James Harwood has more than 25 years of experience providing HR client services. He has worked as a human resources executive and consultant with Fortune 500 companies, including Intel Corp. and Tektronix Inc., and numerous nonprofit corporations and small businesses. He has overseen HR administration departments, including payroll, benefits, and workers’ compensation. His areas of expertise include leadership and management development, employee satisfaction surveys, and performance management consultation.
As a former faculty member at Woodbury University, James taught courses on human resources, organizational behavior and communication, and labor relations. His work as an educator has improved his ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with client companies. James expresses this balanced approach for effective HR management and HR client services:
James received a Masters of Arts in Psychology from Pepperdine University. He attended Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University and received his MBA.
As President and Principal HR Consulting Manager for Soteria HR, James fosters a client focused business environment that offers both responsive attention and detailed expertise to client companies.