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Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Created and grew the HR and Learning Development Department for emerging business, scaling from 35 people to over 200. Assisted in opening, staffing and overseeing all People functions for Nevada and California locations. Total responsibility for compensation, benefits, staffing, culture, training, learning and development, HR analytics, strategic planning.

Mountain View, California, US

Leads and manages all Human Resource functions and a staff of 10 for this janitorial and building maintenance organization situated in the San Francisco, South and East Bay area. Reports directly to Executive Vice President. Responsibility for all Talent Acquisition & Retention, HR Management, Benefits, Legal and Compliance, Employee & Union Relations.

Executive Human Resources providing Human Resource Executive Consultant services to small and medium businesses in the areas of HR Department creation and reinvention, modernization, Recruiting & Retention, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Organizational Effectiveness and Development, Assessments, Training, Managerial and Executive Coaching.

• Direct report to CEO of this world renown Clinical Research / Movement Disorders Treatment Clinic located in SF Bay Area California. Strong collaboration with COO/CFO. Dotted line report to Chairman of the Board..
• Partners with CEO / COO / CFO and next level management to create, foster and maintain an open corporate culture attentive to the needs and development of all staff. Prepared for acquisition / merger.
• Oversaw and directed changes of all levels of employees compensation, benefits, employee relations.
• Devised strategies for performance evaluation, staffing, training and development, performance management.
• Executed all HR initiatives, systems upgrades & implementations.
• Supervised the work of HR personnel and provided leadership, mentoring and guidance to HR and leaders.

• Collaborated with Executives to plan the rapid growth of a renewable energy construction and maintenance business to include sourcing and creation of multi-state employment practices, benefits, and employee engagement.
• Built HR Department from ground up growing organization from 50 to over 300 people.
• Successfully led an accelerated HRIS selection and implementation to replace manual efforts for Applicant Tracking System, Performance Management, and Performance Evaluation, People Reporting, reducing equivalent one.
• Systematized all levels of employees’ compensation, benefits, health and safety to include creation of job families, salary bands and measures to insure fair/equitable employment offers. Rebalanced and negotiated new.
• Created internal training program focused on development of existing leadership, through formal and informal mentorship and guidance.
• Managed direct labor relations issues with both union and nonunion employees

• HR Director for 250-person non-profit that manages all Veteran’s Administration and Department of Defense medical research and educational projects conducted at Stanford University and the Veteran’s Administration.
• Led RFP, vetted, selected and implemented Applicant Tracking System. Saving one FTE of cost.
• LEAN implementation for all HR Department processes saving the need for an additional FTE.
• Conducted HR assessment and due diligence for merger & acquisition of sister organization.
• Renegotiated renewal for all Benefits plan at only a 2% increased compared to market increase of 10%.
• Successfully completed annual Affirmative Action Plan with no adverse impact results.

Mayfield Village, OH, US

• Began as California HR Manager and promoted to Senior HR Manager to Regional Senior HR Manager. Led strategic HR partnership for six major national multistate customer contact centers supporting site operations leaders.
• Reduced employee attendance attrition by 45% through innovative “holistic attendance” program and holistic based performance management decreasing unscheduled turnover by 25%.
• Led many Organizational Development initiatives, assessing organizational climate, needs assessments, surveys and focus groups. Led employee engagement teams to implement process improvements and increase call handling.
• Managed open door policy responsible for no external agency complaints in a 5-year time span.
• Managed transition from paper to web based personnel manual eliminating $2.5 million dollars of printing costs and increasing employee direct access to most current policies. Instrumental in western states inauguration.

US

• Served as HR Director / VP HR for 1750 person multi-national organization. Six direct reports located in manufacturing locations throughout the United States, Great Britain, Switzerland, Germany, Mexico. Directly.
• Vetted and replaced defined benefit plan and instituted new 401K Plan saving over $500,000 in costs.
• Reduced workmen's compensation costs companywide by 25% through return to work and proactive managerial and employee training programs.
• Directed successful acquisition and assimilation of two US based manufacturing operations.
• Bargained closure of unionized facility with no work stoppage or major incidents.
• Managed RFP, selection establishment and implementation of network based HRIS system (PeopleSoft)

Master'S Degree, Organizational Behavior Studies

Diploma, General

Certified Oe Officer, Organizational Behavior Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English/Language Arts Teacher Education

Train The Trainer, Organizational Leadership