West Academic is the leading publisher in the U.S. of casebooks, treatises, study guides, and other legal materials in both print and digital media formats.• Provide strategic HR support for 85-person organization, report to CEO and member of the Leadership Team• Set up and developed all HR policies and procedures for company as it was acquired by a private equity firm and set up as a standalone organization• Recruited and hired 24 new employees within first 6 months • Work with leaders and managers on organizational structure and design as well as employee development; coach and mentor managers on employee issues• Manage the full range of Human Resources accountabilities including talent acquisition and development, HR policy management, compensation procedures and policy, employee relations, benefits, as well as training and performance management• Work with Benefits Broker to evaluate employee benefit offerings. Recommend and implement changes and improvements while balancing cost effectiveness; in 2019 decreased health premiums by 5%• Ensure smooth integration of business acquired in October 2019• Successful migration to new 401k and payroll providers; decreasing costs and fees• Lead the first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee• Developed and communicated COVID policies and migration to a hybrid work environment

A global leader in supercomputing, Cray Inc. provides innovative computing platforms that enable scientists and engineers in academia, government, and industry to meet both existing and future computational challenges on a wide variety of applications. • Provided strategic HR support for 200-person site and 100 field employees: supporting 3 VPs and their organizations• Provided guidance and direction on employee relation issues, management, and annual review process in addition to staffing• Developed and implemented all training for the organization; updated all compliance training. Worked with customer training department to create online training for compliance to reduce cost. Worked with outside consultant to develop management training across the company• Led team to develop and hold first ever Leadership Summit for management group• Led team to update performance management process involving training and roll out to all locations including remote and international

• Provided strategic HR support to 3 IT directors and their organizations• Provided guidance and direction on employee relation issues, management, and annual review process• Worked closely with management and recruiting team to ensure staffing objectives are met and we secured top talent for the organization

• Provided strategic HR support to 3 executives and their organizations to assist them in reaching core business goals; supporting a 320-employee base• Actively led change management solutions associated with ongoing organizational change, integrations, and restructuring; ensure implementation of restructuring and integrations• Provided guidance and support to ensure HR policies and practices are carried out in a consistent manner with organizational objectives• Conducted needs assessment of staff skills to determine training and organizational effectiveness initiatives. Developed and conducted training • Counseled managers and employees regarding employee relations issues, compensation, performance management and career development initiatives• Identify staffing requirements based on organizational goals and objectives. Designed the most cost effective and efficient manner of securing top talent. Revamped the hiring process for Customer Service, decreasing turnover by 20%• Primary HR contact on integration of acquisition. Traveled once a week for three months to D.C. to ensure smooth transition of organization into West. Turnover was less than 8% two years after acquisition• Developed salary planning process for Operations group that was modeled in other business units• Lead HR member on acquisition team for Internet business; developed retention strategies to ensure top talent was retained. After two years, key personnel still in place

• Managed the employment function for the 350-employee office. Recruited, interviewed, and recommended candidates for exempt and non-exempt positions • Coordinated outside recruiting efforts including search firms, placement agencies and advertising. Advised management on all aspects of recruiting, including recruiting strategies, salary recommendations and diversity goals • Developed recruiting database to track recruiting costs, sources used and length to fill • Developed 3-year recruiting plan for the Business Consulting practice to ensure growth of practice from 25 employees to over 150