Onboarding
Labor & Employee Relations
Talent Acquisition & Hiring
Finance & Governance
Multi-Scenario Budgeting
Financial Infrastructure
Board & Funder Relations
Audit Readiness
Fiscal Sponsorship Models
Technology & AI
HRIS / ATS Implementation
AI Workflow Integration
Ethics-Guardrailed Automation
Digital Capital Projects
Data & Reporting Infrastructure
Risk Assessment
Risk Calibration Framework
Compliance & Labor Law
Multi-Jurisdiction Exposure
Org Health Diagnostics
Crisis Stabilization
R&D & Innovation
R&D Pipeline Development
Acquisition Due Diligence
Spin-off & Integration
Product Strategy (B2B/B2C)
Earned Revenue Ventures
In Their Words
What CEOs say.
"Tim creates environments where the CEO can have a high risk tolerance with new initiatives, while guardrails protect the organization."
CEO, Tech Nonprofit
"With Tim you get something rare: insurance for upside, not just mitigation of downside risks."
CEO, Investment fund
"Structure is care. Tim builds the structures that unlock and support people and performance."
COO, Arts Nonprofit
"Tim contributed significantly to making our organization a leader in the nonprofit sector."
Board Chair
"My work with Tim changed the way I think about culture, hiring, and leadership."
CFO, B Corp
"Tim's capacity to engage in this complex work stems from his depth of knowledge — and his kindness, openness, and humor."
CEO, social impact futures
BEST FIT
Who I work with.
Mission-driven organizations navigating growth, leadership transitions, or structural complexity. Nonprofits, B Corps, tech start-ups, higher education, arts and cultural organizations.
Typically $1M–$50M in revenue, with 40–500 staff often across multiple locations, states, or countries.
Engagements range from a focused 90-day stabilization to an ongoing fractional COO or CHRO relationship. We start with a CEO Org Health Diagnostic to get a quick, clear read on where things stand.
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You lead a mission-driven org and the internal experience feels scattered despite a strong external reputation
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Your leadership team is talented but struggles to move in sync
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You've inherited complex systems shaped by predecessors, rapid growth, or pandemic-era decisions
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You need steadiness and an opening for meaningful transformation, not just crisis management
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You want a partner who holds strategy and execution simultaneously, without needing you to manage them
Starting Point
CEO Org Health Diagnostic
A quick read on structural, cultural, and operational risk — plus a grounded point of view on the 2–3 moves most likely to create momentum.
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