Partner with executives and senior functional leaders to develop Human Capital solutions to meet the needs of the business. Examples include strategic staffing, leader development, retention, DE&I, and succession planning. Use deep understanding of business operations to make recommendations for improvement. Focus on trends and implications of turnover, diversity, retention, talent acquisition, and training to determine quality solutions that add value.Trusted advisor, providing coaching, counsel, and support to leaders and associates on Employee Relations issues and investigations (discipline, terminations, coaching, legal implications, escalated issues, comp & benefits, etc).Winner of Telephone and Data Systems prestigious TOPS award 2022.Served as Interim Director of Human Resources and Front Line Staffing supporting Eastern U.S. Operations February through June, 2011.Led team that created “Leader Essentials” a two day training program instituted across the enterprise as mandatory for all new Leaders in the company.Enterprise facilitator of Embracing Inclusion Diversity and Inclusion workshop.Created and led successful community involvement service projects and teambuilding initiatives Project Green and 50 Weeks of Volunteerism which energized associates while also contributing to the community and supported the company brand.

Central manager for all corporate recruiting and employment activities for global electronics leader’s design locations encompassing 1,800 engineers across the U.S., Europe, and China.Directed and managed all Human Resources functions for Semiconductor Design facility in Oak Ridge, TN to include employee relations, compensation, policy and procedure, discipline, termination, layoffs, benefits, immigration, worker’s compensation, EEO, FMLA, etc.

Led technical recruiting efforts for small semiconductor design firm focusing on recruiting deep sub-micron ASIC design engineers from across the country.Successful efforts led to firm being acquired by electronics giant Flextronics.

Directed all Sales, Marketing, Recruiting, Employee management, and P&L for a technical and professional contracting and staffing firm’s East Tennessee branch.Built a base of $1.3 million in annual revenue.Responsible for all Employee Relations issues for as many as 50 employees and contractors at any one time. Managed all hiring, discipline, terminations, benefits, rewards programs, EEO, FMLA, etc.

Successfully managed the recruitment and placement of Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists to work in rural long term care facilities across a five state region.