Guides and manages the department to provide expert, purposeful and proactive human resource services to city's culture, mission and operations.Experience with collective bargaining processes and contract agreements, 2010 Department of Labor audit with NO fines, penalties or violations, Appointed Acting City Manager during the 2009 holiday season.Experience in Cost Containment Certification with the DOL, risk management and cost saving measures in risk. In 2009 cut 15% in workers compensation premium.Experience in implementation of a records management and retention software system in 2007 ( Hummingbird) and a software program for Finance and Human Resources (LOGOS) that includes modules on electronic timesheets/approvals, on-line applicant tracking, HR portal on the intranet for employees to access personnel and benefit related material and general management of financial and personnel documents.Manage a department budget of over $600,000 with an 2008 city wide salary budget exceeding $18 million.Responsible for a comprehensive organization training and development program.Experience in presenting to City Council, peer groups, executive management, HR organizations and employees on multiple training topics, education of policies, budget, compliance, or general HR topics.Provided leadership and oversight to the Values Team, catalyst and co-chair for the Business Process andImprovement Committee.Experience in writing and updating policies and procedures for compliance to local, state and federal regulations and meeting organizational needs.Experience in review and evaluation of department/organizational needs to create a new compensation philosophy and plan design incorporating a new process and form for performance evaluations and job descriptions.

Professional Employers Organization that demanded a high level and vast depth of HR knowledge to serve a diverse client base. Responsible for compliance to multi-state and federal regulations to include FMLA, ADA, FLSA, EEOC, ERISA, COBRA, OSHA and more.Delivered HR recommendations and service plans to provide solid, defensible practices for a wide variety of industriesBuilt relationships with clients to create a partnership. Experience in development of policies, compensation plans, total reward systems, process solutions that align with business plans.Researched and evaluated changes/current structure in internal and external environment of client organizations to consult on process or practices to improve/change the competencies and abilities of the employees.

Directed the efficient administration of recruiting, training, wage and benefit programs, and compliance withstate labor laws, workers' compensation, created a Quality Council, and created and executed employee relation events for 205 employees.Developed controls to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and retention efforts (orientation process, inter-department training programs and annual employee satisfaction survey)

Responsible for recruiting, administration and creation on policies, wage and benefit programs, workers' compensations. Defended EEOC and unemployment claims, implemented systems for team building, conflict resolution, mediation and role clarification for 305 employees.Anticipated and forecasted department budget and staffing needs for the future.Designed and developed a committee to evaluate communication among departments with a purpose for increasing productivity.