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North Richland Hills, Tx, Us

With over 1,200 employees in the US, Mexico, Canada, UK and Germany, TestEquity / Hisco is a best-in-class specialty distribution company. Reporting to the CEO, I am responsible for the overall strategy, design, development, and implementation of the company's Human Resources function.

New York, Us

Mercury Radio Arts is a visionary multimedia broadcast and digital production company that span multiple genres with a singular mission to empower, enlighten and entertain. Reporting to the CEO, I was responsible for the overall strategy, design, development, and implementation of the company's Human Resources function, including:• Business Partnership: Building relationships throughout the company by understanding how the business works and having a good sense of the “pulse” of the organization• Talent Acquisition and Development: Increasing talent capacity through efficient hiring and on-boarding and expanding talent capability through performance improvement and innovative training• Employee Relations: Strengthens the employer-employee relationship through measuring jobsatisfaction, employee engagement and proactively avoiding workplace conflict• Total Rewards: Responsible for overall design and administration of the organization's Total Rewards programs including compensation, benefits and other rewards• Safety, Risk Management and Compliance: Create and oversee programs to ensure legal standards are met or exceeded• Internal Communications: Increasing employee awareness and engagement through meaningful internal communication vehicles including intranet, town halls, email, video messages and more

Plano, Tx, Us

With over 20,000 coworkers in over 4,000 stores spanning all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, Rent-A-Center offers name-brand furniture, electronics, appliances and computers through flexible rental purchase agreements.Reporting to the CHRO, I lead a multi-functional team of 30 responsible for the overall strategy design and development, implementation, administration and governance of the company's Compensation, Benefits, Payroll and HR system (HRIS) functions. Ensured that programs aligned with business objectives while managing costs and maximizing total value.

Irving, Tx, Us

For more than 35 years, CEC Entertainment has served as a nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment. The Company and its franchisees operate a system of more than 590 Chuck E. Cheese's stores and 140 Peter Piper Pizza stores, with over 19,000 employees located in 47 states and 11 foreign countries or territories.Reporting to the CHRO, I was responsible for CEC Entertainment's Compensation, Benefits and HRIS functions.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Neovia is a global, industrial contract logistics company with over 6,500 employees in 25 countries. Reporting to the EVP, HR, I managed a team of 8 and had responsibility for compensation, benefits, HRIS and payroll.• Benefits: Responsible for design, implementation, communication, administration and cost management of health and welfare and retirement plans including plan options, policy features, enrollment, communications and other legal requirements.• Compensation: Responsible for overall design and administration of the organization's compensation programs. Successfully converted a narrow pay grade system to broad band structure. Ensures that compensation programs support the organization's strategic objectives and meet all legal requirements.• Payroll: Overall accountability for the US Payroll system (Ceridian and ADP) • HR Information System (HRIS): Vendor selection, design, implementation of a single global HRIS system (SuccessFactors) and manage ongoing operations, maintenance and upgrades/enhancements of the system as Company needs changed.

Scotts Valley, Ca, Us

With over 3,000 employees in 31 locations worldwide, Easton-Bell Sports is the leading designer, developer and marketer of branded equipment and accessories that enhance athletic performance and protection. The Company markets and licenses products under such well-known brands as Easton, Bell, Riddell, Giro and Blackburn.Reporting to the CHRO, I managed a team of 4 with responsibility for:• Benefits: Responsible for design, implementation, communication, administration and cost management of health and welfare and retirement plans for 2,500 employees including plan options, policy features, enrollment, communications and other legal requirements.• Compensation: Responsible for overall design and administration of the organization's compensation programs. Ensures that compensation programs support the organization's strategic objectives and meet all legal requirements.• HR Information System (HRIS): Led the design and implementation of a single HRIS system (ADP) and managed ongoing operations, maintenance and upgrades/enhancements of the system as Company needs changed.• HR Communications: Managed communications programs that effectively described and promoted HR programs and initiatives that provided an employee-oriented, high performance culture with emphasis on performance, quality and empowerment.• HR Director for Office: Served as the HR Director for the Irving office (80 employees) including employee relations, recruitment, budget planning, organizational and space planning, performance management, employee services and counseling.

Scotts Valley, Ca, Us

Scotts Valley, Ca, Us

Managed internal (employee) communications for the entire company including writing and publishing daily updates to the intranet and all other company-wide employee communications.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Authored / edited company newsletter distributed nationally to 10,000+ employees. Researched, composed and edited internal news stories for the company intranet. Analyzed and developed strategies for marketing upcoming events.