I’m driven to help individuals and teams more effectively perform in their roles. By closing gaps, removing barriers, and making space, I'm always setting the stage for people to achieve in their work. This drive finds roots in my early career in Theater. I learned to internalize our collective purpose, prepare the ensemble, build trusting relationships, and deliver transformative performances. It brings me joy to foster these environments in our workplaces. I believe organizations can achieve individual and team excellence, and I’m proud to have supported their growth and pursuits in progressive leadership roles with broad responsibilities. Whether leading or contributing, I’m adept at defining strategies, programs and plans, collaborating cross-functionally, activating others to engage and execute, and managing to meet goals and metrics, as well as ensuring communications resonate, inform and boost employee engagement.Recently, I’m particularly proud of: - Hiring, training, and promoting in large, diverse workforces, increasing effectiveness and competitive advantage. - Establishing talent pipeline for highly specialized fields and growing professional development opportunities to train and retain top talent. - Managing high volume of complex leaves and accommodations cases to deliver excellent service through HR partnership. - Building out HRIS integrations for online benefits enrollment to streamline plan access and increase employee engagement. - Instituting a change initiatives aimed at investing in our people through progressive compensation strategies, industry-centric perks, and employer-paid education initiatives. With a focus on self-improvement and strong foundation of Human Resources knowledge, I've kept my SHRM-CP current since 2020. This, in addition to an MBA from the University of Washington, builds on my experiences and business acumen and strengthens and broadens my capabilities.Specialties: Leadership | Human Resources | HR | Strategic Planning | Training and Development | Process Improvement | Continuous Improvement | Leave and Accommodations | Organizational Management | Reporting | Policy and Processes | Team Building | Collaboration | Talent Acquisition | Recruitment | Talent Management | Compliance | Change Management | Risk Management | Partner Management | Employee Relations | CommunicationsCommon misspellings: Hernandez, Fernandes