Experience

Vehlo

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of People Operations

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Innovate Manufacturing Inc. & Innovate Pets Inc.

• Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• HR Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2020



Exedy America Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HR Generalist

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2016

  • Provide support to leaders and staff, ensuring compliance with employment laws. • Conduct employee counseling/discipline to include coaching and counseling departmental leaders. • Serve as Leave of Absence Program Administrator; FMLA and ADA compliance; point of contact for reasonable accommodations. • Respond to and resolve employee relations issues. • Oversee performance appraisals; coach leaders on coaching for performance. • Policy and employment law… Show more • Provide support to leaders and staff, ensuring compliance with employment laws. • Conduct employee counseling/discipline to include coaching and counseling departmental leaders. • Serve as Leave of Absence Program Administrator; FMLA and ADA compliance; point of contact for reasonable accommodations. • Respond to and resolve employee relations issues. • Oversee performance appraisals; coach leaders on coaching for performance. • Policy and employment law interpretation. • Investigate complaints and EEOC claims; defend claims at hearings. • Coordinate terminations; conduct exit interviews. • Partner with benefits team and act as liaison regarding employee benefits questions and/or changes, worker’s compensation cases. • Evaluate, assess, recommend ATS for recruiting activities; meet with vendors and negotiate services. • Full lifecycle recruiting activities. Show less • Provide support to leaders and staff, ensuring compliance with employment laws. • Conduct employee counseling/discipline to include coaching and counseling departmental leaders. • Serve as Leave of Absence Program Administrator; FMLA and ADA compliance; point of contact for reasonable accommodations. • Respond to and resolve employee relations issues. • Oversee performance appraisals; coach leaders on coaching for performance. • Policy and employment law… Show more • Provide support to leaders and staff, ensuring compliance with employment laws. • Conduct employee counseling/discipline to include coaching and counseling departmental leaders. • Serve as Leave of Absence Program Administrator; FMLA and ADA compliance; point of contact for reasonable accommodations. • Respond to and resolve employee relations issues. • Oversee performance appraisals; coach leaders on coaching for performance. • Policy and employment law interpretation. • Investigate complaints and EEOC claims; defend claims at hearings. • Coordinate terminations; conduct exit interviews. • Partner with benefits team and act as liaison regarding employee benefits questions and/or changes, worker’s compensation cases. • Evaluate, assess, recommend ATS for recruiting activities; meet with vendors and negotiate services. • Full lifecycle recruiting activities. Show less



Self-employed

• Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• HR and Recruitment Consultant

  • 2010 - Feb 2014

  • Provide comprehensive job seeker assessments, consulting with executives and professionals in career transition, change, and development; resume and cover letter writing assistance; motivate job seekers with respect to self-exploration of career interests; present qualified candidates to employers. • Administer and evaluate results of psychometric testing tools, such as Keirsey Temperament Sorter and The Career Key® to assess job seeker… Show more • Provide comprehensive job seeker assessments, consulting with executives and professionals in career transition, change, and development; resume and cover letter writing assistance; motivate job seekers with respect to self-exploration of career interests; present qualified candidates to employers. • Administer and evaluate results of psychometric testing tools, such as Keirsey Temperament Sorter and The Career Key® to assess job seeker interests and personality profiles to place job seekers. • Job coach with focus on candidate strengths; interview preparation. • Stay current on labor market trends to counsel appropriately; perform salary comparison analyses by market, industry, and position. Show less • Provide comprehensive job seeker assessments, consulting with executives and professionals in career transition, change, and development; resume and cover letter writing assistance; motivate job seekers with respect to self-exploration of career interests; present qualified candidates to employers. • Administer and evaluate results of psychometric testing tools, such as Keirsey Temperament Sorter and The Career Key® to assess job seeker… Show more • Provide comprehensive job seeker assessments, consulting with executives and professionals in career transition, change, and development; resume and cover letter writing assistance; motivate job seekers with respect to self-exploration of career interests; present qualified candidates to employers. • Administer and evaluate results of psychometric testing tools, such as Keirsey Temperament Sorter and The Career Key® to assess job seeker interests and personality profiles to place job seekers. • Job coach with focus on candidate strengths; interview preparation. • Stay current on labor market trends to counsel appropriately; perform salary comparison analyses by market, industry, and position. Show less



Elavon, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Talent Acquisition/Recruiter

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Enterprise-wide responsibility for managing the full-lifecycle recruitment process; sourced, screened and interviewed for technical, operations, financial positions; negotiated compensation packages in a high-volume and complex global operations environment (talent to include front-line initially; selected to place executive and senior management level positions within four months of employment); conducted nationwide virtual recruitment activities for Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical… Show more • Enterprise-wide responsibility for managing the full-lifecycle recruitment process; sourced, screened and interviewed for technical, operations, financial positions; negotiated compensation packages in a high-volume and complex global operations environment (talent to include front-line initially; selected to place executive and senior management level positions within four months of employment); conducted nationwide virtual recruitment activities for Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical positions. • Provided recruitment coaching and mentoring, guidance, and strategic advice to hiring managers based on market intelligence, best practices and changing business needs with talent implications. • Used social media, internet sourcing, resume mining, job boards, and networking to source qualified candidates for open positions and to develop a talent pipeline. • Oversight of new employee orientation; streamlined and re-engineered this process, resulting in increased efficiencies while ensuring alignment with corporate values; new model was implemented in sister operations centers. • Established partnerships with third party recruitment agencies and staffing firms; managed the procurement and performance measurement process. • Networked with colleges and universities locally and nationally; attended and coordinated career fairs. Show less • Enterprise-wide responsibility for managing the full-lifecycle recruitment process; sourced, screened and interviewed for technical, operations, financial positions; negotiated compensation packages in a high-volume and complex global operations environment (talent to include front-line initially; selected to place executive and senior management level positions within four months of employment); conducted nationwide virtual recruitment activities for Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical… Show more • Enterprise-wide responsibility for managing the full-lifecycle recruitment process; sourced, screened and interviewed for technical, operations, financial positions; negotiated compensation packages in a high-volume and complex global operations environment (talent to include front-line initially; selected to place executive and senior management level positions within four months of employment); conducted nationwide virtual recruitment activities for Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical positions. • Provided recruitment coaching and mentoring, guidance, and strategic advice to hiring managers based on market intelligence, best practices and changing business needs with talent implications. • Used social media, internet sourcing, resume mining, job boards, and networking to source qualified candidates for open positions and to develop a talent pipeline. • Oversight of new employee orientation; streamlined and re-engineered this process, resulting in increased efficiencies while ensuring alignment with corporate values; new model was implemented in sister operations centers. • Established partnerships with third party recruitment agencies and staffing firms; managed the procurement and performance measurement process. • Networked with colleges and universities locally and nationally; attended and coordinated career fairs. Show less