HR Consultant, Interim Director HR

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Career Summary

An advocate of organizational effectiveness and success fostering high performance through diversity, inclusiveness, and equity, effective use of technology and a commitment to excellence crafting programs, processes and policies in support of institutional excellence. Strategically leading HR departments, staff and programs to ensure compliance, employee engagement within small locally managed to large complex organizations with global operations and up to 36,000 employees. Performed leadership roles across the HR functional areas in Director and functional lead developing and executing successful programs.

Education

Southern Oregon University Master’s in Management plus post-graduate in Applied Psychology

University of Connecticut Bachelor’s in Economics

Certifications

Sr. HR Professional (SPHR) Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)

Career Background

Principal HR Consultant Gilbert & Associates (my consulting practice) 2001-2021

Assumed multiple roles including, interim HR Leadership roles/consulting along with teaching at 2 universities which included:

Developed recruiting and pay equity studies to define gaps in organizational mission to develop diversity and ensure a balance between pay and performance across single to multiple locations.

Resolved employee and labor relations grievances / issues conducting investigations / interviews to identify issues and deliver solutions working with managers and staff (i.e., 21 grievances resolved in 3 months)

Participated in union negotiations at the table and through research and program design/costing.

Assisted organizational changes/transformations associated with start-ups, restructures, mergers and acquisitions. This also includes responding to the Pandemic with policies, communications, processes.

Designed and administered total rewards, performance management initiatives

Led and implemented updates to HRIS/Payroll systems working with Workday, PeopleSoft, Paychex Flex to

Managed and administered benefits, developing RFP’s and assessing proposals establishing new benefit programs for organizations.

Created and delivered training of HR for two universities while delivering presentations to industry and HR groups on cultural inclusion, conflict management, compensation and benefit trends and design, and performance management.

Sampling of roles

Silver Hill Hospital (Director HR (2021-2022) RSA (HRBP, 2021), Berkshire Head Start (Director, HR (2020), The City of Groton, Ct (Director HR (2015)), KAUST (HR Consultant/Total Rewards (2008-2009), American Red Cross (Exec Comp Specialist (2011-2012), EngenderHealth (HR Consultant (2007-2015), Bunge Limited (Sr. Mgr. HR, (2008)), SOU (HR Instructor (2003-2005)), Grange Cooperative (HR Consultant, (2005).

Senior HR Manager Mattson Technology 2001-2001

As Senior HR Manager led and supported 2,800 employees worldwide to align 3 merged organizations building collaborative and supportive environment. This includes:

Developed strategy to align organization through cross-functional team of leaders identifying cost containment of $21million distributed across US and global operations.

Participated in assessing organizational cost containment through administering Reduction in Force programs.

Delivered global compensation program studies establishing new salary ranges, structures, job evaluations across US, APAC and EMEA.

Partnered with CEO to design deferred compensation program, replacing shares underwater to retain and attract talent during industry decline.

Head of Total Rewards Hudson RCI (Teleflex) 1999-2001

As Head of Total Rewards led and supported 2,700 worldwide employees to unify programs in compensation, benefits, performance management and HRIS/Payroll. This includes:

Executed, designed, and communicated all compensation programs from Job Evaluations (using Hay System and Market Pricing) to annual salary budgets, to all incentive plans and associated compliance with DOL.

Coordinated all benefit and compensation programs developing budgets, working, negotiating and managing vendor relationships, compliance adherence and communications and program changes.

Managed and presented the annual Total Reward budgets to CEO for approval working with staff members and Regional Directors HR globally to balance and align programs.

Re-engineered hiring process by expanding sourcing, updating orientation and onboarding process.

Reduced workers compensation exposure by 50% while updating all benefit plan documents and reports to government agencies.

Acted as HR project leader to implement SAP which included blueprinting specifications, developing and participating in testing, documentation and training.

HR Consultant MassMutual 1996-1999

Joined MassMutual with 4,500 employees to develop programs in performance management, employee engagement and compensation studies. This includes:

Conducted focus group meetings in partnership with others in HR to collect employee feedback following participation of the annual climate survey, presented to Executive team with recommendations to improve survey results, retention and recruitment.

Executed compensation studies leading group of 5 consultants to participate in 31 surveys presenting competitive compensation recommendations approved by leadership for administration.

Designed and administered incentive compensation plans for retirement group to include sales, management, call center and customer service employees.

Principal HR Consultant Gilbert & Associates 1992-1999

Through 100% referrals from BHS and clients after BHS eliminated the Corp. HR Department, built consulting practice working with 8 contractors to meet client needs.

Created Regional Total Rewards survey and administered for 27 participants over 5-years.

Customized surveys for clients to collect ‘peer’ market data analyzing data and recommending programs.

Worked with W.M. Mercer for a few months supporting NY City office working on executive compensation studies.

Developed benefit studies including onsite childcare facilities.

Head Compensation & Benefits Berkshire Health Systems 1990-1992

Joined Berkshire Health with 4,500 employees to build total rewards programs across 2 acute care facilities, VNA, Pharmacy, Outpatient Center while acquiring 8 long term care facilities to merge with 8 existing.

Developed salary structures and programs across the organization.

Managed and administered leave and PTO benefits conducting new hire orientations.

Participated in strategic due diligence planning a merger of 8 long-term care facilities to support.

Updated job descriptions, evaluated positions applying Hay system, established hiring ranges for staffing.

Other Roles within HR

Head of Compensation Elf Aquitaine, Inc. (16,000 ees) 1987-1990

Sr. HR Analyst Ciba-Geigy Corporation (13,000 ees) 1985-1987

International Expatriate Adm. Texaco, Inc. (80,000 ees) 1982-1985

Other

Published 3 times with articles on compliance to Federal and Mass Laws. Taught HR at three universities; Delivered multiple presentations to CBIA and various HR Associations; Held Officer roles for two HR Associations. An Officer to several SHRM Chapters in Oregon and Connecticut.

Coordinated a Snow Golfing event at Cranwell to raise funds for Lenox Library and Sailing Trip Adventure to raise money for Berkshire Power Squadron.

Started up Berkshire County Hiking Group in 2012 with 700 members by 2020. Taught Skiing at Jiminy Mountain Resort for 2 years and Courtesy Patrol for Catamount Ski Area from 1988 to 1990.

Co-Chaired the Windsor Town Park Recreational Program, updating the town park and adding programs on Astronomy and Native American storytelling, 5k trail race, baseball field.

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