Accomplished, PHR and SHRM‐CP Certified professional with a track record of success in facilitating and implementing HR functions that align directly with organizational goals and support decision making processes. Carry out the necessary initiatives to build staff morale and foster employee development. Exhibit superior communication skills while forging trustworthy relationships with all organizational levels. Areas of expertise include:

• Strategic Planning • Employee Relations • Recruitment • Compensation • Hiring / Training • Team Building • Benefits • Enrollment • Employment Law • Problem Resolution • Interviewing • Coaching • Project Management • Policy Development • Compliance • Public Relations

• Improved communications across all levels of multiple organizations while managing all HR functions, including recruitment, employee relations, compensation, training and benefits administration.

• Increased employee awareness while implementing a new benefits program resulting in significant improvements in employee enrollment and participation.

• Developed and revamped onboarding, orientation and training programs as well as formal Employee Recognition and Awards programs, resulting in higher levels of performance and job readiness.

• Enhanced hiring and promotional processes to consistently fill all open staff positions with highly qualified candidates who consistently exceeded expectations and contributed to high employee retention rates.

• Established an organization’s first ever performance management process linked to compensation and bonuses; also created the organization’s first employee handbook.

• Championed a seasonal EMT/Paramedic program that reduced overtime costs by as much as 67%.

• Maintained fluid operations by resolving employee‐related issues in rapid fashion and continually ensuring 100% compliance with all company, state, and federal laws.