Member of Senior Management team responsible which collaborated to develop and to achieve the facility's strategic goals. Coordinated all aspects of the facility HR functions in efforts to recruit and retain identified talent and ultimately achieve a fully engaged workforce. Specific accomplishments included in resume.

Created & implemented all functions of the newly added HR department while serving on the senior leadership team. We successfully collaborated and developed new business opportunities while leading change initiatives designed to meet strategic goals. Throughout employment assigned responsibilities increased to include safety management and ISO certification/accreditation. Managed 4 positions.Key accomplishments include:• Strategic Planning: Led facility efforts to gain and maintain ISO 9000 certification, which resulted in an increase of production by 25% and an 18% increase in revenue. • Safety Management: Reduced key safety metrics including Total Incident Rate from 13.31 to 2.18• Performance Management: Collaborated and coached leadership through issue resolution, performance improvement tactics and disciplinary actions resulting in a decrease in Unemployment claims, which lowered company’s UI rate to only 3.5 from 7.75. • Employee Engagement: Reduced turnover by 6% through initiatives such as talent succession planning, merit performance initiatives, workforce planning strategies and special functions & projects.• Benefit Administration: Redesigned benefit package including implementing and managing a self-funded policy, which increased employee satisfaction with offerings by 32% and reduced renewal rates by 20%.

Intermittent part-time employment as: Human Resources consultant, physician recruiter, substitute teacher, and instructor for WKU Department of Communication.

Developed and coordinated all HR management components while serving on the senior leadership team establishing and achieving the strategic goals of this new facility. Managed 6 positions. Start-UpKey accomplishments include:• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Developed and implemented the facility’s first Human Resources Policy Manual and implemented position descriptions & competency checklists for all positions.• Talent Acquisition and Retention: Consistently led corporation (32 facilities) in HR recruitment and retention metrics & employee satisfaction scores.• Safety Management/ Workers Compensation: Successfully developed and coordinated safety programs resulting in corporate safety awards for two consecutive years while reducing cost by18% and reducing Mod Rate 2.5 points.• Compensation Strategy: Enhanced program by implementing a formal salary schedule, upgrading current rates, aligning starting salaries to market and experience and incorporating performance-based rewards. These efforts doubled the number and quality of the qualified applicants per posting.