Human Resources consulting and contractingin staffing, management development, employee and labor relations, change management, rationalization, mergers and acquisitions, communications and culture.

Job Function: Recommends prospective employees for employment in executive or senior management positions. Co-ordinates the recruiting process Enterprise wide based on Ownership requirements. Routinely interacts with senior management/Ownership on high profile/confidential searches and other matters dealing with employment and human resources thinking both short term and long term. Acts as confidant and counsel on highly sensitive matters regarding a wide range of business topics.

Vice President, Human Resources Bus.partner to CEO/senior leaders for corporate strategic vision and org.leadership. Led development and delivery of global H.R.initiatives. Designed and implemented practices, policies, and procedures aligned with core business initiatives. Provided HR organizational and development guidance to leadership. Ensured global regulatory compliance. Developed and implemented key communications programs to change corporate culture via development of Balanced Scorecard initiative/performance management metrics. Developed exec.and mgt. comp.plans. Presented recommendations and reports to executive leadership and Board of Directors. Communicated changes in compensation, benefits and culture change initiatives to all organization levels. Instituted performance management and advanced labor/employee relations. Developed policies for expat compensation and relocation, safety, staffing, incentive plans, for U.S. and international locations

Led human resources initiatives across six U.S. and six international operating facilities with 2,000 employees, reporting to the Business Unit/Division General Manager of $350 million non-woven business unit. Assumed leadership role in division divestiture, including transition planning, due diligence, and executive-level presentations to investment and strategic buyers, resulting in sale of Veratec to BBA, N.A. Directed development and implementation of key systems, processes, and procedures. Extensively interacted with executive leadership and division General Manager/Business Unit Leader, corporate Human Resources, and business managers. Implemented division-wide high-performance work systems training to drive employee decision making and empowerment. Administered EEO, OFCCP, and OSHA records, personnel files, and for division/corporate data.

Progressively advanced in positions of increased responsibility for this $1 billion consumer, health care and industrial products subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive.Director of Human Resources / Corporate Personnel Manager, R&D / Manager, Employment & College Relations