Building an employee experience that reflects our creative and inventive culture at Akebia.

Dynamic Human Resources leader currently heading up the Global Compensation, Benefits and HRIS (Workday) functions for a mid-size font technology company. Company operates across the US as well as India, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, China, Japan and Hong Kong. Support business success with analytics and metrics.

Monotype is one of the world’s best-known providers of type-related products, technologies and expertise. Our fonts and technologies are designed to enable creative expression and give brands a distinct global voice. We’re behind the text you read in newspapers and books, in the apps on your phone, in the websites you browse, on the dashboard you scan, on the goods you buy, and in the games you play. We bring the world’s words to the page and the screen.

Monotype is one of the world’s best-known providers of type-related products, technologies and expertise. Our fonts and technologies are designed to enable creative expression and give brands a distinct global voice. We’re behind the text you read in newspapers and books, in the apps on your phone, in the websites you browse, on the dashboard you scan, on the goods you buy, and in the games you play. We bring the world’s words to the page and the screen.

Metabolix, Inc. is an innovation-driven bioscience and engineering company founded in 1992. We focus on providing sustainable solutions to the plastics, chemicals, and energy industries.Leader of the Metabolix Human Resources Department, providing both day-to-day operational oversight as well as strategic leadership to this growing company. Primary responsibilities include management of employee relations, recruiting, retention, compensation, performance management, benefit plans, 401(k) and compliance.

Polygon provides property damage restoration and temporary humidity control across the globe and is the European market leader in property damage restoration.Working as a contract HR professional to support the Polygon Human Resources Manager in special projects, including updating policy and procedure, employee recruitment, on boarding, employee retention and training.

• Sought after HR Professional who was recruited to analyze Global HR systems and identify user needs to create HR/Payroll platform of choice in a competitive market.• Drove project direction through the analysis of market practices, client interactions, and through understanding of HR/Payroll business practices and leading HR recordkeeping systems.• As the product manager for the global Agile team ensured deliverables were met on target through daily product assessment with developers in India and Tunisia.• Rigorously managed scope of work through project prioritization and collaboration with other development teams. • Increased product marketability as HR subject matter expert challenged to collect and manage Voice of the Business (VOB) and Voice of the Customer and Market (VOC/VOM) to drive the approach to project and work in general. • Ensured critical consistency within the matrix of teams through the development & documentation of functional and technical release specifications aimed at creating excellent end-user experience.

• Elevated the Human Resources function to report directly to the Executive Director developing and executing strategic initiatives to encourage and support organizational growth. • Built Human Resources role to be highly influential in organizational development and training resulting in high standards of excellence. • Positioned organization as contractor of choice winning multiple government contracts and growing the organization by 25%. • Increased workplace productivity 20% by operationalizing repetitive tasks. • Boosted employee morale and satisfaction by redesign of employee performance evaluation process. Ensure all performance evaluations are completed to standard by June 30th each year. • Increased customer satisfaction through the evaluation of customer service delivery in a continuous quality improvement process. • Raised organization’s effectiveness through workforce development strategy focused on excellence in recruiting, hiring, orienting and continuous training of employees.

• Partnered with other Directors to ensure a high quality of care born of a rigorous talent acquisition process for job candidates.• Increased employee retention through the identification of skills/traits that predict success and longevity.• Reduced turnover 15% by creating employee orientation that more fully prepared employees for job challenges.• Ensured employee compliance with internal and external Human Resources policies thereby minimizing perceptions of inequity and increasing employee satisfaction with organization.• Elevated leadership delivery by coaching managers in leadership skills related to career development plans, performance improvement, compensation planning, and employee termination.• Strategically designed staffing patterns to create strong succession plans to minimize leadership deficits.

• Developed and delivered an orientation and mentoring program, resulting in a reduced employee turnover rate of 35%.• Strengthened service delivery by streamlining the interviewing and hiring process, resulting in faster turnaround time for applicant selection.• Rigorously maintained standards of excellence for a multi-site client services facility that included 65 supervisors, coordinators, direct care staff, and volunteers.• Creatively managed workforce shortage by travelling internationally to recruit qualified candidates for staff positions on both H1-B and J-1 visas.