Nicole Cossette Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon Area

• Led change management initiatives involving organizational design, reporting and management changes and job redesign. • Slashed time to hire by 30% through process redesign and automation (Taleo).• Reduced employee turnover by 10% through holistic overhaul of employee development, promotion, compensation and accountability systems. I designed and implemented a job leveling program that was instrumental in retaining and develop many of the organization's strongest performers.• I designed OHS' first grade and range compensation system. Researched and recommended annual merit and equity budget allocations and ensured that the organization managed to budget parameters on an annual basis. My market analysis and strategic planning skills were critical to defining a long-term compensation strategy.• Selected and implemented entirely new array of benefit providers to ensure high employee satisfaction at controlled and often reduced, costs to employer. Leveraged health care insurer to fund creation of wellness programming that decreased employee conflict and reduced absenteeism.• Led 401k and 457 plan administration. Successfully selected and implemented 401k plan transition between providers and restatement of 457 plan. • Selected and implemented new HRIS and timekeeping systems (Ultipro and Timeforce). Improved the efficiency and accuracy of payroll administration.• Skilled at analyzing and utilizing organization satisfaction surveys and retention metrics to influence and institute cultural changes and advance management practices.• Experienced and trusted coach to middle and senior leadership team members. • Able to manage complex employee relations and leave of absence situations in a fair, equitable and legally sound manner.In addition to HR responsibilities, I am responsible for the strategic direction of IT department and the administration of commercial Property and Liability insurance programs.

Hillsboro, Or

• Provided strategic and operational Human Resources leadership for 300+ employee 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with annual revenue of $18-25 M. Direct supervision of 3 HR professionals.• Advanced organizational effectiveness and alignment to industry best practices through complete rewrite of personnel policies. • Restructured compensation system for 70+ exempt and nonexempt positions. Created career progression ladders within new market-sensitive compensation system. Developed and delivered all related staff training and communications. • Led adoption and budget planning processes for new employee benefits through demonstration of affordability, sustainability and value to staff. Increased staff benefits comprehension through creation and delivery of personalized benefit value statements.• Developed and implemented monthly management training forums, resulting in increased effectiveness of performance management practices, decreased employee complaints, and improved perception of supervisor capability. • Greatly diminished agency risk by restructuring performance management system and investigation procedures to ensure fair and consistent policy application. • Improved employee data integrity and reporting capability of Human Resources department through overhaul of HRIS systems and processes. Enhanced Agency ability to respond to complex federal and state grant reporting requests and requirements in a timely manner.

Folsom, Ca And Hillsboro, Or

• Managed meritocratic allocation of multimillion dollar budget and performance ratings to 50,000+ employees worldwide. Developed and implemented data analysis tools and processes that transformed business group synthesis of Focal data. Innovations contributed to Intel-wide changes in automated tools and analysis processes. Received HR Achievement Award for “advancements in process execution and minimizing defects.”• Led culture shift initiative to improve decision-making and trust by leveraging interview and data synthesis skills. • Innovated use of organizational assessment data to correlate management practices to factors that influence innovation and high performance satisfaction of technical organizations. • Facilitated re-organization activities, including development of employee communications, clarification of roles and responsibilities, allocation of resources, and utilization of meaningful recognition systems. • Performed and delivered worldwide skill set gap analysis for business group consolidating more than 15 global work sites. Provided strategic decision making tools through development of site competency models, staffing strategies and response to emerging geography expansion opportunities. • Organized and implemented all aspects of redeployment and reduction in force processes for large global business groups.• Developed and maintained international HR partnerships in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America. Collaborated on topics ranging from performance management, leadership development, compensation planning to reduction in force and expansion actions.

Delineated responsibilities of case managers for inclusion in bid process during four-month internship. Defined Return to Work program success metrics, including factors linked to incremental financial savings, employee productivity and satisfaction, and vendor performance management. Identified opportunities for continual process improvement with emphasis on increasing management efficiency, eliminating errors and rework, and reducing legal escalations.

Defined and launched business plan for Industrial Rehabilitation Program. Rehabilitated orthopedic injuries. Conducted ergonomic and job assessments to facilitate return to work and daily activities.

Mshrm, Human Resources

Krannert Scholar

Ms, Biomechanics And Motion Analysis

Bachelor Of Science, Natural Sciences

Summa cum laude