Client Experiences

Angela is an exceptional HR executive who consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of her business partners and what it takes to support—and thoughtfully challenge—them to be their best for their teams.

She brings outstanding executive presence to every interaction, earning trust across all levels of the organization. Angela has a unique ability to balance empathy with accountability, ensuring leaders make decisions that are not only effective, but also grounded in doing what is right.

Her guidance is practical, principled, and people-centered, and her impact is felt in stronger leaders, healthier teams, and better outcomes for the business.

I have had the pleasure of working alongside Angela throughout 2024 and 2025. I can truly say that never in my career have I had an experience working with HR as a true business partner in the way Angela does. She brings a positive energy, creative mindset, and determination to be a part of the broader business / team success that she is supporting by deeply engaging, and building trusting open relationships to understand the goals, challenges, and customers we are aiming to reach.

Angela reaches beyond her role on a regular basis leading projects with intricate organization and attention to detail. She never hesitates to offer her thought partnership, ideation for team building, or leadership development. In addition, she knows when to push the teams she is working with to challenge the status quo and push beyond what they think is possible even in the most challenging dynamics.

I would highly recommend Angela as an HR Business Partner, Leader of training and development or organizational talent transformation and development and consultant in a heartbeat.

I’ve worked with many HR professionals throughout my career and Angela is superlative among them. During our time working together at Helmer Scientific and later Trane Technologies, Angela and I worked on critical enterprise-level projects including an onboarding and assimilation program for a commercial organization, and on fundamental HR processes like ongoing people and team development. A consistent throughline in all my interactions with Angela is her ability to recognize and align work to the broader needs of the business. When we worked together, Angela approached conversations with a willingness to listen, learn, and when necessary, provide honest and direct feedback – all in the spirit of positive intent and shared growth and success. Any organization would benefit from Angela in a senior HR role.

I had the privilege of working alongside Angela Acrey in my role as Head of Commercial Operations at Helmer Scientific / Trane Technologies. Angela is a highly valued and trusted partner, with tremendous ability to collaborate across functions and bring thoughtful, strategic insight to the business. Her leadership not only supported the needs of the commercial organization but also had a lasting, positive impact on both our people and the broader business.

Angela played a key role in driving professional leadership development, helping to shape and grow talent across all levels. Her work in organizational capability development strengthened the foundation of our company, enabling stronger performance, adaptability, and engagement across teams.

Our partnership was marked by mutual respect, open communication, and a shared commitment to achieving business goals through people. Angela’s ability to align HR strategy with business priorities made her an indispensable leader and an exceptional colleague.

I highly recommend Angela for any executive HR role requiring vision, collaboration, and a proven ability to drive meaningful organizational impact.

As the Global Sales Leader for Trane Technologies – Life Science Solutions BU, Angela has supported me and the Sales Leadership team from an HR perspective. Angela has demonstrated a strong partnership mentality to help us integrate 4 separate sales teams into 1 Sales organization this past year. She has excellent planning and organizational skills that allow our team to stay focused. She also is well-versed in the business aspects, and listens intently to all feedback to add her opinions for proposed actions to be taken by our team. Angela is a trusted partner of our team, and the success we have had to-date!

I had the pleasure of working under Angela Acrey during her time as VP of HR at Helmer Scientific as well as alongside her as a Sr. HR business Partner at Trane Technologies since early 2019. I can confidently say she is one of the most effective and inspiring people I’ve worked with.

Angela leads with integrity, empathy, and a clear strategic vision. During our years together at Helmer Scientific, she successfully aligned our HR initiatives with company goals, improved employee engagement, and created a culture that valued both performance and people. She has carried this same approach to her role within Trane Technologies as well.

Her ability to navigate complex situations while remaining approachable and solutions-oriented made a lasting impact on me and many others. Any organization would benefit from her leadership and HR expertise!

I am lucky to have been able to learn so many great tools from Angela that has helped me become the HR professional I am today. I have had the joy of being able to work alongside her for the entirety of my professional career and I value her HR expertise, and more importantly her as a person, very much.