Areas of Expertise:* Labor and Union Avoidance - Training and Education* Mergers & Acquisitions - Transition and Integration Strategies* Manufacturing and Operations Expertise* Diverse Industry Experience - Manufacturing, Construction, Broadcasting, Food & Beverage* Employee Relations* Executive Coaching | Assessments* Re-engineering and Process Improvement* Change Agent | Motivator | Team Builder* Performance Management* Compliance and Risk Avoidance

Provided human resource leadership for the management team of this media company with over 55 television stations in 24 cities in the US and Canada. Managed all HR functions including compensation and benefits, performance and talent management, legal compliance, and risk management including all property and casualty lines of insurance. Member of the team that managed the sale of Newport to several buyers. Worked with senior managers, attorneys, and buyers representatives throughout the due diligence, transition and wind down activities.

At FBD Consulting, we help companies with employee and labor relations issues, union prevention strategies, internal investigations, performance management, leadership and organizational development initiatives, align HR strategy, training, mediation services, compliance audits, change management (M&A, divestitures, reorganizations), forms, handbooks, checklists and other process improvements that can improve an organizations' effectiveness.

Provided human resource consulting and expertise in areas including performance management, staffing, employee relations, global benefits and corporate risk management. Delivered significant savings through health plan renewal strategy, negotiating new agreements with insurance brokers and payroll vendors, and correcting several compliance deficiences.

Developed and implemented human resource strategies that included performance management, leadership development, benefits and risk management, merger integration, labor and employee relations, legal and ethics compliance, executive compensation, media relations, and internal consulting for business units in five countries, (U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., and China).

Global HR Consultant | M&A, Labor and Employee Relations, Executive Coaching, Operations, Re-engineering and Process Improvement, Budget and Cost Containment