Talent Acquisition Employee Relations

Lisa Pearson, MBA

Keller, TX 469-***-**** * **************@*****.*** * www.linkedin.com/in/lisalpearson Summary: Entrepreneurial HR leader that consistently drives strategic solutions to maximize ROI. Ability to motivate, develop and influence highly engaged teams in complex, multi-state and international environments. Initiatives have resulted in #1 Best Place to Work in DFW (Per Dallas Business Journal) and “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” (Per Texas Monthly).

Employment:

2/27/2023 – current People Plans Keller, TX

Sr. HRBP / Consultant

• Self-Employed Start Up - Consulting Business; Culture expert; Employee Engagement surveys and customized

“Best Place to Work” strategies; Fractional and Interim HR Leadership engagements.

• HR Leadership, Employment Law, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Employee Grievances, HR Strategy, HR Metrics, HR Operations, Change Management, Compensation.

1/5/2012 – 12/2/2022 Peak Leadership Highland Village, TX Vice President, Human Strategies

• Built infrastructure and supplied HR Leadership and HR Services at family-owned consulting practice; Focus on supporting small to mid-sized businesses.

• Executive / Managerial Talent Acquisition, Pipeline Development for Hard to Fill positions, Talent Management, Employee Grievances, HR Compliance, Employee Engagement, Employment Law, HR Metrics, HR Policies and Procedures, HR Strategy, HR Operations, Change Management, Coaching, Consulting, ROI Analysis, Performance Management, Unemployment Claims, Risk Mitigation, Employee Relations, Compensation, Leadership Development.

3/26/16 – 3/23/18 Harwood International Dallas, TX Director of People and Culture

• HR Leadership for nine companies under the Harwood International and Harwood Hospitality brands; Rebuilt vacated HR Department; Hired, trained and developed HR Team; Hired VP HR; Retained by company to provide consulting at 20 hours/week for an additional year.

• Administered Employee Engagement Survey and Action Planning process; Glassdoor ratings grew from 2.5 to 3.7 within first year; Nominated for and placed second (out of 3 finalists) for Dallas Chamber of Commerce & Ogletree Deakins “HR Professional of the Year” award; Implemented new HRIS (Human Resource Information System) and Payroll system to provide HR Metrics and ROI Analysis; Developed and delivered first Leadership Development series.

• Employee Relations, Compensation, HR Compliance, HR Policies and Procedures, HR Strategy, HR Operations, New Hire Orientation, Change Management, Coaching, Onboarding, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Unemployment Claims, Goal Setting, Performance Evaluations and Performance Management.

6/18/2007 – 1/5/2012 TriNet Dallas, TX

Principal, Human Capital Consultant

• Executive and Strategic HR Leadership across a wide variety of vertical markets; Led TriNet’s most high-profile Banking/Finance client through a state of perpetual change with 50-70 locations across 23 states; Utilized 500 point HR "Audit" to ensure HR Compliance in multi-company, multi-state, and international environments.

• Subject matter expert for Employee Engagement; Author of company white paper / blog materials on engagement topics. Led, mentored and developed junior and senior consultants; Successfully coordinated double work-loads with full Project Management duties; Consistently obtained high Customer Service and Client Satisfaction ratings.

• Co-creator, administrator and implementation expert for Total Performance Management solutions including Goal Setting/ HR Metrics, 360 Degree Reviews, Performance Evaluations, Compensation and Succession Planning; Implemented a variety of HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems).

• Employment Law, HR Consulting, HR Metrics and ROI Analysis, HR Policies and Procedures, HR Strategy, HR Operations, New Hire Orientation, Benefit Analysis and Benefit Design, Benefit Funding, Open Enrollment, Payroll, Change Management, Coaching, Onboarding, Project Management, Succession Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Employee Relations, Unemployment Claims. 6/10/2002 – 6/18/2007 Denton Regional Medical Center Denton, TX Vice President, Human Resources (and Ethics and Compliance Officer)

• Led five-year Employee Engagement initiative culminating in Dallas Business Journal’s “#1 Best Place to Work in DFW” (2006) and top ranked hospital in Texas Monthly's “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” (2007); Awarded sole “HR Operational Excellence” award from HCA President and CEO, Richard Bracken for “The Preceptor Model”, an innovative approach addressing the nursing shortage crisis.

• ROI Analysis and HR Metrics, Decreased turnover and time to fill, year over year, in all key, targeted positions; Created budget-neutral Compensation solutions to rectify pay inequities and compression for tenured nurses; Zero HR-related litigation claims and zero contestable Unemployment Claims from 2004 – 2007.

• Employment Law, Policies and Procedures, HR Strategy, HR Operations, New Hire Orientation, Onboarding, Payroll, Benchmarking, Change Management, Coaching, Crisis Management, Investigations, Succession Planning, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Competency Based Interviewing and Selection, Productivity, Training and Development, Employee Grievances, Financial Audits, Budgets, HIPAA, Nursing Development, Operational Excellence.

• Received first “exemplary” ECO audit within months of assuming role (which included oversight of federal and regulatory billing compliance, investigation and resolution of grievances, physician relationships, financial audits, HIPAA, and IT security).

Education / Certification:

2003 - MBA, Human Resource (HR) Management (3.89 GPA) & 1994 - BA, Psychology - University of North Texas 2015 – Certified SHRM-SCP; 2006 - SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources); 2001 – PHR (Professional Human Resources)

Volunteer / Other:

Adjunct Professor, Employment Law, “Honor’s Award” Recipient at UNT; PLP (Professional Leadership Program) Mentor at UNT; Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) – AND - SPR (Staff Parish Relations) Committee, Trietsch United Methodist

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