Our Team
Melissa L. Hart, SPHRi, CCMP
President and Principal Consultant
Melissa L. Hart is the founder and principal consultant of The HumanVantage® Consulting Group, a managerial consultancy that partners with organizations to design business solutions that deliver real results. Through The HumanVantage® Consulting Group, client needs are assessed from the vantage points of the organization, team, and individual.
As a seasoned strategic business partner, Melissa has over 25 years of direct human resources and organizational development experience in global manufacturing and technology Fortune 100 companies, with direct experience in the chemicals, aerospace, and healthcare sectors. She has also worked with non-profits and small to medium-sized companies in AZ. She is results-focused and is committed to partnering with clients to define the best possible approach and creative solutions to meet the client’s business needs–appreciating that each client is unique and viable human capital solutions must be tailored to the select organization.
As a creative problem-solver, Melissa has been recognized for her expertise in the HR and organization development fields, specifically in the areas of leadership coaching & team development, organization effectiveness, change leadership, and talent management systems. As a frequent contributor to the Ask the Expert's column in the Arizona Republic, she has completed numerous certifications and has successfully coached leaders—at all levels—to overcome challenges, improve performance, gain greater clarity, and achieve enhanced levels of professional and personal effectiveness. Having led numerous human capital initiatives over her broad career, she can appreciate the many challenges leaders face today as they manage others in a virtual, ever-changing, and competitive business environment. She maintains a strategic and process-oriented approach and provides credible, hands-on counsel and solutions that are innovative, have an impact and generate real value for her clients.
Read More
A Legacy of Transformative HR Expertise
Prior to founding The HumanVantage® Consulting Group, Melissa led the global human resources and organization development functions for MedAire, an International SOS Company, and Cytec Engineered Materials, an advanced composites and adhesives business, and a division of Cytec Industries (NYSE-CYT), a global specialty chemicals company with more than $3.5 billion in 2008 revenue. While at Honeywell International (NYSE-HON), a global aerospace and chemical company with revenues in excess of $36 billion in 2008. Melissa held various senior executive HR/OD positions where she was responsible for leading major change initiatives, including global transformations, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She led the organization and talent development function for the $4B Aerospace Services sector of Honeywell and had accountability for over 10,000 employees in over 40 sites worldwide. In this capacity, she developed and implemented various progressive HR processes that dramatically improved employee engagement, leadership development, and talent management agendas. While at Dow Chemical (NYSE-DOW), a global chemical company with more than $60 billion in revenue in 2008, Melissa held various senior strategic HR positions and gained valuable experiences in the labor relations arena.
Visit Melissa's other organizations:
Max and The Diaper Fairy
The Hart of Change
Keep Moving Forward Foundation