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New York, Ny, Us

• Develop, implement, and maintain companywide human resources, payroll and HRIS policies & procedures• Support and make recommendations to the company leadership team on strategic business plans and objectives• Responsible for all compensation programs and compensation analysis including updating management on updates to compensation laws and trends• Ensure compliance with all federal and local laws and regulations, including compliance reporting such as EEO-1• Create and manage HR & Payroll department financial annual budget• Manage HR & Payroll related vendor and broker relationships and respective contracts

New York, Ny, Us

• Develop, implement, and maintain companywide human resources policies & procedures• Support and make recommendations to company leadership team on strategic business plan and objectives• Responsible for all compensation programs and compensation analysis including updating management on updates to compensation laws and trends• Ensure compliance with all federal and local laws and regulations, including compliance reporting such as EEO-1• Create and manage HR department financial annual budget• Manage HR related vendor and broker relationships and respective contracts

New York, New York, Us

Lead all aspects of the HR function for an organization with locations in New York, Brussels, Santiago, Chile, Shanghai and Singapore.• Established partnerships with all staff through effective counsel on HR and other operational issues• Coach and advise managers through in aspects of management including setting job accountabilities and goals, delivering performance appraisals, performance improvement counseling and staff development• Responsible for programs aimed at optimizing employee morale, communication, and teamwork• Instituted INTA’s first online performance appraisal process.• Completed a review of compensation, benefits and total rewards for all INTA positions. • Updated salary grade structure based on compensation review.• Revised key association benefits and policies based on compensation review.• Administered full range of employee benefits including responsibility for the renewal process.• Set up benefits for employees in Brussels, Santiago, Chile, Shanghai and Singapore.• Responsible for all filling 24 openings in first 2 years • Have filled positions in in Santiago, Chile, Shanghai, Singapore and Brussels• Lead team to introduce INTA’s first applicant tracking system• Created the associations’ first full Code of Conduct Policy• Provided guidance on human resources policies and employment law for the US and internationally.• Responsible for creating and implementing HR Budget• Lead people development and learning processes to develop annual training plan and budget• Presented multiple training and team building events.

• Act as HR expert and project manager for compensation update• Work closely with HR and senior management to evaluate instructor and director job titles• Select market data that best matches ELS needs, match ELS jobs to market place and perform market analysis• Proposed revisions to starting pay rates and salary caps that ensured pay decisions align with company compensation philosophy• Develop Total Rewards communication plan

Eagan, Minnesota, Us

Lead an HR function of two in June 2010 that supported an organization of 350 employees which grew to over 750 employees by July of 2015. • Advised management on all facets of HR.• Successfully provided counseling and support to management on a wide range of employee issues ranging from work force planning and training to management coaching. • Guided the HR function through 4 different acquisitions affecting over 300 employees• Managed the compensation impact of Mergers and Acquisitions• Accountable for the interpretation and design of all compensation policies, processes• Partnered with the business unit to define policies & procedures and to ensure alignment with business objectives and strategy• Successfully implemented the Company’s first salary grade structure • Worked with business unit leaders to match, level and benchmark all job titles • Managed the execution of compensation communications• Successfully lead annual benefit renewal process, maintained costs and the quality of benefit offerings• Researched and retained a new record keeper for a plan with over $30 million dollars in assets• Successfully lead the Company through a DOL ERISA audit of the Company medical plan• Recovered $100,000 in erroneous benefits charges through careful auditing and tighter controls• Implemented an application tracking system that provided efficiency and tool for HR and management• Responsible for all open positions ranging from Administrative Assistant to Director of IT as well as sales and technical positions• Hired the Company’s first dedicated recruiter• Continually updated onboarding program to keep current with the needs of a fast-growing organization• Spearheaded the project to select and implement a unified HRIS, Payroll and Timekeeping solution • Extensive experience with PeopleSoft and ADP WorkForce Now• Lead the Company’s successful pursuit of a Top-Secret Facility Clearance; served as the Facility Security Officer (FSO).

Schaumburg, Il, Us

• Investigated over 60 harassment or discrimination claims and brought them to a successful conclusion.• Client base included 550 employees in 8 schools across 5 states• Advised employees up to school Presidents & corporate executives in 8 schools from Boston to Washington, DC.• Headed the HR effort to close 14 schools which included issuing severance agreements, retention bonus programs and an outplacement program for approximately 1500 employees• Successfully closed 14 schools with no employee relations legal incidents from non-union schools• Conducted arbitrations and grievances in the Company’s only union school. • Worked with collective bargaining team in negotiating contract• Delivered benefits open enrollment presentations to 550 employees in 8 states • Act as HR expert and project manager for compensation program• Work with c-suite to evaluate job titles and ensure that pay decisions align with company compensation philosophy• Created salary grade structure and over 50 job descriptions for the Katherine Gibbs schools• Served as prototype for the HR Business Partner role and trained the first new HR Business Partners

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

• Advised management on all facets of human resources in an organization of more than 350 employees• Primary in-house resource for employment law issues.• Created Employee Satisfaction Survey Program.• Successfully implemented Company job description program• Responsible for processing Visas, Green Cards, Work Permits and Trade NAFTA Letters• Created the Company Affirmative Action Program• Responsible for creating all company policies and Employee Handbook updates• Implemented an online management training program• Worked on the implementation team for PeopleSoft HR versions 7.5 and PeopleSoft HR 8.3.

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