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United States

Dallas, Texas, Us

Your Fractional HR Team - " Your Business, Our Expertise: Transformative HR Solutions"Service Offerings:• Fractional HR • Managed Payroll Services • HR System Implementations• Recruiting Additional Service Offering: Specialty Areas: - Executive Coaching - Benefits - Compensation - Executive Recruiting - Investigations- Leadership Coaching- Succession Planning - Outplacement- Onboarding / Offboarding- Training & Development - HR Strategic Planning - Organizational Change and Effectiveness

Dallas, Texas, Us

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Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

Dallas , Texas, Us

Colorado, Us

ZP Better Together is a leading provider of communication solutions for the deaf and hard of hearingcommunity across the US.⌨ Learn more about our services at: www.purplevrs.comAs Vice President of Human Resources and strategic partner to the CEO, I lead a team of associates to providedirection, HR leadership, and administrative oversight for Purple Communications and ZVRS; 2 divisions of ZPBetter Together, LLC (ZP) with 2,800+ employees.I coordinate and manage the full suite of HR services, including: employee relations, performancemanagement, employee engagement, retention, compensation, benefits, insurance administration, contractmanagement, policy development, workplace culture management, diversity and inclusion, leadershipcoaching, and training and development programs.To carry out my mandate, I develop key strategies to drive administrative efficiencies, foster employeeengagement, introduce KPI-based accountability, coach and counsel the executive team, enhance regulatorycompliance, improve retention, and remove bottlenecks in business performance.Among my accomplishments, I have:➥ Served as key resource to the executive team; providing strategic insights, innovative solutions, and HRroadmaps aligned with their strategic priorities.➥ Partnered with key stakeholders to identify short and long-term staffing needs; building a diverse, best-inclass talent pipeline aligned with their immediate goals and long-term strategic objectives.➥ Ensured that all HR policies and programs are optimized, data-driven, scalable, synergistic, and in line withthe company’s mission and vision.➥ Employed advanced analytics tools to proactively identify and remediate performance gaps across theorganization.➥ Steered the company through challenging pandemic conditions by developing and implementing a 50/50on-site/work-from-home program and mandating science-based safety protocols across 40+ work locations.

New York, Ny, Us

As VP of Human Resources, I provided strategic HR direction and administrative leadership for a rapidlygrowing start-up organization with 500+ employees, $150M+ in annual sales, and triple-digit revenue growth;contributing to a scalable Talent Acquisition vision encompassing the attraction of diverse, values-alignedtalent at all levels.Here are some of the ways I’ve made positive contributions to business growth:➥ Built a cohesive and agile HR infrastructure; establishing robust processes and SOPs to sustain an efficient,cost-effective, and optimized HR Department.➥ Sourced, implemented, and managed a competitive applicant tracking system that drove over 80% growth innew hires and a 40% reduction in cost.➥ Overhauled the recruitment and onboarding process to support an additional 100+ new hires within a 6-month time frame.➥ Identified key HR vendors to support benefits administration, compensation, performance management, andlegal compliance operations.➥ Planned and implemented an industry-leading Learning Management System to develop highly skilledemployees.➥ Proactively assessed leadership needs, developing and implementing an executive coaching program to fillthose needs.➥ Developed a highly utilized employee stock option program as part of an effective incentivization strategy.➥ Steered the organization through the myriad of COVID-induced challenges by implementing science-basedsafety protocols, developing work-from-home programs, and outlining a safe return-to-work plan.

Austin, Texas, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

_ Region Human Resources leader responsible for three hospitals in the Dallas area. Serves as a member of the Administration Team working with the President & CEO and senior leaders to achieve system goals. - Entity Compliance Liaison - Supporting 2 HR Directors, 3 HR generalist and over 1800 employees

Dallas, Texas, Us

As System Director of HR & Employee Relations, I routinely designed human-centered strategies to empower,motivate, and manage employees for a $9B healthcare organization; administering robust, efficient, andresponsive policies and programs aligned with the company’s strategic business goals.I directed the full suite of HR functions, including: talent management, performance management, recruitment,retention, training and development, employee relations, and investigations and terminations; working with keystakeholders to translate KPI-based insights into sustainable and scalable guidelines, strategies, andprocesses.Some of my accomplishments include:➥ Designing an 18-month program to transform the HR Department into a strategic business partner throughcontinuous process improvement, consolidation, and automation.➥ Chairing the team responsible for implementing the PeopleSoft 9.2 onboarding module across theorganization.➥ Spearheading strategic branding initiatives to position the company as an attractive place to work; resultingin 2% lower turnover.➥ Facilitating a $12M reduction in third-party contractor spending. ➥ Implementing an improved Employee Relations program that drove $500K+ in annual cost savings.➥ Overhauling the Leave of Absence process with a focus on accountability and transparency, reducing lostworkdays by 10%.

Dallas, Tx, Us

As VP of Global Field Human Resources, I was tasked with recruiting and retaining up to 10,000 global talentfor a $9B Federal Agency retailer with 35,000+ employees across 33 countries.I was responsible for overseeing 112 HR offices and 280+ HR associates on a global level.Here are some of the ways I’ve made significant contributions to business performance:➥ Directed key HR functions, including: employee relations, talent acquisition, retention, talent management,coaching and development, compliance, benefits administration, employee engagement, and performancemanagement.➥ Developed strategic analytics and dashboard capabilities to support the HR Unit’s planning and decisionmaking capacity.➥ Administered a web-based, regional onboarding program to achieve a $500K+ cost reduction and enhanceemployee engagement and professional consistency.

Fort Smith, Ar, Us

Vice President of Human Resources with proven success improving the companies bottom line by aligning people strategies and developing innovative and cost effective solutions to focus on team development, performance management, competency development, coaching and talent management. • Developed an electronic on-boarding and orientation program for our employees and sales teams evaluating retention by 12% • Implemented a new hire selection, on boarding and orientation feedback session. • Designed and implemented DDI 360 Leadership Assessment for our family of companies• Lead the Human Resources team to evolve to HR Business drives from HR support. • Certified trainer for Trust: The Roots of Leadership and Becoming an Internal Coach, training over 150 leaders to improve trust and improved business results.. Decreased total and leadership turnover by 3 basis points in the prior 2 years.

Regional Human Resources Leader serving as a business partner to our regional leadership team in the implementation of Human Resource, Leadership Development and Coaching Regional Vice Presidents, Sales Leaders and Executive Directors to better lead and manage their staff while reducing company risk.• Developed, Designed and Implemented an Area Executive Director role within the Company.• Implemented a companywide talent & succession planning tool.• Led project team for the roll-out of Executive Director training and On-boarding.• Certified Trainer in Franklin Covey – Leadership: Great Leaders, Great Teams and Great Results.• Certified Trainer in Franklin Covey – Four Disciplines of Execution. DDI - Targeted Selection: Coach

Orlando, Fl, Us

Human Resources Leader for the Eastern Zone supporting the Zone Director, Two Regional Managers and 11 District Managers for 125 retail stores with 300 million in annual sales while leading and coordinating 2 HR Business partners who support HR field operations. Designed, developed and implemented an employment background, motor vehicle verification and sexual offender audit process for the 225 Disney Store division.Lead the Disney Store division in the reduction of force of 75 assistant store managers throughout the United States.Created, organized and implemented a new field operations structure that best aligned to the current and future business climate by adding four regional and seven area managers' positions.Project team leader for the development, design and implementation of a fully automated interviewing, selection and hiring module. HR team leader for the design and implementation of holiday seasonal hiring and on boarding program. Lead the Talent Management and Succession Planning for the Eastern Zone.

Milan, Italy, It

Luxottica Retail encompasses 5400 retail stores including Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and Target Optical.Consultant to Regional Managers, Regional Vice Presidents and Vice President of Operations for 1800 retail stores in a multi-state area while leading and developing 5 HR Business Leaders. Luxottica Retail encompasses 5400 retail stores including Lenscrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical and Target Optical. Partnered, designed and implemented an HR structure for the entire organization from a tactical and responsive team to a proactive business HR consultant aligned to business objectives.Project manager that created a company wide system and support for improvement of underperforming managers and leaders while lowering turnover of high performing leaders.Lead all HR disciplines in the creation of a template used for all future acquisitions while streamlining cost, time and employee retention. Redesigned, updated and rollout company wide associate guide and corrective action record.Implemented an educational conference call program on a multitude of HR related topics such as recruiting and performance management for store and regional level leaders.Member of the project team with Legal to develop and implement anti-harassment and wage an hour computer based training for the company.Lead change by educating and modifying the Associate Relations Call Center from a traditional call center to an HR consultant based call center to better serve the business needs of our stor

Midvale, Utah, Us

Supported, coached and influenced 3 District Managers while supporting 22 stores in a multi-state area while developing programs and tools that impacted business results.Created, developed and delivered HR training topics on Sexual Harassment, disciplinary counseling, interviewing skills and performance management.Educated, trained and advised on HR policies regarding payroll, benefits, occupational health, workers compensation, compensation and recruitment. Produced an internal job fair format that increased hiring rates while decreasing direct hire cost.Implemented and improved new transitional duty program while lowering workers compensation costs and improving employee engagement.Fashioned a new store opening model for HR to reduce time, improve hiring and selection and reducing cost.

Houston, Tx, Us

Lead 11 retail clothing stores with 18 million and 300+ employees at the same time improving profit and improving store level execution of company programs.Lead, hired and trained 40 management leadersTested and expanded programs that impacted sales by +20%Improved customer experience by a self-assessment program.

Lead 5 retail stores with 22 million and 200+ employees while developing ideas to improve business results and employee retention. Selected, trained and promoted 9 management candidatesImproved inventory results through Loss Prevention partnership and trainingTrained and improved operating profits through the use of profit and loss statements.

Mba, Business Adminstration

Executive Coaching

Ba, Finance