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Used my extensive knowledge of personal development and spirituality to create everyday ways to nurture yourself.Developed inspirational gifts from idea of conception to retail ready.Created work flows to help my own business process.Able to see the “big picture” and detailed oriented to get day to day tasks completed.My inspirational gifts, nurturing activities and resources provide comfort and ease, for life's big and small moments. For the past 19 years I’ve has worked in various corporate HR and HRIT roles both as employee and a consultant. By combining my analytical skills with my extensive knowledge of personal development and well-being I’ve is able to create tangible products and memberships for often intangible situations.

Authored "Be Authentic, Be Inspirational!" – a book that offers practical ways to enhance personal growth, with a focus on emotional and spiritual practices Speaker on personal development and well-being topics Coached individuals to help manage work-related and personal stress, as well as navigate grief and loss both in and out of the workplace

Client had approximately 225,000 employeesLead HR Document Management Coordinator for ensuring HR documents were stored correctly for retention and complianceTrained staff on production support for HR document flows into IBM FileNet repositoryCreated documentation for internal auditsBuilt strong communication between multiple lines of business, and leadershipProvided business analysis for clarity and clear direction in internal meetings to help eliminate ambiguityAnalyzed overall project timeline to create team and task specifics timelinesDeveloped solutions for complex production issues, impacting HR document managementCreated and conducted trainings for testing and knowledge transfers, for different audiencesExecuted testing in Agile and WaterFall environments

Client had approximately 260,000 employeesLead Test Coordinator for Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) between the HR systems and the HR internal and external partners Liaison between multiple lines of business, leadership and external partnersProvided clarity and clear direction in internal and external meetings to help eliminate ambiguityTested HIPAA 834 eligibility files Built and executed Testing Plan for software testing and test managementDeveloped solutions for complex production issues, impacting HR, Payroll and BenefitsCreated and conducted trainings for testing and knowledge transfers, for different audiences

Client had approximately 280,000 employeesLead Test Coordinator for Annual Benefits Enrollment (PeopleSoft 9.2) between the HR systems and the HR internal and external partners Facilitated teamwork between multiple lines of business, leadership and external partnersProvided clarity and clear direction in internal and external meetings to help eliminate ambiguityAnalyzed overall project timeline to create team and task specifics timelinesCollaborated with internal and external partners to implement significant eligibility file changesDeveloped test cases for manual testing which included, functional testing, end user testing, user acceptance testing and regression testingCreated and conducted trainings for testing and knowledge transfers, for different audiences

Lead test coordinator for Annual Benefits Enrollment (PeopleSoft 9.2) between the HR systems and the HR business sideGathered requirements for 2 Business Requirement Document (BRDs) for two releasesDeveloped testing resourcesCreated training documentationTested HIPAA 834 eligibility files for 7 vendors Wrote basic SQL Developed test cases for manual testing which included, system testing and functional testingUtilized principles of the Software Development Life CycleProvided Production support for items related to Annual Benefits Enrollment

Lead tester for Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE 2016 & ABE 2017)Lead tester & coordinator for implementation and upgrade of ALEX, a product of JellyvisionLiaison between Benefits, HR, Payroll and Systems teams for an ongoing monthly acquisitionTested aspects of a divestitureOnboarded and trained new contractors

Lead Testing coordinator between Line of Business and Benefits System group for Annual Enrollment 2013 & 2014 (PeopleSoft 8.9)Provided data analysis for 9.2 upgrade Utilized problem solving skills to assisted the Lines of Business with implementing new functionality into a custom PeopleSoft Solution