Corinna Castaneda

310-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/nextgenhr/

acghlk@r.postjobfree.com

Human Resources

Strategy Leadership Performance

Trusted partner to C-level executives on people matters in performance

driven organizations. Committed to creating HR strategies and programs

that both drive business and cultivate a destination workplace for A-level

talent. A team player in every sense of the word.

Strategic/Operational Great/Best Place To Work HR & Employment Law

Culture & Commitment Human Capital Budgets Project Management

Professional Experience

Rager resources group, llc

2011 to Current

Vice President, Human Resources Consulting

Recruited to build the firm's HR Consultant Practice Group business working

with clients to develop culture-rich HR strategies supported by

operationally efficient plans.

. Partner with clients (VPs to C-level) to develop human capital planning,

talent development, and technology driven People Programs to support long-

term business plans and near-term business operations.

. Guide complex projects from ideation to implementation in talent

acquisition and development, HRIS integration, performance and employee

relations, compensation and benefits, employee communications and

engagement, and hiring & integration.

. Mentor HR field staff, developing relationships with new and existing

clients, and all HR vendors.

. Advise clients on Employer of Choice, and Great Place to Work plans.

ORION HEALTH, INC.

2008 to 2011

Vice President, Human Resources - North America & EMEA

(Reason for leaving - U.S. headquarters moved to Boston)

Recruited to elevate the HR department, delivered a suite of services in

talent management, compensation & benefits, employee relations, and

succession planning to support quadruple-digit growth.

. Developed the company's first succession plan creating career ladders to

support aggressive business growth. Plans supported by integrated talent

management, career wellness, and training programs.

. Developed compensation philosophies and plans for executive, sales,

technical, professional services, and administration staff across U.S.,

and International locations. Presented plans to the Compensation

Committee, and to the Board. Lead annual and quarterly bonus,

performance incentive plans, KPIs, and health & welfare plans.

. Led localization and alignment of company culture and HR programs for

U.S. and International locations.

. Developed and ran HR communications across all territories by Road Show,

Video Conference, WebEx and Skype continually looking for ways to

maintain a close-knit culture across 6 time zones and multiple offices

globally.

SHOOLERY DESIGN, INC.

2005 to 2007

Chief People Officer

(Reason for leaving - Company closed)

Chief HR Officer supporting the CEO and CFO co-owners of an award-winning

movie marketing and advertising agency.

. Trusted advisor and partner to senior leaders on people and

organizational issues.

. Transitioned HR from a PEO into an in-house HR function curating each HR

program to ensure appropriate compensation & benefits, payroll and

technology infrastructure meet company business and culture goals.

. Partnered with hiring managers to forecast staffing needs for Art

Directors and with CFO to develop Shoolery's inaugural headcount budget

and forecast to support attracting exceptional talent.

. Identified organizational issues and held meetings on behalf of CFO and

CEO to resolve cross-departmental conflicts.

WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC (PUBLISHING), INC.

1994 to 2004

Vice President, Global Human Resources

Provided HR leadership on global people matters to heads of business units

in U.S., Canadian, Latin, Nordic, European and Asian territories.

Multiple lines of business included publishing, recording, distribution and

manufacturing in a complex and heavily matrixed global $650M business.

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. Led teams in HR including Generalists, Business Partners, Recruiters,

Compensation & Benefits specialists, Learning & Development specialists,

and HRIS/Payroll supporting a union and non-union employee population.

. As a member of the Global HR Senior Executive Team, created a Shared

Service HR function improving employee and management communication

across a heavily matrixed business.

. Planning and administer $30MM annual headcount budget, compensation and

bonus plans, including executive deferred compensation and bonus program.

Negotiate executive and staff employee contracts and process internally

and with outside counsel.

. Created Recruiting model enabling the staffing of a new Web Group to

create the company's first website creating new revenue streams by giving

industry Music Supervisors unprecedented access to search and license

music for film and TV projects.

. Committed to resolving the company's long-standing and litigious Employee

Relations issues, initiated employee surveys, coaching & counseling, and

a complete overhaul of policies and procedures. This resulted in

reducing dependence on outside counsel saving 75% in legal expense.

Worker's Compensation claims reduced by a staggering 85% and other

"disabilities" became nearly obsolete.

. Partnered with I.T. team to design and launch innovative proprietary HR

systems (Time & Labor, and Employee Contract) offering services not yet

available in even the most expensive vendor HR systems available at the

time.

. Improved Employee Relations reducing legal expense by 75%, and

disabilities by 85%.

Director, Human Resources (promoted from Manager after 9 months)

Recruited to establish HR department for domestic business growing the

function from a payroll office to the

Company's first professional Human Resources department in its 20-year

history.

Education & Professional Development

Bachelors of Science, Business Administration, Finance, Cal State

University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA,

Bachelors of Science, Business Administration, Marketing, Cal State

University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

Wharton Center for Excellence in Human Resources

Society for Human Resources Management

World at Work

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