Wendy S. Acton Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Thousand Oaks, California

Staff Relations lead for employee relations issues in all areas of the business, including Research and Development, Operations and Commercial. Scope of work includes performance management, compliance violations, staff complaints, misconduct, reasonable accommodations, and contingent worker issues.• Provide critical insights to creation and build-out of team processes to drive efficiency, effectiveness and consistency.• Regularly interface with numerous stakeholders, including executive business leaders, Human Resources Business Partners, Legal, Occupational Health, and Compliance, to cultivate strong partnerships and resolve issues.• Critical partner to business leaders, providing consultation and key human resources insights to develop and implement solutions that address employee relations issues, balancing the business needs with potential risks.• Lead for workplace accommodations, partnering with Occupational Health, Legal and third-party leave administrator to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.• Provide key support to business leaders in their efforts to implement organizational design and restructuring initiatives.• Perform investigations into misconduct, including but not limited to timecard fraud and policy violations. Partner with Compliance, Legal and executive business leaders to identify and implement disciplinary action as appropriate based on investigation findings.

Thousand Oaks, Ca

Human Resources Senior Manager, 2011Human Resources Manager, 2006-2011HR Business Partner supporting numerous client areas. Provided critical human resources support through strategic partnerships with executive business leaders, including the SVP/CIO and Vice Presidents.• Facilitated life cycle of all human resources processes, including annual talent management/ succession planning and performance review/compensation planning.• Supported organizational design and restructuring initiatives by providing consultation and key human resources perspective. Developed and implemented solutions that balanced business needs with potential risks. • Critical partner to business leaders for all performance management issues; coached and counseled managers, including senior leaders, to facilitate improved staff member performance. Recommended courses of action and provided critical support for implementation. • Counseled staff members at all levels of the organization on career development, performance management, and concerns with managers or team members. • Created high-performing teams by providing consultation and key human resources perspective to determine courses of action. Diagnosed issues and developed solutions in line with business goals. Facilitated team building, leader assimilation and career development sessions.

West Point, Pa

Managed all aspects of UNCF-Merck Science Initiative program and provided diversity outreach support. • Led UNCF-Merck Fellows and Merck Mentors initiative including selection of Fellows and Mentors, establishment of three selection committees and coordination of internship assignments. • Managed all aspects of multi-day event recognizing program participants, including selection of speakers, attendees, event location and agenda. Collaborated with multiple internal and external vendors and worked within the allocated budget.• Provided diversity outreach to key stakeholders through partnerships with internal and external diversity organizations. Attended key diversity conferences and coordinated internship assignments for diversity interns. Collaborated with individuals at all levels and facilitated engagement of key business leaders in functional and company diversity initiatives.

West Point, Pa

Provided vital assistance to Director of Human Resources, as well as four Human Resources Business Partners, in support of several large client groups.• Managed compensation and peer review process for scientist promotions. • Facilitated workshops, including a seminar series on Flex Benefits and Flex Work Arrangements. Participated on several teams in support of Human Resource functional initiatives.• Conducted exit interviews and coordinated all administrative aspects of recruitment and hiring process (including offer letter, new hire paperwork, relocation, and visa processing)

Newtown Square, Pa

Provided key assistance to Company Recruiter and Trainer in all aspects of process to recruit, hire and train Field Interviewers for data collection, customer needs assessment and brand performance analysis.• Assembled training materials and manuals for multi-day training courses and presented several segments of training program.• Coordinated staffing assignments for new trainees and supervised them during their initial assignments in the field.• Supervised temporary employees hired to assist during recruitment and training phases.

Terre Haute, In

Managed administration of numerous employee benefit programs for ~1,000 faculty and staff members.