Melanie H. | Leland

Melanie H.

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Authentic leadership to strategically lead teams

26 followers

Studied at Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

Works at Uphill Coaching

Successful clients at

Available Thursday at 4:00 AM UTC

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Available Thursday at 4:00 AM UTC

Usually responds within 48 hours

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Melanie's Coaching Offerings

Executive Coaching

Starting at $1,2006h+ of coaching

Custom hourly · $200/hr

Get help with Succession Planning, Decision Making, and .

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Melanie’s Executive Coaching Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

20+ people coached for Executive Coaching

Melanie has helped clients get into these companies:

Welcome to my profile! With over 15 years of experience in engineering and program management, I have a proven track record of leading teams and driving strategic growth in high-tech industries. As the Founder of Uphill Coaching, I specialize in mentoring executives focused on driving strategy. My executive roles at companies like Recor Medical and Teknova have honed my skills in strategic planning and change management, which I now leverage to empower individuals and teams to achieve their professional goals. Let's work together to identify your unique leadership style. Reach out to start your journey today!

Melanie can help with:

Succession Planning

Decision Making

Strategy

Communication Skills

Strategic Planning

Team Management

Leadership Development

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About Melanie

I'm all about continuous learning, empowering others, staying active, nurturing a growth mindset, and spending time in nature. My friends see me as passionate, resilient, smart, energetic, creative, and caring. Personality tests label me as a practical, strategic problem solver, leaning on the healthy side of control freak. My superpowers include sparking change, being the calm in the storm, spotting potential even in tough situations, and radiating energy. With a background in engineering, program management, and executive leadership, I specialize in change management and strategic planning and helping technically focused clients. I’m passionate about empowering others to reach their full potential and navigate career challenges, having personally experienced the leadership roller coaster often found in startups. As a coach, I can tap into my experience to help you navigate difficult challenges and maintain motivation, while shining a light on the vision in front of you.

Why do I coach?

As an engineer, I am drawn to solving problems. However, this can be a trap, as not all problems need to be solved. I find the coaching enables focus on the bigger vision and broader goals, pulling the client out of the weeds and distractions. Additionally, I appreciate that each client already has the answers and my role is not to provide solutions, but to act as a mirror for gaining clarity and formulating insights into action. My own coaching journey has enabled me to transform into a strategic leader focused on organizational growth and empowering teams.

Work Experience

Sr Director of Engineering and Program Management

Aerin Medical

March 2024 - Present

Hiring Manager

I joined the team to help the company scale with predictable timelines and a strong product development pipeline. The role includes establishing and refining processes, creating frameworks for rapid and informed decision making, and coaching/developing individuals and teams. Within the first year, I was promoted to run strategic planning for the organization and implement change management systems to enable successful transition into a high growth phase.

Career Coach

Join A Crew

March 2024 - Present

Part of a team of coaches, design-thinkers, HR professionals, and technologists building a social career platform to enable millions of workers to collaboratively design careers that bring meaning and joy.

Founder and Coach

Uphill Coaching

2022 - Present

Early coaching coaching experience started with mentoring people on career transitions and growth, especially early career engineers and women in tech. Additional mentoring focused on navigating challenging interpersonal work dynamics, and strategic growth of individuals and companies. Leveraged coaching style leadership as a manager and finally made it official by founding Uphill Coaching.

Sr Director of Program Management and Business Operations

Levita Magnetics

2023 - 2024

Hiring Manager

Delivered a large impact in a short time, by executing small project from concept to final test while organizing the US commercial robotic launch, creating systems to increases efficiency, mentoring younger engineers and new project leads, and supporting the small team as acting head of Quality. Additionally, I established the framework for growth as a member of the senior leadership team.

Sr Director of Program Management, Head of PMO

Teknova

2022 - 2023

Hiring Manager

Built a program management team from scratch, transforming it from a small group into a fully-fledged standalone department, earning a promotion to the executive team. Recognized the importance of developing a strong organizational culture, and actively coached, trained, and mentored internal staff members to enhance communication channels, foster cross-functional collaboration, and cultivate leadership skills within the organization.

Sr Director of Program Management, Head of PMO

Recor Medical

2019 - 2022

Hiring Manager

Established the PMO and piloted the Systems Engineering team, while serving in a strategic planning role on the executive team.

Director of Product

Accuryn Medical

2018 - 2019

Hiring Manager

Championed product updates, coached senior leaders, and collaborated directly with end users and sales distributors to drive product development roadmap with engineers and enable revenue strategy while reduce sales cycle timeline by 20% and improved sales funnel conversion by 10%.