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HR Leader for Samsung Semiconductor business headquartered in Silicon Valley. Provide leadership for end to end people, health & safety and diversity & inclusion initiatives for organization.

San Jose, California, US

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• Led HR function for multi-billion dollar Samsung Semiconductor America division and Venture Capital group supporting client groups across USA, Europe and Middle East. Responsible for end to end recruiting.
• Directed all Covid-19 response and safety management efforts resulting in +40% revenue growth and 15% employee engagement growth during global pandemic.
• Increased market competitiveness of long term incentive programs and expanded participation by 2x resulting in additional annual investment of $20M helping to reduce turnover by 33%.
• Launched $3M developmental program to expand managerial capability and cross cultural awareness while transitioning all learning programs to virtual platforms resulting in +20% leadership engagement scores.
• Led first ever local community partnership with San Jose Aspires program to enhance STEM education opportunities to local students, increased donation programs by 4x and enabled 1,000+ volunteer hours.
• Expanded engagement efforts by delivering monthly HRVP newsletters, Virtual Coffee Chats, quarterly Samsung Forum with live Q&A, and first ever FlexWork policy raising engagement by 15+%.

Renton, WA, US

• Acquired by UnitedHealth Group in 2018 for $2.5B* Senior HR leader overseeing multiple end-to-end human resources practices for Genoa Healthcare, a diversified multi-billion dollar healthcare organization with over.
• Member of executive team that has grown corporate revenue by 95% and expanded the geographic footprint by 55% while growing employee population from 1,800 to 4,000
• Oversee the recruitment, hiring, and retention of a high volume of new associates annually, driving down time-to-fill rates by 33% and increasing CSAT scores by 30%
• Designed and launched an innovative new "Genoa University" development framework, University hire program, and Talent Management program to attached high-performing talent
• Negotiated health benefits savings of $1.2 million while simultaneously driving down employee premium costs and enhancing coverage
• Optimized the talent review and performance management process, improving efficiency by 50% and managing a $14 million related budget

Seattle, WA, US

Recruited to develop and teach an updated curriculum for the "HR Business Partner" class as part of the UW Human Resources extension program. Instruct a diverse, multi-cultural set of students in a wide range of HR-related topics that includes a review of general business principles and P&L statements, as well as additional discussions of change.

Bothell, Washington, US

• Led all HR functions and operations for the global workforce of this medical division of a $4.6B conglomerate with multi-national manufacturing centers and direct sales channels located in North America, EMEA, and.
• Implemented the first-ever corporate product development process, resulting in launch of two new global product lines and generation of $25M in new forecasted revenue
• Introduced Lean Manufacturing principles, driving over $3M in new annual production and services efficiency
• Re-designed the global talent management process to identify and reward top talent, allocating a $6.4M annual budget across all geographic territories
• Optimized the USA direct sales channel to best align with commercial call points, resulting in creation of a new dedicated national accounts team
• Led workforce planning efforts that resulted in the upgrade of 37% of the global talent base in an 18-month period and a 75% strengthening of executive leadership talent

Redmond, Washington, US

• Senior HR leader within the Windows Phone Division of this global software and services organization with over 91,000 worldwide employees and over $77B in annual revenue. Owned the departmental budget and related.
• Managed team of six HR generalists located in Silicon Valley, CA; Redmond, WA; and Paris, France
• Supervised a $26.2M annual budget and related series of Organizational Development, Staffing, and Generalist initiatives
• Managed a two-member team of HR business support analysts
• Received the Microsoft OneHR reward for Excellence in Team Collaboration and earned "Exceeded Performance" ratings for each year of tenure
• Served as HR lead for three acquisitions, as well as for the divestiture of Bungie Studios, creators of the "Halo" $1B+ video game software franchise

New York, NY, US

• Recruited as Human Resources Regional Director for this global information and publishing conglomerate whose assets include Nielsen Media Research, the Hollywood Reporter, ACNielsen, BillBoard Magazine, Claritas, &.
• Reduced customer service and operational costs by 60% through outsourcing, capturing $2M in annual savings
• Rationalized and streamlined company policies to realize $1.2M in annual savings
• Managed the regional recruitment process, resulting in an average of 600 new hires per year
• Served on the Global Technology Management Committee as well as the Global Training Council

• Led HR for this start-up e-Commerce site, rated as one of the Top 100 Websites in 1999-2000 by PC Magazine. As HR Director, managed a staff of three in duties that included supervising payroll, benefits, 401(k), stock.
• Created a new Performance Management Process and set of Talent development programs
• Created innovative programming such as informational learning sessions, recognition programs, and concierge services -- resulting in selection as one of the Top Ten Companies to Work For by Inter@ctive Week

Ba, Psychology

Mba, Human Resources Management