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People Strategy That Strengthens the Business

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People Strategy That Strengthens the Business

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Who We Are

Aspen West HR Group offers select advisory and project-based support to organizations navigating growth, restructuring, leadership transitions, and other periods of significant change.


The work focuses on the people and organizational decisions that most directly affect performance, including workforce strategy, leadership alignment, organization design, and HR operations. 


Each engagement is practical, focused, and grounded in the needs of the business. 

What We Do

People & HR Leadership

Senior HR leadership through growth, transformation, restructuring, and leadership transitions. 

Leadership, Culture & Organizational Effectiveness

Strengthening leadership effectiveness, culture, alignment, and accountability across the organization. 

Organization & Workforce Design

Operating model redesign, workforce planning, AI-enabled workforce strategy, M&A integration, and role design that clarify accountability and enable growth. 

Talent, Rewards & People Operations

Talent and succession, compensation, performance, HR technology, and people processes built for practical execution. 

Board & Executive Advisory

Governance, executive succession, and leadership transitions at the CEO, board, and senior leadership team level. 

Selected Recommendations

 "Kassy brings a powerful combination of strategic perspective, deep HR expertise, and practical business acumen. She understands how people strategy directly impacts operational success and has an exceptional ability to guide leaders through complex decisions involving culture, engagement, compliance, and organizational growth. 


As I step

 "Kassy brings a powerful combination of strategic perspective, deep HR expertise, and practical business acumen. She understands how people strategy directly impacts operational success and has an exceptional ability to guide leaders through complex decisions involving culture, engagement, compliance, and organizational growth. 


As I stepped into my role as COO, her counsel has been instrumental in helping me focus on the areas that matter most to building a strong, engaged, and well-governed organization. Kassy is the kind of HR advisor every executive team should have in their corner." 


- COO, Cybersecurity Company 

 "Kassy was an invaluable partner during a large-scale operations transformation, seamlessly integrating deep HR expertise with a strong understanding of business strategy. 


She understood our operational goals, anticipated challenges, and helped drive real, measurable results — aligning talent management, workforce planning, and change le

 "Kassy was an invaluable partner during a large-scale operations transformation, seamlessly integrating deep HR expertise with a strong understanding of business strategy. 


She understood our operational goals, anticipated challenges, and helped drive real, measurable results — aligning talent management, workforce planning, and change leadership with business objectives in a way that truly moved the business forward." 


- SVP, Technology & Communications Company (Fortune 50)

"Kassy stepped in with her experience and expertise to help us form a new mission and vision statement for our school. She worked with students, staff, and the school board to capture what mattered most to our community. 


Her ability to listen and bring alignment across diverse voices was invaluable. The work she led continues to strengthe

"Kassy stepped in with her experience and expertise to help us form a new mission and vision statement for our school. She worked with students, staff, and the school board to capture what mattered most to our community. 


Her ability to listen and bring alignment across diverse voices was invaluable. The work she led continues to strengthen our culture and guide how we move forward."


- Principal & Executive Leader, K-8 Charter School

About Kassy

Kassy Schimkaitis is a senior HR executive who has led global people strategies across Fortune 50 and high-growth organizations in technology, communications, life sciences, consumer goods, education, and aerospace.


Her expertise spans enterprise talent and workforce strategy, organizational and operating model design, culture and leadership, large-scale transformation, total rewards, and people-risk governance. She partners with executive teams to align talent, organizational capability, and workforce investments with business strategy and operating priorities.


Kassy holds an MBA from the University of Maryland and a BS in Human Resources Management from the University of Colorado. She holds SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications and is Prosci Change Management certified.

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