Provided day to day HR support and guidance for managers and an employee base of 600+, supporting a 24/7 operation. Provided coaching and support for employee relations issues, partnered with recruitment and benefits teams and worked on special projects. Key achievements included:- - Developed and implemented strategies for employee engagement, including small group meetings, communication iniatives and fun employee events such as kid's day and wellness week. - Managed roll out and delivered sensitivity training to employees and managers. - Managed communication and implementation of new corporate performance management and annual reward strategy. - Partnered with Ramapo college on a training iniative, coordinating external providers and maintaining a state funded grant. - Liason for Ramapo college and MBA students working on their final project, conducting an analysis of employee attrition within our operations team.- Developed and rolled out an onboarding process for the operations team , to improve the new hire experience.- Conducted a review of operations pay rates including research, benchmarking and analysis to ensure competitive pay and internal equity.- Conducted audit of job descriptions and FLSA classifications and implemented changes where needed.- Implemented accurate and timely EEO reporting, ensuring changes in reporting requirements.- Member of implementation and test team, transitioning HRIS from ADP to Workday. Input test scenarios and reported results. Post "go live" worked with HR, payroll and benefits team to identify issues and collaborate with the project team to resolve them.

- Provided HR support on client projects such as policy development and employee handbooks.- Compiled client presentations for benefits review and open enrolments.- Project managed benefit provider transfers.- Provided clear communications and administrative support for open enrollments.

Successfully managed the intergration project, consolidating 3 formerly seperate companies under a single business unit.Developed a project plan against milestones to ensure timely completion and effective communication.

• Partnered with Managing Director to recruit, coach & develop a high performing management team.• Led the development of a single intergrated organization andshared culture and goals, after the merger of two aquired companies. • Partnered with the senior leadership team to develop and implement compentency framework to reinforce high performing behaviors throughout the organisation.• Ensured compliance with UK and US legislation, including a review of job classifications to ensure FLSA compliance.• Conducted direct hiring, utilizing networking , employee referrals and promoting the Vitec Group as an employer of choice. • Implemented team building activities to improve communication and working relationships across sites.• Reviewed US benefits and achieved cost containment without loss of benefits• Provided HR support,advice and leadership coaching for UK, US and Canada• Conducted comprehensive compensation and benefits benchmarking and refined salary review process.• Member of due diligence team for Canadian acquisition• Restructured engineering and operations via consolidation and outsourcing to reduce operating costs.• Implementation of training and development strategy and programs to increase skills base and cascade knowledge, including developing and running workshops for the leadership team.

Hired as HR Manager for Operations, promoted to HR Director for Camera Dynamics business unit. • Responsible for the HR function for 500 employees based in the UK, Germany, US, Costa Rica and Asia. • Maintained a pro-active and co-operative relationship with the UK Trade Union, negotiating annual pay increases and changes to terms and conditions of employment.• Developed and implemented an effective communications strategy• Coached and mentored HR Advisors in the UK and Costa Rica.• Management of compensation and benefits, including the introduction of global salary benchmarking. • Management of workforce planning and recruitment strategy to ensure optimum staffing levels.• Implementation of HRIS across global sites, to improve accuracy and acccessability of information.• Member of intergration team - combining competitive brands under one business unit.• Developed and implemented global performance and development review system. • Development of US and UK Employee handbook to improve policy and comply with legislative changes.• Relocation of aquired R&D facility to head office, significantly reducing overhead.

Provided HR Support to the Cambridge Design Centre and European Sales team:-• Change Management and Organisational restructuring• Development and implementation of HR policies and procedures• Management of performance and development review systems, including bonus and commission schemes.• Labor turnover analysis and the development of retention programmes• Compensation and benefits management• Resource planning, strategy formulation & the participation in weekly operations reviews• Liaison with the legal department concerning the writing of new contracts, termination agreements and the introduction of bonus plans• Project management of the company stock plan• Updated and introduced employee orientation process• Implementation and management of several organizational restructures and downsizing exercises across Europe which involved communicating and negotiating with European HR colleagues and managers