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Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

Williamston, SC

• Advise all stakeholders in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues, establishing sustainable, compliant work directives and guidelines regarding equal employment opportunities, diversity, fair employee.
• Reduced absenteeism rate 55% and turnover rate 41%.
• Expedited and enhanced hiring interviews and employee performance reviews.
• Streamlined and digitized entire employee PTO processes.
• Enhanced training boosts employee experience, compensation parity and product quality.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Various Locations

Wounded Warrior BN - Camp Pendleton, CA

• Completed required medical and program reports and maintained medical records system, program filing system and EHR, following clinic standard operating procedures
• Successfully managed high volumes of client-facing interactions and established strong rapport with physicians, medical and laboratory staff and patients
• Collaborated with different departments and levels of management to gain consensus on procedural documentation
• Used database to research, gather, analyze and present data
• Ensured continuity among corporate and divisional work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs
• Researched and analyzed information into briefing papers, reports and project papers

1st Combat Engineer BN - Camp Pendleton, CA

• Executed redesign of organizational structures to enhance team and leadership effectiveness through operational analysis, needs assessments and process mapping
• Implemented and supervised orientation procedures for over 50 new hires
• Helped change organizational culture to overcome resistance to change through open communication for addressing employee concerns, allowing for different opinions and publicizing new strategies
• Guided leaders and employees as subject matter expert in areas of employee classification and compensation studies, talent management and training
• Presented advice, coaching and counsel to managers and staff regarding human resources policies, procedures, programs and labor relations
• Developed succession plans and promotion paths for all staff

University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

• Coordinated implementation of people-related services, policies, and programs through departmental staff
• Reduced expenses by analyzing compensation policies and implementing competitive programs while ensuring adherence to legal requirements
• Set, enforced and explained HR policies to over 130 team members to cultivate compliant and satisfied workforce
• Planned, monitored and appraised employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees
• Mitigated project risks with accurate requirements gathering, planning and ongoing problem-solving
• Recruited talented, diverse and qualified candidates for employment

8th Communications BN - Camp Lejeune, NC

• Collaborated with management to build and implement effective, modern employment policies
• Impacted enterprise performance via organizational transformation, enhanced personnel engagement and effective alignment of HR strategy with business goals
• Created and enforced HR policies and procedures across organization of 350+ employees
• Developed and facilitated all new-hire orientations
• Facilitated criminal background check process for new hires
• Helped change organizational culture to overcome resistance to change through open communication for addressing employee concerns, allowing for different opinions and publicizing new strategies

Bachelor'S Of Science, Sports And Health Sciences

Human Resources Certificate, Human Resources