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Denver, Colorado, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Responsible for the development and implementation of HR initiatives including the following: recruitment and retention programs; compensation, performance management and rewards programs, employee relations, training and development, organizational development and corporate culture initiatives. Serve as part of the senior management team working to define goals and strategies to maximize human capital to achieve organizational objectives. Involved in all facets of the business playing a valuable consultative role in support of succession planning, talent management and future-needs assessments across the firm.- Responsible for enhancing HR team capabilities and internal client service by adding talent with specialized skills and functional expertise, including talent acquisition, payroll and HR operations- Raised company hiring standards and improved interview process by creating multi two person interview teams responsible for asking targeted behavioral questions to assess against specific competencies - Successfully lead HR initiatives for spinning-off seven wealth management affiliates and their employees to form a new entity and prep company for private equity transaction- Consolidated three medical insurance plans down to two (PPO & HDHP) which enhanced benefits of both plans and allowed the company to save $150k while passing savings to employees- Championed leave program enhancements and transition company from front loaded PTO to an accrual based method; enhanced PTO at all levels and tenure across the business including a new parental leave program - Led company's best places to work campaigns leading to 3 Washington Post Top Workplaces awards; a Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions and Investments; Great Places to Work by the Washingtonian - Lead implementation of new HR system, UltiPro, to enhance human capital analytics, performance management, compensation planning and succession planning while offering EE self service

Vienna, Virginia, Us

Manage all aspects of the HR function for a $71M vision care company with 450 employees. Led the company through a large scale organizational transformation by creating a culture of accountability and implementing standard operating procedures for consistent business outcomes. Supported company culture by applying expert skills in talent acquisition, social media recruiting campaigns, employment process flows, orientation programs, as well as on/off boarding programs and processes with the aim of creating efficiencies and streamlining processes.

Moline, Il, Us

Develop company HR infrastructure through creation and implementation of processes and procedures to include: new hire orientations, employment process flows, talent management programs, and on/off boarding processes. Provide human capital consulting and HR services to a DoD agency leading their human resources organization transformation. Assist in developing the client’s Human Capital Plan and succession planning strategies to provide talent for future vacancies and to mitigate losses due to impending retirements. Created a position description catalog for all company positions and developed a salary gradation scale to delineate levels and career path options. Collaborate with companies to develop social media recruitment strategies to remain competitive in the war for talent.

Estero, Fl, Us

Managed the human resource department for the Northeast Region of Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation which included 56 locations across 19 states. Directed and supported human capital strategy and high-value HR processes to ensure alignment with overall corporate objectives while driving the strategic focus of the business through operations, finance, supply chain, and IT. Created and implemented process improvement plan for Dept of Transportation (DOT) qualification files and records of duty status logs (RODS) to meet compliance standards and retention requirements per Federal regulations. Developed talent acquisition strategies and recruiting partnerships with colleges and universities across the Northeastern US.

Carlisle, Pa, Us

Acted as human resource advisor and consultant to managers and supervisors for multiple districts totaling over 2000 employees. Facilitated performance management training, diversity awareness workshops, conflict management courses and new hire orientations. Conducted employee relations investigations and determined course of progressive discipline or recommendation for termination. Met with union business agents on all first and second step grievances to bring to resolution. Developed and implemented strategic staffing plans by identifying internal high potential candidates through workforce assessment programs.