Patrick Aulson, Chief Administrative Officer

Patrick (Pat) Aulson, Chief Administrative Officer for HRsmart, is responsible for HRsmart's Human Resources, Finance, Contracts and Procurement Departments. Aulson is also responsible for strategic planning and developing new business initiatives for HRsmart with third parties, strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions.

Aulson has served in a number of senior and executive HR roles in a variety of industries including high technology, financial services, manufacturing, consumer products and higher education, and is on the board of Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas, a non-profit group responsible for the research, planning and oversight of a variety of federal and state workforce programs.

Prior to joining HRsmart, Aulson was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading general builder. He led International Human Resources for The Associates, a financial services company now part of CitiGroup, and was the Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services for AMRE, a NYSE company involved with direct marketing under the Sears and later Century 21 Home Improvements brand names.  Aulson also served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Republic Financial Services, a subsidiary of Winterthur Swiss Insurance Company and held various positions at Texas Instruments in staffing, training and development, employee relations, compensation and benefits.

Aulson holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.