1. K e l l y A . H u o t a r i
P: 503.347.2870 • E: KAHUOTARI@GMAIL.COM
P R O F E S S I O N A L S U M M A R Y
Creative and collaborative internal communications leader with experience building, developing and leading teams in
driving successful employee and change communications at Fortune 500 companies including Toyota North America,
NIKE, Inc., Cognizant Technology Solutions and Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.
E X P E R T I S E
 Global Corporate Internal
and Integrated
Communications
 Executive
Communications
 Employee Engagement
 Change Management
 Culture Transformation
 HR Communications
 Employment Branding
 Digital and Social
Communications
 Team Leadership and
Talent Development
 Budget and Vendor
Management
 Strategy, Content and Message
Development
 Video, Event and Television
Production
 Speechwriting
 Journalism
 Crisis and Issue Management
S E L E C T E D C A R E E R H I G H L I G H T S
Toyota North America (consultant)
 Led internal communications team for headquarters move, the merging of three affiliates and the
reorganization of 29 functions, exceeding all employee engagement metrics set at the start of the project.
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
 Developed and led multi-year internal communication campaign that resulted in an 81 percent increase over
three years in employee understanding of the Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems’ business strategy, and a
20 percent YOY average increase for key employee engagement metrics.
 Identified and mobilized key influencers in the Raytheon Supply Chain and Operations function, by leveraging
leading-edge data analysis methodologies and tools, to identify and solve key communications challenges,
positively impacting multiple KPIs.
Nike
 Ideated, developed and led onsite, employee-led coverage of the 2012 London Olympics for Nike’s 48,000
global corporate and retail employees, delivering record-breaking metrics across multiple internal channels.
 Developed and managed communications and training content for a global internal security campaign that won
Nike’s highest honor for excellence.
Children’s Institute
 Mobilized and engaged thought leaders, high-profile philanthropists, and government and business leaders to
persuade the Oregon State Legislature to increase funding for Oregon Head Start by $35 million per year in a
difficult budget environment.
Multnomah County
 Convened business and county leaders to develop a tool and marketing campaign for low-income Oregonians
to learn about and access 29 safety net programs. The tool and campaign were credited as helping Oregon
achieve the highest rate of Food Stamp participation in the nation and increasing Summer Food program
participation by over 500 percent.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Dallas, Texas; Global Internal Communications Consultant, April 2016
to present

2. Leading internal communications for a global company restructuring, significantly impacting 240,000 employees.
Led communications for the company’s largest internal technical transition to date, impacting thousands of global
employees and focused on moving 14 business units to the Salesforce platform while changing employee behaviors
that drive business development, sales and customer delivery.
ROI Communication Consulting/Toyota North America, Plano, Texas; Vice President, February 2015 to
March 2016
In a consultant role at Toyota North America, led internal communications team in providing strategic consultation,
and creating communications collateral including videos, speeches, presentations and more, for 29 senior executives
as part of the company’s massive restructuring and move to Plano, Texas.
Oversaw internal communications channels.
Responsible for new business development and proposal creation (for ROI).
Raytheon, SAS, McKinney, Texas; Global Internal Comms and Brand Director August 2012 to January 2015
Built and led new geographically distributed 12-person Global Internal Communications and External
Marketing team including hiring and onboarding staff, and developing new channels, editorial guidelines,
processes and metrics.
Provided communications counsel and strategic partnership for the business president and his executive
leadership team.
Developed and led internal communications team in executing a multi-year initiative, events and
collateral to educate and empower managers to share the strategy with frontline employees.
Led change communications for mergers and acquisitions, and headquarters move in partnership with
HR.
Led ‘Advance the Culture’ initiative to drive cultural change needed for the business to succeed in an
increasingly competitive global defense market.
Partnered with functional leaders, including in HR, to develop and implement internal initiatives and
campaigns.
Oversaw editorial calendar and content for all internal communications channels and events including
the business president’s quarterly all hands meetings and other high-profile events.
Developed and led external employment branding campaigns for digital, print, outdoor advertising and
trade shows.
Led team in crisis response.
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR; Sr. Internal Corporate Comms Mgr./Corporate Communications December
2007 to 2012
Led internal communications team in developing and implementing strategic communications, change
initiatives, large events and collateral for the CEO, business presidents and senior vice presidents for one
of the world’s foremost brands.
Led eight-person global internal communications team and oversaw internal channels including the
intranet and social media platform.
Developed strategy and oversaw execution of internal campaigns for 48,000 corporate and retail employees across
160 countries, numerous cultures and multiple languages.
Led development and rollout of Nike’s first internal social media platform, achieving 62 percent adoption in year
one.
Led production of annual global employee awards ceremony and events featuring top executives and tier-one
athletes for a diverse, global audience.
Selected and managed creative agencies, overseeing concepts, scheduling and budgets, for a broad range
of campaigns and collateral including Nike’s first internal social media platform.
Led global change management initiatives across multiple cultures and languages.
Led teams in producing videos and other collateral for global external and internal distribution including
at the 2012 London Olympics and the World Basketball Festival in New York City.
Led development of social, digital and internal communications systems, tools and strategies in
partnership with IT and outsideagencies.
Children’s Institute, Portland, OR; Communications & Development Director January 2006 – December

3. 2007
Led communications, recruiting and fundraising for statewide coalition of philanthropists, business leaders,
community leaders and early childhood experts to influence early childhood policy and increase early education
funding for underprivileged children.
Worked with statewide television, radio and print outlets to secure earned media opportunities.
Developed external communications strategies, messaging, creative concepts and materials including videos, digital
collaboration platforms, legislative toolkits, white papers, reports and more.
Developed and managed operating, grant and program budgets.
Solicited and wrote grants, receiving 100 percent of all funds requested.
Multnomah County, Portland, OR; Communications Director March 2001 – January 2006
Developed and deployed strategic communications informing media and an economically and culturally
diverse public audience about new and changing county, state and federal policies and programs.
Selected and oversaw creative agencies in producing and placing marketing materials such as out-of-home
advertising, digital media and television/radio PSAs.
Served as Public Information Officer on range of topics including education, health and social
services.
Marcom Consultant/Writer Portland, OR; 1994 – 2001
Consulted on cam paign and m essage development for product launches and services offered by Fortune
500 companies including Microsoft, Intel, HP, Symantec and Sequent.
Produced corporate image films, POS displays, websites and training programs and wrote feature articles for
national, regional and local magazines and business publications.
Television News Anchor/Reporter/Producer for KGW‐TV and others
Television news journalist at stations throughout the northwestern U.S. anchoring, reporting and producing
newscasts, news specials and daily deadline-driven news reports on a vast array of subjects.
E D U C A T I O N
University of Washington BA, International Studies, The Henry M. Jackson School of
International Studies
BA, Economics
Dean’s List
Mortar Board