• Lead and oversee all human resources and recruiting functions• Make strategic recommendations and partner in organizational development and growth• Identify trends and needs and develop strategic targeted solutions• Review and make recommendations on employee policies through a DEI/belonging and thriving lens ensuring effectiveness and efficiency• Lead and oversee all culture building, employee engagement, and core DEI initiatives• Develop, lead, and oversee performance management as well as learning and development initiatives• Oversee all payroll, benefits, and employee life cycle activities• Lead compensation analysis and partner with leadership to make strategic decisions to have a competitive total compensation philosophy and practice within annual budget goals• Partner with leadership and departmental leads to ensure core values and core competencies for each role are aligned to our mission and vision• Oversee all employee relations and leave of absence instances• Make strategic recommendations and lead all enterprise-wide HR systems updates, improvements, updates, and implementations

• Collaborate with leadership to identify key priorities to deliver on organization’s objectives and targets• Drive the delivery and execution of Talent/HR programs and services consistently across the organization through a partnership focus and equity lens• Identify trends, needs, and issues for action and work to develop targeted solutions• Keep partnership mindset at the forefront to assess the level of Talent/HR impact and ensure that there is alignment on delivery of high quality Talent/HR services• Drive Talent/HR administration and management practices that include payroll, benefits, and leaves of absence• Create and lead strong Talent/HR processes that are compliant, efficient, and equitable• Provide coaching and guidance to teams, managers, and staff on Talent/HR policies and procedures• Foster a culture of engagement and equity that values diversity and demonstrates clear and consistent talent processes• Engage in employee relations in a proactive and preventative way that promotes organizational values and policies• Steer annual benefits renewal and open enrollment • Oversee, manage, and administer all aspects of workers’ compensation• Monthly review and analysis of headcount/Talent/HR related metrics• Plan and execute bi-annual All Staff Conference focused on reinforcement of employee engagement, organizational core values, celebrating organizational successes, and progression of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives• Drive and develop alignment in Talent/HR workstreams through the identification of process improvements and streamlining of core functional initiatives aimed at driving progress-to-goals• Achieve impact by creating or refining scalable infrastructure, processes, and partnerships that support internal operations for the organization as a whole• Manage and oversee facilities and lease agreements

•HR department management including Recruiting activities for company of 600 employees•Managed and Administered Benefits including enrollments, ACA compliancy, vacation time, sick time, and 401K •Workers Compensation claims and case management including employee interactive process, documentation of each claim, tracking of work status updates, coordination of investigation, and coordination of employee return to work•Managed downward trend of work related injury claims over a 3-year period•Implementation/upgrade of HRIS system and timekeeping and scheduling systems – upgrade to ADP WorkForceNow•HRIS data input of status changes, leaves of absences, pay rate changes, hires, terminations, and garnishments•Records management – created and implemented company wide document retention policy•Managed and improved interdepartmental communication and relationships- met regularly with department leads, managers, and directors to partner on HR initiatives,staff engagement. •Led/Chaired monthly Management Meeting.•Managed 7 direct reports and created training and development plans•Offices and Facilities management of all 7 offices, including procurement of new office space, lease negotiations, and tenant improvement projects•Chair of Safety Committee responsible for research and roll out of general employee safety measures, disaster preparedness, trainings, and IIPP – including evacuation procedures for all offices as well as attending LAPD sponsored Active Shooter training and seminar•Vendor interaction and relationship building•Report and analyze monthly metrics related to Offices, HR, IT, HIPAA, and Safety•Developed and conducted performance evaluations for departmental use•Employee compliancy tracking, analyzing, and reporting•HIPAA compliancy trainer and officer•Reviewed and negotiated a $50K savings per year of telecom/wireless services

•Provided litigation support in complex False Claims Act cases•Data mining and analyzing•Damages calculations

•Supervised and coordinated staff of 5 full-time and 3 part-time•Responsible for full life cycle of staff - recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, performance review, administration of employee policies, and exit.•Provided litigation support in toxic tort cases by coordinating and conducting epidemiology based research in the fields of environmental and occupational medicine, exposure and toxicology cases, and medical screenings/scientific studies•Managed projects and cases in 35 states and 3 international cases in career here•Project/Case Management was full cycle from creation of scope of work, budget, timelines and included coordinating multiple experts, vendors, associates, assistants, and day-of data gathering activities•Designed Surveys/Questionnaires using TeleForm and accompanying databases in MS Access or Excel

-Full service public health and epidemiology consulting start-up