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Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Aligning teams around new or existing processes, and practices with Foodservice and Hospitality, to achieve greater individual and group engagement, empowering employees as viable stakeholders to participate in improving overall business performance. Fractional people services that adjust to and evolve with the needs of growing small to mid-sized operations specializing in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Entertainment Industries. Providing the HR Advisement expertise you need most at the levels you need when you need it with a simple-yet-flexible model including hours-based retainer options. Builds efficiencies into existing HR Systems maximizing productivity with paperless and scalable solutions.Recent Clients include; La Farm Bakery, OSHA Thai, Alpaca Chicken, and Beyu GroupOur new Critical Response Line (CRL) is a secure way for employees to report complaints through channels that help owner-operators stay ahead of issues versus learning about them on social media (or in the press). The CRL ensures employees’ concerns are heard, resolved by the right people, and managed efficiently with their privacy protected. Just one negative social media campaign can be devastating for business.Learn more at http://performentor.biz/

Holly Springs, Nc

OFM provides affordable, quality products through omnichannel and eCommerce marketplaces serving home and hospitality, government offices and businesses, and healthcare and educational facilities. Combining integrated talent management, change transformation, and strategic planning to assess, communicate, and synthesize underlying and immediate opportunities to build capacity, capability, and Engagement while delivering scalable paperless processes.Led the transformation of the HR Department into a capable matrixed team, maximizing full-cycle talent management by decentralizing accountability and indoctrinating ownership among the newly formed leadership team.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Build HR processes to address organizational needs by identifying scalable HR initiatives to automate and streamline the HR function to support integrated talent management for an expanding 430-person organization.Implemented a new employment brand and Applicant Tracking (ATS) to reduce $800K dependence on external recruiters.Developed a strategy for maximizing HRIS functionality to include electronic new hire paperwork, ePAF, and onboarding.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Established sustainable and scalable human capital initiatives in support of organizational strategic plans for $20M / 12000 employee Non-profit Organization.Partnered with CEO / CFO and Senior Leadership to identify workforce optimization opportunities through people, processes and technology.Led the transformation of the HR Department into a capable matrixed team, maximizing full cycle talent management by decentralizing accountability and indoctrinating ownership within the Services Business and Clinical Teams.

Raleigh - Durham, Nc

Human Resources Business Relations Manager for Global IT and Finance organizations for the global pioneer in fully integrated biopharmaceutical services.Created and orchestrated human resource strategies to achieve organizational and business goals in support of the CFO and CIO, VP’s, and 2000 IT and Finance employees. Provided cohesive business partnering with HR Operations to align human capital through international workforce planning and full cycle talent management.

Philadelphia, Pa

Supported the Facilities, Culinary and Retail components in a national functional role of $1B Sports and Entertainment / Convention Center business. Provided strategic leadership and direction of the Human Resource activities for $300M Sports and Entertainment Northeast Region, encompassing 270 Managers, and 8000 employees both directly and through eight subordinates.

Bethesda, Md

Coordinated the human resources functions including organizational development, recruitment, compensation, employee relations, policy and procedures administration, and training and development for the northeast region for a $2B organization specializing in multi-branded hospitality concepts serving the travel and tourism industries. Operated as an internal human resources consultant for Motorways Division consisting of 45 travel plazas (and 3 NY metro airports and 2 off-road properties) throughout five northeastern states encompassing $210M managed volume while serving 250 Managers and 3800 FT/PT associates.

Instructed students in Food Production and Culinary Management, Food Purchasing, Buffet Catering and Menu Planning.

B.S, Management And Marketing

A.O.S. Of Appiled Sciences, Culinary Arts