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United States

Consulting on compensation, job description writing. Developed standardized templates, conducted training for HR and business unit leaders, and reviewed/edited/wrote job descriptions.

Dover, Delaware, United States

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation provides natural gas, propane, and other energy sources for customers in Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio. My role is to manage benefits for the employees of Chesapeake, Sharp Energy, Florida Public Utilities, and more.Position accountabilities include, but are not limited to, briefing new employees on benefit options, reviewing and approving benefit selections, serving as the liaison for established medical, dental, vision, COBRA, FSA/HSA, Short/Long Term Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and Family and Medical Leave vendors. assist employees with benefit selection and changes to benefits for qualified life events, conducts training for supervisors, manages payroll for employees on leaves of absence, crafts policies for review, provides weekly, monthly, and annual reports to various corporate units, offers advice and guidance to human resources business partners and senior human resources leadership on matters of ADAAA accommodation, extension of leave as an accommodation, and continued employment, and executes the annual open enrollment process.

Dover, Delaware

Lutheran Senior Services of Dover is a seven (7) apartment, two campus, affordable housing community designed to accommodate an elderly population capable of independent living. Resident rent cost is subsidized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Position accountabilities include: management and oversight of facility maintenance; the admissions process; social services; financial/fiscal stewardship; project management; information technology; human resources management; and compliance with Federal and State laws related to the landlord-tenant relationship. Key Accomplishments:-During a SWOT security analysis, noted a lack of facility access control for visitors; contracted with a vendor to install a leading edge electronic visitor access system which now requires visitors to enter demographic information prior to gaining access to facilities, thus providing a more secure environment for residents.-Noted security staffing deficits at both campuses; contrasted existing staffing with staffing needs and hired to resolve deficits, thereby achieving sustainable 24/7 security coverage. - Anticipated potential COVID-19 outbreak in our senior community, implemented telecommuting policy for staff, suspended social activities and common area use for residents, implemented required use of face coverings while inside facilities, and established paid emergency sick leave provisions for employees, a full four weeks before government intervention (February 2020). Progressively reversed policy decisions once trajectory of hospital admissions trended downward. - Conducted thorough review of contract bidding process and implemented methodical process replete with cost/benefit analysis, ROI, proper methods of assessing competing bids, and selection according to value and best quality.

Hunt Valley, Maryland

Dunbar Armored, Inc. was a 6000 personnel armored transportation organization responsible for receipting, transporting, storing and reconciling currency, coins, pharmaceuticals, and federal documents for retailers, banks, and the Federal Reserve, with a presence in 37 states. In 2018, Dunbar Armored, Inc. was acquired by Brink's Total Cash Management in Coppell, Texas. Accountabilities: As the National VP, Human Resources Operations, the accountabilities were as follows: Management of 11 Regional Human Resources Managers strategically positioned throughout the United States; corporate oversight management of employee/labor relations, compensation practices, employment compliance, HR financial stewardship, HR Information Systems (HRIS), and Leave Management. Supervised 17.Accomplishments:-Turnover rate was 65% annually upon arrival, conducted an employee satisfaction survey, noted deficiencies, and implemented an enterprise wide retention committee which resulted in a reduction to 30% in one year--cost savings of $4M in hard and soft costs.- Determined that existing conventional vacation and sick plan was inadequate for first year employees and was costing over $3M annually for payouts as a result of turnover; designed an accrual based PTO program applying a one year phased approach; reduced annual expenditures by $2.6M and effectively complied with state and municipal paid sick time requirements.- Successfully negotiated with the State of California resulting in a waiver for uninterrupted meal break periods resulting in reduced vulnerability for civil liability actions, preserving $1M in operating funds each year--previously expended on defending and settling Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) claims.

640 South State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901

Bayhealth Medical Center is a two-hospital healthcare delivery system with multiple physician practices servicing the Central Delaware Region. The two full-service hospitals are located in Dover and Milford, Delaware respectively employing over 3500 employees.Accountabilities: Managed employee/labor relations; talent acquisition to include Nurse Recruiting; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) compliance; employment law compliance; employee medical health services; workers' compensation; and managed a zero based $1.6M annual budget.Accomplishments:-After noting a precipitous increase in patient care employee back injuries, led a multidisciplinary team to implement the use of safe patient handling equipment. This initiative resulted in a 50% decrease in work-related musculoskeletal injuries equating to $1M per year. The ROI break even time was 3 years.-Created and conducted a supervisor's course, enterprise wide, emphasizing employee engagement strategies, recognition, and administering effective corrective actions properly. This initiative reduced employee discrimination complaints from 16 per year to zero, frustrated union attempts to organize; and improved employee engagement scores from a 2.7 to 4.4 on 1-5 continuum.

Master Of Arts, Public Administration/Human Resources, 3.8 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science, Occupational Education, 3.4 Gpa