Managed Associate/Employee Relations – including "all" associate relations issues from On Boarding to Disciplinary Actions/Terminations, supervised support staff and trainers in a 1600+ Union and Non-Union manufacturing environment in three States (MD, DE, VA).Staffing Recruiter – Recruited and Staffed the Plant (Hourly & Salaried)

I managed all Human Resources Functions for the Complex including the Hatchery, Feed Mill, Live Haul, Corporate Transportation and Processing Plant Operations. Union Plant 1300 FTE's. Created and Taught Exempt and Team Leader Training programSupported Plant Manager – to rebuild nearly the entire Plant Executive Management TeamCreated a New and Organized Selection process – Reducing Turnover & Meeting Staffing needs

Managed all HR functions to include Staffing/Recruiting, Employee Relations, Customer Relations, Payroll processing, Scheduling, Benefits and Executive Team Manager.

500 Million Dollar Commercial Bank. 10 Locations in Delaware and Maryland. HR Start Up Operation.Created the HR Department and wrote Policies & Procedures. Managed Recruiting, Employee Relations, HRMS, Payroll, Support Services, Benefits, Safety, Compensation, Organizational Development, Training, and Compliance. Negotiated Health Ins. costs – Maintaining the lowest COBRA rates in the State of Maryland for five yearsImproved Employee Selection, Recruiting, Training, Performance Evaluation & RetentionSelected HRIS System – ADP and also maintained Human Resources and Payroll systemsWrote All Policies and Procedures – Company Handbook, Training Materials (classroom and internet)Eliminated the Defined Benefit Pension Plan and created a 401K Plan in the first four months and was the Administrator Merged Delaware Corporation into the Maryland Corporation – All HRIS, Payroll, HR Records

1200 FTE Facility including a Call Center, Information Technology and Consumer Loan Divisions.1st Award Winner – awarded to the Top HR Professional in the Company. The same year First National Bank of MD was featured on SHRM Magazine as one of the top HR Departments in the USA.Team Leader - Merger & Acquisitions Team-Evaluated Five Bank HR Departments for potential mergersTeam Leader on OFCCP Audit for a major bank merger with Dauphin Deposit Corporation and First National Bank of MD. This was the largest merger of a Foreign owned and American owned Bank in the country’s history at the time of the mergerTeam Leader on the HRIS Selection Team – Evaluating eight potential Vendors for the entire corporation.

Managed all HR duties in the Plant and support Sales locations in several states.Negotiated an HMO – drastically reducing company costs, offering increased quality of insuranceHR Start Up. Reorganized the entire plant structure, job descriptions, & performance management process.  Created a consortium to offer an EAP, later becoming the President, and fill-in intake counselorCreated an entire Compensation Program – using the Hay Management ModelCreated a New Training Model – allowing skills education & career advancementPartnered with the Wicomico Technical High School program – the training offered, met our company needs, sponsoring classes, training students on-site, hiring students each year* Training Managers and Employees - included Continuous Improvement