At Crowley I lead a team of five crewing professionals that are responsible for leading the crewing of our fleet of tug boats.

Foss Maritime is a maritime transportation company based in Seattle, Washington. As a Senior Human Resource Business Partner at Foss Maritime Company, I lead the front line employee and labor relations across multiple states, supporting both union and non-union operations for 500 plus employees and seven different unions. I support our line managers with human resources, employee and labor relations, recruitment, and training in five different states. I've performed full-cycle recruitment for shoreside and marine positions conducting candidate screening and supporting hiring managers in the interview process. Additionally, I have conducted orientation and onboarding of new personnel to ensure they were set up for success. Many of the people I've hired remain with the company and have been promoted into positions of increased responsibility. Employee relations includes working with employees at all levels, addressing concerns and supporting managers with difficult and challenging issues that utilize my strong emotional intelligence. I have always felt comfortable interacting with people at all levels in our organization and have developed strong relations with many of the employees. Labor relations includes acting as an integral member of bargaining committees providing input at the bargaining table that led to consensus, leading labor management committee meetings, grievance adjudication and resolution, and full-cycle contract administration. I have provided support to our managers in contract interpretation and administration to ensure terms and conditions are followed properly. By fostering open and honest communication with our union leaders, I have maintained strong positive rapport. I've prepared and presented numerous training sessions, both online and in person on topics such as employee relations, performance management, and labor relations to our line managers that increased their skills and knowledge.

Lineage Logistics is a world leading in third party cold storage and logistics firm. I joined Lineage Logistics in 2008 providing Human Resources and Labor Relations at their first acquisition called Seafreeze in Seattle, WA. As the sole practitioner of HR and Labor Relations, I was responsible for all facets of human resources which included recruitment, employee relations, labor relations, leave management, worker’s compensation, and benefits management. As the firm grew in the Pacific Northwest, my scope of responsibility expanded to eventually include six locations, operating under four different company names, and in two different states. This included multiple labor agreements, employee policies and procedures, and different benefit plans. It called upon my strong ability to work laterally and multi-task. Working with many different managers, I adapted my style and approach to ensure I was provided the best support and assistance. Working with the Vice President of NW Operations we had considerable success in improving our relations with one of our unions. It was evident how quickly a new contract was negotiated and ratified compared to previous contract cycles. I developed strong relationships with many union leaders that remain to this day.

While with Archbright I was an HR Flex Consultant collaborating onsite with member firms providing human resources and labor relations. The first assignment was working as the interim Employment and Labor Relations Manager at a non-profit clinic. Primary responsibilities were assisting managers with performance management of their union and non-union personnel.My second assignment was a short project working for a manufacturing firm conducting an audit of their time keeping system for their union and non-union trade and craft employees. Additionally, I conducted some recruiting for some skilled labor positions. My final assignment was working as the sole HR practitioner at a cold storage distribution warehouse. This was full-cycle human resources with union and non-union employees. While there the business was sold to new owners. I remained working and collaborated closely with attorneys overseeing the human resources factors. This included meetings with the unions to ensure the existing labor agreements were carried intact. The new owners provided me with the opportunity to work for the company as a regular employee and joined early in 2009.

As the Branch Manager for Manpower I was responsible for two staffing branches in Broward County, Florida. I was tasked with merging the two branches into a single profit center. A staff of three people reported to me; two temporary staffing recruiters and one direct hire recruiter. During my tenure with Manpower I was responsible for leading, managing, and directing the branch operations. This included business development and the preparation of budgets. My final project was the relocation of the combined branch to a new location. Here I worked directly with a team to ensure the new branch was a success. The project was completed successfully with no disruption for our clients or employees.

I joined MDI Staffing as a Senior Recruiter and was promoted by the owner to Branch Manager, approximately six months later. As Branch Manager, I lead and directed business development, strategy, and recruitment. The skills set I recruited for were engineering, skilled trades, and clerical. I supervised a staff of three people which was comprised of a business development manager and two recruiters. During the time I was with MDI Staffing we increased our revenue and gross profit.

-Completed MBA degree while accepting short-term consulting work. -Provided consultation and advice for business planning. -Focus on research and preparation of business plans for upstart small businesses. -Prepared complete business plan for a new venture that opened in Seattle in 2002.-Provided support to consultation to a new venture in the use of the business plan program called "Business Plan Pro".-Prepared and presented lectures for MBA students using the business plan program in the preparation of their MBA Capstone project.

I joined Interim Services in 1996 as a recruiter. During the time I was with Interim Services, the firm merged with another staffing firm and changed its name to Spherion. I worked on a variety of projects that included auditing all the Washington branches to ensure that the branches met the corporate standards. Another project including leading the recruitment of nearly 300 employees for a major food services firm operating a corporate campus with multiple locations. This required screening, hiring, and placing employees for a variety of different culinary positions. The project was a success and the client hired many of the employees directly.