Jay’s 30-year HR career includes working in private, academic, and public sectors of the economy. He has contributed expertise in the PeopleOps departments of brand name organizations such as Honeywell Raytheon, Arizona State University, and the Arizona Governor’s Office where he held HR roles in leadership development, employee relations, talent acquisition, compensation, compliance, performance management, and diversity.  

He has been certified since 2001 by SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) as an SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources).

Jay has led employee and management teams that have produced significant bottom-line results such as:

• Improved management performance
• Improved business unit productivity
• Reduced corporate liability
• Improved employee benefits
• Reduced recruitment costs

An 8th-generation native of Arizona, Jay has a bachelor’s degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MBA from Northern Arizona University.  He also attended Graduate School at Yale University. In addition, Jay completed Cornell University’s Richard Netter Workshop on Workforce Demographics.