I've expanded my consulting career into my own business while still working with Phase III.

• Partner with line and corporate leadership to identify, develop and implement talent acquisition strategies, identify gaps, and plan processes to support business objectives.• Responsible for the talent acquisition process from recruitment through onboarding to ensure a positive candidate and new hire experience.• Participate in succession planning and key talent review meetings, and oversee strategies to accelerate development of key talent and successor candidates.• Coordinate development of and implement talent management programs and processes to support the organization’s objectives and employees’ personal goals and growth.• Design and deliver highly effective, results-driven training and development strategies.• Ensure consistent appropriate actions under federal and state employment law and company policies and procedures.• Coach all levels of management on performance related issues.• Provide staff with an understanding of established policies and procedures.

- Partner with all levels of leadership to support multiple business units in all aspects of Human Resources.- Develop strategic plans within HR to align with company goals.- Coach management on recruitment, on-boarding, career development, succession planning, progressive discipline and employment law.- Manage equitable compensation across business units.- Implement recruiting strategies for all levels of employees.- Problem solve and implement strategies to improve inefficiencies through the development of various policies, procedures, programs and training curriculum.

- Manage all HR functions for a region up to 85 locations in 13 states through a staff of 15 District HR and Recruitment Managers.- Designed and presented comprehensive training programs used to on-board new HR Managers and training classes for all levels of management which included Interviewing, Hiring, Progressive Discipline, Performance Appraisals, Sexual Harassment and Employment Law.- Developed HR procedures to open new locations.- Drove the career development process.- Investigated, responded to, and provided means of resolution to management and executives for various employee relation issues.- Ensured consistent appropriate actions under federal and state employment law and company policies and procedures.- Managed the recruitment and selection process of appropriate staffing levels for exempt and non-exempt employees.- Managed compensation costs through offer process and annual performance appraisals.

As the company’s first District HR Manager, when Bed Bath & Beyond totaled 60 stores, I developed many of the District HR Manager responsibilities and field HR procedures used during the largest growth period of the company's history.- Performed all HR functions including recruitment, interviewing, selection, hiring, new location process, progressive discipline, employee relations / conflict resolution.- Assisted in the development of two-week new hire management training.- Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources to open new locations.