Innovative, certified H.R. Business Partner and Advisor, both strategic and hands-on, with exceptional initiative, business acumen, communication, organization, mediation, and relationship building skills. Comfortably articulates policies, procedures, benefits, and legal requirements to all levels of employees and management. Effective working autonomously and with teams, consistently resolves problems fairly, managing competing priorities and multiple perspectives. Always compassionate, thorough, and discreet, even under the most stressful conditions. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Employee and Labor Relations – Broad employee relations experience, culture building, diversity and inclusion, performance management and change management, investigations, action plans, project management, data analysis and reporting, policy/procedure development and interpretation, job description reviews, training and development Risk Management – Compliance, SOX, health & safety, COBRA, HIPAA and ERISA, etc., Workers’ Comp, Leave of Absence coordination (FMLA, CFRA, PDL, PFL, STD, LTD, CA PSL, RTW, and COVID-19 Compliance, etc.) Benefits and Compensation - Benefit systems, projects and reporting, market data, salary surveys and comp. tools, Radford, Culpepper, Salary.com, wmg.com, PayScale, etc., ESOP, equity, leave management, open enrollment, employee surveys, plan analysis and benchmarking, retirement plan meetings, audits and reconciliation Talent Acquisition and Retention - Full cycle recruiting, diversity, equity, immigration, ADA and I-9 compliance, offer letters, background checks, document tracking, on-boarding, relocation, HRIS & Applicant Tracking Systems ATS HIGHLIGHTS: Developed and implemented H.R. policies, procedure, infrastructure, and data analysis for organizations, start-up to global Managed & improved Employee and Labor Relations, culture, LOA / RTW processes, reducing risk, attorney’s fees, & downtime Customized performance management, succession and evaluation format/process flow for specific industries & departments Assessed employee life-cycle processes & implemented more efficient, compliant, cost-effective processesIndustry Experience:Technology, Manufacturing, Aerospace/Defense, Professional Sports, Legal, Medical Device, Healthcare & Healthcare Training, FinTech Social Media, Finance, Retail, Non-Profit, Public Sector, PEOs, VCs and VC backed, M&As, COEs, Shared Services, Multi-Site and Multi-State, Startup to Large Global and Matrixed Organizations