Sr. Global Human Resources Manager HRBP                                                                               Olympus Corp. Americas

​Oct 2022 - Present

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Dynamic HR professional with a proven track record in cultivating a high-performance and inclusive culture that empowers teams to achieve operational excellence. Collaborates effectively with QARA executives and cross-functional leaders to design and implement strategic HR initiatives aimed at enhancing leadership effectiveness and workforce capabilities. Utilizes data-driven insights to lead targeted interventions that strengthen leadership, promote collaboration, and drive enhanced performance across the global QARA function.
 

• Direct the formulation and implementation of a global people strategy to ensure that the Olympus culture evolves in alignment with organizational growth, cultivating a high-performance and inclusive workforce.

• Supervise the design and execution of a comprehensive global people strategy.

• Employ data-driven insights and engage in close collaboration with HR teams to execute targeted initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, fortify leadership capabilities, and expedite outcomes within QARA as a global function.

• Serve as an executive advisor on all matters related to organizational design, leadership development, and workforce planning.       

• Bring forward data-driven insights on engagement, retention, and performance to guide executive decision-making.

• Collaborate with Global HR Business Partners and Senior Business Leaders to craft and implement targeted HR interventions aligned to the overall people strategy, driving performance, culture, and engagement across the end-to-end value chain.

• Coach people managers in effectively implementing HR policies; offer expert guidance on complex HR matters to reduce risk and financial liabilities, acting as a reliable advisor on employee relations while ensuring adherence to global employment laws and company guidelines.

• Align HR solutions with Olympus’s global HR frameworks by utilizing policies, tools, and techniques to enhance organizational efficiency, manage change, boost employee engagement, navigate workforce transitions, and oversee performance management to deliver smooth transformations and sustained engagement.​

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Global Human Resources Director                                                                                                       Eneractive, Remote

​Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

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Senior Human Resources Manager 

​Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

 

Supervised and spearheaded strategic initiatives by actively collaborating, influencing, and communicating with the leaders to support business growth while building HR infrastructure and making recommendations to improve processes, programs, and services. 

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• Developed strategies to best implement annual performance reviews, goals, pay and performance, and employee policies and guidelines according to federal and state laws and regulations.

• Built the People function from the ground up; onboarding to company-wide career mapping, compensation plan, succession planning and implemented a new HRIS system.

• Advised the CEO and Leadership Team on HR best practices for all-hands, all-employee events, etc. as well as supported the leadership team by providing human resources direction, advice, and counsel.

• Advised on international (LATAM and South Africa) and US contractors and full-time guidelines.

• Developed and implemented a candidate experience from the interview to pre-onboarding, onboarding and buddy program. 

• Guided, coached, and implemented 1:1 meetings to improve effective communication between managers and direct reports. Attended executive meetings to develop annual HR plans to address business needs.

• Introduced and implemented 9 box-grid plus calibration to help managers identify high performers with the potential to grow into future leadership roles.

• Conducted Talent Review and Succession Planning sessions to determine organizational deficiencies and built development plans to fill gaps.

• Developed and created trainings with focus on creating a culture built on continuous feedback. 

• Established compensation philosophy, guidelines and recommended effective benchmarks solutions to redesign and update the organization's compensation plan.

• Introduced a semi-annual compensation review alongside the performance review cycle.

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Human Resources Manager                                                                                Thermo Fisher Scientific, Allentown, PA

​Mar 2016 - Oct 2017

Human Resources Advisor 

Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

 

Oversaw various HR functions and initiatives with a keen focus on full-cycle business transformation projects for world’s largest clinical packaging, manufacturing, and distribution center with 700+ employees, cold chain plant services, and 500+ pharmaceutical clients globally. Key contact for performance management and employee relation issues. 

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• Offered value-added guidance with emphasis on capability-building, employee engagement, and performance management.

• Promoted rapidly from HR Advisor to HR Manager in recognition of exceptional decision making and analysis to drive divisional success.

• Partnered with HR Center of Excellence groups to provide efficient, value-added, and human resources solutions in alignment with corporate HR strategy.

• Ensured delivery and consistency of core HR processes by proactively assessing management development and training needs to provide appropriate training based on individual growth and key business objectives.

• Hand-selected as Team Leader to overhaul and implement the new Talent Acquisition platform and streamline for the USA, Switzerland, and UK.

• Implemented policies, programs, and procedures from centers of excellence for consistency and standardization.

• Coached managers on supervisory skills to increase communications, clarify expectations, and improve performance.

• Collaborated with the management team to facilitate annual succession planning to align current talent development with future leadership needs.

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Sabbatical

​Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

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Used 13 months provided by my severance package to recharge for a period of time to study; started my MBA program with an emphasis in Human Resources Management and attended workshops in Employee Relations, Global Benefits, Employee Retention, served as a volunteer at the Main Line Animal Rescue and traveled with my family.

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Human Resources Specialist Lead for the Americas                                               SAP America, Newtown Square, PA 

​Jun 2008 - Jun 2014

 

Supported various HR functions for 14K employees within North and Latin America (Canada, USA, and LATAM) by serving as a key liaison throughout creation and development of Human Resource Shared Service Center for employees in the Americas. Managed all areas of staffing, employee relations, benefits administration, and performance management.

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• Drove the implementation of LATAM Human Resources Shared Service Center aligning with North America HR Shared Service Center for 14,000 employees in the Americas (US, LATAM and Canada). Team Lead of 3 Regional HR Specialists.

• Provided ongoing support to Local HR teams and HR Services colleagues by improving the overall program, self-service training tools, and monitoring necessary policy and process updates as the program grows.

• Key player in the development and enhancement of HR portals and online tools; acknowledged for creating Latin America’s HR portal site and transition to cloud-based HR management system that played a pivotal role in intranet communications.

• Administered benefit programs and served as the main contact for insurance carriers with benefits enrollment, administration, utilization, and issue resolution.

• Spearheaded standardization and integration of HR policies and process for North and Latin America.

• Dealt with escalations from stakeholders and / or other parts of the shared services function to ensure that issues were addressed in a timely fashion.

• Played an instrumental role in developing and improving HR portals and online tools.

• Implemented ongoing improvement initiatives to address gaps and enhance measurable value for SAP.

• Collaborated closely with Global Center of Excellence, Global HR Business Partners, Organizational management to guarantee consistent operations across the globe.

• Monitored and reported against agreed SLAs and KPIs, providing root cause analysis and remediation where these are not hit.

• Provided employee assistance with travel, long- and short-term assignments, and relocation authorizations.

• Conducted employee exit interviews for resignations and terminations.

• Planned and managed health fairs and other events for employee wellness and maintained personnel data.

• Partnership across COE leaders to design and develop processes to drive consistency and enhance quality delivery of HR service center activities.

• Repeatedly recognized for the development of innovative HR solutions, earning an array of prestigious awards.

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Human Resources Advisor Contractor                                                                                                   Yoh - SAP America

​Nov 2006 - Jun 2008

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Benefits Coordinator                                                                                                                              HealthFirst Benefits

​Jan 2006 - Nov 2006

 

Directed overall benefits administration.

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• Oversaw health, life, disability, and 401(k) benefit programs

• Managed daily communications in advisement on benefits and response to inquiries.

• Created and distributed helpful new hire benefit enrollment packages.

• Resolved issues and other related problems regarding payment benefits and claims.

• Supported administration of benefit program for the company’s largest client-serving 1.5K employees.

• Translated HR materials into English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Human Resources Intern                                                                                                                              General Electric

​Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

 

Developed real-world experience in Human Resources within major manufacturing organization with 4K employees.

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• Assisted with employee on-boarding, orientation, training, and benefit/compensation administration. Tracked and reported on Human Resources performance metrics (Session-C), including absenteeism, turnover, and overtime, for Total Rewards Director.

• Tracked and reported on Human Resources performance metrics (Session-C), including absenteeism, turnover, and overtime, for Total Rewards Director.

• Led development of Human Resources reporting tools to inform HR regarding policy development and update efforts.

• Assisted Total Rewards VP with health insurance negotiations to improve health benefits for GE Brazil employees.

• Played an integral role in updating job titles and descriptions for GE’s evaluation manual.

• Assisted with Six Sigma process analysis and improvement projects.

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Short-Term Contracts - Projects

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Global Human Resources Manager                               CTDI, West Chester PA  - Consultant - Short-term assignment

​Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

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Carried out a leadership role in developing the Global HR function by executing a plan to standardize and globalize core HR functions.

• Rendered strategic oversight of global offices spanning Canada, LATAM, Asia Pacific, and Australia while harmoniously collaborating with country leaders to deliver and deploy HR programs for recruitment and selection, employee relations, performance management, compensation, training, and benefits administration.

• Manifested excellent leadership capabilities in managing and mobilizing a staff of 9+ Human Resources Managers.

• Instrumentally created a comprehensive Global HR framework to support the Global business, oversaw the full-cycle implementation of Global HR projects and initiatives, and streamlined HR processes across globally dispersed HR business units, evaluating program execution to address gaps in service and aligned metrics with corporate standards.

• Coached and guided employees and managers regarding company policy and strategic/tactical employment issues, and exercised management empowerment to resolve employee relations issues per applicable international laws and CTDI standards.

• Initiated efficiencies during high-volume and targeted hiring by securing a global staffing agency as a third-party vendor.

• Attracted and retained high-caliber talents by efficiently driving Global recruitment and selection processes.

• Curtailed and eliminated broker fees during the renewal of Canada and LATAM benefits programs.