With almost 40 years of life-sciences experience, I have joined a premier consulting firm that supports many of those companies that I used to work for, and then some! Thinking back to when my professional career first started as an engineer on the production floor of a major solid-dosage pharmaceutical company, to where I am today, I have come full-circle. Back in 1987, I was part of a group of misfit technical trainers from the NY metropolitan area that created a networking group that we called the "GMP-TEA"; the Good Manufacturing Practices Training and Education Association. Not totally to my surprise, the group still thrives today and has grown in numbers and popularity. As I was a founding member of this rag-tag group of trainers, I find it somewhat ironic that I am essentially back at a company that does some of the same.Formally speaking, Compliance Architects® delivers compliance and quality consulting, outsourcing, staff augmentation, and technology-related services to companies directly regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). With service capabilities ranging from quality systems implementations to audits, outsourced compliance services, inspection readiness and complex enforcement remediation, Compliance Architects® has the experience, expertise and delivery capability that will result in significantly improved FDA compliance outcomes for any size organization.Who says you can't go back home!?!?!

Executive recruiter that works on a confidential basis for companies large and small.

Paradise Workplace Solutions, LLC is a woman-owned business with more than 60 years of combined human resources and communications leadership experience in small and large, public and private, domestic and global companies in various stages of a businesses life-cycle. These years of experience span pre-IPO start-ups to Fortune 50 companies. Regardless of your industry or business, we tailor strategic as well as tactical solutions to meet your business needs. We are passionate about helping you take your company to the next level.

As part of the start-up nature of this business, all employees have agreed to defer their compensation until such point that the company has raised enough capital funding to allow the airline to operate. Until then, this position is UNPAID.

Delivered business solutions to companies small and large, harnessing the greatest asset of the business: employees. Established collaborative relationships with business partners to assure that the customer’s business goals and expectations were met or exceeded• Provided business and management consulting, talent management and organizational design, executive coaching, talent acquisition and executive recruiting. • Assisted with the development or reinforcement of Human Resources compliance, controls and/or policy design and development.

(Publicly traded global medical device company with $3.71 billion in sales in 2016 and 16,000+ employees worldwide. Global headquarters in Murray Hill, NJ (NOTE: C.R. Bard purchased by Becton Dickinson in 2017))Director, Corporate Human Resources Key member of a Global executive team, outsourced Bard’s IT infrastructure and desk-top related services to a third party. Led, managed and tracked four major global reorganizations / restructurings. • Oversaw all Global HR related issues including employee selection process, separation communications, organizational design and retention programs and achieved 98% retention and 100% return of executed General Releases.• Global executive team member, centralized and in-sourced transactional Finance activities, established organizational structure, and staffed new site locations in Salt Lake City, UT and Warsaw, Poland.• Established talent relationships with Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University as well as with the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University to secure new top marketing talent.• Championed re-launch of web-based employee communications brand and launched Bard’s talent acquisition brand of "Climbers Wanted" aimed at attracting new (marketing) talent.

Privately held pre-IPO start-up health care company specializing in Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry (MCOT) 2003 Sales approximately $8.5 million, monitoring and analysis of patients experiencing arrhythmias. Developed and implemented continuous improvement of business metrics used to measure performance of all functional areas. Aligned sales territories with adequate coverage of payor contract geographies. Created and led Human Resources at its regional headquarters location.• Built a leadership team and ensured necessary infrastructure was in place to meet projected revenue growth of 500% over previous year sales.• Conducted organizational design, job design, and recruiting process to support a 75% organizational staff growth over a 12-month period. • Developed and implemented quota driven sales compensation plans to drive revenue growth.

(Publicly traded global chemical conglomerate with $32 billion (2003) in sales and 90,000 employees worldwide, and $5 billion (2003) in sales and 15,000 employees in the Agricultural Division. Global headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany.) (Joined as a result of sale of American Cyanamid Business by American Home Products to BASF – see previous position)Director, Human Resources, Global Agricultural Products Research Division and Site Manager. of corporate and divisional teams to integrate the American Cyanamid Agricultural business, employees and culture into the BASF organization which included the organizational design and people identification and selection for both the new Global Biotechnology and R&D organizations in Research Triangle Park, NC and Limburgerhof, Germany.• Selected and trained as a Cultural Integration Champion to provide direction, guidance and support to senior and middle level managers.• Prepared and designed the business, HR, and communications strategies for the Princeton Site closure. Implemented strategies, including the announcement and notification to employees, media relations, trade publications, and federal, state and local agencies and officials.• During the 18-month site closure period, received minimal legal challenges from employees, maintained a flawless safety and environmental record, managed employee turnover and attrition, and attracted and retained a total of 125 employees who were relocated to other domestic and offshore locations (19% of population). Closure completed on time and on budget. • Developed and implemented a strategy for closing a large research facility in Schwabenheim Germany, involving successful negotiation with the local site’s Works Council. Completed on time and on budget in 8 days; despite assurances that it would take up to 9 months.

(A subsidiary of American Home Products Corporation, a publicly traded global life-science company, with global headquarters in Madison, New Jersey USA. Formerly known as Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and now part of Pfizer.)Led a diverse, client-based, 13+ person Human Resources Department in support of Global Research Division objectives. Annual operating budget of $2.2 million. Supported 1100 employees globally. Led and managed all Human Resources practices and policies for the Division. Served as the Public Information Officer for all Princeton Site and Divisional communication issues in addition to representing the Division on community-based social, civic and educational boards.• Championed an extensive global reorganization process for the Agricultural products Research Division that reduced the gross employee global headcount by 16%, which also reduced the annualized salary line of the operating budget by 15%• Designed new organizational structure to focus on efficiencies gained by combining similar Chemistry and Biological functions rather than segmenting them by traditional Discovery and Development. New structure reduced levels of management and consolidated US Field Technical Support regions.• Developed and implemented a strategy for closing a large research facility in Schwabenheim Germany, involving successful negotiation with the local site’s Works Council. Completed on time and on budget in 8 days; despite assurances that it would take up to 9 months.• Managed all domestic employee notifications in a way that resulted in no legal challenges and the return of 100% of the General Releases of adversely impacted employees.• As a member of the Global Operating Team, provided critical information to potential purchasers of the business during the due diligence process for the eventual sale of the business to BASF Corporation for $4.8 billion dollars.

• Partnered with senior management on organizational design initiatives for the consolidation of global Research activities; the result of which involved the closure of laboratories from subsidiary businesses and the relocation of key individuals and activities to the Global Technology Center in Piscataway, NJ.• Developed and implemented a Divisional rollout of an internally designed Coaching and Feedback Management Development Program for all senior and middle management personnel.

(A publicly traded global life-science company, with global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland and US headquarters in East Hanover, NJ) (Joined as a result of the merger between Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals and Sandoz – see previous position) • Worked with senior line management to design a new organizational structure, created as a result of the merger between Sandoz and Ciba (Ciba-Geigy) Pharmaceuticals.• Co-designed and implemented an assessment and selection process involving the development of Core Competencies used to staff the new organization, while meeting objective synergy targets.• Worked closely with site management and the International Chemical Workers Union (ICWU – Local 9C) to assure a safe and timely site closure of the West Caldwell, New Jersey distribution center and the Summit, New Jersey manufacturing operation.

(Formerly known as Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals)• Championed new organizational initiatives; including Performance Management, Rewards and Recognition, Diversity Awareness, Alternative Work Arrangements, Organizational Change, and Transition Management.• Established Key Position responsibilities and competencies frameworks of senior/middle management level positions for succession planning and leadership development.• Conducted and coordinated strategic staffing and recruiting efforts from both internal and external sources for all Key Positions.• Led cross-functional teams in support of Divisional Human Resources initiatives, including policy review and revisions.• Worked closely with the International Chemical Workers Union (ICWU – Local 9C) leadership and Divisional Labor Relations personnel on mutually affected business issues.

• Provided group facilitation for senior and middle level management regarding various business initiatives. • Designed and implemented custom training programs, systems and communications to address various business initiatives and interventions; including a new Performance Review and Development system based upon 360° / multi-rater feedback and a Situational Leadership Program based on Ken Blanchard’s teachings.• Led, facilitated and trained Continuous Improvement Process’ for groups within the Technical Operations and Regulatory Assurance Departments and throughout the Division as necessary.

Supervised both exempt and non-exempt employees that were responsible for the delivery of federally mandated (FDA, DEA, OSHA, and EPA) regulatory training programs, as well as technical skills and Human Resources Training programs to 600 exempt and non-exempt site employees.• Designed and delivered Supervisory and Management Skills training for new supervisors and managers of numerous tri-state Ciba-Geigy divisional and corporate facilities.• Provided internal consulting to departmental management regarding work team issues, regulatory issues, technical skills and personnel development.

Managed daily supervision of up to 35 exempt and non-exempt (full time and part time) bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing department (shift) employees in addition to the scheduling of production requirements, personnel training and insuring compliance with federally mandated operational procedures.• Managed and maintained equipment and staffing requirements to support all new product introductions as well as to maintain existing product lines.• Conducted process optimization studies and initiated recommendations on machine utilization and equipment needs.• Prepared, monitored and managed all budgeted standards for productivity and product costs.• Conducted appraisals of performance levels for exempt and non-exempt employees.• Certified by Charles Gartman Associates to train and facilitate Supervisory Skills Training (SST) for fellow peer supervisors.