Global HR Business Partner to the Chief Scientific Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Medical Officer and Specifica/Discovery business units. Delivering strategic business partnering and operational delivery. Supporting local California HR operations including immigration, benefits, training and development, staffing, and employee relations. Act as the point of contact for Workday HRIS, support troubleshooting, configurations, UAT, etc. Experienced in a global, matrixed environment supporting up to 1,000 employees in 16 different countries.

Served as Staffing Partner to North America's Central Laboratory Operations business providing staffing and HR support to the following functional areas: translational science, lab operations, logistics, supply chain, quality, and contracts & proposals and the Vaccines business (R&D, QA, project services/management, and lab operations) from associate to Senior Director/VP level. Led the development of Q2 Solutions’ first pilot IT intern program for the US as an initiative to hire early talent as both a cost-effective strategy and to develop future leaders within the organization. Partnered with HR business partners to develop a globally harmonized business processes for interviewing, enhanced ERP and manage projects for our social media platforms. Serve as SME for HRIS interface and systems (Workday, PeopleSoft HR, etc.).

Coordinator for domestic and international events, which have included the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, World Special Olympics, and Victoria Secret Swim Special.Supported the President and Music Production Manager by coordinating with each artist’s management team to fulfill production riders prior to events to ensure successful performances and events. Coordinated the travel arrangements for music events domestic and international. Helped to manage the business operations and logistics including shipment, COIs, and working with manufacturers.Researched and analyzed costs of different vendors to meet or come below budgets for each event.

Full-cycle recruiter responsible for sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing, referencing and guiding candidates through the hiring process and consistent weekly follow up until the end of an assignment. I successfully recruited and placed candidates in a broad range of positions from entry to Director level within the food and beverage, biotechnology, cosmetic, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, aerospace and medical device industries. Managed the current client accounts as well as performed all necessary HR functions for associates; including verifying references, background checks, drug screenings, work injury reports, conflict resolutions, benefits information, processing work visas, I-9 verification, EEO compliance reporting, and processed onboarding for all new hires. Successfully recruited top early talent from southern California universities by creating career guidance and opportunity presentations for life science, food science and engineering undergraduates. Invited as a special guest speaker for multiple career symposiums and participated in university career panels to educate undergraduate and graduate talent on local opportunities and job searching, resume and interviewing best practices.

Delegated tasks to team of employees and also responsible for coordinating the business operations, marketing and floor set changes, and managing a team of over sixty employees. Operational tasks included scheduling, hours budgeting, inventory, payroll, recruitment and training, along with tracking statistics of store's sales percentages and goals. Promoted three times in less than one year due to exceeding district and regional management expectations.