Sarah Anne Salgado (She/Her/Ella) Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

Beaverton, Or, Us

• Performed complex and sensitive workplace investigations in collaboration with HR, Legal, Risk, Ethics, Threat and Loss Prevention. Subject matter expert in workplace investigations and had strong influencing skills with employees at all levels of the organization. • Supported Nike’s Operations & Technology Teams. Partnered and worked with remote locations including different time zones. Supported cases in USA, Canada and Mexico. • Served as a subject matter authority and partnered with employees and business leaders to provide resources and mentorship when sophisticated workplace issues arise. Subject matter expert in NIKE’s Matter of Respect policy. • Demonstrated leadership and initiative by using sound analysis to suggest proactive solutions to address business needs. Drove the disciplinary procedure in line with the investigation findings, and aligned with key stakeholders to get to consensus.• Conducted confidential, fair, thorough and timely internal investigations into allegations of violations of internal policies (Matter of Respect, Conduct Standards, Conflicts of Interest), including but not limited to bullying, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and produce comprehensive and clear investigation reports and/or outcomes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Specifically experience writing investigation reports. Communicated effectively and remained calm under pressure and in difficult situations. • Outstanding organizational skills; including the ability to effectively prioritize and meet deadlines. Demonstrated ability to navigate successfully within ambiguity, with multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced, changing environment. Maintained confidentiality with critical information. • Exhibited strong competency to articulate complex issues to the business and also ensure all such matters were dealt with in line with policy, best practice and legislative requirements to mitigate any risk.

Portland, Oregon, Us

• Identify, design and implement strategic solutions to address labor relations issues, including supervisory and management practices, consistent and fair treatment of employees within the context of labor relations agreements.• Develop and direct programs to help ensure managers and supervisors are fully acquainted and consistently comply with best practices of professional management and conduct within the context of labor relations in an effort to avoid contract violations and Unfair Labor Practices (ULP's).• Implement strategies to rationalise, harmonize and build effective labor-management relations. Participate in labor management meetings to discuss collective bargaining issues. • Participate in the District's contract negotiation team during negotiations for contract renewal. Provide input and recommendations on the formulation and prioritisation of managements proposals. Work with department directors and managers to revise and develop work rules and procedures to incorporate new or revised contract provisions or midterm bargaining changes.• Serve as a resource to identify labor relations best practices to help ensure fair treatment of employees within the context of applicable labor contract provisions, work rules, and established policies and procedures. Meet regularly with TriMet's management to discuss ongoing issues. Provide managers with interpretations and procedures relating to the collective bargaining agreement, district policies, and work rules. Assist managers with developing and analysing work rules. Provide counsel and guidance to managers on improving employee performance within the context of the collective bargaining agreement and other applicable agreements, including corrective action for employees who are not meeting performance objectives.

Portland, Oregon, Us

• Develop and implement labor relations training and programs designed to meet TriMet's business objectives. Oversee, develop, and deliver management training on labor relations topics, such as corrective actions, grievance administration, discipline, procedural due process, employee and management rights, and contract interpretation. Deliver focused training to managers and supervisors on changes in labor law, applicable regulations, the collective bargaining agreement, memorandums of agreement, District policy, and other applicable standards. • Serve as a resource to management on labor relations best practices to help ensure fair treatment of employees within the context of applicable labor contract provisions, work rules, and established policies and procedures.• Advise managers and supervisors on appropriate disciplinary measures including review of employee performance history, current situations, previous disciplinary actions and other documents. When requested compose formal disciplinary action letters for managers signatures. Coach and prepare managers for pre-discipline and discipline implementation meetings. • Review letters of intent (to suspend/demote/terminate) and final discipline documentation. Collaborate with Directors, Legal staff and subject matter experts to ensure compliance with District policy, WWA language, prior District actions, past practice, etc.• Interpret contract language including responding to questions from Directors, managers and supervisors. Train management on new and/or changed contract language and effective labor relations practices.• Provide technical assistance and consultation to union management regarding labor administration and related employee performance issues. Provide technical consultation to managers on a wide variety of labor issues including grievance administration; corrective action, and discipline administration; mediation and facilitation to resolve work group problems.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Portland, Oregon, Us

• Analyze pertinent issues and information assess the impact of proposed department work rules or contract language changes on employees and labor relations. • Serve as party representative and/or a witness at grievance arbitration hearings. Consult with managment on labor relations and employee performance issues within the context of the labor contract to ensure integrity and consistency of decision making.• Investigate and research past practices, prior grievance decisions, arbitration and mediation decisions, and recent incidents that provide relevant precedent or guidance for resolving employee disputes and disciplinary decision making.• Provide technical assistance to management in preparation for fact-finding investigations toresolve grievances and employees disputes. Advise managers and supervisors on appropriate disciplinary measures, including review of employee performance history and comparable disciplinary actions. • Review letters of intent and final discipline documentation. Collaborate with Directors, Legal staff, and subject matter experts, to ensure compliance with District policy, Working and Wage Agreement language, prior District actions, past practice, etc.• Interpret contract language, including responding to questions from management. Participate inlabor/management meetings.• Participate in the development and delivery of training materials regarding a variety of labor relations topics, including specific training on new or changed labor contract provisions. Use training evaluations to recommend enhancements to labor relations training materials.• Provide technical support on the formulation of management proposals in preparation for labor negotiations.• Assist with training Managers on new and/or changed contract language, side letters andmemorandum of agreements.• Develop and deliver investigative training for managers and supervisors, including collaborating with Learning and Development to identify learning modules.

Portland, Oregon, Us

• Conduct thorough and timely EEO, civil rights, and workplace investigations which may include race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other similar complaints or TriMet policy violations.• Provide investigation findings to HR Leadership. Prepare impartial written reports and summary of findings and supporting documentation dealing with facts and investigatory analysis to determine whether complainant was subjected to behaviour or incident that violated TriMet policy.• Investigate complex, sensitive, and multi-faceted workplace investigations involving Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, civil rights complaints, and agency policy violations, such as discrimination, harassment, workplace bullying and retaliation. • Conduct complex investigations by collaborating with internal partners and legal counsel to recommend and determine appropriate resolution. • Administers various human resource plans and procedures for the organization; assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures in a manner that fulfills the Division's mission to create a workplace where talented people want to come, stay, and thrive.• Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems. Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the Division. Ensures that goals, objectives, and systems comply with employment laws and align with the organization's strategic goals.• Participates in cross-functional project teams.• Completes routine employee transactions, such as handling personnel orders, salary placement forms, salary recovery forms.• Intakes and responds to daily employee relations issues as they arise.• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment and benefit laws and regulations.

• Handled litigation tasks including but not limited to managing a full, busy caseload, meeting with clients, drafting pleadings, motions and discovery, deposition preparation, attending hearings and trial. • Developed excellent client service skills. Client relationship focused, with ability to explain the law in lay mans terms while taking pride in advocating for clients rights. • Ensured clients receive complete and timely compensation for their serious injuries and losses.• Gained trial experience (second chair).• Developed excellent analytical and critical reasoning skills, an ability to work independently and/or within a strong team.• Developed management experience while supervising two direct reports. Developed ability to provide mentorship, career guidance, direction and leadership to staff. Ability to motivate and guide legal staff. This included providing direction and feedback to staff and monitor their progress towards set goals and objectives.• Developed strong organization skills with an ability to work in fast paced environment due to handling numerous cases simultaneously. Additionally I developed the ability to work under pressure, be team player, to think on my feet and follows through. • Gained knowledge of law firm policies and procedures and able to integrate myself within any department that needs leadership. • Excellent verbal & written communication skills; including over Slack, MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.• Familiarity with evidence, litigation documentation, court rules and procedures, practices.• Licensed to practice in California District Court. [June 2017-present]• Licensed California notary public. [October 2016-present]• Knowledge of plaintiff injury case management, file management, experience in the pre-litigation settlement process.

• Handle Financial Indemnity and Professional Indemnity claims• Ensure that at all times Lloyds customers, wherever they are located worldwide are treated fairly and support the Company culture of winning and maintaining the trust and confidence of Lloyds customers.• Experience with claims handling information technology systems, including; ECF 2, IMR, Docosft workflow, Sharepoint, Webex, OpenBox, Outlook and Excel.• California Claims Training certified. Gained familiarity with Lloyds requirements. Attend Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Litigation school. Regularly attend training opportunities to increase my professional and technical knowledge of Insurance/ claims handling.

New York, Us

• Ownership and reporting of the Europe Professional profit centre, gaining familiarity with the overall portfolio management of claims including management information reporting and the process which must be considered when handling claims. • Responsibility for preparing a monthly claims report of all Europe Professional profit centre claims portfolio to management within one week of the close of each calendar month-end, for inclusion within the Ironshore Europe Ltd. Underwriting Committee. • Sole responsibility for preparing detailed feedback to an outsourced company, which deals with our claims administration, as well as acting as a liaison between management and this external back office provider. • Research, summarizing facts, legal documents, case law, past judgments and relevant materials directed by claim manager. Gained significant experience in interpreting contract wording in relation to policy coverage. • Main point of contact for our external adjusters in the United States for our casualty claims. Assist with administrative requests, and ensure acknowledgments sent to brokers contain correct information. Responsible for chasing external adjusters with follow up recommendations once watching briefs expire. • Monitoring of potential higher exposure U.S. claims to ensure that the watch list is kept up to date. • Prepared all block monitoring spreadsheets for block claim files, ensuring that our information on the individual claims was accurate and acted as liaison with the internal audit team. • Ensure that all claims are paid according to our accounts department procedures with any discrepancies reported.• In charge of providing one on one training in OpenCo., our internal claims system (both remotely and in person) to new staff members. Supply procedure manuals, which we review together and am always available to answer questions.

• Responsibility for preparation and analysis of discovery questions propounded to defendants and assisted clients answer discovery questions and obtaining relevant supporting documents.• I successfully managed the medical records department of our personal injury law firm, ensuring that records were requested in a timely fashion, having liens executed to ensure our clients’ medical bills would not go to collections, updating medical providers on case status. In charge of reviewing records and writing detailed medical summaries for expert witness doctors to review before depositions.• Prepared files (records, correspondence, discovery & litigation) for litigation experts, employment & personal injury attorney and trial itself.• Assisted attorney by writing mediation briefs in an effort to settle before trial.

Limerick, Munster, Ie

• Bachelor of Law (LLB) with first class honors (magna cum laude)• This degree has been certified as the equivalent to the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) awarded by a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States by a California Bar credential evaluation service (A2Z Evaluations).• GPA in the 98th percentile at my University• Ranked third in class of 60 students• Received a 1.1 in my final year project titled “the mixed legal jurisdiction of Botswana” in which I developed my robust legal writing skills.• Modules included Criminal Law, Contract Law, Company Law, Commercial Law, Public Law, Tort Law, Law of the European Union and Civil Liberties. Completed four Advanced Lawyering modules, which developed my practical legal skills including oral and written communication skills, analytical and logical reasoning skills, negotiation, legal research, organizational and teamwork skills covering topics such as alternative dispute resolution.

London, Gb

• Selected for prestigious position with the largest security company in Ireland. Developed interpersonal skills by welcoming and guiding spectators, answering queries and providing assistance where necessary. Excelled at dealing with the public in a friendly manner and learned how to diffuse difficult situations involving irate patrons on occasion.• Relaying potential security risks and hazards to management. Providing security for professional players on the pitch, after the match and preventing fans from entering the pitch.

Guildford, Gb

• Selected for paid work experience during University in one of the biggest insurance companies in Europe with rigorous training on all aspects of insurance.• Completed Certified Insurance Practitioner (CIP) exams 1A & 1B. Gained significant knowledge about the insurance industry in Ireland.• Organized home insurance proposals, making alterations to policies & updating the internal system. Developed expertise in the area of home insurance.• Acted as manager of the fire, storm and flood policies for ESB and Permanent TSB bank. • Dealt with unhappy customers with mortgages who had not provided their bank with proof of home insurance and therefore, had these policies set up without their knowledge. Obtained significant experience in dealing with intermediaries in other large financial institutions.

Master Of Laws (Llm), U.S. Law

Bachelor Of Law (Llb), Law And Psychology

Leaving Certificate