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South Plainfield, Nj, Us

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Western Industries is a leader in both Commercial and Residential pest control.Director of Human Resources (WOW Division)Serve as the Human Resources Leader hired to ensure a best–in-class Human Resources function/department for a growing brand.● Aligned brands with corporate HR strategies, overseeing HR functions for multi-state regions in the pest control sector,including talent acquisition, training, and employee development.● Led employee relations issues across multiple states/brands, serving as a member of the Division Leadership Team, providingsupport to management, and collaborating with operations teams to address staffing needs.● Conducted HR due diligence for 2 acquisitions, developed policies for clear communication and legal compliance, prepared forunion negotiations, and assisted in HC budgeting.

Middlesex, New Jersey, Us

BAMCO is an award-winning leader in the design, fabrication and installation of architectural facades and wall panel systemsVice President of Human Resources (Approximately 150 employees)Serve as the Human Resources Leader hired to develop a best–in-class Human Resources function/department for a growingcompany.● Managed employee relations, supported recruitment efforts, and ensured compliance through legal document review andcorrection.● Established a 10-month Leadership Development Program and implemented an efficient benefits enrollment system.● Developed policies for communication, legal compliance, and a performance-driven compensation structure.

Holzminden, Lower Saxony, De

Senior Director of Human Resources, Flavors Division, North America (NJ-OH-CA // 350 Employees in NA/ 10,0000 Worldwide)Served as the HR Business Partner and Leader for the Flavor Division in North America. Responsible for all aspects of HR to ensure that all Symrise goals and objectives were met. Member of the Flavor Leadership Team for NA. Achievements:● Created Flavorist Retention Program that reduced turnover of these business-critical positions from 12% to 2%. This retention plan was adopted by Symrise located in Holzminden, Germany and rolled out in all regions● Worked closely with Divisional President to formulate employee headcount strategies and budgets to ensure that HC was in alignment with company profit and growth strategies. ● Lead HR on Acquisitions integration to ensure the retainment of new high performing talent, as well as leading on transition activities and processes to align with Symrise HR policies. ● Selected by the Corporate office in Germany in 2019 to lead the development of an internal new Performance System. Played a major role in structure, functionality, implementation and both managerial and employee training● Chosen again by the Corporate office in Holzmiden to reside on the team that would develop an internal “training” platform. Implemented in 2021. ● Developed a creative recruitment plan for Flavorist which are essential to the flavor business. This was achieved by reaching outside the US and partnering with Flavorist in Brazil and Germany. Securing Flavor North America with 4 high performing Flavorist to reside in the US. ● Utilizing expertise in labor law, was assigned all highly complex employee relations claims and investigations for all 3 Symrise Divisions, successfully resolving all employee issues.

Parsippany, Nj, Us

Multinational manufacturer and distributor of computer storage and peripherals, with annual revenues over $700M. Corporate Global Director/Head of Human Resources (NJ-Miami-CA-Latin America-Asia-Europe // 1000 Employees Worldwide)Head of Human Resources, reporting to the CEO, managing a department of eventually 6 HR professionals. The goal was to first develop and implement strategies in all aspects of HR for a fast growing privately held company, building HR infrastructure for areas such as: Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, Training and Development, performance management, labor law assessments, AAP compliance and all aspects of the Human Resources Department. Achievements:● Pioneered as one of the first Human Resources Leader in our industry to adopt the “consumer” driven benefit structure plans (high deductible/ lower costs) and lead the charge to become self- funded resulting in approximately 30% reduction in total benefit costs. ● Required insurance brokers to go to market each year to provide PNY with the best benefits at an affordable cost. This resulted in several years of price stability and minimal cost increase to both the company and employee.● Transitioned company from manual benefit enrollment to utilizing technology to enroll and feed deductions via payroll. Resulted in a 50% reduction in workload for the Benefit Manager allowing her the ability to greater support the team’s initiatives.● Created and developed a “best in class” HR department for a small privately held company that could support the fast- paced growth of the company. ● Served as an integral part of the business. Discovered a “black hole” in the company’s SAP system allowing unused inventory to remain in bins with zero system visibility. This resulted in the sale of excess inventory that otherwise would have been discarded.

Head of Human Resources for 17 Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Home facilities in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for a privately held company. Responsible for building an HR function that would support the business across multiple locations in multiple states. Achievements:● Created and implemented an HR structure that was non-exist before my arrival which resulted in allowing Generations Management Services to continue to grow with a solid HR structure in place to support the company’s initiatives.● Selected and rolled out new payroll/scheduling system resulting in an overall 30% decrease in overtime● M&A- Successfully managed the sale of and purchase of facilities on an annual basis with the intent to secure and retain top talent, ensure consistent HR practices and drive gold standard procedures.● Worked successfully with 5 different healthcare unions to secure mutually beneficial union contracts and significantly reduced the number of arbitrations resulting in a cost savings for the company.