Responsible for Barrick Nevada and North American Human Resources Shared Service group

Barrick sponsors Operation Bravo benefits for veterans.

Description: As HR Manager for this gold heap leach operation, I apply my expertise in HR, operations, management, and strategic planning to lead all aspects of HIR and health and safety incident reporting and investigations. I also create and conduct analysis of manpower budgeting and costs. In addition, I administer benefits, including health, dental, vision, life, AD&D, flexible spending, and disability while overseeing compensation administration, including succession planning, budgeting and manning and wage/salary survey to industry standards and on board new employees. Moreover, I coordinate risk management, including worker’s compensation, unemployment, and general liability and develop and implement HR policies and procedures throughout the organization. Additionally, perform other essential HR tasks, including conducting job analysis, employee appraisals, and performance reviews, counseling employees, holding termination meetings, assisting managers with dispute resolution, and coordinating accident, injury and near-miss reporting /investigations.My accomplishments include:• Serving as part of management team that planned, executed, and led the strategic direction of the company.• Successfully implementing the company’s new HRIS (Sage ERP).• Transforming the HR department into a trusted business partner with in the organization.• Successfully development HR processes that ensured compliance and cost effectiveness of key HR functions.

In this role for a commercial and intellectual property law firm in China/Mongolia with foreign-based clients seeking to do business in Asia, I managed the strategic and daily operations of the Mongolia office focused primarily on commercial law related to mergers & acquisitions, corporate due diligence, licensing, and legal compliance and labor matters. I also supervised 2-3 foreign legal advisors, 3-5 Mongolian-trained attorneys, and 5 support staff in various operational functions, including budgeting, finance, work product quality, client services, and legal research. Finally, I engaged with government and regulatory agencies on behalf of clients and industry working groups. My accomplishments included:• Serving as the lead foreign legal advisor to a foreign mining company participation in a 1 billion dollar mine development project.• Acting as the lead foreign legal advisor to a regional development bank for the development of Mongolia’s commercial railway system. • Serving as foreign legal advisor responsible for the negotiation of labor contracts with local and national unions.• Practice areas included: corporate due diligence/audit; employee/employer & labor licensing; corporate governance; foreign direct investment; mergers & acquisitions; and project finance.

ICMC specializing in corporate and HR services in Mongolia, I utilized my HR expertise to provide HR outsourcing services with six other staff members focusing on drafting labor/employee policies, labor manuals and enterprise compliance manuals, salary survey, corporate governance, corporate secretariat services, payroll, tax/accounting, immigration/work permits, corporate formation (limited liability and non-governmental organizations), and compliance reporting for foreign corporation clients conducting operations (mining and mining support) in Mongolia.My accomplishments included:• Synthesizing key employment and safety legislation into understandable policies and procedures for foreign invested companies doing business in Mongolia.• Developing models for union negotiations with national unions for several foreign invested companies doing business in Mongolia.• Streamlining immigration and work permit processes for expatriate workers.• Providing expert tax services to include equalization, withholding and reporting for employers and employees.

PCBM Management Company, Inc., Ishpeming, MI, Director of HR, 1999 – 2001; Newmont Mining Company, Elko, NV, HR Representative II, 1986-1994

Newmont Mining Corporation/Tiger Eye Consulting, Lombok, Indonesia, Consultant, 1996-1997; Newmont Mining Corporation, Denver, CO & Cajamarca, Peru, Consultant, 1995-1996