J. Kim Scholes is a tenured certified HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SCP) with an extensive background in human capital management for both the government and private (public and non-public) sectors, having held progressively-responsible positions for large and medium-sized organizations, including the Department of Defense/Army, the U.S. General Services Administration, the Southeast Regional Headquarters of Cingular Wireless (AT&T Mobility), Network Communications, Inc., and Booz Allen Hamilton. She is a generalist with strategic human capital operations management, systems, and M&A expertise, and is a subject matter expert in employee/labor relations and risk management with particular emphasis in coaching and facilitating progressive discipline through technology and alternative dispute resolution. Kim has successfully consulted with and trained bargaining and non-bargaining unit employees, supervisors, managers and senior executives within the defense and telecommunications branches of the federal government, including implementing change management during a critical period of reorganization due to national reinvention initiatives. She has also completed merger/integration projects by developing a double-digit, multi-million dollar budget and three-year strategic plan, facilitating change management, developing and maintaining policy oversight, and providing guidance on national/regional employment issues for previous employers.Specialties: HRIS implementation, payroll, workforce development, succession planning, merger integration, budget development and oversight, employment branding, website development, HR operations management, employee and labor relations management, progressive discipline policy and oversight, management counseling, performance management, talent management, third-party redress, grievance administration, conflict mediation, legal research, benefits planning, union negotiation, and government liaison.