Michelle Gomez Email & Phone Number

Livermore, Ca, Us

Leading the HR support for the amazing, American made bus manufacturing operations for GILLIG.

Hayward, California , Us

It's my pleasure to develop future HR leaders, and I am blessed to teach five HR courses in the HR Certificate Continuing Education program at CSUEB.

Serve as trusted advisor and accountability partner to individuals seeking support in their personal and professional development.

Livermore, Ca, Us

As the leader of HR for TOTAL, I served as a trusted advisor, business partner, and coach, shaping people strategies to help everyone be their best every day. Key contributions included:- Established a candidate-centric recruitment process.- Established a company orientation and standardized onboarding process.- Transitioned HRIS from ADP to Paylocity.- Built a job architecture and compensation framework.- Launched an employee engagement committee and a regular calendar of events.- Launched a cohort-based leadership training program.- Introduced a succession planning process.- Established a standard employee relations investigation approach.- Created and maintained a legally compliant company handbook.- Managed all aspects of pandemic preparation and response in 2020.- Managed union partnerships and negotiations for three IA&M locals.- Provided oversight on benefits administration and open enrollment.- Provided oversight on workers' compensation and accommodations.- Established a standard exit process that gathers feedback for learning.- All of the above enabled two company acquisitions, growing the business from 200 to 300 employees over four years.

San Leandro, Ca, Us

Served as a thought leader, executive coach, and trusted advisor, helping to attract, retain, develop, and motivate talent across a 1200-person company.- Improved employee engagement scores by 84% by implementing better processes for performance reviews, goal setting, new hire onboarding, new manager training, and individual development plans.- Established labor partnership forums to build trust in preparation for negotiations, which resulted in a successful 2-week contract negotiation and settlement.- Acted as VP during a 9-month job search, where I was responsible for talent acquisition, annual benefit process, policy management, employee relations, union relations, compensation, succession planning, immigration, and HRIS implementation.- Created Ghirardelli-U and a new learning framework to support development and advancement, which resulted in a 15% increase in horizontal development moves in the first year.- Introduced and implemented a strengths-based culture initiative and LMS (Docebo).- Launched Ghirardelli Gives program to support local community service, contributing 350 volunteer hours in year one.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

Bs, Business Administration & Marketing

M. Ed., Organizational Leadership