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St. Paul, Mn

Providing strategic talent expertise and thought leadership to senior business executives on matters relating to organizational development, organizational effectiveness, change management, transformation, performance management and building and sustaining high performing teams.A consultant and trusted advisor to Toppan Merrill's Technology and Product leaders on adapting and applying HR initiatives and programs within their teams, including employee engagement, talent management, learning and development, performance management and HR communications.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

As Trusted Advisor to Executive Leadership for Payment Services Operations, provide expert Human Capital thought leadership, design, build, develop and execute Talent initiatives related to Talent Planning and Development, Leadership Development, People Analytics, Learning & Development, Employee Engagement, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding and Workforce Planning

Needham, Ma

Pioneered new Recruitment, Onboarding, Consultant Readiness and Leadership Development programs in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Drove adoption and organizational change to support strategy in human capital optimization and pipeline and leadership development organization-wide

St. Paul, Mn

Contractor for the State of MN Workforce Center Special Projects group to successfully reemploy middle and senior level Software managers subject to massive reduction in force.• Managed and maintained relationships with employers through a consultative approach.• Understood potential employer’s specific needs surrounding any job listing.• Presented candidates to hiring managers for consideration based on specifications.• Coordinated Job Fairs, Career Fairs and College fairs metro-wide.• Negotiated starting salaries, benefits, vacation, and all other “perks” associated with employment.• Consultations with candidates including intake interviews, career planning, skills enhancement, resume writing, job search, interviewing techniques and salary negotiations. • Facilitated interactive training workshops in each of the above areas.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Understood prospect’s business drivers, budgets, timing and decision process.• Communicated client feedback to project team and management. • Acted as number one client advocate.• Supported efforts of team by communicating team needs and goals to both the client and our organization.• Resolved client issues and when necessary determine appropriate escalation of issues. • Sold custom e-initiatives including strategy, business, user experience and technical services.• Planned, directed and coordinated efforts of pre-sales team, including creation of presentation and proposal materials.• Presented and facilitated meetings during pre-sales and at new client engagements.• Negotiated proposals and contracts.• Maintained effective on-going relationships with clients to expand revenue opportunities.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Performed full lifecycle of recruiting for both domestic and international hires including sourcing, interviewing, testing, reference checking, salary negotiation and employment offers. • Responsible for the recruitment and hiring of full-time and hourly consultants in software development, e-commerce, systems analysis, software testing, project management, systems administration, technical support and help desk.• Negotiated bill rates, contract length and other terms of employment with clients and candidates.• Coordinated and participated in college recruitment, and both U.S. and international job fairs and open houses.• Provided ongoing support for employees by managing relocation, immigration, personnel issues, career development and explanation of benefits.