My specialty is providing customized human resources solutions that help businesses achieve their goals. I ensure legal compliance, attract and retain the best employees, and create cost-effective health and benefits programs that enable business to grow and thrive. I have built HR departments from the ground up.As a director and manager, I take on tough challenges that are highly sensitive in the workplace—I have turned around underperforming business units, downsized departments, and shut down internal facilities that were no longer affordable.Career Highlights-- Breadth of Experience: More than 20 years of HR knowledge and experience gained from the privately run Canaveral Port Authority; the 3-state, not-for-profit LifeSouth Community Blood Center; the Highlands County (FL) Sheriff's Office, and various retail and distribution companies. Business Partner: As a key member of the leadership team, assist in driving business results by learning the business, diagnosing people implications, and recommending actions around people strategy. HR Generalist: Experienced in employee relations, manager coaching, total rewards, organization capability and effectiveness, legal compliance, recruiting, performance management and appraisal, training and counseling.Change Agent and Organizational Development: Partner with and coach business leadership team to facilitate organization and culture change. Talent Management: Work with employees on competency assessments, performance appraisals, succession and career planning.Leadership Team Effectiveness: Diagnose, design, and facilitate leadership interventions required to improve business results. Business Values: I insist that right is right and wrong is wrong and am committed to protecting companies from the standpoint of liability above all else. I take lawsuits very seriously.