Consulting HR professional and volunteer 10/2013 - Present Projects included: Manage recruiting and to ensure forms and policies complied with the law. Set up accounts with Careerbuilder, Monster and other websites, interviewed candidates, coordinating with Owner with second interviews. Established relationships and registered for college career fairs at Auburn University, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and other universities that produced graduates in Construction Management.… Show more Consulting HR professional and volunteer 10/2013 - Present Projects included: Manage recruiting and to ensure forms and policies complied with the law. Set up accounts with Careerbuilder, Monster and other websites, interviewed candidates, coordinating with Owner with second interviews. Established relationships and registered for college career fairs at Auburn University, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and other universities that produced graduates in Construction Management. Wrote Employee Handbook to comply with laws, wrote AAP with all exhibits, pulling information from HRIS. Tested EEO1 in the system for functionality. Recommended changes. Trained office staff on correct method of checking I9 forms for legal compliance and filing of same. Benefits administration, payroll. Investigatied allegation of racial discrimination, documenting the investigation, along with witness statements. Advised and trained military veterans on job search skills, critique resumes, etc. Show less

Senior member of a centralized team of @60 ER specialists, responsible for ER issues of 70,000 employees in manufactuing plants, sales centers, bottling/canning ops and distribution warehouses in the US, Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Canada. As an internal and unbiased advisor, responsible for the resolution of complex employee and manager inquiries and requests that are escalated by Tier 1 in HR Services using case management tools to track the status and progress of employee and manager… Show more Senior member of a centralized team of @60 ER specialists, responsible for ER issues of 70,000 employees in manufactuing plants, sales centers, bottling/canning ops and distribution warehouses in the US, Virgin Islands, Hawaii and Canada. As an internal and unbiased advisor, responsible for the resolution of complex employee and manager inquiries and requests that are escalated by Tier 1 in HR Services using case management tools to track the status and progress of employee and manager inquiries. Collaborate with HR Business Partners, HR Services, Legal, Labor Relations and Centers of Expertise as needed to address of complete escalated employee relations inquiries, field investigations, one-on-one coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution.· Personally handled 3,449 cases involving investigations, disciplinary issues, policy violations, vehicle accidents, union avoidance, fraud, theft, dispute resolution, harassment, safety, policy interpretation, workplace violence, code of business conduct, DOT compliance etc. · Founder and President of the Coca Cola Central Florida Military Veterans Business Resource Group. Show less

Contract position with this 6,000+ employee ILF/ALF/SNF healthcare company with a presence in 15 states. At the corporate office in Tampa, · helped with the integration of @1,000 new employees in an acquisition. · provide cost analysis of combining 8 vacation policies into one, · compensation analysis, · successfully addressed Wage and Hour concerns without an audit. · Served as Interim Director of Human Resources for one of their facilities, Lake Harris Health Sytem in… Show more Contract position with this 6,000+ employee ILF/ALF/SNF healthcare company with a presence in 15 states. At the corporate office in Tampa, · helped with the integration of @1,000 new employees in an acquisition. · provide cost analysis of combining 8 vacation policies into one, · compensation analysis, · successfully addressed Wage and Hour concerns without an audit. · Served as Interim Director of Human Resources for one of their facilities, Lake Harris Health Sytem in Leesburg. Reason for leaving: End of contract. Show less

Division Human Resources Manager. Strategic partner to the President on the Executive Management Team. · Developed comprehensive Onboarding process that reduced turnover of employees with 6 months or less service from 67% to less than 17%. · Actively involved in 2 Due Diligence projects, the acquisition and successful integration of employees from the newly acquired companies. This approach was recognized by the parent company resulting in an invitation to sit on a committee at… Show more Division Human Resources Manager. Strategic partner to the President on the Executive Management Team. · Developed comprehensive Onboarding process that reduced turnover of employees with 6 months or less service from 67% to less than 17%. · Actively involved in 2 Due Diligence projects, the acquisition and successful integration of employees from the newly acquired companies. This approach was recognized by the parent company resulting in an invitation to sit on a committee at corporate to develop approaches to M&A; the sole representative from any of the parent company’s subsidiaries. · Member of the "Due Diligence" team, auditing potential acquisitions' HR policy, practices and procedures. Integrated new employees obtained through acquisition into the new corporate cultures. · Consistently high scores by my Division on Employee Engagement surveys. Our Fortune 100 parent company (Ashland, Inc) initiated the use of an instrument to measure the degree of engagement. My Division scored higher than the national average, the company as a whole and even those of the parent Consistently high scores by my Division on Employee Engagement surveys. Our Fortune 100 parent company (Ashland, Inc) initiated the use of an instrument to measure the degree of engagement. My Division scored higher than the national average, the company as a whole and even those of the parent company. Show less

Took staffing from 100 to over 500 employees. First HR professional for this privately held corporation. Wrote policies and created competive compensation and benefits program. Conducted management training of all supervisors and managers. Presented OSHA 30 hour Construction Safety and Health classes to all supervisor/managers. Developed and managed compensation program, consisting of annual raises, bonuses, compensation scales, etc. Wrote company newsletter with surprising… Show more Took staffing from 100 to over 500 employees. First HR professional for this privately held corporation. Wrote policies and created competive compensation and benefits program. Conducted management training of all supervisors and managers. Presented OSHA 30 hour Construction Safety and Health classes to all supervisor/managers. Developed and managed compensation program, consisting of annual raises, bonuses, compensation scales, etc. Wrote company newsletter with surprising readership results. Conducted safety audits on all construction sites, abating any violations discovered. Pprepared AAPs for 4 regional areas. Laid off after commercial construction plummeted following the 9/11 attack.. Maintained relationship and work with external recruitment agencies, when necessary. Show less