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Experienced in human resources, talent management and development. Special expertise in customized, innovative and future-ready people strategies from concept to implementation in sync with organizational culture - promoting an inclusive and positive human experience.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:• Recognized as one of South Florida’s outstanding Human Resources professionals as recipient of South Florida Business & Wealth’s “Excellence in Human Resources” award.• Created, launched and managed People & Culture department for South Florida’s fastest growing marketing technology company. Implemented Human Resources, Recruiting, Benefits & Wellness, management training, leadership coaching, tools and resources while managing 35% employee growth across two countries.• Created unconventional solutions for incentivizing, evaluating and developing employees within biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry.• Managed and continuously improved training efforts within a Fortune 500 company. During tenure, company climbed 37 places within Training Magazine’s “Training Top 125” ranking.• Launched and managed blended university for leading global education provider.• Improved recruiting efforts, employee communication, effectiveness and development as a certified corporate analyst of a leading workforce assessment tool (Predictive Index).• Built, staffed, and managed centralized internal corporate university for largest privately held public accounting firm in Florida – leading it to national recognition for best-in-class training among peers.• Planned, implemented, and managed operational integration of proposal (RFP) units within leading global health services company resulting in a 282% increase in close ratio. • Experienced in strategic Six Sigma projects with exceptional financial and service results.

Listed skills include Training, Leadership, Management, Process Improvement, and 39 others.