The Human Resource Manager will plan, lead, coordinate and direct the policies and activities of the Human Resource (HR) department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of the organization’s mission strategy. • Collaborates with senior leadership to understand the organization’s goals and strategy related to staffing, recruiting, and retention.• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization’s human resource compliance and strategy needs.• Administers or oversees the administration of human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; training and development; and payroll management and processing.• Conducts research and analysis of organizational trends including review of reports and metrics from the organization’s human resource information system (HRIS) or talent management system.• Monitors and ensures the organization’s compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.

Subsidiary of Office Depot. Provide onsite Human Resources support for a service management contract. Execute unit specific performance management framework and initiatives, define the periodic communication plan for delivery centers in line with overall unit communication to ensure HR service and delivery effectiveness. Improve employee engagement and ensure a fair and effective feedback mechanism will lead to improved performance within the guidelines, policies and norms of the Company and Customer. Support IT contract workers at a major global IT Manufacturer in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon. ● Manage the HR Lifecycle processes including onboarding, employee engagement, grievance response & attrition management● Partner with business unit on key initiatives and directives● Work with business managers on driving a performance driven work environment, creating unit level communication plan, incentive plan and execution of the performance management processes● Performance Management: facilitate the performance review process providing guidance to managers and employees● Talent Management: assist with the talent review process in identifying top talent and assisting managers in developing action plans● Employee Relations: provide advice and guidance on the interpretation of company policies and procedures as they relate to individuals and company objectives● Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: partner with the talent acquisition team in providing a robust new hire onboarding experience and coordinate onsite onboarding

Family owned consumer packaging nutraceutical manufacturing. Function in a strategic business partner role, providing and facilitating HR solutions and services to support the business strategies.● Developed and implemented a human resources department to support the achievement of the overall business objectives.● Managed office relations and employee personnel training, employee relations, payroll, benefits, discipline and rewards programs.● Responsible for labor relations along with providing advice and counsel on personnel issues to EEOC, NLRB, DOL, and any agency as needed.● Manage organization’s safety efforts and serves as the company liaison for both workers’ compensation and general liability insurance providers. ● Implement new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of HR department and services performed.● Design, negotiate, and implement total benefits package. • Increased participation from 12% to 62%.• Created initial 401k offering to organization● Managed payroll, human resources, and time/attendance functions.• Implemented integrated HRIS, payroll, and time attendance software.

Manage team of eight HR Generalist within eight North American locations, inclusive of corporate operations for privately owned global medical device manufacturing company with $350 million in revenue and 2500 employees. Serve as business partner with Senior Management to ensure all human resource functions with the business objectives.● Responds, negotiates, and represents the organization all employee relation issues such as employee complaints, NLRB, harassment allegations, and civil rights complaints.● Manage employee relations issues and serve as a process expert for Employee Relations Specialists on more complex employee matters as well as workplace accommodation process with a focus on conflict resolution and compliance in a fast-paced environment.● Design, negotiate, and implement total benefits package. • PPAC compliant. • Increased participation to 88%.● Aligned and consolidated human resources practices, policies, and procedures after 2012 acquisition.● Devise organizational training strategy, oversee implementation, delivery, and assess outcomes.• Search for gaps in training material or content to ensure safety and productivity.• Ensured State and Federal training compliance requirements.• Deploy various training methods and tailor training programs as necessary.● Plan administrator and investment board member for $30 million retirement plan. Merged multiple plans.● Process in-house withholding taxes (27 tax jurisdictions) for $78 million annual payroll. ● Coaches and supports management and employees through a variety of human resources related focus areas: recruitment, employee on-boarding, employee development, performance management, benefits, etc.● Oversees strategic workforce planning by tracking and monitoring trends in attrition, headcount, and succession plans and providing recommendations and solutions for gaps.