Sole recruiter of highly technical and non-technical staff. Focused on understanding current staffing gaps and future needs and effectively partner with managers to address these needs.• Ensure organizational effectiveness through proper alignment of people, processes, structure, and culture with business strategies.• Partner with managers to support and mentor their success.• Provide coaching to business line management teams in the implementation of HR programs, process changes, and strategic solutions. Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention. Possess strong business acumen, interpersonal, influencing, and verbal and written communication skills. • Proactively translate changing business objectives to effective HR strategies.• Collaborate effectively with and influence peers and other leaders in making business decisions to solve complex problems.• Develop and maintain strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.• Continuously assess and monitor the organization's progress toward attaining short- and long-term business objectives; design and implement programs and solutions to further those goals. Recipient of 2018 Program Manager Award for Sustained and Superior Performance. See less

• Sole recruiter of highly technical and non-technical staff. Focused on understanding current staffing gaps and future needs and effectively partner with managers to address these needs.• Ensure organizational effectiveness through proper alignment of people, processes, structure, and culture with business strategies.• Partner with managers to support and mentor their success.• Provide coaching to business line management teams in the implementation of HR programs, process changes, and strategic solutions. Work closely with management and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention. Possess strong business acumen, interpersonal, influencing, and verbal and written communication skills. • Proactively translate changing business objectives to effective HR strategies.• Collaborate effectively with and influence peers and other leaders in making business decisions to solve complex problems.• Develop and maintain strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.• Continuously assess and monitor the organization's progress toward attaining short- and long-term business objectives; design and implement programs and solutions to further those goals.

• Primary resource for all HR activities for 75-employee insurance company including recruitment, compensation, training and development, performance management, and employee relations. • Maintained strong management relations and participated and contributed as a respected senior member of the executive management team.• Continuously provided leadership and counsel to managers, employees, and outside agents. • Designed, implemented, and directed company-wide programs including Reward and Recognition, Performance Management, and Benefits and Compensation.

• Primary resource for all HR activities for onsite 125 employee contract, including, recruitment, compensation, diversity, training and development, performance management, and employee relations. • Maintained strong management relations and participated and contributed as a senior member of the management team. • Continuously provided leadership to managers, employees, and other HR professionals on teams of two complex multi-employer contracts, establishing standards for managing HR issues. • Provided personal and professional counseling to employees as appropriate and referrals to EAP as needed. Participated as a full member of the senior management team, with a thorough understanding of the technical work and contractual requirements, resulting in more effective recruiting and employee coaching. • Administered smooth transition to URS benefits and initiated contact with local URS HR staff. • Developed expertise and contacts for H1B visa process and served as resource to other HR staff.

• Directed and managed all HR activities for 85 employees. • Developed and managed the annual performance evaluation program.• Managed all exempt and non-exempt recruiting activities.• Provided counsel to all levels of the organization.• Developed and conducted all employee and management professional development programs.• Administered all employee benefits.• Coordinated and delivered employee training seminars; developed policy guidelines.• Created job descriptions.