Scott E. Leonard, MBA, SPHR

Scott brings over 30 Years of Human Resources and Employee Relations experience to the firm. His assignments have covered all major functional areas of HR/ER and include important contributions in Strategic Human Resources Planning, Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning, Executive Development, Performance Management, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, HR Policies & Programs, Labor Relations/Union Negotiations, and Worldwide HR Cost Management & Business Controls. 

Prior to founding Leonard Consulting Services LLC in 2004, Scott held key professional and management assignments with Exxon Mobil Corporation (heritage Exxon) for nearly 30 years in both the U.S. and international divisions and was known for delivering a better HR product at a better price to the business.  In January 2000, he was assigned to the Exxon Mobil Corporation Headquarters in Irving, Texas with a key role in merging the worldwide Human Resources organizations of Exxon and Mobil and in designing and implementing worldwide HR shared services processes and controls.  His work was instrumental in achieving a highly effective global HR shared services organization for Exxon Mobil Corporation. 

Prior to his experience with Exxon, Scott served in the United States Air Force for four years as a Personnel Officer.  He attained the rank of Captain and earned two Air Force Commendation Medals for outstanding performance.   His assignments were located in United States and the Philippines.

Scott earned his BSBA and MBA degrees from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville and was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma national business honors fraternity.  He has achieved certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), the Dallas Human Resources Management Association, and the Fort Worth Human Resources Management Association.

Scott's personal career philosophy is:

"I consider myself a business person first.”  My objective as a Human Resources professional is to positively impact the bottom-line of the business by:

• Strategically focusing on people as the primary source of competitive advantage.  Recruit the very best and then develop them to the fullest extent of their potential.  This will lead to increases in market share and revenues.

• Operationally delivering a better HR product/service at a better price to the business.  This focus on process improvement (service quality & efficiency) will directly impact the bottom-line via reductions in HR costs.