Human Resources, Studio Operations

SR HR Director of Employee Experiences partnering alongside the CTO of Electronic Arts’ Enterprise Platform and Services teams including IT, Security, Data and AI.

HR executive leader partnering alongside the Walt Disney Studios technology group focusing on Pixar, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios.

SR HR Manager partnering with Microsoft's Executive teams across Cloud, Engineering, Marketing and Sales and Business Development teams including Xbox, IoT, AI, Research, Office and Business Applications.Together with executive level business owners and their teams, I partnered to create HR plans and key actions to shape the culture, ensure that we have the right people with the right skillsets to move business development for Microsoft forward, and ensure that people are in roles that play to their greatest strengths so that they can do their best work.Trusted HR advisor in the aspects of talent development, performance management, total rewards, retention, and executive coaching.

• Immediately responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for the IKEA Tacoma Distribution Center.• Strategize, create, approve, and oversee all aspects of Human Resources as a member of the Senior Steering Group.• Successfully create, assign and partner with my own direct reports and senior management in regards to HR initiatives that align with our changing, fast-paced working environment while keeping with Global HR Initiatives around "Attract, Develop and Inspire."• Employee relations liaison across the North America (NA) region for 6 differently located Distribution Centers.• HR Project manager for the NA Compensation project, NA Performance Evaluation project, HRIS Implementation along with Employee and Manager Self-Service, and Employer Branding project(s).• Create and maintain a culture that provides a link from the Distribution Center to Retail through mentoring, creation of communication initiatives, and developing coworkers.

• HR Business Partner, coach and consultant to the SVP of Sourcing; responsible for 354 associates across the North American Zone and Asia Pacific including category management, marketing, technical services, inventory planning, and supply chain.• Manage compensation for increases and promotions, training, development, and structure within the sourcing team at all levels in order to promote employee satisfaction and retention of key associates.• Statistical analysis of coworker data to ensure EEO compliance and prevention from litigation.• Responsible for the successful implementation of the Global Diversity and Inclusion Initiative: comprised of the 4 business leaders of the company, and reporting directly into the CEO and President for gradual implementation over the next 5 years.• Mediation in employee relations including coaching of associates, managers, directors, vice presidents and senior vice president in managing conflict and improving performance.• Creation of manager courses such as interviewing skills, performance management, salary planning, and recruitment process.• Implemented new company policies and processes, including the auto program, and career-path tool.• Implemented new HRIS System, moving the HR systems from paper to electronic, and implementing Manager and Employee Self-Service simultaneously.• Successfully implemented the new Performance Management Process from the current Talent Assessment Process; interlaced with salary planning for 450 employees.• Safety committee Chairman.

• Process and obtain new hire paperwork, benefit documents, verification of enrollment, recoverable and non-recoverable draws, repayment processes, termination process, and record onboarding processes through the applicant tracking system.• HR representative for health and wellness benefits including short and long term disability, processing of FMLA requests, corporate card, international and national transfer relocation for 6,500 employees in the U.S. and Canada.• Awarded the Teamwork and Professionalism Above and Beyond Award.

• Recruitment strategies support for 24 employees.• Develop and maintain experimental procedure; collect, analyze, and audit data through use of SPSS and Statistix programs.