LINDA BOLTON ad3rff@r.postjobfree.com *** SANTA MARIA ST, #118 VENICE, FL 34285 772-***-****

CERTIFIED MEDIATOR / HUMAN RESOURCE BUSINESS PARTNER

Combining the expertise of a certified instructor for NTY, Negotiating to Yes, based on the Harvard Law School Program for Negotiations developed by Bill Ury - with a 7-year practice as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator with the 19th Judicial Circuit – settling an estimated 75% of cases. Certified Elder Mediation 4/10/22 Family Mediation Certification pending ~ 2023 .

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SPECIALIST – HR BUSINESS PARTNER: Learning/Development *Reduce turnover – avoid litigation – improve employee engagement - productivity

*Mediate/investigate workplace disputes for corporate, government, education, healthcare, public or private and related businesses – as an unbiased independent third party – EEOC specialist – facilitating mutually agreed confidential settlements.

EXPERIENCE: Mediated over 400 cases:

Contract: >Treasure Coast Construction Mgmt: disputed gazebo construction >X Spec LLC: Building Environmental Diagnosis and Report >New Leaf Design Solutions: vs Interior Design Services >Don Hayes Development: payment on verbal contract >Vero World Bazaar/Antique Mall: security alarm payment dispute >Green Tree Servicing: violating contract agreement > Garrett Property Mgmt: work performed outside of contract > Kurtell Growth: newspaper publishing ad, recovered $5000. > Straightline Tile/Marble: unsatisfactory work – 5 point settlement > VALPAK, Treasure Coast: advertising payments > Hanlex LLC: vs Heavy Industrial Hauling > Real Estate Purchase: Mobile home – change order

Financial: >American Express: breach of contract >Capital One Bank: credit card in arrears >Calvary Credit Collection: credit card in arrears >Discover Bank: credit card in arrears >Midland Funding: accepted claim of ID theft >Genessee-Livingston Property Investments: new ownership liability > Midland Funding: credit card in arrears >Portfolio Recovery: expired statute of limitations >Capital One Bank: defendant consented to a judgement >Repayment of undocumented personal loan: no contract

Auto/Boat Purchase & Repair: >Vero Beach Import: automotive repair >Local: stolen auto in accident >Vatland Imports: transmission repair >MK Used Auto Parts: replaced engine failed >Seven Seas Composits: repair of used boat >MJM Auto Detaining: unsatisfactory window tinting

Landlord/Tenant: >Damage claims: security deposit withheld >Vacating property: proper notice >SSK Investments: liability for fallen tree on auto >Ozzip LLC: security deposit refund >BPS Medical Building Condo Asso.: physician tenant conflict

Home Owners Associations: >Non-payment of dues: property liens >Identify legal owner: tor litigation >Non-payment property management services >Pine Grove HOA: determine scope-of-work – payments due >4 Evergreen Services: irrigation services

Health Care/Hospital Collections: >Sebastian Hospital: billing dispute >Sebastian Hospital: patient non-payment >Sebastian Hospital: unpaid/contested bills – defendant reversed agreement >Sebastian Hospital: employer to pay medical bills [ WalMart ] >Sebastian Hospital: healthcare malpractice >Florida Heart CPR: payments in arrears >Sebastian Hospital: Travelers Home/Marine Insurance >Esthetic Treatments: Client dissatisfied with results - refunds

Foreclosure/Bankruptcy: >Kennedy Holding vs Sunflower Landscaping: non-payment >River Queen Cruises: abandoned operations >Becker Tree Farm & Nursery: ceased operations

Insurance Subrogation: > Progressive Auto Insurance Company: personal injury >Everybody Rides: auto accident insurance >Infinity Insurance: auto lien dispute >Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance: auto insurance subrogation >GED Technical Foundation Systems: auto accident on major Hwy during construction >Formerly married couple splitting insurance payment >Geico insurance: Indemnity settlement

Home Improvement: >Residential repairs: incomplete >Jetson TV & Appliance: on-site property damage >Meeks Plumbing - on-site property damage >Contractor: walks-off job >Established local landscaper: inadequate work completion >Paver driveway contractor: improper installation >Local handyman: improper window installation >Local cement contractor: miscalculation >Concrete Designer: unsatisfactory performance >New Water Well Installation: 7-point technical settlement- iron filter/pumps @ 150 gals/minute >Creative Designs: unsatisfactory driveway resurfacing >Local handyman: above ground swimming pool: sunken in 3 months [verbal contract]

HR Business Clients: >Johnson&Johnson: Cordis Corporation – Tropicana -American Bankers Insurance Group/Assurant Solutions – Renaissance Cruise Line – Eastern Financial Credit Union Florida Power and Light Credit Union –Greenberg Traurig Law Firm -Certified Vacations

Employment Contracts: >Landscaping service: non-payment of salary >Employer failed to pay for work completed: after employee is fired >Alert Moving Storage: employee non-payment/employee discharge >Milton Mayberry Enterprises: employment/discharge dispute

Education, Professional Qualifications, Publications >MA, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL GPA: 4.75 >BS, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

>Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator: #30034C 2/22/13 >Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator: #10.100f 4/20/17 >Florida Supreme Court Certified: ELDER MEDIATION 4/10/22 >Florida Bar Association: non-attorney: Bar #1038292

>Society Human Resource Managers/Treasure Coast Human Resource Association Certification: Employee Investigations, Right Management, 6/7/13, EEOC Guidelines

>Certified Instructor: Negotiating to Yes, modeled on the Harvard Law School Program for Negotiations – Wilson Learning Worldwide…wilsonlearning.com >Presenter/Instructor Managing Conflict, in-service CME mediation training, 2016

>Numerous instructor certifications: Wilson Learning Worldwide – Consultative Sales, Leadership at all levels, Client Retention, Interpersonal Communications, Interviewing, Managing Conflict, Performance Reviews as Corporate Strategy >President, Bolton Associates, Inc. Wilson Learning Worldwide – 1994 to present >Vice Mayor, Village of Wellington, FL ‘00-03, Author: Village Charter >Planning/Zoning/Adjustment Board – 7 years - Indian River Shores/Vero Beach FL >Published: Wall Street Journal: 7/18/17 Stuck Wages, Pay Most Productive More >Published Book: Syd, The Crow 3/28/13 Amazon/CreateSpace