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San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, Ca

Partnering with community-based small business owners and solo entrepreneurs who are feeling stuck, overworked, and overwhelmed with their endless number of things to do. Together we come up with a game plan that will refocus their attention, reignite their energy of success, and shift their perspective to proactively create solutions that will have them feeling less stressed and more productive.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Provided comprehensive, strategic and customer focused HR consultation and guidance to employees, managers, and senior executives, championing company vision and values• Coached and advised all levels of management on various ER issues such as performance management, workplace concerns and conflicts, team member engagement, complex leave of absences, and terminations• Helped resolve approximately 8,000 team member inquiries regarding company policy interpretation, payroll and benefits, disputes, and allegations of unfair treatment. • Partnered with business line managers to identify key issues and collaborate with clients in order to arrive at best solutions, while mitigating risk and ensuring high levels of team member engagement and performance• Engaged with key HR partners to effectively drive change and develop new strategies that support the business needs, as well as lead and participate in various HR projects and initiatives• Remained abreast of all applicable changes, company and regional policies and procedural updates as well as federal and state laws

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed full-cycle recruitment process for 45 retail stores in the Santa Clara Valley Market• Responsible for staffing various levels of the store by creating and developing unique sourcing strategies, maintaining a pipeline of candidates, attending career fairs and community outreach events, etc. • Partnered with business line managers to identify staffing needs and challenges, provided effective and innovative solutions, to ensure critical positions are filled in a timely manner, advised and counseled on right fit selection and best practices • Implemented and drove region wide initiatives and trainings, i.e. Centralized Teller Hiring, Interviewing Skills for Managers, Hiring Manager and Onboarding Toolkits, Retention Strategies, and Talent Management• Worked on Affirmative Action Plan involving, adverse impact research, gap analysis, and communication with line managers• Analyzed data and built expertise regarding staffing trends, while staying current with employment laws • Streamlined recruitment process to ensure efficiencies and a WOW candidate experience• Participated on San Francisco Bay Regional Diversity Council

Greater New York City Area

• Provided HR support for approximately 400 employees and business leaders in Finance, Business Development, Legal, Public Relations, and IT• Responsibilities included but were not limited to onboarding, training, employee relations, performance and talent management, compensation, communications and staffing• Partnered with senior management executives and line managers to clearly interpret and communicate company policies, helped create and achieve department goals and objectives, administered employee opinion surveys and results, developed action plans, and worked on talent management and succession planning.• Facilitated various training sessions, i.e. writing effective performance reviews, team member engagement and retention, and harassment prevention in the workplace, etc.• Oversaw company’s New Hire Orientation process, analyzed and improved on-boarding process cross-divisionally• Prepared, and compiled HR data reports and worked on ad hoc projects using Oracle, as needed• Co-chaired Environmental Health and Safety Committee• Managed CNBC internship program and processes and vendor relationships

Greater New York City Area

• Provided administrative support to the HR Director and Manager; handled all general processes, including coordinating applicant interviews, meeting management, travel arrangements, formatting correspondence and presentation creation • Processed various employee “lifecycle” transactions, including hiring, leaves of absences, promotions/salary adjustments and terminations using Peoplesoft system • Maintained monthly reports measuring headcount, open positions, and turnover percentage• Supported various projects and initiatives, such as the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, resume tracking system launch, cost analysis of the IT management team, and new training and development curriculum• Responsible for the temporary staffing needs of the corporate NY offices

Certificate In Professional Coaching (Cpc), Energy Leaderhip Index - Master Practicioner (Eli-Mp)

Bachelor Of Science, Management Of Communications Technology

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