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Strengthening organizations’ people through operations & programs

Building scalable, human-centered people solutions that empower teams and drive impact.

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Angelica Patlan: HR consultant for employers and HR career coach

From 911 Dispatching to People Strategy: Turning Data Into Action

I started my career as a 911 dispatcher, making split-second decisions in high-pressure situations. That experience taught me the value of operational clarity, structured processes, and human-centered problem solving; skills I’ve carried into over a decade of work in People & Culture, HR, and People Operations. I partner with leaders to design programs, optimize processes, and strengthen employee experience across tech, nonprofit, and marketing industries. My work has helped teams: - Streamline performance management processes, improving completion rates by 13% - Enhance employee engagement and eNPS by 34% - Implement HRIS dashboards and reporting to drive data-informed decisions I bring a strategic, operational, and human-centered approach to every organization I work with, helping teams scale culture, improve processes, and empower people to do their best work.

Your Pathway Into HR Starts Here

Whether you’re coming from a different career or just starting out, I can help you navigate the transition.

Resume Review

Written feedback and 30-minute follow up.

Coffee Chat

30-minute career conversation.

Interview Coaching

Mock interviews and feedback.

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Testimonials

I loved working with Angelica and have nothing but the highest praise for her. I am thrilled to see her move into "this new role because I think it suits her skills wonderfully. Angelica was able to synthesize complex data into actionable insights that helped me understand quickly where to focus our efforts. She kept all of our projects on track including managing challenging stakeholders. I also looked forward to our meetings because she was such a great collaborator and communicator, but most of all because she had a partnership mindset that made every task as least a little fun to work through.I loved working with Angelica and have nothing but the highest praise for her. I am thrilled to see her move into this new role because I think it suits her skills wonderfully. Angelica was able to synthesize complex data into actionable insights that helped me understand quickly where to focus our efforts. She kept all of our projects on track including managing challenging stakeholders. I also looked forward to our meetings because she was such a great collaborator and communicator, but most of all because she had a partnership mindset that made every task as least a little fun to work through.

--- Thomas  (Senior Director, Engineering)

Angelica is a rockstar! Hands down the best People Partners I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Her prior work experience as an emergency dispatcher gives her such a calming presence and ability to be truly empathetic. She is able to truly help me accomplish more and be a better people manager. She removes obstacles, proposes solutions and gives really valuable feedback on very high-level People matters. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Angelica. Top skills: reducing workload, increasing options, providing communication suggestions, being flexible and available especially to executive partners. Angelica is a rockstar! Hands down the best People Partners I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Her prior work experience as an emergency dispatcher gives her such a calming presence and ability to be truly empathetic. She is able to truly help me accomplish more and be a better people manager. She removes obstacles, proposes solutions and gives really valuable feedback on very high-level People matters. I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Angelica. Top skills: reducing workload, increasing options, providing communication suggestions, being flexible and available especially to executive partners.

--- Andra (General Counsel)

Angelica is a very diligent and pleasant colleague, she is attentive to the details of the project, cares about the opinion of stakeholders, and is ready to redo the work as many times as necessary, she is a result-oriented person with a proactive approach, she knows how to manage projects well, meets deadlines, communicates effectively and provides honest feedback. She is always open to suggestions and comments from people from other locations. I admire her ability and her desire to do a huge amount of tasks efficiently, to get things done and to globalize and automate a lot of processes at the same time. Her ideas are always on point and on the side of the business. I recommend Angelica as an excellent global project leader, a great global business partner and a colleague with whom it is a pleasure to work and achieve all goals.Angelica is a very diligent and pleasant colleague, she is attentive to the details of the project, cares about the opinion of stakeholders, and is ready to redo the work as many times as necessary, she is a result-oriented person with a proactive approach, she knows how to manage projects well, meets deadlines, communicates effectively and provides honest feedback. She is always open to suggestions and comments from people from other locations. I admire her ability and her desire to do a huge amount of tasks efficiently, to get things done and to globalize and automate a lot of processes at the same time. Her ideas are always on point and on the side of the business. I recommend Angelica as an excellent global project leader, a great global business partner and a colleague with whom it is a pleasure to work and achieve all goals.

--- Mariia (Global People Partner)

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