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Harry Edelman

Strategic Operations & Transformation Consultant

€706/day
Arlington, US
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Harry

I help growing teams turn messy operations into clear workflows, accountable project plans, and scalable systems.

Through HRE Consulting, I support founders, executives, and lean teams that need senior operations and project leadership without hiring a full-time COO or PMO lead. My work typically includes PMO setup, project recovery, workflow automation, SOP development, AI-enabled process improvement, executive reporting, and implementation support across tools like ClickUp, Power BI, Microsoft 365, Python, Zapier, Make, and LLM-based workflows.

Clients usually bring me in when work is moving but ownership is unclear, processes live in people’s heads, reporting is fragmented, or automation is needed but the underlying workflow is not yet clean. I bring structure without bureaucracy, momentum without chaos, and practical systems that help teams execute with more visibility and accountability.

Core services:
Operations consulting and fractional COO support
PMO setup, project recovery, and delivery leadership
SOPs, process mapping, and workflow documentation
AI workflow automation and implementation support
Executive dashboards, KPI reporting, and decision support

Let’s connect and see how I can help your team move forward with purpose.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Conversational

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • HRE Consulting
    Founder | Strategic Advisor
    October 2025 - Today (10 months)
    HRE Consulting is a veteran-led, remote-first advisory firm supporting clients through growth, complexity, and change. We align vision with systems, skills, and execution.

    We help leaders and teams move from planning to performance, connecting strategy, structure, and delivery in a way that scales.W e align vision with systems, skills, and execution so organizations not only set strategy but sustain it.

    Our engagements fall into three connected domains:
    Strategy & Delivery Systems
    Building clarity, accountability, and execution rhythm across projects, programs, and portfolios. Whether through interim leadership, project turnarounds, or structured PMO design, we help teams move from reaction to rhythm.

    Operational Enablement
    Designing and implementing the systems that make progress repeatable, automations, dashboards, and SOPs that turn complexity into momentum.

    Growth & Positioning
    Elevating the visibility and credibility of leaders and organizations through brand strategy, proposal development, and market storytelling that converts clarity into opportunity.

    Our values don’t align with advising from the sidelines. We operate as player-coaches, combining strategic guidance with hands-on delivery. Some of my personal favorites are:
    01 – Default toward movement: We keep momentum high and follow through quickly. Inertia has no place in our workflow.

    03 – Measure what matters: We define success in real terms, metrics when possible, and clear outcomes always. Ambiguity gets left at the door.

    05 – Build systems, not dependencies: The goal is always to leave you more capable, not more reliant.

    Trusted across sectors, our role is to enable client success because if you’re winning, we’re doing it right. Smart Systems. Sharp Strategy. Real Results. Reach out today to explore how we can work together.
    Project Management (PMO) Leadership Development Growth Strategy Strategic planning Pricing strategy
  • Logistics Management Institute (LMI)
    Principal Technical Advisor, Policy & Project Manager
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    October 2024 - October 2025 (1 year)
    Arlington County, Arlington, VA, USA
    Policy & Program Leadership: Manages a 7-person team delivering enterprise policy modernization and strategic reporting, aligning policies with commercial best practices and directly engage the Postmaster General and senior USPS Executive leadership.
    ● Champions an Agile mindset, iteratively leading the LMI team as a player coach to navigate challenging policy problems; support the development and writing of USPS policies and procedures to direct organizational wide work processes
    ● Guides business development & organic growth initiatives, including RFI responses, capture, and solution development
    ● Built scalable sales enablement teams using Scrum methodologies, training teams; red-teamed and refined demos for government executives (GS-15+) and directly delivered 20+ pitches in 12 weeks, driving engagement across 21 federal agencies
    ● Directs the development of six critical workflows addressing client needs, including Executive Order and legislative impact analysis, policy development, and OIG change diagnostics, saving ~$400K annually and reducing response time by 80%
    ● Spearheaded generative AI application for CMS rulemaking, enabling real-time sentiment insights and structured summaries from 30,000+ public comments, enhancing transparency, accuracy, and executive decision-making.
    ● Automated ingestion of 30K+ documents via Python, cutting hundreds of staff hours and improving system UX.
    ● Innovated solution delivery by integrating LLM-powered modules into workflows, automating VBA scripting for user-assisted visuals in reports, simplifying policy management by 50%, and enhancing the overall workflow efficiency for policy teams
    ● Authored 3 thought leadership blogs, delivered internal trainings, and represented policy use cases at industry events and conferences, serving as the public-facing lead at the company booth; drove LIGER product adoption and workflow engagement
    artificial intelligence Leadership Development LLM Public relations
  • LMI
    Program Manager
    PUBLIC SECTOR
    June 2024 - October 2024 (4 months)
    Washington D.C., United States
    Executed onsite management and leadership for a team of 22 FTEs and subs, with annual revenue of $15M, worked directly with LMI Executive market and sub service line Leaders, reported monthly during PMRs
    ● Operationalized Business Intelligence efforts as the onsite team lead, liaising with 10 GS-15 and SES Supervisors to manage communications, align priorities, and deliver critical market insights, resulting in enhanced operational intelligence
    ● Spearheaded the successful recovery of the S. 333 Congressional Reporting backlog, implementing batch submissions, cross-training staff to eliminate silos, and enhancing accuracy for boosted client satisfaction and seamless systems integration
    ● Addressed high churn by implementing training programs, mentorship initiatives, and process committees to boost team productivity; managed the back filling of open billets, interviewing, scoring, and onboarding 6 contractors
    Process Management Business Intelligence (BI) Strategy Leadership Development Policy Agile method

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Education

  • Master of Professional Studies (MPS)
    Georgetown University;
    2019
    Master of Professional Studies (MPS)
  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
    The Citadel;
    2013
    Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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