Laurie Caldi, Chrl Email & Phone Number

New Westminster, Bc, Ca

Ottawa, Canada Area

tap Strategy and HR Consulting is a values-driven team with the right combination of experience and processes to provide well-rounded solutions to your business needs.Our goal – we strive to help our clients build their own capacity to attain their strategic and operational goals, achieve better business results and optimize service delivery, all while strengthening their self-sufficiency to develop, scale and manage their business and workforce.Call and let us help you tap into your organization's true potential.

Vancouver

Vertical Bridge provides Human Resource consulting and contract services to organizations that want to grow and prosper by attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees. We do this by focusing on: - organization effectiveness- strategic HR planning- executive & management coaching- aligning HR policies & programs to corporate goals- enhancing employment brand & employee value proposition- helping you make your organization a great place to workClick the below link for my bio on the Vertical Bridge website. http://www.verticalbridge.ca/hr-consultants/vancouver-consultants/laurie-caldi-it-health-care-hr-consultant/http://www.verticalbridge.ca/

South Surrey / White Rock

Sole proprietor offering HR Consulting services to businesses to enhance their employee productivity via various strategic projects. Main Client: Centre for Child Development, Surrey, BC

Samsung Enterprise Lab, Burnaby, Bc

HR Manager for Samsung Electronics Canada for 4.5 years. In early 2013, Samsung launched a new division (Samsung Research Canada) focused on mobile SW solutions for the enterprise sector. I relocated to Vancouver in early 2013 to manage all aspects of HR for this new R&D start-up lab and was instrumental in the successful ramp up of this new division. http://www.samsung.com/global/business/mobile/solution/security/samsung-knox

Mississauga, Ontario

Compensation & Benefits for Samsung Electronics CanadaHR Business Partner for Consumer Electronics and Digital Appliances

Worldwide, Cardinal Health employs over 30,000 employees and is a $900B company aimed at making healthcare safer and more efficient. In Canada, Cardinal is the largest distributor of medical supplies in the Health Care industry at close to $1B in sales with 900 employees.Director - Total Rewards Jul 2008 - Dec 2009Accomplishments• Formed new Payroll team and managed a platform consolidation project to go from four to a single, web-based ADP platform. Reduced workload of 3 payroll administrators to 2.5 and capacity of 3rd person is used to improve HRIS accuracy and to provide centralized, value-add reporting and organizational charts. • Revamped sales commissions for 11 different sales groups that achieved a consistent, fair and motivating approach for variable pay and ties in to overall corporate objectives. • Negotiated the first premium reduction in ten years of 5% for Health and Dental Premiums that resulted in $300K savings.• Launched a streamlined choice of Pension Fund Managers and incorporated a new option of “Target Date” funds.

Akzo purchased ICI Paints in January 2008. ICI Paints was one of the world's largest producers of specialty products and paints, with over 15,000 employees worldwide. In Canada, ICI had 1200 employees and owned 175 corporate and franchise store locations. Annual sales volume of over $300M.Selected Accomplishments• Right hand to the VP of Stores responsible for optimizing the distribution network for Color Your World and Glidden Paint stores across Canada. This Massive 2007 project involved detailed mapping and competitive review, site selections and store renovations to incorporate both brands, relocations, closures and re-bannering of 150 stores. This improved bottom line by $2M.• Canadian liaison to a global ICI project to drastically reduce working capital. Achieved 25% reductions ($5M) in inventory value in year one and a further 10% reduction in year two. Worked with IT to create automated replenishment (Order to Point) system and inventory rebalance process based on each stores’ SKU performance.

Selected Accomplishments:• Created new “TeleService” department with inside sales team to sell to small and medium sized painters. Worked with IT to build information screens that tracked customer details, product preferences, activity records and means to sort and access data for future use. Experienced strong pockets of success with targeted campaigns.• Utilized Six Sigma, 5S, and Lean methodologies to cut waste and non-value add activity and to standardize store set up and procedures. Used time saved to incorporate new selling activity for dormant house accounts using above customer tracking details, resulting in 5% sales growth.

Selected Accomplishments:• Created the “Customer Care” program to improve customer service at store level to differentiate from the big box experience. Program included regional launch sessions, mystery shop audits, monthly focus meetings and recognition rewards for leading stores. Awarded 2nd best Retailer in Canada for Customer Service by Chatelaine in 2002.• Created and edited the quarterly employee “News & Views” publication that showcased store successes and built unity of purpose across store chain.• Key team member responsible for compiling Store Operating E-Binder to implement national standards and consistent operating procedures. Built HR content offering complete tools for recruiting, on-line testing, orientating, training and managing performance that enabled store managers to build productive teams.

- Restructured Payroll & HR to remove silos following merger and created a paired approach for improved efficiency- Created automatic data transfer between ADP HRIS and Payroll system to eliminate duplicate keying- Established automated feeds to benefit and pension carriers to remove monthly manual work

Brains II Inc, a spin off company from IBM, purchased the assets of Memorex Telex Inc. in Feb. '97 to become a $40M Canadian Systems Integration company in the computer industry.Successfully managed multiple tasks during turbulent period following corporate merger.Responsible for every aspect of HR including hiring, terminating, Benefits, Payroll, Pensions, Employee Relations, Health & Safety, WCB & Policies, conference coordination and video production.

Chrl, Human Resources Management And Services

Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL)

Shrm-Cp

Master'S Management Certificate, 90 Hours Of Management Courses

Chrp, Human Resources

Audited and Recertifed in 2006

Bbm, Business Mgmt, Human Resources