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Irvine, Ca

Strategic and operational leadership over all human resources initiatives for the company’s sales, marketing, commercial operations and client service functions in support of 1,000 employees across nine nationwide locations. Member of senior leadership team and direct a staff of eight Human Resources professionals.Saved over $500K in variable pay by directing the revision of parameters in a sales support commission plan.Implemented Career Ladder Frameworks program, including job-leveling, to formalize career path options for employee growth across the company and in support of organizational workforce and succession planning.Achieved operational savings of $3.5M by supporting and implementing five simultaneous organizational design and transformation initiatives in partnership with functional leadership teams. Implemented an updated annual Performance Management process, including functional and cross-functional senior leadership calibration sessions.

Long Beach, California

Strategic and operational leadership of all Human Resource and Payroll operations for three regional business units and a Shared Service Center within this $800M division encompassing 2,100 union and non-union employees across 154 production, distribution and retail sites in seven states and British Columbia. Developed and managed a $3.5M budget with oversight of $29.1M in health and welfare benefit programs while leading a team of twenty-four. Renegotiated three multi-year union contracts, as First Chair Negotiator, and successfully decertified union representation in two production/distribution locations.Led multi-function project team in the design and implementation of six comprehensive and legally defensible sales commission plans for retail branch and multiple outside sales positions.Spearheaded successful compliance and job re-evaluation audit of 500+ jobs to ensure proper FLSA classification and to mitigate wage and hour litigation exposure.Established an integrated talent management/acquisition function that continuously analyzed and improved hiring strategies, on-boarding processes, succession planning and college recruiting.Decreased long term leaves by 42% and achieved zero ADA claims by developing and implementing a comprehensive, interactive Workers’ Compensation, FMLA and disability leave management program.Contributed to multi-function project team in the co-design and delivery of a nationwide District Sales Manager Leadership Training program.

The Woodlands, Texas

Recruited by Division President to rebuild regional HR team. Provided strategic and operational leadership for human resources initiatives in support of this $400M region of 1,200 union and non-union associates across 121 production, distribution and retail sites throughout Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. Managed staff of six Human Resources professionals, a budget of $540K and oversight of $16.6M in health and welfare benefits.

Long Beach, California

Led staff of five recruiting and training development specialists in the identification and implementation of all corporate staffing and training initiatives.Led team in the recruitment and hiring of 250 plus non-exempt, professional and management positions within eight months. Implemented new corporate-wide drug and alcohol use policy and selected nationwide background check/drug-screening service provider.Reduced open position "time-to-fill" by 28% through the establishment of talent acquisition metrics and incremental changes in staffing processes.

Lakewood, Ca

Led all Human Resource initiatives, budgeting and a staff of 8 Human Resource and Payroll professionals within this $200M region of 923 union and non-union associates. Supported 72 production, distribution and retail facilities across California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. Contributed to annual revenue growth from $40M to $200M through mitigation of employment and labor relations liability, effective talent acquisition, leadership development and due diligence support for seven regional and nationwide acquisitions ranging from $5M to $254M.

Santa Barbara, California

Los Angeles, Ca

BioScience Group, Hyland Division (Now Shire PLC)

Irivne, Ca

Cardiovascular Group (Now Edwards Lifesciences Corp.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Associate Of Arts (Aa)