Human Resources Leader with over 17 years of progressive experience, specializing in the development of high-performing teams through strategic recruitment, training, organizational development, and performance evaluation. Proven track record of success collaborating with senior managers to align organizations with performance goals. Demonstrated expertise in directing hiring practices, designing pay structures, crafting employee policies, managing payroll and benefits, and partnering with the executive team to establish talent acquisition and retention objectives.Key Accomplishments:• Managed a full agency Classification and Compensation study• Acted as main point of contact and investigator for all Employee Relations matters for an organization employing over 1600 people across 10 Northwestern states, including California.• Creator and presenter of Human Resources 101. A federal employment law, coaching, and disciplinary training for all employees in supervisory roles, including directors and vice presidents.• As the designated point of contact, I led a team in the implementation of Paycom, an all-encompassing Payroll/Human Resources Information System software, resulting in improved overall efficiency of HR and payroll functions.• As the project lead, I partnered with IT in the integration and implementation of Vialect Noodle, the agency's employee intranet. • Addressing lack of training concerns stated in the annual employee satisfaction survey, I partnered with clinical directors to expand new hire orientation training from two days to an entire week.• Continuous analysis, development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures to meet labor, state, and government laws.• Successful completion of over 36 licensed residential facility site reviews (state and county audits) over a 4-year time frame. The review entails verification of all HR personnel documentation, including but not limited to verification of all mandated trainings.• Developed an HR Dashboard with metrics used to analyze EEO data, benefit utilization and costs, recruitment expenditures and trends, and turnover rates.• Partnered with external brokers to negotiate a 6% increase in medical/dental premiums for the 2019-20 fiscal year, while similar agencies saw an 11%-13% increase.• Participated in in-depth diversity and inclusion workshops and partnered with others in the agency to implement policy changes to protect the rights of protected classes, including but not limited to the LGBTQ community.