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Artwin is a human resources company aiming to improve productivity, efficiency and promote positive communication- Develop a startup in HR consulting, build a local brand within a new location- Develop marketing strategy to increase company brand awareness on channels: online, events, TV, create own HR events, partnerships withuniversities- Identify new business opportunities, manage the relations with current and potential clients- Manage a portfolio of clients in various industries: technology, banking, production, finance, healthcare, retail, professional services, outsourcing - Expand the business from 0 to a team of 12 people in 3 locations- Training: develop and deliver various training programs such as Communication, Coaching, Leadership, Managing Virtual Teams, Emotional Intelligence, Hire for Success, Compensation and Benefits- Headhunting: middle, top management and senior specialists roles- Consulting: organisational diagnosis and development, coaching,leadership development

URSUS Breweries, subsidiary of Asahi Beer (former SABMiller plc), is the leading beer company with 4 plants and 2000 employees in Romania.- Develop Change Management competencies for key managers andimplement change projects into the organization- Improve employee engagement: reduce absenteeism with 12% and increase contribution of shop floor employees to production improvements- Build Change Management capabilities for all identified change leaders and all human resources managers- Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) transition for Finance and IT- Manage Governance and Risk: identify risk areas within HR andestablish mitigation action plans- Increase HR organization efficiency through improved and new HRsystems

URSUS Breweries, subsidiary of Asahi Breweries (former SABMiller plc), is the leading beer company with 4 plants and over 2000 employees in Romania.- Manage and co-ordinate general HR processes, coordinate a team of 24 people- Supported business strategy- Recruitment and selection: Employee Value Proposition with directimpact on time to hire (reduced for blue collar from 7 weeks to 2 weeks); Technical and Sales &Marketing Trainee Program triggering a sustainable increase of cover ratio for key roles; Onboarding ePlatform with impact on 6 month new hires retention and engagement- Compensation & Benefits: new compensation system based on Hay grading; introduced new benefits programs and enhancing the old ones, while lowering overall cost for the company- Job designs, grades and organization effectiveness- Employee relations, HR policies and procedures: Collective Labor Agreement negotiation limiting pay cost increase to single digit vs demands of over 40% increase; alignment of policies and procedures across the 4 brownfield plants- HR Information Systems: change payroll and HRIS providers in a limited time with no significant errors on go live and increased long term accuracy and reduced number of staff

Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA – one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with 65,000 employees worldwide. Merck discovers, manufactures and markets a broad range of products to improve human health.- Performance management: coordinate the implementation of company’s system, ensure adequate education & counsel for managers and employees, increase adoption of mid reviews to 95%- Compensation and benefits: ensure competitive position in local market to reduce turnover for sales team; development of sales incentive plans to sustain consistent year to year growth and new products launch; remuneration and benefits review within annual budgets- Organization effectiveness: move to business unit structure; organizational redesign following a major product recall with 0 voluntary turnover- Training and development: identify leadership needs through in-house assessment centres; 100% internal promotions for key roles; developed Career Ladders for Sales Representatives, Product Managers, Business Unit Managers- Budgeting: develop human resources budget and deliver consistent efficiencies- Member of the Central and Eastern Europe Human Resources Leadership Team