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PROFILE: Leader of a nimble and responsive recuriting firm dedicated to providing top talent to the Upstream oil and gas industry. Previously, an HR leader with more than 25 years of broad experience with large and medium sized companies in the oil and gas industry, within and outside the U.S.EXPERIENCE:On the board of directors of Royal Aloha Vacation Club from 2007 to 2013, where we provided strategic guidance on the growth and financial management of the organization, as well as maximizing the members' vacation experience.In the past I consulted with a global petroleum company to combine and strengthen the 150 HR policies for the six countries where they operate into a cohesive set of global HR policies, and to create a flexible work schedule for implementation throughout their organization globallyMy experience leading upstream, downstream and corporate HR groups in Conoco/ConocoPhillips included:- U.S. qualified and welfare benefits, - international compensation and benefits which included an expatriate assignment in Dubai, UAE, - the full breadth of HR generalist work including direct reports at two refineries with labor relations responsibilities, - diverse acquisition/divestiture HR work including Conoco's merger with and spin off from DuPont, Conoco's merger with Phillips, the sale of assets resulting from the ConocoPhillips merger, and the creation of a joint venture,- HR project management work associated with the above acquisitions/divestitures, leading a team in the evaluation of SAP as the systems solution for Conoco's U.S. HR organization, and leading a team that created a 360 degree feedback process for use by all U.S. downstream operations' leaders,- collaboration in the creation of a coaching model that was utilized throughout Conoco's U.S. downstream organization to help employees improve performance.- startup HR work with Suncor USA, a newly formed subsidiary of the Canadian parent company, Suncor Energy,Specialties: U.S. qualified and welfare benefits administration, International compensation and benefits, Training and development, Labor relations, Leadership coaching and development, Recruiting and retention, Performance management, Change management, HR leadership and generalist work, Employee assistance programs, Project management

Listed skills include Performance Management, Talent Management, Change Management, Petroleum, and 30 others.