Mary Lou Strong

Mary Lou Strong has a wealth of experience in the field of Human Resources. Mary Lou is currently serving as the Director of People Operations at Aerospike, Inc. since June 2022. Prior to that, they held the role of HR Director at Ooma, Inc. starting from May 2018.

Before joining Ooma, Inc., Mary Lou held a position at ShoreTel as the Director of Human Resources/HR Business Partner for two years, from 2015 to 2017. Their responsibilities included talent management, employee relations, learning and development, and recruiting. Mary Lou managed a team of HR Business Partners and ensured the implementation of corporate programs.

From 2012 to 2015, Mary Lou worked at DataDirect Networks as the Senior Director of Global Human Resources/ HR Business Partner. Mary Lou oversaw talent management, employee engagement, performance management, compensation and benefit programs, and HR policy development. Mary Lou served as the HR Business Partner for Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and G&A departments.

Between February 2012 and September 2012, they worked at OCLARO as the HR Director North America/HR Business Partner. Their responsibilities included talent assessments, performance management, and staffing activities for the North American team.

Prior to that, Mary Lou worked at Solyndra, Inc. as the Senior Director of Human Resources from 2006 to 2012. Mary Lou led the HR function and provided support to the executive team, sales, marketing, and customer service/field support departments.

In 2006, Mary Lou briefly served as the HR Director/HRBP at Yahoo!, where they partnered with senior engineering management to provide HR solutions in performance management and team dynamics.

Mary Lou's earlier experiences include working as the Human Resources Director at Align Technology from 2004 to 2006, a Human Resources Manager at Applied Materials, Inc. from 1996 to 2004, and an HR Generalist at The Learning Company from 1994 to 1996.

Throughout their career, Mary Lou Strong has demonstrated expertise in various HR functions, including talent management, employee engagement, performance management, staffing, and policy development.

Mary Lou Strong holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University. Additionally, they have obtained a certification in Unconscious Bias from LinkedIn in June 2020. No information is available regarding the specific years of their education at San Jose State University or their field of study.