Brett Sparks

Business adviser, Change Agent, Consultant, Explorer, Foodie, Global soul, World traveler

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY o An accomplished Human Resource Leader with a successful track record of business partnership and the ability to maximize human capital in organizations undergoing rapid, continual change. o Principal strengths: Agility, lifelong learning, passion, integrity, business acumen, creativity, collaboration, risk-taking, networking, knowledge, producing results - talking the walk and walking the talk….with a healthy dose of humor . WORK EXPERIENCE Feb 2006–now - Director, Human Resources, Electronic Arts, Vancouver, Canada Leadership of the HR functions at our Vancouver and Montreal game studios, EA Games Canada. Key strategic initiatives include: development of the EA Games Nintendo Strategy, growth of the Montreal studio and utilization of Montreal as an in-sourcing low cost development center Oversight and leadership for HR operations in Canada, EA Pan-Canada. Alignment of key processes and sharing of best practices across our Canadian studios. Accomplishments include the kick-off of job re-classification, roll-out of JFMs, formation of a compensation & benefits committee, integration of the Bioware studio into EA, launch of EA Cares Community Outreach across Canada and significant progress facilitating internal mobility between studios. Functional HR Leadership and business partnership with Black Box executive team, EA Black Box. Led the studio through significant business success (over 1M revenue and 500K profit per employee) and difficult change including new leadership, a significant layoff, facility closure and subsequent move. Significant wins include the launch and extension of Talent Manager roles, dramatic change to the partnership with Talent Acquisition, numerous leadership changes and the development of a strong business-focused HR & TA team. 2005-06 Director, Human Resources, Activplant, London, Ontario, Canada End-to -end leadership and accountability for Human Resources, Recruitment and Employment Brand for Activplant Corporation, the leading provider of Business Intelligence for manufacturing operations. Partnered directly with the CEO, COO and BOD to build out the sales team, redesigned compensation plans, landed several hard-to-hire roles and held attrition below 5% per annum. 2003-05 Human Capital and Talent Strategy Consultant, Calgary, Canada Multiple projects in multiple industries, including: o Ernst and Young– Leadership development anDiversity education for all senior executives and mgt. across Ernst and Young North America. o Cactus Commerce–conducted a human capital audit, business strategy analysis and formulate recommended next steps for the growth of this B2C and B2B solutions provider. o EnCana – Talent strategy, employment branding and succession planning to help differentiate Encana (largest producer of natural gas in North America) . o GlaxoSmithKline – Leadership development and organizational effectiveness interventions for the Sr. Executive Team; extensive top-down and bottom-up succession planning. o TWI, Inc.– Human equity and diversity strategy development with clients including Cisco, Nortel Networks, South African Breweries, Ernst & Young, IBM and Coca-Cola NORTEL NETWORKS, 1993- 2001 Director, Human Resources, Raleigh, NC, USA • Developed and maintained both the human resource strategy and learning plan for the entire Operations and Customer Service functions (~40,000 employees) • Partnered with functional leaders and external buyers to provide change leadership through the divestiture of the majority of Nortel’s manufacturing operations in multiple countries • Created and socialized repeatable processes for future mergers, acquisitions and divestitures • Scored major victories in employee engagement and satisfaction through utilization of innovative recruitment, motivation and retention mechanisms • Coached managers and leaders through prolonged downsizing and reorganizations Nortel Networks Human Resource Leadership Development Program Fast-track developmental rotations in locations across Canada, USA, Europe and Latin America; Obtained a broad Human Resource/Organizational Effectiveness skill set including: compensation, benefits, change management, leadership effectiveness, leveraging diversity, facilitation, workforce planning, conflict resolution, organizational design, team building and performance management. EDUCATION 2003 Post-Graduate Studies – NC State & Duke University, North Carolina, USA Graduate coursework in Business Strategy, Online and Adult Learning 1994 Masters of Business Administration – UBC, Vancouver, Canada Organizational Development and Marketing 1994 International Business Program – Erasmus University, The Netherlands International Business and Cross-Cultural Management 1990 Bachelor of Science – UBC, Vancouver, Canada Marine Biology and Aquaculture

Our Future, Lifelong Learning, Gaming, Discretionary Effort, Collaboration & Co-Opetition, The Health of Our Planet, Aquaculture, Ice Hockey, Webvolution, Leading Change, Agility, Virtuality, Beer

Business Strategy, Change Agent, Gaming industry, Humor and Play, Knowledge and Collaboration, Learning and Development, Passion, Talent and Career Management, User-Generated Content, Web 3.0

Cooking delicious food, describing Web3.0, thriving in any country or culture, bodysurfing, teaching adults and children, throwing a frisbee, leading campfire songs, exploring, obscure trivia, humor