• Upgraded the payroll and benefits service center to improve employee satisfaction.• Implemented Quantum employee engagement surveys to diagnose retention risk and coach managers to improve trust, diversity and more frequent goal-based performance feedback.• Direct payroll and benefits co-sourcing to scale service delivery with changes in staffing plan, while integrating cost reporting with existing financial reporting systems.• Provide behavioral interviewing and guide design of onboarding and internship programs, while training hiring managers to improve quality of hire.• Design employee benefits plans to consistently beat inflation trends while improving employee favorability for health and wellness programs.• Facilitate classroom and virtual training platforms for all employees including Situational Leadership, DiSC 360 team communication, Harassment Prevention, DEI.

• Partnered with the executive team and operations leaders to develop human capital policies including recruitment, safety & OSHA compliance, team communications, training and labor relations.• Supported succession planning and training efforts to upgrade leadership in critical departments, including IT, HR, and operations to prepare for owner exit strategy and sale of business.• Facilitated development of marine welding certification program with local trade schools, including state grants to fund pipeline of trade professionals for the superyacht repair/refit industry.

• Lead HR service delivery and assisted executive team to assimilate four separate regional operating companies and over 300 employees after IPO merger and roll up into a national operating platform.• Directed centralized HR support for a platform of eight regional offices and over 300 employees nationwide.• Hired and developed HR team that grew to serve as current HR leaders for the firm.• Implemented "Best Places to Work" survey action plans with managers to certify Regency as BPW. • Served on NAREIT HR Advisory Council, and Board of Habitat for Humanity - Jacksonville.

Directed HR and IT recruiting function for dot com technology venture capital start-up.

• Provided HR direction and support to the team that took Homestead Village public as a spin off from Security Capital Group.• Managed recruiting, training and policy development for corporate and hotel staff of over 500 employees.• Homestead later sold and went private under Blackstone. • Board relationships from this experience lead to role at Regency Centers Corporation (REG).

• Supported merger and roll up of four regional retail music companies, and family play centers during explosive growth of Blockbuster.• Directed a team of up to twelve human resource professionals to deliver recruiting, training and employee relations services for two retail divisions, supporting approximately four hundred stores in preparation for acquisition by Viacom. • Executive level relationships at Blockbuster led to future role with Rybovich/Huizenga family holdings.

Promoted from retail operations to newly created role that developed campus recruiting and management training programs for hundreds of stores, nationwide. Executive level relationships led to role with Blockbuster Entertainment/Viacom.