Human Resources
Resume:
STACEY DAVES-OHLIN
******-*****@*******.***
** ******* ****, ***** ****, CT 06482
PROFILE
Human resources and legal executive with extensive experience in leading and managing the human resources and legal affairs of a global organization. Expertise in designing human resource and legal functions and programs that promote a mission and values based culture with high retention rates. Highly effective management of compliance and mitigation of enterprise reputational and legal risk across the company’s functional areas, including governance, human resources, government grants and contracts, and commercial contracts. Superior analytical and problem solving skills. Solid blend of business and legal acumen. Strategic partner to executive management and the board of directors. High integrity combined with persuasive negotiation and exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TechnoServe, Inc., Norwalk, CT 2000 – 2014
TechnoServe, Inc. is an $80+ million global non-profit economic development organization operating in 27 developing countries across Africa, South and Central America, and Asia.
General Counsel, Chief Ethics Officer and Assistant Secretary 2009 - 2014
General Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Director of Human Resources 2000 - 2008
Financial Management and Oversight:
oDeveloped, and managed legal, compliance and human resource department budgets.
oProvided mid-year financial projections for departmental budgets.
Strategic Planning and Oversight:
oCreated and led the implementation of the strategic and operational plans for legal, compliance and human resource functions, and participated in the development and implementation of the organization’s strategic plan.
oParticipated in the development of organizational performance metrics.
As the Director of Human Resources:
oLed and managed the Human Resource function, including four direct reports.
oEnsured high employee retention through maintaining a mission and values based culture and targeted employee development initatives.
oCreated and implemented employee training and development programs.
oManaged all domestic and international employee relations issues.
oSupervised the payroll and compensation/benefits functions.
oDeveloped, maintained and implemented all global, US, and local human programs, policies and procedures.
oProvided oversight of all facets of domestic and international recruitment.
oDesigned and maintained the performance management methodology and reviewed the performance management system.
Legal:
oRisk Management
Developed risk mitigation based delegation of authority framework, and served as a member of the risk mitigation team.
Trained and mentored managers on identification, analysis, and effective mitigation strategies.
oCompliance
Developed and led Company’s worldwide compliance/ethics program, ensuring its effectiveness, and compliance with the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines, applicable US statutes and regulations, UK Bribery Act and relevant laws in countries of operation.
Drafted the corporate code of conduct and supporting policies and procedures, instituted the whistleblower hotline, created and implemented training, directed and supervised compliance/ethics violation investigations, analyzed internal control failures, and provided recommended internal control improvements to effectively mitigate risks.
Designed compliance framework for corporation.
oCommercial/Contracts
Developed contracting requirements and provided advice to operational and contracts groups on transaction structures so as to optimize business objectives while effectively mitigating financial, business, operational and legal risks.
Co-designed procurement/acquisition policies and procedures.
Drafted, reviewed and negotiated corporate, government, and foundation contracts, subcontracts, grants, sub-grants, cooperative agreements, leases, NDAs, software contracts, and vendor agreements.
Developed consultant policies, procedures and templates.
oLitigation and Claims
Identified, secured and provided oversight of outside counsel in the defense/prosecution of any and all legal claims against the Company, and ensured appropriate reserves were established.
oEmployment
Advised and counseled management and human resource team on employment law compliance.
Negotiated wrongful discharge claim settlements.
oBusiness Insurance
Reviewed and analyzed the corporate insurance coverage and recommended coverage and policy changes to ensure adequate coverage for legal and operational risks.
DURANT, NICHOLS, HOUSTON, MITCHELL & SHEAHAN, P.C., Bridgeport, CT 1998-2000
Associate Attorney, Employment Law
EPSTEIN, BECKER & GREEN, Stamford, CT 1997-1998
Associate Attorney, Outsourced litigation management counsel for Cartus Relocation
CARTUS RELOCATION, Danbury, CT 1996-1997
National Litigation Management Counsel
BAR ADMISSIONS: Connecticut and United States District Court (D.Ct.)
EDUCATION:
Law School: Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT
J.D. Degree
Class Standing: 21/200 - Top 10%
Honors: Law Review - Associate Editor
Cum Laude
American Jurisprudence Award
Undergraduate: Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT
B.A. Degree: Political Science
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.83/4.0
Honors: Magna cum Laude
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