People415 provides people solutions for growing companies. Consulting services include: • Recruiting / Talent Acquisition• Employee Relations• Succession Planning• Compensation Strategy• Talent Management• Organizational Development

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Responsible for scaling the overall human resource program and providing executive leadership for a 50-person full service digital agency. • Focus on developing talent, employee relation strategies, organizational and leadership development, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, career counseling, and change management to embody the agency’s culture, mission and values.• Implemented career path and compensation structure to accelerate performance, drive results, align expectations and advance people.• Built Talent Acquisition pipeline of full time and freelance resources for various functions, levels and locations.• Executive champion of the employee experience enabling people to create beautiful, innovative products.

As an integral member of the Human Resources Leadership Team, participated in the strategic planning and execution of Human Resource initiatives.Accomplishments:At the request of Chief HR Officer, served as National Performance Management SME responsible for Talent Alignment Strategy, Systems, Training and Measurements to align the workforce and advance business results. Increased firm-wide goal setting by 31% in 90 days.Advised and trained more than 600 career advisors on all employee relations, change management, performance management and employee engagement matters.Played a significant role in managing organizational change. Regional model implemented in June 2010 consolidating 6 independent business units. Integral in developing compensation philosophy, universal policies and HR team structure.

Planned, proposed, developed and interpreted new Human Resource policies, procedures total compensation/benefit plans through analysis of City/State/Federal legislation changes in conjunction with senior management; effectively communicated updates to staff of 200+ employees.Negotiated with collective bargaining units to implement union contract; continually communicated with non-union groups to maintain union-free status.Managed recruiting process and assisted with interviewing and hiring for 33 programs.Created and conducted new hire orientations, events and exit interviews.

Fastest growing company in Silicon Valley 1999-2000 according to San Francisco Business Journal. As employee #17, created and executed the Human Resource function of a start-up company of 600 employees. Directly managed the Employee Relations Department comprised of 10 staff.

Recruited, screened and placed temporary and direct hire employees. Project Manager for the Bank of America Lockbox project generating $40,000 in weekly revenue Project Manager for Proxy Communications, Inc. generating $6,000 in weekly revenue.