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Seattle, WA, US

Bothell, Washington, US

• As the Associate Director of HR Partnerships for Seagen's Technical Development and Global Quality divisions, I played a pivotal role in steering the human resources function for 650 employees across five countries..
• Joining during a period of rapid growth, I initiated organizational design strategies to align structure and leadership with evolving business needs. Led the expansion of the workforce from 500 to 650 employees.
• Provided strategic leadership to deliver effective HR services while crafting and executing strategies for talent retention and development. I ensured the seamless integration of HR practices by collaborating with.
• In my role as a servant leader, I coached and supported leadership teams in aligning strategic vision and implementing people practices to achieve divisional goals. I ensured a successful rollout of the strategic.

Bellevue, Washington, US

Seattle, US

• Hired to lead a seven-person HR Team supporting 2,000 employees across the Technology, Customer Experience, Supply Chain, and Distributions Center divisions. Partnered with HR Centers of Excellence and divisional.
• On-boarding during the initial stages of covid allowed me to be influential in creating the REI “covid handbook” of best practices for the three distribution centers which established operational processes and safety.
• As a member of the REI REDI team (Racial, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I played a key role in developing and rolling out various diversity and cultural initiatives to our 14,000 employees as we continued our.
• As REI HQ was transitioning from offices to remote work, I led a cross-discipline team to establish best practices and policies for this new way of working. Also, I created a new “remote” onboarding program for the.
• Reduced the number of employee relations issues by 50% in the distribution centers by coaching leaders and developing focused training plans on conflict resolution and difficult conversations.

• In November 2018, I was promoted from my role at ArenaNet to lead the HR Business Partner Team for parent company NCSoft West. As Director of the HRBPs, I oversaw a team of HR professionals across multiple offices who.
• As NCSoft was reorganizing operations across multiple development studios and HQ, I led the project team to consolidate and align HR policies, systems, and best practices.
• To reduce employee costs by 30% I led the leadership team to develop staffing plans, capabilities needs and analyze risk. Directed all aspects of a WARN-sized RIF event across multiple offices.
• Post-RIF event, established regular and transparent cascading of information through town halls, office hours, and updates from CEO to ensure employee questions and concerns were addressed.
• With challenges of hiring leaders after a reduction in force, created and rolled out a cross-company manager development program to grow leadership capabilities and career advancement opportunities for incumbents.

• Oversaw all HR operations for a 400-person gaming company’s Seattle, Brighton (UK), and China offices and partnered with parent company’s (NCSoft) South Korean HR Leadership Team. Managed a team of eleven to carry out.
• Identified learning and development needs and created ArenaNet University and the ArenaNet Leadership Academy to prepare employees for the next steps in their careers and help meet our current and future leadership.
• Influenced a new company philosophy on Performance Management and established a more open, honest, and regular dialogue. Transitioning from an annual review process to a quarterly touch-base strategy with regular 1:1s.
• Managed our Recruiting Team and provided strategic direction and leadership for global talent acquisition initiatives. Implemented a new ATS, interviewing process, and recruiting metrics which helped lower the cost of.
• Developed and rolled out a new compensation structure, which allowed us to be more competitive in the market and created more transparency in an employee's career trajectory.
• Led a team overseeing 96,000sq/ft of office space, and I was responsible for lease negotiations, mechanical operations, internal studio design, and buildouts.

SMITH is a digital marketing agency and a fiercely user-centric shop with unmatched fluency in experience design, technology architecture, and integration. I led a team of Human Resources and Recruiting professionals who supported 7 offices across the United States, Canada and London by providing strategic and creative HR solutions for our business.

New York, NY, US

As a member of the agency’s Management Team, I was responsible for all HR functions. My focus was Organizational Strategy, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Policy Development, Employee Development, Retention, Payroll, Benefits and Office Management.

As the Head of Human Resources for the Chicago flagship store and Regional support for the 27 store Chicago-land market I was proud to lead an innovative and progressive Human Resource Team. By supporting my business partners in Regional and Zone initiatives, I was able to leverage my relationships to help accomplish team and personal goals. My ability to.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

During Home Depot’s companywide commitment to growth and consistency, the world’s second largest retailer initiated in-house Human Resource functions for the first time in February 2002. To this new position I was able to bring my experience with recruitment, benefits, employee relations, community relations, payroll, and legal/SOP compliance. Responsible.

Managed a team of 4 Human Resource professionals and 3 Administrators responsible for all Human Resource functions, including benefits, payroll, legal compliance/reporting and HRIS for 2,200 employees located in 79 offices.

Seattle, Washington, US