Our History

At Brooktree Corporation, a San Diego-based technology company, Jean developed and implemented several unique talent management programs, resulting in an exceptionally energized and engaged employee culture that differentiated Brooktree from its competitors.

Prior to her career in technology, she held key management positions at Mellon Bank Corporation, earned a BS in Business from Robert Morris University, attended Carnegie-Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration, and completed the Inter-University Consortium Program on Negotiation at Harvard University, MIT and Tufts University on “Increasing Human Resources Effectiveness.”  Jean successfully completed the American Society of Training & Development Coaching Certificate Program.

Jean was President of the Compensation & Benefits Association of San Diego, Executive Director of the San Diego Tech Force, and an Advisory Board participant for the Human Resources Certificate Program at the University of California San Diego. She also served as an Adjunct Instructor at UCSD and currently teaches at San Diego State University. In 2006, Jean was selected as an Outstanding Instructor of the Year by SDSU. CommNexus San Diego awarded Jean their Best SIG Chair of 2007 for her efforts in revitalizing the technical talent and human resources special interests group.