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Texas, United States

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for leading Human Capital, Legal and Facilities for the company operations located in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Functions as a strategic business advisor and partner to senior leadership. Translates the strategic and tactical business plans into human capital and operational plans. Advises senior leadership to ensure company compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, and regulatory agency standards and guidelines related to compensation, employee benefits, employment and training. Partners with business executives to assess needs from a human capital perspective and collaborate on strategies and programs that identify, attract, align and retain top talent. Provides overall leadership and guidance to the HR function through talent acquisition, career development, succession planning, expat programs, employee retention, training, leadership development, compensation and benefits.

Arlington, Va, Us

Executive engaged to provide human capital, talent acquisition, employee relations and compliance leadership to rapidly growing business units including manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and medical corporations. Responsible for engaging with leadershp, managing and delivering full scope HR consulting services on people related business needs, providing analysis and insight of internal and external people trends, and delivering policies, programs and processes tailored to meet and exceed company expectations. ✦ Lead the recruitment process for executive, mid to lower level management and technical positions within the organization. ✦ Develop and deliver compliance materials to Human Resources and senior business leaders.✦ Collaborated with cross-functional teams focused on business process re-engineering (BRP) and continuous process improvements✦ Effectively managed internal and external relationships with federal, state and local agencies.✦ Utilized relationship building skills to collaborate with Executive Leaders to address staff capacity/succession planning for senior staff in support of advancing business needs.✦ Provided management, coaching and development of HR, Finance and Senior staff; sought out as a senior resource for providing guidance on people issues and program enhancements.✦ Leveraged functional knowledge, consulting and client service skills to support managers in addressing employee relations issues and mitigating risk to the company.✦ Designed and facilitated various management development meetings to increase understanding of people related issues including employee relations/compliance, assessment writing and compensation.✦ Selected to provide compliance focused consultation and analytical expertise to Human Resources and senior business leaders.✦ Monitor external regulatory environment and provide appropriate solutions for internal work flows/processes to ensure compliance.

San Antonio, Texas, Us

Handpicked to develop and execute human capital strategies for this early stage, high-growth company. Led all aspects of HR, talent management, HR technology systems, compliance, and training/development. Directed 10 employees and $10.5M budget. ✦ Developed organizational infrastructure to support rapid growth as company expanded corporate footprint from 300 to 1100 locations, and increased revenue from $85M to $150M.✦ Transitioned employee recruitment from professional employer organization (PEO) model to in-house system, saving $4.5M annually.✦ Created Corporate Compliance Committee as adjunct committee of Board of Directors Compliance Committee, increasing transparency and timeliness of decision-making.✦ Built new communications training program for 300 employees, increasing number of physician accounts 20%, and boosting physician satisfaction 35%.✦ Instituted SalesForce and rigorous document tracking procedures to detect potential fraud, waste/abuse, and HIPAA violations, preserving company viability by reducing reimbursement claims from $30M to $5M.

Irving, Texas, Us

Recruited by Blackstone Group, a multinational private equity corporation to rebuild this automotive service company following bankruptcy proceedings. Company name was Heartland Automotive Services, but has since changed to Team Car Care. Led all aspects of human resource strategy, policy design and implementation, and M&A integration. Directed six employees and $8M budget. Company sold in 2012. ✦ Collaborated with finance and operations to acquire 100+ new franchises in first nine months and built profitable enterprises, increasing EBITDA from $25M to $57M.✦ Transitioned payroll from paper system, integrating POS system into ADP. Eliminated all penalties for late or lost payments, and saved $650K annually.✦ Re-engineered overtime tracking processes, saving $300K in unnecessary overtime expenses.Developed marketing materials and participated in roadshow presentations, leading to successful sale of company to Sun Capital for 2x earnings.✦ Reduced turnover from 104% to 83%, lowering employee costs 64%.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Selected to establish a lean, high impact infrastructure to drive human capital strategy for this global leader in merchandise wholesaling. Led all aspects of HR services, talent management, succession planning, policies and procedures and training/development during difficult recessionary period. Directed six employees and $6M. ✦ Managed full inquiry, investigation, and lawsuit from OSHA reportable accident in first 90 days. Reduced safety violation to no fault status, and reduced summary judgement to $3.5K.✦ Transformed HR from a functional department to a strategic business partner aligned with business objectives. ✦ Identified and selected Ceridian HRIS system and auto scheduling system, increasing staffing accuracy 25+% as market hired and on-boarded ~850 temporary employees for 25 markets annually.✦ Developed and executed new policies and procedures, increasing visibility of talent, and retention.

92866 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9, Fr

Promoted to provide professional human resources leadership for and to grow the asset base of new healthcare division following a corporate reorganization and spin-off of services into separate brands. Led talent management, compensation/benefits, and training/development. Directed 10 employees and $6M budget.✦ Aligned human resources strategy with sales and operations, driving revenue growth from $50M to $110M.✦ Restructured organization, consolidating 350 obsolete and field-based positions into generalized job codes, saving $1.25M.✦ Negotiated 20 positive union contracts with Service Workers Union and Pipe Fitters Union. Aligned benefit offerings with corporate offerings, reducing benefit costs 20%, and saving $250K administrative fees.✦ Implemented automated performance appraisal process, increasing completion rate from 75 to 96%, and saving $250K annually.✦ Developed a structured employee retention program, increasing employee retention from 20% to 73%.✦ Led integration of Sodexo’s $9.3M acquisition of Patriot Medical Technologies, affecting 120 employees.✦ Worked with cross-functional team to create six network groups focused on diversity, increasing diversity hiring and retention 40%. Recognized as industry leader for diversity and inclusion by Diversity Inc.✦ Acted as Company team leader during disaster relief efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita that affected 30K employees. Secured housing, provisions, or temporary relocation services, successfully maintaining hospital and oil rig services during recovery operations.

92866 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9, Fr

Delivered Human Resources expertise to a $60 million dollar healthcare division comprising over 90 clients. Adhered to annual departmental budget. Managed employee relations initiatives. Charged with HRIS administration. Led executive development program. Ensured compliance with all EEO/AA laws and regulations. Developed and administered conflict management and resolution programs. Directed the activities of over 20,000 employees within the region. Recruited, hired, trained and motivated staff.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Led the human resources functions supporting the University of Texas Medical Branch as well as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice hospitals. Created recruiting initiatives to ensure adequate staffing and candidate pipelines. Developed employee retention plans. Managed workers compensation and unemployment claims. Constructed comprehensive training plans. Provided organizational development solutions. Directed the minority vendor relationship and ensured compliance with all contractual stipulations. Marriott sold to Sodexo in 2000. Employment was continuous between positions.

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