Complex employee investigations * Leadership training and development* Leadership on-boarding * Union experience* muliti-state and federal law knowledge* conflict negotiation

• Conduct thorough, confidential investigations of complex employee issues. Recommend course of action with effective resolutions that apply my knowledge and understanding of HR guidelines and employment laws.• Provide consulting to executives, line managers and all employees across the Health System on issues to include: compensation, benefits, wage and hour, training, staffing, workforce planning/job re-leveling, reductions in force, performance management and skill assessment. • Partner with executive management team to determine areas of opportunity with respect to organizational objectives and strategies that support the culture, company direction, and business needs.• Conduct quarterly management training on topics such as: Leaves of Absence, ADA, Workplace Violence, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the workplace.

Responsible and fully accountable for the Human Resources function of three states to include Oregon, Washington and California.• Conducted full-scale employee relations investigations pertaining to discrimination, harassment and wage and hour laws and provide overall recommendations to management. • Minimized organizational liability by providing proactive HR/Leadership training to all management related to performance management, union awareness and recruitment and selection.• Participated in all union negotiations and served as the organization’s HR Representative as it related responding to employee grievances, appeals, and arbitrations.• Assisted the recruiting team efforts in the talent management selection process by ensuring a focus on diversity, attending community and college job fair events, and striving to build a sense of urgency around our cycle time to fill open positions. • Partnered with managers and employees in creating personal development plans for organizational growth potential, facilitate a succession planning process in an effort to identify a qualified pipeline of candidates for future leadership roles.

• Investigated and recommended resolution to complaints of workplace harassment, wage and hour, and discrimination as it pertained to age, race or disability. • Increase retention of employees by developing a “Great Place to Work” culture resulting in a decrease in turnover by over 25% year over year.• Research and employ appropriate resources to deliver appropriate management training programs designed to positively impact the business results and minimize liability to the organization.• Successfully train and advise all business partners on how to address employee complaints to minimize the potential risk of claims for harassment, discrimination, ADA, and wage an hour claims. • Effectively partnered with management to address all unemployment claims in an effort to minimize our overall company insurance costs.

• Responsible for providing guidance on all employee relations issues by partnering with management to conduct thorough investigations and provide recommendations in accordance with the positive discipline process, and all policies.• Managed the full cycle recruitment and selection process for all company positions, coordinated and attended all career fairs and direct recruitment events. • Participated in company strategic planning and decision making as a member of senior management team, resulting in improvements to the business development process and company profitability.• Conducted quarterly HR audits in an effort to identify potential risks from a state and federal law perspective, partnered with management to implement appropriate course of action.• Selected as one of 100 HR Generalists across the US to train all existing and newly hired managers in all HR aspects related to company policy and state and federal law. • Assisted management in minimizing turnover year over year by increasing retention through training on appropriate hiring practices, enriching the rewards and recognition program, and by conducting thorough exit interviews.