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New York City Metropolitan Area

•Partner with senior leadership to shape and influence business strategy, enhance operational processes, balance client needs, and mitigate liability.•Ensure best organizational practices. Establish, communicate, and shape cultural commitment by combining employee viewpoints with talent management initiatives aligned with client expectations.•Enrich Forrest Solution’s employee value proposition. Analyze internal and external trends that impact current and future talent needs, which differentiates the organization in attracting and retaining talented employees to achieve business objectives.•Contribute to new business and revenue generation. Implement HR cost-benefit analysis (CBA), allowing Forrest to quantify expenses vs. gains to gain new business and retain existing clients.•Ensure legal compliance by serving as compliance and governance regulator for Non-disclosure, Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Restrictive Covenants, and Severance Agreements.•Optimize critical programs in support of the organization. Design and execute HR strategies, policies, and processes for technology, diversity & inclusion, legal compliance, training & development, employee relations, compensation, safety, onboarding, turnover analysis, benefit reconciliations, and 401k administration. Created playbooks, project efficiency formulas, and metrics to measure the effectiveness and accuracy of these programs.

New York, Ny

• Collaborate and partner with leaders to implement and measure programs, policies, and processes that impact productivity, employee engagement, and company culture.• Empower teams to operate autonomously and strengthen leadership capabilities. Mentor and coach management to enhance communication, performance, and operational strategy. • Develop process improvement strategies leveraging technology to lower costs, increase effectiveness, accuracy, and value for Human Resources administration, onboarding, and transactional practices.

Queens Village, Ny

• Enhanced employee performance and visibility for senior leaders. Led the design and implementation of a cohesive process integrating job descriptions, performance appraisals, structured feedback, coaching, and goal setting. Coached and mentored leaders in each area of the performance management cycle.• Improved the brand value and the client and employee experience. Partnered with senior leaders to maximize the operational efficiencies of the firm, automate manual processes, and reduce cost. • Selected and implemented HRIS to streamline talent acquisition, onboarding, and performance appraisals. Reduced talent acquisition cost by $30K per year. Integrated payroll (ADP Workforce Now) through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to reduce manual entry.

Garden City, Ny

• Contributed to the firm’s profitability. Responsible for all talent acquisition. Successfully maintained a pipeline of talent to meet the demand of a volatile and multi-state business. Managed the scaling of merchandisers and installers across the firm. • Designed an internal ATS in collaboration with the IT department to streamline and automate recruiting according to multiple client needs. Decreased the recruiting advertising budget by 20%/year by introducing a referral system, sourcing, networking, and new marketing techniques. • Improved client retention, profitability, and the firm’s competitive advantage. Collaborated with executives to prepare and execute training plans based on retail client specifications. Researched employment costs for specific states and partnered with internal business development teams to generate competitive bids and compensation programs for employees, generating new contracts.

Masters, Human Resources Management

Bachelors, Psychology