I plan, organize, and control all activities of the Human Resource Department, in alignment with senior leadership. I focus on safety, compliance, and talent development for an employee population of 100+. I am finding efficiencies and implementing progressive human resources best practices in a manufacturing environment. I have also been involved with our acquisition by Shurtape Technologies, which has strengthened my change management skills.

Global Talent Development - setting the global talent development strategy, executing on that strategy, ownership over a global budget, IT-related projects to support talent development.Senior HR Manager, North & South America - leading a team of HR professionals, setting the regional HR strategy (including engagement, recruiting, retention, employer branding, onboarding, comp/bene), executing on that strategy, ownership over a regional budget, serving as a resource to business leaders and employees. Looking for opportunities to drive efficiency and continuous improvement though people/roles, process, and technology.

My primary focus was on retaining the best talent around the world, through Learning & Development initiatives, Employee Engagement strategies, HR analytics, Succession Planning, Performance Management and Global On-boarding projects.• Development of needs analysis, competency modeling and succession plan.• Implementation of a Product Training Road map and a Global Training Calendar, which includes a variety of training methods (Lunch & Learns, webinars, Q & As, outside vendors, etc.).• Lead Datacolor’s Employee Engagement Program globally, including trend analysis, data gathering, focus groups, and strategic plan development.• Ensure Datacolor’s performance management program drives the expected behaviors through management and employee training and reinforcement.

• Served as the HR Manager for 125 employees/contractors based in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.• Worked closely with legal counsel in both the US and Brazil to ensure compliance with local regulations.• Developed the global training program, including a training road map for each function, the implementation of Cornerstone for Salesforce, the development of a dashboard to track ROI, the selection of training vendors, and the purchase of a suite of compliance-related content.• Implemented strategies to ensure the Employee Engagement Score for the NSA region remained above a 4.0, including leading employee team-building activities, planning philanthropic events, and rewriting policies to keep employees engaged.• Worked closely with LinkedIn and Glassdoor to decrease overall reliance on agency recruitment.

Began at Datacolor as a temporary employee through Officeteam (November 2012-March 2013) and converted this opportunity to a permanent position.• Drove leadership development through the use of 360 feedback assessments, Gallup Strengthsfinders assessments, Leading Success courses and various other tools.• Launched Datacolor’s first formal internship program, resulting in 6 intern assignments, 5 of which were offered continued employment. • Led Datacolor’s Employee Engagement Initiative, including the development and distribution of annual engagement surveys, holding focus groups at key global locations, presenting the findings to the Executive Team, and forming the LWR Site Committee.• Implemented a variety of HRIS tools, including ADP HRB, ADP Time Off, and Work.com in SFDC.• Implement Human Resources record-keeping improvements to ensure compliance with all applicable laws.• Organize and distribute various employee communications, including a quarterly employee newsletter and a company-wide intranet.

@ New Century Transportation• Provided benefits-related advice and assistance to the employee population through a Benefits Hotline.• On-boarded approximately 15 new employees per week, processed all HR paperwork, and ensured a smooth assimilation into New Century Transportation's culture.• Utilized ADP and standard filing methodologies to establish 100% data compliance.