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Seattle, Wa, Us

Providing HR services for start-up law firm in California including organizational development, talent acquisition, compensation, executive coaching, and overall HR infrastructure build.

Various consulting assignments found organically through previous work relationships and word of mouth.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Series A start-up VC backed proptech company focused on disrupting the residential appraisal industry with standardized, smart, and equitable appraisals and appraisal tools. Recruited as a member of the executive team to build a scalable People function. Expanded operations from 2 to 11 states (including California). Challenge areas were how to create and maintain culture with a distributed workforce and scale up quickly.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Built entire People infrastructure and department from the ground up. This included policies, handbook, processes, payroll, benefits, compensation, performance management, etc. but also cultural components to build trust and create an employee-centric environment. Scaled up 300% within in 5 months and positioned company with systems, processes, and procedures to scale >1000. Implemented full suite enterprise HRIS positioning the company to scale quickly.  Guided executive team and company through hypergrowth post-Series A funding. Acted as trusted advisor for areas like: market intelligence; culture & employee engagement; compliance/employment law for multi-state/distributed environment; internal communication & change management strategies. Developed People (HR) team resulting in 30% promotions within 12 months.  Developed programs to focus on creating and maintaining a people-first culture. Benefits, compensation, and tools developed to support both employees while maintaining balance for the company. Culture Club created to focus on employee engagement, connection, and culture.

Kent, Washington, Us

Veterinary hospital acquisition company. Build & led people & culture team and processes for high-growth organization with with 61 hospitals spanning 9 states, 1600 team members, with 12-15 hospitals being acquired per year.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Introduced efficiencies with M&A integration of people from acquired companies saving 50+ hours of labor and enhancing the employee experience.  Developed talent acquisition platform for new team and department, allowing for efficient scaling of annual hiring volume to support rapid growth & acquisitions. Negotiated broker rates and restructured benefits reducing employer cost by 6% enabling company to invest in a competitive 401(k) match.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Greenfield opportunity to develop, build, and lead the Human Resources function and department for 22 offices (25+ additional satellite sites) spanning 5 states, including California with 500 W2 employees and 500 Independent Contractors at peak. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Managed evolution of response to COVID-19 pandemic demonstrating nimbleness, adaptivity and ability to pivot quickly. Led the company in development and management of Crisis Response Task Force, new policies/procedures including Back To Work safety measures. Implemented full suite enterprise HRIS (Dayforce) from a stand alone payroll system resulting in streamlined processes, increased efficiencies, and user adoption/satisfaction.  Partnered with leaders and employees providing leadership development opportunities, counsel and coaching contributing to building a trust centered culture. Developed leadership program and facilitated workshops increasing employee competencies (talent management, interviewing, decision making in hiring).  Developed centralized recruiting & onboarding functions resulting in higher quality hire, increased organizational competency, streamlined processes, and increased new hire satisfaction ratings by 25%.  Developed beginnings of a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program by establishing a cross-functional Equity Team and hosting company wide social equity events.

Secaucus, Nj, Us

Senior HR Business Partner to Regional Director with 9 Retail District Managers and the General Manager for Distribution Center supporting 1000 employees spanning 11 states, including California. Main areas of strategic & tactical support/accountability include employee relations, employee development, staffing, succession planning, performance management, and labor relations.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Key Leadership role through acquisition and integration of Super Supplements into The Vitamin Shoppe including acting as trusted advisor to executive level leaders including CEO, change management (position eliminations and cultural changes), and alignment/implementation of HR polices and processes. Provided leadership training and coaching resulting in 16% increase in employee satisfaction, 40% fewer legal actions, and 60% fewer unemployment losses.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Recruited during high growth scaling as the first Recruiter to scale from 5 stores in 1 state to 30+ stores in 3 states. Built the full cycle recruiting process and onboarding process which resulted in an 85% retention rate, decreased time to hire by 40%, and strongly impacted decrease in turnover by 50%.

Franchisor for retail shoe stores within Western U.S. region.Recruited by company president to direct all operational functions, including store & franchise operations, procurement, Human Resources, inventory management, technical program administration, vendor relations, and franchise support. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Automated inventory management and purchasing systems; introduced state-of-the-art POS system to handle all areas of store operations, leading to productivity improvements of 50%.  Achieved 100% employee retention through implementation of several programs, including comp & benefits and positive company-wide culture.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

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