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Houston, TX, US

Sugar Land, TX, US

Providing executive level leadership for a start-up HR Consulting firm. Crafting strategic plans, developing marketing strategy, and partnering with customers on a variety of HR needs to ensure organizational success.

Austin, Texas, US

• Guiding the strategic direction and management of the HR function for a clinical-stage biotechnology company with employees across the US and Canada (Ontario); managing employment law, employee relations, payroll.
• Supporting the senior leadership with corporate governance, developing people/culture approach, presenting to the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee on critical HR topics and guiding discussions on short and.
• Coaching and advising managers and executives through various employee matters, business practices, risk/compliance issues, investigations, employee development needs, and performance management strategies to promote a.
• Leading the design and development of succession planning, leadership growth, learning and development initiatives.

Austin, Texas, US

• Providing leadership and direction for the Human Resources/People function, ensuring legal compliance, implementation of talent and growth strategies, systems and programs for human capital management. Supporting the.
• Driving inclusive culture via efforts including Gallup, 5Dynamics, culture committees, DE&I, L&D, and other vital practices.
• Developing Performance & Talent Management systems (annual performance goalsetting, selection/hiring, development, retaining and engaging and transitioning); created essential career mapping tool to provide visibility.
• Partnering with Finance/Accounting to process bi-weekly payroll including preparation of payroll changes (deductions, garnishments, wage changes, 401(k)/RRSP contributions, benefits, etc.) to ensure accurate payments.
• Driving strategic enhancements of health benefits, 401(k) and bonus (STIP/LTIP) programs, which company enhanced retention.
• Leading all efforts regarding recruiting, to strategically source, screen, interview, recruit, and negotiate offers for potential candidates; creating SOPs and formalizing processes (and training) for interviewing.

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Houston, Texas, US

• Providing leadership and support to a mix of business clients including Research & Early Development, Technical Operations, Finance and IT within a Biotech/Pharmaceutical business.
• Overseeing activities including culture/engagement building, talent development, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning, talent acquisition, organizational integration, equity/stock (ESPP).
• Offering strategic leadership to a variety of HR programs, practices, policies, and procedures in partnership with the Vice President of Human Resources.
• Working cross-functionally with teams and business leaders to develop, communicate and execute HR strategies, campaigns, programs and systems that support business mission and values.
• Leading and overseeing the Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) relationship; managing contractual agreements with the vendor; developing and analyzing metrics and analytics enabling business to thoughtfully navigate.
• Primary point of contact for Employee Relations activities including HR policy development, employee morale, compliance, investigations, and compensation/benefits.

Houston, Texas, US

Basel, CH

• Chiefly responsible for the development and organization of strategies for human capital management, establishing HR objectives in support of organizational objectives and supporting management team with compliant.
• Responsible for the management and oversight of employment policy and practice, talent acquisition, recruitment, workforce planning, analytics, training, coaching and counseling, employee relations/retention and AA/EEO.
• Supporting the business unit managers in forecasting and planning talent pipeline requirements in coordination with the functional business strategy.
• Managing specific projects determined in the annual HR operational plan and participating in functional and cross-functional initiatives.
• Overseeing international transfers/relocation agreements, processing L1 and H1B visas for employees relocating to the US or needing sponsorship.
• Ensuring appropriate job grading, benchmarking, and job scope analysis in coordination with the Global Compensation & Benefits service teams.

Singapore, Singapore, SG

• Serving as HRBP to global business with key relationships and strategy within the Americas region advising on HR matters, policy, compliance and supporting HRIS initiatives.
• Providing leadership, counsel, coaching and guidance to facilitate the HR aspects of the organization enabling business to achieve goals.
• Actively supporting the Offshore Services teams to develop integrated people management systems to recruit, employ, develop, and retain talent in compliance with State and Federal laws, as well as Maritime (Admiralty).
• Overseeing the routine and on-going regulatory reporting needs of the Americas organization including EEO1, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 401(k) Notifications, DOL, and other record-keeping requirements.
• Managing corporate policy, including addressing continuous needs for policy creation, revision, and extraction pertaining to employment legislation, benefits, compensation, staffing, ethics, safety and security, and.
• Establishing Standards of Operation (SOPs) within the HR Americas team that detail processes and eliminate variation, identify inefficiency and drive consistency.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Total management of multi-site/multi-state Human Resources functions including performance management, labor compliance, HRIS administration, employee relations, vendor and contingent workforce management and work.
• Propose, develop, and administer key company policy initiatives that align with the vision and corporate strategy of the company.
• Collaborates with company-wide with business partners to solve employee relations concerns, coach management in resolving performance issues and providing strategic support in the area of workforce planning.
• Research and respond on behalf of the company in legal proceedings including EEOC charges and other official hearings where needed.
• Manage the preparation and execution of affirmative action plans that enable the company to continue managing work processes in key locations, filing annual EEO-1, maintaining other records and logs to conform to EEO.
• Provides leadership to HRIS projects to implement ADP throughout the organization, including ensuring quality, timeliness and proper use of HR information retrieved from systems; ensures security of HR information.

Waller, TX, US

Working closely with Superintendents, Directors, Managers and Supervisors to determine human resources and third party staffing agency to fulfill staffing needs as necessary.Assisting management teams and employees with compensation information as well as correcting critical data including time entry, benefits calculations, miscellaneous deductions and.

 Effectively developing strategies for workforce planning that help manage talent, realize HR transformation, and make best use of available human capitol within an HR consulting firm. Providing direction for Human Resources to identify and facilitate review of staff performance, comparing against evidence based practice and risk adjusted comparative.

Houston, TX, US

Associates, Business

Education record

Ba, Business Management

Hs Diploma