Principal Advisor
Kevin Taylor
Fractional Advisor · Austin, TExas
Kevin spent 8.5 years evaluating law enforcement and regulatory legal process at Google and Yahoo!, in environments where a single error in evidence handling had real consequences — work recognized four times by the FBI, including under then-Director Robert S. Mueller III. That same discipline now shows up in every EEO investigation and employee relations case he takes on.
He holds dual HR credentials (SPHRi, SHRM-CP), a PMP for program-level delivery discipline, and formal training in EEO investigations and Wicklander-Zulawski interviewing — a combination that lets him move fluidly between the interview room, the evidence file, and the policy language an agency will ultimately be judged against.
Kevin is a U.S. Army veteran and the sole principal of Armadillo Advisory, an SBA-certified Veteran-Owned Small Business based in Austin, Texas, and registered on SAM.gov. When you engage Armadillo, Kevin is the investigator on your case — not a name on a proposal.
Philosophy
RIGOR, NOT SHORTCUTS
An investigation is only as good as the discipline behind it — clean documentation, a fair process, and findings that hold up if someone pushes back. That's the standard I hold every case to.
I work with a small number of clients at a time, which means you get my direct attention on your case, not a name on a proposal handed off to someone else.
Education
Academic foundation
Two degrees that inform how Kevin thinks — one grounding the work in human behavior, the other in project execution.
Master of Project Management
University of Adelaide · Ngee Ann Academy, Singapore
Advanced study in program management and organizational performance
Bachelor of Science Behavioral Science
San Jose State University · San Jose, California
Foundation in how people think, decide, and behave applied directly to org and team design work
PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE
University of California, Santa Cruz
Legal research, evidentiary standards, and documentation discipline applied to audit-defensible casework
Professional credentials
Across three disciplines
Most advisors are strong in one lane. Kevin operates credibly across workplace investigations, senior HR strategy, and
regulated program delivery — simultaneously.
EEO & Workplace Investigations
(32-Hr Certified)
Formal certification as a Beginning Investigator, covering intake, evidence evaluation, and credibility assessment under EEO and Title VII frameworks
Investigations & Compliance
Wicklander-Zulawski (WZ)
Investigative Interviewing
Trained in the industry-standard non-confrontational interviewing methodology used across corporate, legal, and law enforcement-adjacent settings.
Investigations & Compliance
SPHRi
Senior Professional in Human Resources — International
Senior-level international HR credential recognizing strategic people leadership and policy fluency across global contexts.
strategic HR
SHRM-CP and SHRM Workplace Investigations
Practitioner-level HR certification pairing directly with SPHRi for dual-credentialed employee relations work.
Human resources
PMP
Project Management Professional — PMI
The global gold standard in project execution. Signals delivery rigor and case-management discipline agencies and clients feel immediately.
Project management
Paralegal Certificate
UC Santa Cruz
Legal research and evidentiary-documentation training that underpins audit-defensible investigative reporting.
legal
Why Armadillo
VETERAN-OWNED. AUSTIN-BASED. TRUSTED WITH SENSITIVE WORK.
Armadillo Advisory is a Texas-based, SBA-certified Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), registered and active on SAM.gov — built to take on workplace investigations, employee relations, and EEO compliance work for government agencies and regulated organizations nationwide.
Kevin spent 8.5 years evaluating law enforcement and regulatory legal process at Google and Yahoo! in zero-error, high-volume environments — work recognized four times by the FBI for investigative support, including under then-Director Robert S. Mueller III. That same rigor now applies directly to EEO investigations, employee relations casework, and dispute resolution for agencies that can't afford to get it wrong.
Having spent years inside large-scale, high-stakes compliance environments — including regulated BSA/AML program delivery for Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab — Kevin brings pattern recognition that most independent investigators simply haven't had the reps to develop.
Core competencies:
- EEO & Workplace Investigations
- Employee Relations, Mediation & Dispute Resolution
- Investigative Interviewing (Wicklander-Zulawski)
- Evidence Evaluation & Credibility Assessment
- Policy Interpretation & Audit-Defensible Documentation
- Confidentiality, PII & Cross-Jurisdictional Data Handling
NAICS Codes: 561611 (Primary — Investigation and Personal Background Check Services) · 541611 (HR Consulting) · 541618 · 541690 · 541990 UEI: GJ6NHDYSKTE8 | CAGE/NCAGE: 20X35 | Location: Austin, TX
- BASE
Austin, Texas USA
- REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
Army Veteran • Texas Resident
- TIME ZONE
Central
- LANGUAGES
English (native)
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