Extensive experience partnering with organizations to develop, enhance, and implement human resources best practices to fit the company culture. Areas of expertise and services provided:*Establishing HR Departments from the Ground Up *Talent Acquisition*HR Due Diligence for Mergers and Acquisitions *Workplace Investigations *SWOT Analysis of Current HR Department *Succession Planning *Handbook Creation and Updating *Documentation of HR Processes and Creation of Relevant Forms*Creation of Performance Evaluation Process*CA and Federal Labor Law Compliance*SMART Goal Training

With over 200 employees in the U.S. and Canada ITOCHU International Inc. is the North American flagship of ITOCHU Corporation, a Global Fortune 500 Company with 153 offices in 74 countries. Exposed to industries in the areas of Food, Paper and Pulp, Commodities, Exporting, Distribution and Logistics. Responsibilities were divided into three main areas:Corporate - Managed the human resources function for the ITOCHU Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco offices and spearheaded human resources initiatives/projects in conjunction with our corporate office in New York. Responsibilities included talent acquisition, counseling and coaching on employee relations issues, maintaining the Employee Handbook and updating HR policies and procedures. Served as the Company expert for CA labor law compliance and human resources due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. Head of HR for ICREST International – Served as Senior Manager of Human Resources for ICREST International LLC which is a subsidiary within ITOCHU's Food Division. ICREST has 33 employees in two locations with annual revenues of over $500 MM. Responsibilities included talent acquisition, on-boarding, advising and investigating employee relations issues, handling of worker’s compensation claims, managing the compensation structure and annual review process, and partnering with the CFO and CEO on HR initiatives. Member of the warehouse safety committee and provided training to staff on all emergency procedures and compliance on the Company’s Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP).Subsidiary Consultant - Main contact for ITOCHU owned subsidiaries on the West Coast including ITOCHU Tire, Oilseeds International and CTC America. Provided coaching and guidance on high level employee relations issues, notified subsidiaries on Federal and State employment law updates, revised employee handbooks, and conducted periodic HR Audits.

Headquartered in South Korea, Webzen Inc. is a global developer and publisher for video games. Webzen America was their attempt to break into the U.S. market and I was the 7th employee hired. My position was responsible for establishing and managing all human resources related functions. This included talent acquisition, creating all HR related policies and procedures, establishing all benefit plans, and developing the performance review process, compensation structure and bonus guidelines.

Hired as a Consultant to complete the Company’s Employee Handbook, set up payroll and recruit for key open positions.

Managed all Human Resources functions for the Company’s Santa Monica office. Was directly involved with growing the Santa Monica location from 15 to 60 employees within 18 months. Main responsibilities were talent acquisition, on-boarding of employees, supervising the office management function, advising employees and managers on employee relations issues and coordinating HR initiatives with the corporate office in New York.

Hired by my former boss at Universal Pictures to help establish the Human Resources Department for Launch Media, a start-up music company. Involved with creating all HR policies and procedures including the performance management process, health and retirement benefits, compensation structure and developing recruiting strategies for over 50 open positions in a highly competitive market.

Hired to provide human resources support to the Director of Human Resources for the Motion Pictures Division which had over 800 employees and a union environment with multiple CBA’s. Main duties included processing new hire and termination paperwork, interviewing and recruiting, and providing advice to managers on employee relations issues.