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Orem, Utah, Us

Greenix is a leading provider of environmentally friendly pest control and animal management, operating in multiple US States.I lead the People Department as we partner with the business to advance People Initiatives through our People teams (HRBPs, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, L&D, Claims, Licensing). As a member of the Executive team, I consult and collaborate to meet business objectives as we deploy our human resources.

Global, Global, Oo

This role was created after the transition (from GE Healthcare Life Sciences to Cytiva) in order to provide HR process leadership for the Americas region (US, Canada, Latin America). It morphed in to launching our Shared Services team for the Danaher Biotechnology Platform. - Built standard work for HR associates and People Leaders in various topics (leave administration, onboarding, payroll escalations, etc.), and apply continuous improvement / Danaher Business System (DBS) methodologies for HR process improvement.- Drove People Initiatives for the region (supporting Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, COVID response efforts, and more). - Leveraged people analytics to better understand challenges and gaps.- Provided HR Business Partner support to leaders in the enabling functions.- Oversaw the centralization of all HR Coordinators in the region, developing into the HR Shared Services team (13 Associate Care Specialists). - Launched the case management and knowledge article solution for providing HR Services for all US employees in multiple Danaher Operating Companies.- Established standard work through continuous improvement efforts.

Global, Global, Oo

Formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences (transition completed on April 1, 2020), Cytiva is an organization of more than 7500 people across 40 countries with a mission to advance and accelerate therapeutics. I help drive positive outcomes at our Logan site as we bring transformative health to patients through researchers, hospitals and the pharmaceutical partners of Cytiva.• Oversaw HR activities for the 800-person site, focusing on Global Supply Chain.• Partnered with leaders by driving people initiatives (Talent Development, People Reviews, etc.).• Advocated for associates by driving consistency and fairness in employee relations and people practices.• Americas Regional Change Agent for regular HR Touchpoints, company transition, and system implementations (Workday, ADP/eTime). • Enabled standing up of weekend shifts, additional product line, and expanded support teams by continuous improvement on recruiting and hiring activities to bring in an additional 250+ associates. • Partnered with EHS in leading COVID-19 response efforts to implement Emergency Paid Sick Leave and control potential spread of coronavirus at the facility.

Chicago, Us

GE Healthcare is all about improving lives in moments that matter. In the Life Sciences division, we enable customers to create and distribute medical treatments to patients across the world. • Oversee HR activities for the 500-person Cell Culture Media site, focusing on Global Supply Chain.• Partner with leaders by driving people initiatives (Talent Development, People Reviews, etc.).• Advocate for associates by driving consistency and fairness in employee relations and people practices.• Established job levels and expectation matrices to promote internal growth and career readiness.• Launched the Logan Experience Team as an evolution of the engagement and events committees to gain broader interest and contribution to the employee experience.• Eliminated staffing gaps by implementing a coordinated interview approach for operations roles using industry best practices to achieve aggressive hiring targets – oversaw hiring of more than 200 associates during competitive labor market conditions (as low as 1.6% unemployment). • Manage local team of HR Coordinators, year-round interns, and Staffing Vendors.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

HRLP brought a variety of ways to support hourly & salaried employees and partner with leaders to drive tactical and strategic business initiatives. Each rotation presented challenging projects and teams to be part of and improve. I also served on HRLP committees for planning regular seminars & engagement efforts and worked a variety of cross-functional projects outside my regular assignments. I also worked as an intern in the program for the summers before and during my master's program. Here are some highlights:• HR Business Partner – Digital Technology: guided organizational restructure by facilitating engagement efforts. Led Talent Management Programs for the Digital Technology business. Supported cross-functional “Digital League” by learning SQL coding to navigate Data Lake and support analytics/visualizations.• People Partner – GE Additive: grew internal 3D Printing start-up by acquiring skilled engineering talent and driving employee experience initiatives.• HR Manager – Rutland, VT Operations: HR support for 1/3 of site operations team. Drove site projects for revising handbook and overhauling compensation structure based on market data. • LR/UR Specialist – Lynn, MA, ’15 Intern: Interfaced with Union Leadership by conducting Step II grievance meetings and supporting national/local contract negotiations and subsequent ratification.• HR Specialist – Finance & Legal, ‘14 Intern: Formalized talent management tools to promote internal development. Increased efficiencies in job change steps in concert with HR Operations Center.

Ithaca, Ny, Us

Research Assistant - Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) (May '15 - May '16)- Working closely with the CAHRS Director, our RA team conducted an overarching project to give a strategic perspective to the trending transformation of performance management systems. We interviewed 51 HR Leaders from 41 CAHRS partner companies and conducted a live webcast where we introduced our framework for transforming performance management. The framework outlines the lenses through which to evaluate PM and the change levers to push or pull to execute a successful transformation.- Our team also gathered dozens of current HR articles every month to create a CAHRS Top10 eNews summary made available to all CAHRS Partner companies.Teaching Assistant - Employment Disability Institute (Dec '14 - May '15)- Supported Professors Thomas Golden and Seth Harris for two courses (Disability & Employment Policy and Disability Law) offered through Cornell's Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.- Attended lectures, led group discussions/activities, hosted office hours for student questions, and graded regular assignments, research papers, and final exams.

Sundance, Ut, Us

This intimate mountain resort is where I personally learned to ski. I took the chance to be part of the 4-member HR team, where I led the recruiting and staffing efforts.- Determined applicant fit by partnering with 25+ resort managers to effectively recruit talent by posting positions, reviewing applications, and conducting interviews for seasonal, year-round, hourly, and salaried positions.- Developed best practices for tracking and communicating the hiring process at the resort.- Fostered sourcing relationships through advertisements, site/classroom visits, job fairs, and more. - Provided HR support in Payroll, Benefits, and other Employee management and development activities.- Created and coordinated the Sundance Internship Program with universities and trade schools, supporting 5+ intern experiences each season.- Conducted weekly Day of Discovery (new employee orientation including new hire paperwork, presentations, site tour, and guest service training activities).- Managed employee information via hard copy files and HRIS (ADP, AOD, Platinum Pay, Swipeclock, ReadySetWork, E-Verify).- Conducted portions of quarterly supervisor trainings.- Aided in creation, delivery, and tracking of resort training materials.- Maintained Job Description database.- Developed effective interview questions for screening purposes and for manager's interviews.- Planned and carried out seasonal on-site Job Fairs, facilitating hundreds of interviews each season.- Provided support to Director of HR for employee discipline, documentation, and performance reviews.

Provo, Ut, Us

During my time at BYU, I participated in many ensembles (which provided Talent Scholarship compensation) and held positions of leadership (which provided Service Award compensation) in the School of Music. These are highlighted below:Cougar Marching Band- '10 Band President: supervised/led over 20 student leaders in rehearsal, preparation, performance, reporting, and planning activities. Coordinated goals and events with director and school.- '09 VP Logistics: directed a team to prepare all rehearsal and game day logistical duties including equipment transportation and set-up.- '08 Logistics Committee RepUniversity Band- '11 Head Teaching Assistant - in addition to TA duties, I directed the work of four other TAs and student volunteers- '10 Teaching Assistant - tracked attendance, oversaw set-up for weekly rehearsal and stage set-up for concert, delivered announcements in collaboration with directorSymphonic Band, Pep Band, Tuba/Euphonium Ensembles- Regularly and frequently performed in locations across Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. - I often covered a part on my own and at other times was the Principal or section leader.

Salt Lake City, Us

I taught "Released Time" religion courses for junior high and high school students as part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Seminary program. - Prepared & taught over 80 daily lessons based on needs & abilities of students to promote personal development.- Fostered attention, discipline & activity in three classes totaling over 70 students ages 14-18.- Coordinated classroom activities to meet faculty goals with principals at two locations: Merit College Preparatory Academy and Diamond Fork Jr. High Seminaries.- Studied and prepared personally and in small & large groups to create and refine comprehensive background information and detailed lesson & activity plans.

Provo, Ut, Us

I joined the Marriott School placement office bridging the winter and fall semesters to support ongoing job and internship placement needs of current and former BS and MBA OB/HR students.- Created and managed websites for interview advice, job postings, and recruiting information - Assisted in placing 3 students.- Strengthened & developed relationships with faculty, alumni & local companies.- Contacted and invited over 1,000 alumni to March 2011 BYU OB/HR Alumni Reunion - updated and maintained alumni database from this contact.- Supported the Director of Placement in preparing for Fall courses.

The MTC houses and trains thousands of full-time missionaries before they start their 1-2 year missions all over the world. I was the regular teacher/trainer for groups of 8-12 for the three week period before they went to their various locations.- Developed & delivered over 40 different trainings on study, goal setting, planning, teaching, and communication skills.- Presented 400+ times to more than 300 representatives focusing on classroom participation and interaction.- Provided 1-on-1 coaching feedback to other trainers & representatives on a weekly basis.- Regularly coordinated efforts and trained with fellow teachers to accomplish team goals.

Master Of Industrial And Labor Relations, Human Resources And Organizations

Bs Management, Business Management, Obhr, Music