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Human Resources leader with over 16 years of experience in all aspects of workforce and organizational
development. Specializing in strategic planning and culture development and coaching employees and
executives through periods of transition and expansion.

Manage all aspects of multi-state HR, including strategic planning, culture development, benefits,
payroll, executive coaching, and employee relations.
●   Saved the Company almost 1 million dollars annually by overhauling all employee related systems
including: HR system, health benefits, payroll, time management, mileage reimbursement and
401k benefits and replacing them with systems that are on brand, beneficial to employees and support
●   Advise and support Executive leadership team through organizational change, complex HR issues
and on an a monthly ongoing basis
●   Develop purpose based and innovative brand internally by developing a custom brand-aligned
Employee Handbook, all-hands events, wellness program, training and development
opportunities, B-Corp certification process and employee morale events

HEAD OF PEOPLE Flying Embers

Managed layoffs, PPP Program, EIDL Loan, EDD Work-Sharing Program and worked with the Executive team to develop and pivot ongoing organizational strategy.


●   Conducted an engagement survey, interviews with stakeholders and completed a comprehensive
organizational development analysis to develop a plan for how the company can regain over
$200,000 in lost wages per year due to lack of productivity.
●   Developed a performance improvement plan, onboarding structure, individualized growth plans
and a 30-day new hire review questionnaire that improved productivity by at least 30%,
supported succession planning of COO and helped leaders work with their teams more effectively.
●   Prepared Company for a possible acquisition and major growth period by standardizing roles,
processes, and procedures to scale effectively.
●   Coached executives and managers on leadership techniques and several employee relations
issues.
●   Developed a wellness plan and company perk program to enhance employee retention and support recruitment.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Developed scalable internal and external processes and roles as the 12th employee in an early
stage, venture backed technology company that grew from 2 million to 10 million dollars in revenue in under a year.
●   Developed customer service and customer onboarding team roles which supported the
productivity of account managers and reduced the amount of customer churn by an average of
50% - 60% in the first 90 days.
●   Created wellness, lunch and learn and corporate responsibility programs that supported the engagement of the internal teams.
●   Supervised and advised internal HR Account Managers on how to correctly respond to 100's of business owner clients from all 50 states.
o  Areas of support included: employee relations, compensation, hiring, terminations, LOA,
harassment, safety/workers compensation, organizational development, paid time off
and benefits.
●   Supported 100s of clients in over 40 states on how to maintain compliance, productivity and organizational development while recruiting, onboarding, managing employee relations,
succession planning, creating performance management systems, managing terminations, and conducting employee investigations.

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Coached leaders of small businesses with strategic planning, change management, talent lifecycle
development, employee relations issues and recruiting development.
●   Specific examples of support included: employee relations, executive and team coaching, team
morale events, benefits/wellness program development, human resources compliance, training
and development, HR technology development, business plans and recruiting.
●   Career Coaching clients include individuals seeking professional growth. Example of services
include value mapping, goal setting, resilience training, resume development and interview
preparation.

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT and EXECUTIVE COACH Various Clients

Conducted an in-depth employee engagement survey and worked with CEO, CFO and Operations
Director on a weekly basis to prepare the organization for significant expansion from 1 million
dollars in revenue to a forecasted 3 to 4 million in revenue over the new 2 to 3 years.
●   Developed role structure and introduced targeted recruiting, job descriptions and compensation
plans that supported the acquisition of key employees.
●   Coached managers and employees on how to manage employee relations issues that reduced the risk of wage and hour, discrimination, and harassment allegations by at least 25%.
●   Developed performance review, 360 assessment and performance improvement plan to increase
engagement, retain key employees and support leadership development.
●   Created HR infrastructure that complied with federal and state laws by creating an employee
handbook and training the team on implementation of new policies.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR CONSULTANT

Worked with HR VP and HR Business Partners to advise the team on employee relations, benefits,
workers compensation, team development, onboarding, and terminations for over 2000
employees.
●   Coached hiring managers on effective onboarding and retention strategies that reflected core
values and mission of the organization.
●   Managed benefit enrollments and ERISA compliance for 100's of North American seasonal new
hires.
●   Managed worker's compensation claims and LOA in compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, STD/LTD,
FMLA, CFRA and ADA.
●   Worked with benefits manager and learning and development team on ongoing development of employee engagement initiatives.

HUMAN RESOURCES CONTRACTOR

Worked with the CEO to develop profitable strategies in all facets of Human Resources for 30+
off-site employees and 50 + contractors.
●   Managed onboarding/terming, employee relations issues, learning and development programs,
benefits and assisted with payroll.
●   Designed and introduced a competitive benefits and compensation package that supported
recruitment and retention efforts.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR OTM Software Professionals

Managed the human resources aspect of the business for two locations, two HR Coordinators and over 300+ caregivers.
● Worked with Owners, VP and Director of Agency to create ongoing organizational development
plans that responded to major changes in employment law.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

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