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Easton, Maryland, United States

• Lead human resources and administrative services processes and teams across twenty-two county departments.
• Advancing employee compensation levels through pay benchmarking and structural design, improving performance management and evaluation processes, and creating customized total reward statements for employees.
• Secured significant capital investment in technological infrastructure to effectively manage the employee life cycle through a comprehensive human resource information system.
• Researched, selected, and implemented Talbot’s first eLearning employee training platform.
• Developing a systemic diversity, equity, and inclusion process.

Hauppauge, New York, United States

• World's leading independent provider of high voltage power supplies for medical, industrial, semiconductor, security, analytical, laboratory and undersea cable power-feed applications. Design, manufacturing, and.
• Built a strong employee engagement operating model that supported advancing human resources strategies for an organization that had previously outsourced the process.
• Spearheaded a “first-five-year” global human resources strategy from early stage infrastructure building and digitization efforts (HRIS implementation, Lean/Six Sigma process improvement, compliance audits.
• Implemented talent management programs and processes in the areas of onboarding, performance management, compensation, reward and recognition, coaching, mentoring, professional and leadership development, training.
• Systematically identified, developed, and retained global high potentials, top performers, employees in critical roles, and retention risks by effectively utilizing talent assessment/management methodologies through.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States

• Top Human Resources Leader for LG’s $13 billion North American Operation supporting five business divisions in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Reported directly to the Chief Human Resources Officer in Seoul with a dotted.
• Navigated complex human resources strategic issues in the areas of organizational development, training, staffing, employee relations, executive compensation, performance management, compensation and benefits, cultural.
• Member of the Human Resources Executive Council. Primarily focused on creating strategic human resources synergies across the enterprise related to process improvement, cultural assimilation, employee engagement and.
• Directly supervised five Division Directors with overall organizational responsibility for fifty-one Human Resources professionals across the North American Region.
• Led the effort to reduce overall turnover across North America from 21.4% in 2007 to 16.8% in 2009 through employee engagement survey assessment, talent management initiatives, human resources program.
• Excelled as process owner for retaining top leadership talent in North America through talent management programs/processes like succession planning, internal coaching, and employee development through annual.

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, United States

• Championed the US Human Resources Operation for one of the fastest growing brands in the world.
• Provided Human Resources leadership and strategies contributing to Samsung Electronics America’s financial success — annual revenue of $6.7 billion.
• Directed all aspects of Human Resources including organizational development, employee relations, change management, talent acquisition, training, executive compensation, compensation and benefits, workforce planning.
• Managed a team of eighteen Human Resources professionals located in New Jersey and California.
• Effectively designed then implemented Global Human Resources Standards for Samsung: Organization Talent Vitality Review, Job Evaluation and Benchmarking, Promotion and Performance Management. Received the “Gold Award”.
• Helped build a world-class, results-driven culture at Samsung through the development and communication of shared values (competencies), cultural awareness/assimilation/diversity training, and “Great Workplace” survey.

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

• Directed global Human Resources function for GE Capital’s Private Equity Division. Client groups included Investment, Legal, Quality, IT, Finance, Risk, and Asset Management.
• Provided Human Resources leadership and strategies contributing to GE Equity’s financial success — annual net income of $530 million.
• Managed all aspects of the Human Resources function: Session C (organizational development including employee career development/counseling, executive assessment and coaching, diversity pipeline review and top talent.
• Provided Human Resources consultation for management and staff in US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
• Managed complex employee relations and organizational effectiveness issues associated with the Investment Banking industry.
• Responded quickly to market-driven turnover levels (as high as 32%) by staffing the workforce and maintaining human capital levels through a retention strategy. Retained 89% of “core” global talent.

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

• Directed the Human Resources function for GE American Communications (Americom), the world’s leading provider of satellite communications solutions. Key customers included ABC Radio Networks, British Telecom.
• Provided Human Resources leadership and strategies contributing to Americom’s financial success — net income of $200 million, 23% controllable cost productivity, and voluntary employee turnover at less than 6%.
• Managed Human Resources Six Sigma initiative resulting in $700,000 net income benefits.
• Part of team that consolidated two sales organizations into one “Engage the Customer” process, increasing sales by 14% and new customers by 11%.
• Managed Americom’s Session C process (known as industry best).
• Won the prestigious GE Capital Best Practice Quality Award for developing a Compensation web page that was shared across GE Capital Divisions.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology/Industrial Relations

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial/Organizational Psychology