Professional Profile

* Versatile human-resources professional with hands-on experience in diverse industries operating over multiple jurisdictions.
* Strategic professional who deploys participative management style in fast-paced, diverse workforce.
* A Critical thinker who operates as a business partner and provides strong leadership to the organization and executive team
* Senior level professional that is adept at identifying, advocating, and executing cost control initiatives.
* A proactive leader who brings credibility to the function through personal integrity, leadership, and professional expertise and able to quickly build successful working relationships across the organization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

*Human-resource strategy, objectives, policies, Employee and management training, programs
*Multi-unit management
*Succession planning/management practices
*Operations management and programs, Performance management
*Recruitment, testing, and staffing needs, Diversity programs
* Employee Relations/Investigations
*Employee-relations, Policy assessment, Performance Management
* Grievance, Collective Bargaining, Union avoidance (various sites)
* EEOC, AAP, OSHA, W/C, and other federal, state, and local compliance program needs, including training, investigation, and prevention programs
* HR Regional Budget,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Regional Director, Human Resources, Central Parking Systems, Denver, CO, 2005 to Present

* Responsible for the implementation, planning and support of HR programs for multi state in a sales and operationally driven organization
* Oversee and provide mandatory training, government-mandated training, management and general employee training.
* Partner with executive management to grow the business through innovative human-resources management.
* Lead the employee development process, identify needs and develop and implement tools and programs, leveraging corporate programs as applicable. Assist business heads in the development and implementation of the Talent and Leadership Review
* Oversee and conduct formal investigations on matters involving employees claim of wrongful termination, ethics, harassment, discrimination, etc. Represent company at hearings/mediations and oversee and implement HR audits

Long Term Contract Human Resources Manager/Recruiter, Washington Mutual, Bayview Financial, Comcast, Bed Bath & Beyond, Denver, CO., 2001 to 2005

* Designed and presented management-training programs ranging from first-line supervisors to senior management teams to facilitate understanding of employment relations, diversity issues, employment law, recruiting, and organizational development; program functioned as cornerstone for union avoidance, employee retention, and increased employee morale.
* Provide HR, payroll, recruitment & benefits administration services;
* Manage employee relation issues, investigation and respond and represent Organization to EEOC cases
* Initiated human-resources reporting system to update field managers, senior managers, of human resources goals in areas such as recruitment, turnover, employee retention, recruitment cost, benefit cost, and cost-savings efforts.

Human Resources Manger/Operations, Best Buy, Denver, CO,
1995 - 2001

* Directed human resources practices and programs to assigned multi-stores
* Identify and share best practice to positively affect turnover/retention, customer satisfaction, workplace safety, productivity and profitability.
* Ensure fair and consistent interpretation and application of policies, practices and procedures that create and maintain a positive employee relations environment and help create the desired culture.

EDUCATION

* Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Denver, CO est. date 12/2009
* Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder,

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

* Member, Society Human Resource Management (SHRM)
* Member, National Human Resources Association (NHRA)
* Member, Colorado Human Resources Association (CHRA)