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Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Lead strategic HR support for ExxonMobil’s Lubricants & Specialties (L&S) Company (5000 employees) best known for its manufacture, marketing and sales of Mobil1 synthetic lubricant products, with employees in over 30 countries and revenue the size of a Fortune 150 company. Primary responsibilities for global HR leadership roles included people strategy development and implementation, succession planning, organizational consulting, performance management, salary and incentive administration, policy intervention and representing business line interests to HR corporate and shared services organizations.

Houston, Texas, United States

Lead strategic HR support for Houston-based worldwide Exploration Company and Geoscience Leadership Team providing functional leadership to 3000 worldwide geoscientists and information systems professionals deployed across other Upstream companies (Development, Production and Research).- Managed rigorous performance management system and line-driven workforce deployment processes built around functional skill families instead of “hard wired” organization lines.- Coordinated key leadership succession planning process for executive positions.- Developed and managed innovative multi-faceted cultural and employee communication initiatives to increase employee alignment in aftermath of merger. Advised leaders on dealing with post-merger organizational and cultural issues in a people-sensitive manner.- Managed employee-driven nomination, review and presentation ceremony for annual President’s Leadership Award process.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Lead business line HR support for Mobil Chemical Company (5000 employees) with businesses including petrochemicals, chemical specialty products and polypropylene films with primary operations in the U.S., Singapore, Belgium and France.- Developed and presented to the Mobil Corp. Executive Committee people strategy in support of business objectives.- Recommended and monitored people metrics used in newly introduced variable pay system.- Managed aggressive diversity & inclusion strategy maintaining leadership and management support. - Represented Mobil HR on merger team designing and staffing combined ExxonMobil Chemical Company in preparation for merger.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Coordinated sub-team tasked with detailed design and documentation of global and North America-specific HR processes (e.g benefits design, incentive administration, expatriate administration, etc.) as part of a global re-design of all Mobil Corporation staff functions.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Provided HR consulting services for Mobil Chemical’s VP HR with primary efforts focused on supporting divestment and spin-off of selected business units in the mining & minerals, land development and plastic films businesses.

Paulsboro, New Jersey, United States

Managed all aspects of business line HR, security and community relations at Mobil Refinery in Paulsboro NJ. Served as lead negotiator in labor negotiations. Simultaneously improved labor relations environment which contributed to refinery becoming first major unionized refinery in the US to achieve US Department of Labor OSHA Star status that recognized safety excellence. Persuaded union president to withdraw arbitration challenging alcohol & drug control random testing program.

Hamburg, Germany

Managed employee development, performance management, training and security functions for Mobil’s Marketing & Refining German affiliate based in Hamburg. Assignment preparation included participation in immersive German language training while residing with a German family. Provided local HR support for major functional re-structuring of European marketing & refining operations which eliminated country affiliate presidents, resulting from evolving European Union business environment.

New York, New York, United States

Provided strategic and analytical support for Mobil Corporation’s US-wide recruiting activities. Major strategy components included a multi-business team approach at selected major universities with a focus on technical and business disciplines, as well as primary corporate sponsorship of national conferences recognizing outstanding Black and Hispanic engineers.- Provided recruiting analytical perspective for Corporate HR’s bi-annual HR Strategy presentation to Mobil Corp.’s Executive Committee that included first major in-depth analysis of changing workforce demographic trends. - Coordinated annual funding recommendations to Mobil Foundation in support of recruiting strategies.- Developed recommendations for adding team school efforts in Virginia recognizing Mobil’s planned move of HQ from NYC to Fairfax, Virginia.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Managed local business line HR support for Mobil’s Exploration & Production activities based in New Orleans.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Assigned to a wholly owned subsidiary of Mobil Corp. manufacturing corrugated paper shipping containers based in Chicago. Promoted after 4 months from Regional HR Mgr. covering 7 plants in southeastern US to HR Mgr. for all 26 plants with oversight of 3 Regional HR Mgrs. - Coordinated critical workforce coverage plans for unionized plants impacted by 10 day strike in the midst of the business being divested by Mobil Corp.

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Seconded by Mobil Corp. to the Abu Dhabi Onshore Oil Production Company (ADCO). ADCO workforce comprised of 1200 employees from 30 nationalities with a combination of direct hires and secondees from international industry shareholders (Mobil, Shell, Exxon, etc.) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

New York, New York, United States

Developed job evaluation and compensation recommendations for HQ staff functions based in NYC, as well as administering relocation benefit program for client groups.

New Rochelle, New York, United States

Progressed from Wage & Salary Mgr. to assume additional responsibilities for employee benefits and recruiting functions in 1200 employee hospital and nursing home complex.- Served as Acting HR Director for 6 months while Director was on leave of absence.- Provided strategic and analytical support for campaign to successfully avoid unionization of technician workforce and served as member of negotiating team for service and maintenance employee contract negotiations up for renewal.

New Hyde Park, New York, United States

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial & Labor Relations

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