Administrative Assistant

• Sep 2018 - Present

Provides administrative support to two Assistant Principals. Responsibilities include managing daily attendance, writing daily communications to students and staff, maintaining various filing systems, report writing and distribution, etc. Manage creation and distribution of weekly materials to students and their Advisors. Manage the administration of the annual Picture Day and Scholarship Night. Many other duties on an as needed basis. Provides administrative support to two Assistant Principals. Responsibilities include managing daily attendance, writing daily communications to students and staff, maintaining various filing systems, report writing and distribution, etc. Manage creation and distribution of weekly materials to students and their Advisors. Manage the administration of the annual Picture Day and Scholarship Night. Many other duties on an as needed basis.

Sr. HR Business Partner

• Sep 2017 - May 2018

Supported Legal, R&D and the Hospital Division teams to understand the business strategy and to identify opportunities to increase organizational effectiveness and productivity. Partnered with COEs and other HRBPs for developing and executing human capital strategies and activities that enable growth, innovation and overall organizational effectiveness. Very skilled in communicating at the executive level, collaborating across boundaries and geographies and working with colleagues across the business and across the broad HR team to drive corporate led initiatives and gaining understanding of how these programs fit in with the overall business and HR strategy. Partnered with the other HR teams, coordinating activities around employee relations, organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, talent management and compensation and benefits. Show less

Director of Business Ethics/Ombudsman - Ethics, Compliance and Employee Relations

• 2007 - 2016

Strategic position in championing corporate values and mission, tone at the top, positive employee relations, counseling and coaching. • Championed an enterprise-wide culture of ethics and compliance. Provided ethical leadership and guidance to the senior management team. Trusted partner to Corporate HR and Communications ensuring alignment on the global message. • Provided strategic leadership to global human resources function on conflict resolution, employee relations, alternative dispute resolution and performance management, offering a balanced approach between employees and management. Acted as trusted advisor on complicated employee relations issues. • Built collaborative relationships with executive team, human resources, finance, audit, quality assurance and other key functional areas to identify and communicate trends and challenges. • Ensured timely investigation and resolution of approximately 450 annual complaints related to financial fraud, legal compliance, sales and marketing compliance, employee relations, etc. in conjunction with HR. • Prepared periodic reports for senior management and the Audit Committee, to inform on compliance trends and concerns. Prior to the acquisition by Medtronic, the Ombudsman reported directly to the Audit Committee of the Covidien Board of Directors, ensuring strict adherence to Sarbanes Oxley regulations and global business standards of ethics and integrity. • Created and delivered training and awareness materials to elevate employees’ knowledge of ethical and compliance risks and to operationalize ethical leadership. • Participated on cross-functional project teams with Corporate Human Resources, including employee handbook review, policy harmonization, Identifying and Mitigating Conflicts of Interest training, and Fraud Awareness training. Show less

Human Resources Director/Senior Human Resources Business Partner

• 2003 - 2007

Responsible for all Human Resources activities at Tyco International (US) Inc., the Corporate Headquarters of Tyco International Ltd. • Provided strategic HR guidance to functional Senior VPs (IT, Marketing/Communications, Legal, Corporate Governance, Finance, Tax, Operational Excellence, Treasury, and Human Resources). • In wake of Tyco scandal in 2002, led corporate reorganization and relocation, was instrumental in helping to build new 300-employee corporate headquarters office in New Jersey, while reducing staff in Florida. Represented Corporate on the Human Resources Leadership Team.• Implemented a $25 million Corporate Retention program developed to ensure that key talent was retained during the separation of Tyco International into three publicly-traded entities. Achieved a 94% success rate of retention of key corporate positions, retaining talent at least six-months post separation.• Led team of HR professionals to manage several aspects of the separation of Tyco into three companies. Team projects consisted of managing restructuring programs globally (8 countries), managing all aspects of employee movement between companies, ensuring compliance with employment laws of all countries in which Corporate employees worked.• Led functional Organizational Leadership Review process for review of talent by the senior management team. Led discussions regarding succession planning and career and leadership development.• Provided effective guidance and consultation to all levels of management and staff regarding employee relation and performance management issues. • Acted as the HR chief liaison to attorneys investigating former CEO and CFO for all human resources activities. Show less

Human Resources Manager

• 1999 - 2003

Provided all aspects of human resources support (one-person department) to Tyco’s U.S. Corporate office locations (200 in Florida, 65 in New Hampshire, 30 in New York, and 3 in Washington, DC) as well as remote support for Corporate employees in Ireland, England, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Singapore, Bahamas, and Bermuda. Responsibilities included: Recruiting, benefits administration, compensation administration, employee relations, relocation, reduction in force implementations, performance management, EEO-1 and Affirmative Action Plan preparation, Respect in the Workplace training, plan and implement employee activities/events, manage Fitness Center, maintain HRIS and other HR Databases, project management on ad hoc basis, including outsourcing relocation program, writing policies and procedures, etc. and managed vendor relations for company-wide outsourced relocation program. Show less

Compensation & Benefits Specialist

• 1998 - 1999

Communications & Employee Services Specialist

• 1994 - 1998

Employment Specialist

• 1993 - 1994

Employment Assistant

• 1993 - 1993