Summit HR Solutions assists early-stage companies by providing a comprehensive Human Resource solutions that allow its client companies to remain focused on key business initiatives. Summit HR allows early-stage companies to ensure they have all the necessary tools and information required to provide employees an intentional and professional work environment while meeting all state and federal Human Resource requirements. Summit HR also offers professional consultant services that provide a strategic HR professional presence through a cost-effective retainer model. Summit HR Solutions is headquartered in Louisville, CO and currently services companies and employees in Colorado with a focus on the Boulder/Denver metro areas.
Fred Holt is the founder and CEO of Summit HR Solutions, a provider of strategic HR services and products for early stage companies. Fred has more than twenty-five years of human resources experience with fast-paced, hi-growth technology companies. He has held the top senior HR positions at Photobucket (Vice President and Corporate Secretary), Rally Software (VP Human Resources), Vallent (Senior VP Human Resources), as well as serving in senior roles with several HR consulting firms (The Summit Group and Aim Executive). Fred’s passion and expertise is in facilitating effective growth, building capacity, and maximizing the contribution of people in organizations. He has extensive experience in growing human resource infrastructure from start up or early-stage to mid-size, mid-stage organizations. Fred has decades of successful experience aligning human capital with critical business objectives, assisting with the creation of intentional, values driven organizations. He has a track record of working effectively with executive teams and boards of directors to ensure that his efforts and results are aligned with corporate values and organizational objectives. His personal passion lies in HR consulting for high-growth tech startups in Boulder and Denver and looks forward to working with you.
Fred holds a B.S. in Psychology and Sociology, from Lake Superior State University and a M.A. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Western Michigan University. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Rocky Mountain Strategy and People (RMHRPS) and is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management. He is also a ski freak, avid cyclist, sailor and loves all Colorado has to offer.
Melissa Grandchamp is a collaborative, employee-focused human resources and organizational development professional, recognized for establishing and managing innovative HR infrastructures, propelling high-tech startups into rapid and sustainable growth. Recognized as a visionary human resources leader, she effectively partners with executive management to ensure all HR strategies, programs and initiatives are tightly aligned with the company mission, culture and goals.
Prior to joining Summit HR Solutions, Ms. Grandchamp most recently served as the head of Human Resources for Ping Identity Corporation where she functioned as a trusted advisor to the executive team, and served as the first HR professional on deck to a fast-growing technology startup. She spearheaded the development and implementation of all HR strategies, processes, policies, and initiatives to a 300+ globally diverse workforce resulting in numerous corporate accolades including the Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 and the Denver Post’s Top Places to Work lists.
Melissa has achieved the highest-degree of confidence and respect amongst colleagues and peers due to her proven success in building employee morale while successfully aligning human and capital resources with corporate objectives.
Prior to joining Ping, Ms. Grandchamp served in other human resources roles including P3, American Fundware (now Intuit), and Continental Imaging Products. She holds her B.S. in Mass Communications and Advertising from the University of Southern Colorado and has a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Ms. Grandchamp lives and works in the Denver-Metro area where she actively participates in numerous HR organizations, serves on a number of boards and enjoys traveling and the Colorado outdoors.
“Teton Waters Ranch has experienced explosive growth over the past 6 months, and Summit HR Solutions has been a tremendous resource in building out the human resource systems that allowed us to successfully scale the business to meet increased demand for our products. In the space of less than 4 months, working in our office just 2 days per week, our VP level Consultant brought in our first benefit plan, built out a complete staffing infrastructure that enabled us to triple our size from 20 to 60 employees, created stage-appropriate policies and procedures, implemented a cloud-based HR management system that significantly streamlined manual processes like onboarding employees, and, served as a trusted advisor to me on all things related to building a high performance team. Our Consultant was very attuned to the business realities of smaller company while clearly having a deep breadth of knowledge and experience in HR. I consider him to be a valuable partner and member of my executive team even though he is only physically in the office two days a week”
Jeff Russell
Founder & CEO
Teton Waters Ranch
“Unlike PEO’s that typically offer only HR compliance, payroll and benefit support, Summit HR Solutions provides a VP level HR pro that not only handles day to day compliance, payroll and benefits administration, but more importantly, actually works on site with us as a member of our team providing strategic level support on a host of issues. Starting with very little HR infrastructure, in less than a year working on site just one day a week, Melissa has built an incredibly professional HR function that includes a best in class cloud-based HR information system that has streamlined and automated a myriad of HR tasks including on-boarding and off-boarding employees, implemented a powerful yet light touch performance management/career development system, guided us in compensation matters, and provided a much appreciated employee relations function. More importantly, she serves as a trusted advisor on a host of business issues and I consider her to be a valuable partner and member of my executive team. We simply could not have successfully scaled the business without the help of Melissa and Summit HR Solutions”.
Matt Tricomi
Founder & President
Xentity Corporation
“Summit HR Solutions has been a tremendous resource in putting the human systems in place that build a real company. Our Summit HR Solutions Consultant prepared us to ramp up by putting in place health benefits, a 401(k), a best-in-class Human Resource Management system and host of other enabling infrastructure that is just right for a small but growing technology company. But more importantly, he has helped us navigate the sometimes turbulent and uncertain waters that startups can produce in terms of HR issues. Having a senior HR resource on our team on a part-time basis has been an ideal solution for us. I rest easy knowing that the people side of the business is in expert hands and taken care of. I highly recommend Summit HR Solution for any growing organization that truly values their people.”
Gordon Van Dusen
CEO
Flashback Technologies
“Fred Holt, our consultant, brought the ShopAtHome.com team through a two-day assessment-based learning experience based on the Five Behaviors of a Cohesive team. The process was transformative for me and my senior team, and for the business. Fred helped us to understand the critical importance and competitive advantage of teamwork, and more importantly, helped us to improve the effectiveness of our senior team, and ultimately of the business. I can’t say enough about the process Fred led us through to improve the teamwork of my senior team and get us all rowing in the same direction. I highly recommend Fred and Summit HR Solutions.”
Marc Braunstein
Founder and CEO
Shopathome.com