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Leesburg, Va, Us

Ashburn, Va, Us

After 35+ years in People & Culture Leadership, I've embarked on a new journey to give back with purpose. Now behind the wheel of a school bus, I am dedicated to positively impacting the lives of young people every day. Committed to fostering a supportive and inspiring environment, I aim to help students discover their passion and navigate the road to success. Let's drive change together! 🌟 #EmpoweringYouth #EducationMatters #NewBeginnings

Supporting small businesses in their growth journey by providing expertise in people development, fostering positive organizational culture, and optimizing structural and developmental strategies. As a volunteer, I contribute my skills to empower businesses in building robust teams, cultivating a healthy workplace environment, and strategically advancing their organizational structures for long-term success.

Life gifts present themselves in many ways. Look for the silver lining…it may surprise you!

Bethesda, Md, Us

General Contractor Building The DMVNamed Best Place To Work by The Washington Business Journal 2022. We operate with the Build Mindset that every action we take contributes to building something, and what we're building goes beyond structures and spaces. We build trust, partnerships, careers & so much more – through every one of our interactions.

Mclean, Va, Us

Private equity owned, top-rated smart DIY Home Security solution.Core values:~Customer Centricity~Collaboration~Empowerment & Accountability~InnovationC-Suite Team member; successfully rebuilt, made scalable, and aligned with business objectives the talent management & payroll functions, teams, and systems achieving an estimated $150k annual savings.Transformed organizational culture and employee engagement following the sale to a private equity partner.Skyrocketed eNPS from -30 to +40 by leading highly successful cultural turnaround programs.Designed and successfully implemented performance management strategy resulting in corporate goal alignment, continuous two-way feedback, and transparency at all levels and roles.Provided talent thought leadership and guidance to executive and senior management teams.Established comprehensive people analytics enabling strategic data-driven decision making.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Private equity owned, global leader in sales and customer service training, technology, and consulting.Our values:~Authentic Collaboration~Bold Thinking~Lifelong Learning~Uncompromised QualityC-Suite Team member, driving design, transformation and business alignment of the Talent function following the sale to a private equity partner.Led organizational transition from PEO model, saving greater than $300k annually.Designed and established total reward strategy, programs and plans resulting in $110k first year savings, less than 5% second year rate increases and over a 30% increase in employee satisfaction.Introduced performance management strategy, focused on continuous two-way feedback.Created HR system strategy, focused on ”One Version of the Truth” for all people data, analytics driven decision making, and an engaging end-user experience.Introduced and incorporated DEI strategies and tools, increasing diversity new hires and promotions by 35%.

ThinkGeek (a subsidiary of GameStop), is the premier e-commerce retailer and product development company of amazing creations for the global geek community.C-Suite Team member, established, directed, and drove all facets of human resource & facilities operations supporting 115 employees in Virginia and Colorado.Achieved savings in excess of $200K YOY through organizational redesign and service contract re-negotiations.Increased employee engagement by 10% and influenced increased productivity through the development and implementation of multi-year HR strategic and tactical plans focused on organizational alignment, accountability, professional development, career pathing and succession planning.Designed, directed, and delivered initial Professional Development & Career Growth program consisting of on-line and classroom learning activities for individual, management, and leadership training.Decreased average vacancy rate by 6% after introducing and deploying a five point staffing strategy. Directed and executed HR M&A and divestiture processes to include all due-diligence and transition activities associated with the sale of ThinkGeek and closure of ThinkGeek Solutions.Reduced post acquisition voluntary turnover rate by 5%, keeping all ThinkGeek employees “whole” by successfully negotiating, designing, integrating, and communicating tailored total rewards programs.Established post divestiture “stay” programs with key staff and successfully mitigated risk/threats to business operations through closure date.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Govplace, a privately held Value Added Reseller and IT Professional Services provider exclusively to the public sector.C-Suite Team member, reporting to the CEO/owner and supporting 100 employees in Virginia and California.Established and drove strategic human capital management programs resulting in improved business results and profitability.Decreased employee turnover by 15% through conducting employee “stay interviews” which drove the establishment of performance management process, career pathing, and employee engagement programs.Redesigned corporate benefits delivering added employee offerings and reducing annual cost by $35K.Created and directed corporate Leadership Development and Executive Coaching programs improving executive effectiveness, team collaboration, unified focus, business accountability & organizational communication. Directed all HR divestiture activities resulting in the successful $10M sale of a California business division.Key bid & proposal team member and staffing plan author for multi-year, multi-million dollar IT services proposals.

Glattbrugg, Ch

The world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for airlines and railroads.Lead the central HR function that supports the entire North American division and oversees the strategic planning, coordination and direction of HR Shared Services, which includes compensation, benefits, HR Information Systems, HR policy, HR practices and regulatory compliance.

Blagnac Cedex, Fr

A leading industrial partner in defense and homeland security, commercial aviation, helicopters and telecommunications.Developed and recommended enterprise employee/manager self-service and talent management business process, technology and associated key performance indicators.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Us

A Unisys IT subcontractor to the Federal Acquisition Service of the U.S. General Services Administration.Developed and successfully conducted a Business Intelligence Maturity and Readiness Assessment for the Federal Acquisition Service of the U.S. General Services Administration.Delivered on-time and on-budget, strategic and tactical recommendations for effective organizational and departmental knowledge management.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

A worldwide professional services provider to the pharmaceutical industry for development of new medical therapies.Tasked with assuming the leadership role for corporate business intelligence.Established the first business intelligence strategic plan and infrastructure to effectively support the corporate goal of achieving a 10% operating margin.Directed a team of 3 professionals, collaborating with HR operations, corporate services business partners and IT groups to develop and implement innovative business intelligence and human capital management solutions.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Promoted to Director leading a team of 5 in the strategic direction, development, implementation and management of all HR business solutions.Exceeded 100% ROI by saving $600K in less than 18 months on initial deployment of the global compensation management system.Spearheaded enterprise learning & development transformation and technology deployment, insuring regulatory compliance, saving critical customers and revenues in excess of $70M.Successfully coordinated 3 multi-national business acquisitions impacting several business units and more than 500 employees.Led installations and upgrades of enterprise human capital management solutions exceeding $10M.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Promoted to Associate Director managing all compensation programs for 2500 employees including executive pay and sale commission plans. Critical team member in requirements gathering, design and implementation of first centralized global employee database capable of adapting to future business needs.Redesigned the management incentive bonus program benefiting 400 worldwide employees.Co-managed design and execution of first integrated and globalize compensation budget process.

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Hired to oversee the adoption of a new corporate HR strategy, as well as manage the HR transformation for each of 5 newly acquired companies. Directed and mentored a team of 6 HR professionals in 3 North American locations.Responsible for integration, deployment, training and management of all corporate HR policies, procedures and programs for the 300-employee division.Reduced recruitment and training costs $500K in several months through the design and delivery of an employee-retraining program.

Washington , Dc, Us

A private, not-for-profit hospital and medical rehabilitation network for the rehabilitation of individuals with disabling injuries and illnesses.Promoted to oversee the development and implementation of organizational HR goals and objectives for 800 employee, $62M, multi-site physical rehabilitation network.Directly involved in developing and implementing organizational strategic business plan as member of senior management team.Achieved $200K annual savings by outsourcing 3 key facility management departments. Served as key HR executive member for 3 acquisitions, 3 joint ventures and 5 start-up outpatient clinics. Generated $400K in annual cost savings through successful labor contract negotiations.Successfully managed Joint Commission and DCRA human resource and training compliance audits with no deficiencies.

Washington , Dc, Us

Promoted to develop and administer all compensation and benefit programs and manage service center of 3 professionals supporting 700 employees.Directed operating annual budget of $3.5M.Reduced vacancy rates from 23% to 5% through design and implementation of professional career development paths. Achieved over $600K in annual savings with the redesign of compensation and self-insured benefit programs.Slashed temporary staffing costs by 50% through development of flexible staffing options and per-diem staffing pools.

Developed, coordinated, and maintained all Human Resource functions for various clinical departments within 600 employee acute-care hospital.

Bs, Industrial Organizational Psychology

Certification, Project Management

Certification, Itil Version 3

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