Lead an HR team of 13 people overseeing employee relations, benefits, worker's compensation, and property transitions and acquisitions for Columbia Hospitality, a hospitality management company with 2500+ employees in over 45 different type of properties located in the West Coast.

Lead an HR team of ten people overseeing employee relations, benefits, compensation, HRIS and people analytics for MOD Pizza, a company with 6000+ employees in over 400 stores located in the USA and the UK. Responsible for addressing and resolving all employee relations issues for the Corporate Office and providing coaching to executives and other leaders.

Oversee People Services operation at Motif Seattle, Thompson Seattle, The Woodmark Hotel and Skamania Lodge.

Provide human resources leadership and direction for Motif Seattle, a downtown hotel in Seattle. Serve as a resource and consultant in the development and enhancement of a workplace culture that promotes effective communications, service excellence, talent acquisition and retention, employee engagement and satisfaction, performance feedback, career opportunities, succession planning, teamwork, recognition, mutual respect, diversity and inclusion.

Human Resources leader for a multi-million dollar food and beverage operation at the Seahawks and Sounders FC stadium.

Human Resources business partner and member of the Executive Committee team for a full service hotel (Holiday Inn – Renton) and two limited service hotels (Courtyard by Marriott – Lynnwood & Hawthorn Suites – Kent). Demonstrated ability to collaborate at executive level, understand key business issues and proactively implement Innovative HR Strategies.

As a Human Resources Manager I reported to the Director of HR; I was a key member of the management team of the Resort, directing and improving customer service through leadership and support. My role allowed me to enhance the associate’s experience with the company by implementing an on-boarding process and acting as the primary point of contact for challenges in the workplace.• Successfully managed the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources team.• Responded to employee relation challenges attaining a high level of success and provided coaching to operations managers and supervisors on how to deal with difficult associates.• Responsible for training initiatives for over 800 associates.• Created safety program for the resort, maintained OSHA reporting and facilitated Safety Committee meetings.

I was promoted to this position to take a greater role in the decision making process within the Development department at the corporate office and to be more involved in employee relations with Spanish speaking employees.• Facilitated on-site training sessions covering topics such as Customer Service, Prevention of Harassment, and HR for Managers.• Designed, published and managed e-learning programs for over 500 managers.• Effectively assisted the HR Director with Employee Relations challenges of all Spanish-speaking employees in the company.• Managed training initiative of new company-wide payroll program for over 100 golf courses. • Facilitated on-site training sessions for over 700 associates in properties across the US.• Lead a 4-person team in the creation and implementation of training programs including a company-wide Customer Service training.• Coordinated Rewards and Recognition Program.• Facilitated new employee orientation at the corporate office

My role as a Recruiter for The Arizona Republic was to find the most experienced individuals for the different departments of the company. In this position I worked closely with all levels of management, from supervisors to VPs of Sales and General Managers.• Recruited for The Arizona Republic, La Voz Publishing, and Ashland Las Vegas, filling 20-30 positions per month.• Successfully recruited individuals to fill a whole outside sales department in a matter of weeks.• Facilitated new employee orientation in both English and Spanish.• Created effective recruitment strategies, including ads, job fairs, and networking.• Assisted in employee relation issues and investigations.