Laura Ruby, Mba, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Laura Ruby is a highly accomplished, dynamic Senior HR Professional with more than 30 years of success in the hospitality, manufacturing, engineering, professional services, and consulting industries. Laura is a valuable asset for startup to established companies seeking expert assistance in aligning HR & business solutions, building strong HR infrastructures, strategic planning, collaborative problem-solving, coaching, training, driving change management, full-cycle recruitment, HRIS and program implementation, and compliance.Prior to joining MRA and establishing LJR Consulting, she was Director of Human Resources for Plasticard Locktech Intl/Production Service Associates. As a key member of the executive team blending strategic HR and day-to-day operations for the manufacturing and loyalty program organization, she played a key role in facility mergers, restructuring and led strategic negotiations with contingent workforce agencies, thus allocating senior management efforts for mission-critical programs resulting in annual savings exceeding $250K.Previously, as Director of Human Resources for LM Consultants, an architectural engineering consulting firm, she developed this HR department in this rapidly growing firm and later orchestrated the organizational consolidation from 90 to 20 employees following the 2008 economic collapse. Prior to that, Laura was a Vice President at UD Testing, Inc., an early-stage startup in the healthcare space. She owned the $500K web results report project and later responsibilities for all database and IT functions. In addition, she developed a work-at-home model for data entry that produced a 99.7% accuracy rate.Laura holds an MBA from the University of Denver and a BA in Sociology from the University of Northern Colorado. Prior Board positions include UD Testing, Inc., Boulder Shelter for Homeless, and Treasurer of her Homeowners Association.

Listed skills include Research, Career Development, Executive Coaching, Strategic Planning, and 29 others.