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New Orleans, La, Us

Greater New Orleans Area & Southern Mississippi

MVP Consulting offers a full range of collaborative human resources and business services to the small to medium size companies. We excel in creating tailored solutions to fit your company’s business strategy including mediation. • Successfully coached a Sr. Manager in transitioning to her role.• Provided one on one consultation to 3 local startups on their new business ventures.• Offered 6 clients guidance on new career opportunities.• Change management project regarding FLSA status change including messaging, timeline and presentation materials.* Resume reviews

Greater New Orleans Area

Lee Hecht Harrison is a leading global outplacement, coaching, and career management firm providing services to private and public companies, not-for-profits and governments. We connect people to jobs! When companies make decisions that impact careers, LHH provides services to support the organization, the employees who stay and the employees who need to leave.

Greater New Orleans Area

Provided HR consultancy services to over 500 employees and 5 leadership teams in the Major Capital Projects in Deep Water Gulf of Mexico such as Floating Systems, Wells, Contracts and Procurements and Project Services. • Facilitated the reorganization of Floating Systems resulting in 13 new front line leader roles.• Designed and conducted 3 transition workshops for General Managers and their direct reports.• Provided one on one career coaching to the new front line leaders including self-assessments, establishing development plans and how to have career conversations with their manager.• Identified front line leader gaps and addressed gaps with 6 HR lunch and learns.• Resourced Wells 7 external vacancies within 3 months of going to the market.• Increase the demand for HR services and support by more than 25%.

Norco, La

Provide advice to over 100 Managers and 1000 employees on IR/ER strategy, policy and processes, consultation requirements, and management of local grievance/disciplinary procedures at the Norco Manufacturing Complex.• Led company labor contract negotiations to successful early settlement with no work stoppage.• Collaboratively worked with Union and Business Leaders to ensure 24 employees where successfully placed during a unit closure• Implemented a qualification, not seniority, based selection process for the lab that was upheld in arbitration. • Facilitated the applicant knowledge based assessment process that was administered 3 times per year.

Mobile, Alabama Area

As a member of the Shell Chemicals - Mobile Refinery site leadership team, provided HR leadership by ensuring the human resource’s agenda aligned with the site’s business and operational goals. Managed the day to day HR operations for 200 employees. • Introduced an employee engagement process that reduced unplanned downtime to 2%, the lowest in Shell.• Negotiated successful labor contract with no work stoppage, first time in 12 years.• Established workforce development and partnership with 2 local vocational schools resulting in 4 internships for students.• Designed and conducted 3 transition workshops for the General Manager, Operations Manager and Engineering Manager.• Coached 6 new leaders in their role with regards to expectations, pitfalls, areas of opportunities, area to leverage, key players, hot topics and important processes

Calgary, Canada Area

Temporary 1 year foreign assignment serving as the HR Country focal point for 500 Manufacturing and Chemical Class of Business employees represented in Canada.

Houston, Texas Area

Shell Chemicals - Houston

Houston, Texas Area

Shell IT International - Houston

Master'S Degree, Human Resources Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Education

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