• Oversee and supervise all areas of HR from Classifications, Transactions, Hiring, Labor Relations, Onboarding, Timekeeping, Group Insurance, Workers Compensation and Leaves of Absence.• Participate in the reorganization and classifications of various offices and its positions.• Knowledge of the Comprehensive Employment Plan, Subject Matter Expert and Certified Interviewer • Final approval for all employees onboarded or promoted with agency.• Negotiate with new hires and current hires for onboarding and promotions salaries.• Prepare information for the House Budget Meeting and review proposed bills for Legislation.• Oversee and created the Remote Hybrid Schedule for DNR.• Interact with the various unions daily in regards to the Collective Bargaining Agreement and also participated in current contract negotiations with AFSCME, FOP, Teamsters and IFPE.• Assist with the coordination of recruiting and new employee orientation.• Participate in DNR webinars for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion• Assist the Ethics Officer, Police and the EEO Officer with sensitive investigations.• Handle all DNR labor relations issues with employees, management and the union.• Union contract, Policy and Rules interpretations daily.• Determine level of discipline by reviewing documentation such as witness statements and OEIG re-ports. Performing investigatory interviews to make discipline determination.• Write disciplinary actions, Memorandum’s of Understanding and Settlement Agreements.• Conduct Labor Management meetings with AFSCME and other various unions.• Conduct grievance meetings and 3rd level hearings to determine if the Collective Bargaining Agree-ments, the Policy Manual and the Personnel Rules have been followed.• Assist the Ethics Officer and the EEO Officer with sensitive investigations.• Conduct Investigatory Interviews agency wide.• Handle any and all confidential and sensitive information such as investigations, medical, et

Assistant to the Director of Personnel for 15 years and acted on his behalf when communicating with over twenty departments within the Secretary of State.• Oversee all labor relations issues with employees, the union, Executive Office and various Directors.• Daily work and guidance as a supervisor to all areas of Personnel which include Classifications, Transactions, Hiring, Labor Relations, Timekeeping, Group Insurance, Workers Compensation, Leaves of Absence and Training.• Participated in over twenty (20) bargaining sessions with various unions since 2002. Unions included SEIU, Teamsters, Fraternal Order of Police, Prevailing Wage Unions, Police Benevolent, etc.• Witness and part of management team for Arbitration and Merit Commission Hearings.• Testified before a grand jury for a discipline case involving the FBI.• Conduct Labor Management and Health and Safety meetings.• Grievance meetings and determine if the Collective Bargaining Agreements have been followed.• Created, revised and distributed the Rules and Policies for the agency.• Revised the Department of Personnel Rules and worked with JCAR.• Conducted unemployment hearings.• Handled arbitration and mediation cases with Federal Mediation Reconciliation Services.• Held the position of Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator for 15 years.• Worked with Budget on fiscal issues such as docks of pay and health insurance• Revised the PayScale for Merit Compensation employees to be aligned with union employees.• Handle disciplinary actions for all Secretary of State employees (approximately 4,000) which included the writing, serving and working with law enforcement and the Inspector General’s Office.• Handle any and all confidential and sensitive information such as investigations, medical, etc• Supervised training team and development programs such as, but not limited to, Conflict Resolution, New Employee Orientation, Performance Evaluations, OSHA, Ethics, Sexual Harassment and Leaves.