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Houston, Texas, Us

Newport News, Virginia, Us

Lead a talented group of HR shared services professionals in providing human resources guidance and support to over 31,000 associates in over 1,400 locations across the country.

Minneapolis, Us

Sought out to join Executive Leadership Team to bring strategic vision and programs in support of talent management, talent acquisition and employee engagement. Assessed, developed and implemented programs and activities that would move workforce forward after a significant transformation and restructuring of the clinical operating model. Designed and implemented foundational processes, while re-engaging people, in anticipation of significant business growth.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Operations Director - Enterprise Shared Services - Workforce Experience & HR Service DeliveryKey partner, change champion and employee experience advocate in the successful implementation of several critical technology (Workday) and process improvement implementations in the areas of talent management, talent acquisition, payroll, benefits and compensation. Leveraged prior experience to identify and begin to implement Human Resources transformation and organizational changes to support organizational realignment in support of strategic business/membership growth.

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

Senior HR ManagerHR Operations, Restructure & Projects - April 2014 – October 2014-Selected to lead a critical ER project including IT scoping/discovery, work process flow development, and organizational structure design with a financial model of nearly $3 million dollars. Assist in managing the Employee Relations budgeting process and other operational needs. -Provided cross-functional leadership in driving a clear and comprehensive restructure process. Managed a restructure cost structure that was in excess of $1 million dollars in operating expenses. -Accountable for leading the Employment Screening Team, managing several vendor relationships as well as routine contractual reviews, revisions and approvals.Program, Planning & Implementation Team - December 2013-April 2014-Collaborated across HR Operations, Shared Services, HR Centers of Expertise, business partners, and our Strategic HR Business Partner teams in deploying HR activities, programs, processes and projects to the broader organization.-Restructure/reorganization subject matter expert providing consultation, facilitation or execution of discussions and processes related to reorganizations and reductions in force. Partnered with business leaders, Strategic HR Business Partners, Employee Relations, finance partners, third party providers and Legal partners.Program Deployment Team Lead - July 2011 – December 2013-Led a team to identify, build and deploy various Human Resources programs or initiatives working across the Shared Services organization. -Execute highly confidential requests in support of top leadership within the organization. -Project managed strategic initiatives resulting in significant cost savings to the organization. -Identify innovative solutions to continuously improve our end to end processes to enhance our employee's experiences.

Dublin 2, Ie

HR Service Delivery Senior Manager & Global Strategic Human Resources PartnerNorth America HR Service Delivery Lead 2005-2007-Led a team of Employee Relations professional in providing investigation support and employment related recommendations for a national retail client with over 120,000 employees.-Partnered with client to design, build and deploy an enhanced “white glove” Leaves and Absence Management processes and experience to a workforce of over 120,000 employees, leveraging a global service delivery model.Employee Lifecycle Management & Benefits Service Delivery Manager 2007-2010-Led a global HR Service Delivery Team supporting several key client accounts including one Fortune 100 client account.-Maximized utilization, productivity and customer experience to meet delivery targets and service level agreements with an operating budget of nearly $4 million dollars.-Cultivate a culture of continual improvements that is pervasive and visual through application of Operational Excellence methodologies. -Provide subject matter expertise in the delivery of outsourced Human Resources functions to perspective clients.-Identify, implement and/or administer new or enhanced services leading to additional revenue for the organization.-Orchestrated an internal global service center delivery project that will yield a $3 million dollar reduction in cost to serve within the delivery center.-Generate, negotiate, implement and transition services for new and existing client accounts within scope and budget.Strategic HR Business Partner – 2010 - 2011-Provided strategic and tactical HR support to executive team within a diamond client account with a global workforce. -Facilitated talent calibrations and met all timelines and financial requirements. -Led a team of HR professional in the US and Canada in responding to day to day HR needs as well as building and delivering development, retention and engagement initiatives.

-Provided day to day HR administration, guidance and coaching across all HR functions.-Trained in and leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodologies to drive continuous improvement efforts across manufacturing and administrative functions to manage and reduce costs.

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Gb

-Provided oversight to a team of professionals providing day to day HR administration, recruiting and training.-Assisted in the design and deployment of required new hire security training in accordance with state requirements.

Organization Development Certification

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology