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Louisville, CO, US

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

Waltham, MA, US

• Provide strategic HR guidance to business leaders of three business units in the areas of organizational design, talent development, performance management, compensation, change management, and employee relations.
• Achieved year over year improvement of employee survey scores, particular to development opportunity, engagement, and values-based leadership.
• Drove down business unit turnover from 18% to 7% by improving onboarding, product training, employee recognition, and transparency of communication from leadership.
• Front-line change management partner for business leaders, in collaboration with HR COEs, rolling out new career framework, HR technology (Workday and PeopleDoc), and compensation model.
• Drive organizational transformation by partnering with business leaders to re-design organizational structures and develop new roles and competencies aligned with the company’s strategic priorities.
• Accelerate the development of top talent by facilitating an annual talent review process that focuses on developing and retaining high performing and high potential talent.

Waltham, MA, US

• Performed full-cycle recruiting, onboarding and off-boarding, benefits management, payroll administration, etc.
• Drove acquisition activities related to HR and facilitated transitions in policy, procedure, tools, and resources.

Denver, CO, US

• Placed Estate Managers with high net-worth clients for Private Service and Household/Estate Management positions.
• Recruited and interviewed candidates; performed criminal background, credit, and reference screenings; made hiring recommendations.
• Instructed groups on Personal Dynamics courses, which focused on creating a personal statement, developing interviewing skills, and examining personality assessment results (MBTI, TKI, FiroB).

Denver, Colorado, US

• Consulted with Education and Volunteer Department to address turnover in Denver Zoo volunteers.
• Improved consistency of hiring practices by refining volunteer interviewing process, adding a rating scale based on observable KSAs.
• Increased retention of new volunteers by piloting and evaluating a mentoring program for new volunteers; incorporated feedback from surveys of former and current volunteers.

Des Plaines, IL, US

• Assisted in recruiting initiatives: screened resumes, performed background and reference checks, facilitated drug screenings, and monitored new-hire paperwork.
• Maintained communication with all levels of the organization, making candidate recommendations to hiring managers.
• Facilitated and participated in new hire orientation, benefits administration, file audits, and other special projects such as FMLA, worker’s compensation, and unemployment claims.
• Administrative support: filing, data entry, and HRIS maintenance.

US

• One of two HR staff members; performed all benefits administration, new-hire onboarding, employee file maintenance, and HR reporting.
• Served as general office coordinator between executive staff, administration, human resources, finance, and other staff including engineers, physicists, and chemists.
• Arranged travel, coordinated shipping and receiving, and co-arranged company events, promoting employee recognition.
• Performed duties of Accounts Payable Clerk.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Anthropology