Chelsea Barajas (she/her)

Chelsea Barajas, PHR (she/her) has a diverse work experience in various HR and administrative roles. Their most recent position is as a Manager, Total Rewards & People Programs at QuantumScape, a role they started in December 2022. Prior to that, they worked as an HR Business Partner and a Senior People Operations Partner at QuantumScape from December 2020 to December 2022 and from April 2022 to December 2022, respectively.

Before joining QuantumScape, Chelsea worked as a Human Resources Generalist at Selligent Marketing Cloud from February 2019 to December 2020. Chelsea also gained experience as an HR Specialist at Lucid Motors from June 2015 to February 2019.

Prior to their HR roles, Chelsea worked as a Guru+ Program Coordinator at Akorbi at Google from April 2014 to June 2015. Chelsea also served as a Recruiter at PeopleScout in 2013 and worked as a Patient Service Representative (temporary position) at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from March 2013 to May 2013.

Chelsea's earlier experiences include working as an Administrative Assistant at Mount Mercy University from August 2011 to January 2013, a Summer Enrichment Staff: Americorp Vista at Matthew 25: Ministries from June 2012 to August 2012, a Waitress at Applebee's from May 2011 to October 2011, and a Cafeteria Worker at Mount Mercy University from February 2011 to May 2011.

Chelsea Barajas, PHR (she/her) pursued their education in the field of Business Management and Human Resource Management. Chelsea earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Mercy University from 2010 to 2013, majoring in Business Management and Human Resource Management, with a minor in Psychology. Prior to that, they attended Luther College from 2009 to 2011, where they also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and Psychology.

In addition to their formal education, Chelsea has obtained various certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge in the HR field. Chelsea completed several courses on LinkedIn, including "Connecting with Executives," "Employer Branding to Attract Talent," "HR as a Business Partner," "Human Resources Foundations," "Leading with Emotional Intelligence," "Organization Design," "Talent Management," "The Six Morning Habits of High Performers," "Time Management: Working from Home," and "Understanding Business." These certifications were all obtained in August 2020. Furthermore, Chelsea obtained the "The Human Resources Hero" certification from LinkedIn in February 2019. It is also noted that Chelsea holds the PHR certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI; however, the specific date of obtaining this certification is not provided.