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Gresham, Oregon

Full cycle recruitment, training, employee relations and HR support.

Gresham, Oregon

Receive and manage employee relationships issues, drive corporate and local programs and provide HR support in all areas to a 24/7 manufacturing site staffed by over 500 employees and 200 contractors, partnering with managers and supervisors to provide guidance on policy, programs and compliance with federal, state and industry requirements.

Portland, Oregon

Assisted in the non-medical operations of a residential facility that provides integrated health and housing services to people with HIV/AIDS.

Portland, Oregon

Responsible for the selection, training, performance management and discipline of customer service and internet order fulfillment personnel in a union represented workplace. Improved practices in training, scheduling and performance management resulted in a more adaptable, multi-functional staff and reduced turnover in critical service roles. Coordinated the restructure of ordering, invoicing, shipping and troubleshooting practices for Corporate and Academic Services substantially improving the company’s return on investment for just-in-time inventory.Directed the planning, promotion, budgeting, ordering and staffing for both in-store and offsite events, developing models that often generated sales exceeding $40,000 for each event.

Boulder, Co

Responsible for selection, documentation, on-boarding, training, scheduling, performance management and discipline of staff in a 20,000 square foot store with up to 75 employees on 24/7 scheduling.Designed and implemented the organization’s first comprehensive training program, establishing policies, training procedures and documentation to ensure that staff was well informed and accountable particularly regarding issues pertaining to sexual harassment, diversity, ADA requirements, safety & loss prevention, and privacy & confidentiality. Changed the talent management strategy, revising the workforce plan, sourcing, on-boarding and retention strategies. Aligning the company’s goals and expectations with the real potential of our actual resources resulted in improved performance and more rapid response to evolving staffing needs.