Sr Director, Global Total Rewards 7/2022 - 6/2023Director, Global Total Rewards 11/2019 – 7/2022•Collaborated with team to bring ex-NA compensation structures to alignment with market through the justification of purchasing survey data, mentoring team on market pricing and leveraging internal skills to model new structures and implement in advance of merit cycle.•Led a partnership with local management, Finance and HR to benchmark, cost justify and implement company-funded healthcare plan for ex-US business unit.•Managed internal and external resources in the harmonization of several UK pension plans into one all-country plan through a single provider with competitive pricing and identifying common processes that yielded savings for team members and company.•Worked with team to standardize short-term incentive targets across 14 countries utilizing market data and managing the communication and implementation within the organization.•Direct involvement in management and calculation of short-term incentive plan and annual equity grant, including collaboration with Finance on accrual and results calculations.•Supported the compensation and human capital committee cycle, including materials preparation and collaboration with Finance, Legal and outside consultant.

•Project managed a cross-functional team including legal, finance, communications and service provider in researching, gaining approval and implementing an employee stock purchase plan.•Led the final stages of job mapping a 2,000 employee acquisition, including reviews with business leadership at multiple levels and both organizations.•Managed the first broad-based annual salary process for the combined organization using Workday, streamlined manager training, applying experience in system usage and improving back-office reporting processes.•Guided team through late stages of Workday compensation implementation, including job architecture, compensation plan administration and day to day transactions.

Manager, Compensation 11/2017 - 10/2018Manager, Executive Compensation 3/2013 – 11/2017Compensation Consultant 1/2012 – 3/2013•Provide advice and solutions to business HR leadership and management on grading, offers to new hires and promotions, corporate and sales incentive plan designs as well as stock plan usage and administration.•Implemented Workday compensation module, including merit, incentive and equity planning, across domestic and international business units in partnership with HRIS and local HR partners. •Manage third party stock plan administrator (UBS) including day-to-day contacts, third party management and branch representatives.•Worked with leadership of recent acquisition to identify current and ideal sales roles, develop appropriate metrics, design and implement new sales plans.•Manage compensation and benefits due diligence activities, including employment agreements, plan reviews and compensation program integration for acquisition targets across the world.•Collaborate with HRIS and third party vendors to maintain and improve data interfaces with stock plan administration system as well as compensation planning software.•Collaborate with VP Strategic Rewards and Legal on annual proxy process, including completion of all data tables, CD&A review and writing assistance.

•Researched, developed and implemented market reflective short term incentive targets and plan design while managing the impact to employees on the prior plan.•Implemented consistent, market reflective leveling across the organization with cooperation and involvement of all levels of management. Brought increased transparency to the leveling and compensation decision-making process.•Developed, in collaboration with Finance and senior leadership, a creative market-reflective long term incentive redesign while educating all involved on US practices and impact to the organization.•Served as interim talent acquisition manager during teammate vacancy managing three additional people, overseeing a sales expansion and home office recruiting. Directly managed executive recruiting efforts.•Improved health and welfare offerings while managing cost impact by balancing company cost sharing with market.•Incorporated employee recognition program into Total Rewards concept by gaining ownership of program administration as well as future decisions regarding program direction.•Collaborated with corporate HR and Compensation partners to foster alignment and cooperation on issues ranging from executive leveling, short-term and long-term incentive design to title/position alignment.

Compensation Consultant 1/2010 – 10/2010Senior Compensation Analyst 12/2007 – 1/2010Compensation Analyst 12/2005 – 12/2007Financial Analyst 5/2003 – 12/2005•Compensation project leader for company expansion into Brazil. Advised business and HR leadership on compensation matters and managed local consultant on compensation projects.•Fostered a partner relationship within HR and with line management, providing direct consultation on job content, organizational structure and exploring possible outcomes and opportunities/risks of actions.•Pioneered compensation role and implementation steps during international expansion into Canada, resulting in a template that was applied during expansion into Mexico and led to further compensation leadership in Brazil expansion.•Managed summer intern and developmental employee on projects of own design that exposed individuals to company and affiliate projects that supported department objectives.•During major company job-leveling efforts (mergers, reduction-in-force) participated in team leveling of jobs, providing insight and background obtained through experience supporting every operating unit.•Spearheaded the completion and implementation of a Compensation Managers Guide for use by people managers throughout the organization.*Created concept for and oversaw the implementation of a complete overhaul of Mercer Prism database. Developed read-only, limited access view for use by staffing and generalists.•Project lead on company bonus plan redesign team, including presentation to Executive team, financial modeling and market research.•Identified need for automation / system implementation in corporate recognition program, developed concept for system, led the Request for Proposal, selected vendor and managed vendor. •Worked with survey provider to add new benchmark to survey, resulting in useable job-specific data for a unique job.

•Led budget process for 6 affiliate companies.•Consolidated, analyzed and reported on budgetary requests to business unit and corporate management.•Worked with department managers to ensure budget deadlines were met.*Improved planning process through reallocation of work and training.

•Advanced from intern to professional level and then supervisor within two years in South Illinois District. •Rotated through all jobs within District Finance - Accounting, Revenue Recovery and Contract Compliance.•Implemented Oasis AP/Purchasing system within district - first to train all facilities in a district covering half of Illinois and W. Kentucky.•Transferred to Metro Chicago to (successfully) rebuild department following adverse internal audit findings and high turnover.

MCRD San DiegoNTTC Corry Station1st SSCT HQCO HQBN 3MARDIV Okinawa, JapanUSS Ponce LPD-15Company F MARSPTBN Rota, SpainHonorably Discharged