Experience

Ledgewood Construction

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Director

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Ledgewood Construction has been building the framework of strong Maine communities — schools, residential complexes, civic buildings, hospitals, offices, and industrial facilities — for 40 years. We have also built a reputation for delivering quality construction management, general contracting and design/build services from our South Portland headquarters. Ledgewood has a lengthy list of renovation and new construction work for institutions, corporations and developers throughout Maine.



KMA Human Resources Consulting

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Consultant/Recruiting Manager/Business Development

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  KMA Consulting LLC is a Falmouth, Maine-based human resources and organizational development firm founded in 2007. KMA’s team of seasoned and knowledgeable HR experts works with growing companies in a variety of industries in Maine and New England who do not have the time or in-house expertise to handle vital HR functions for themselves, such as compliance with state and federal laws, employee relation issues, and hiring and retaining talent.Our job is to understand the HR process for you and work as your HR partner to keep on top of changing labor laws and practices, make recommendations, tailor services to meet your needs, and reduce risk.



Pierce

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Operations and Staffing

  • May 2011 - Feb 2016

  Responsible for strategy and business development in order to improve growth and profit of the department. Report to the executives while leading an operational team of 12 staff through an organization experiencing integration and downsizing• Ensure client and vendor contract compliance, through recognizing potential risks and establishing changes to present to leadership team for successful outcome• Utilize project planning and problem solving skills to ensure all projects are delivered on time and within budget; achieve a 98% performance average• Lead the development of information flow, process redesign and system development to assist with integration• Launched Taleo, a new applicant tracking system and determined process flow and training needed for all recruiters; oversaw the integration of applicants from Hodes, previous tracking system

• Senior Staffing Manager

  • May 2003 - May 2011

  Supervised a team of up to 9 program managers and recruiting staff, to achieve high execution standards within multiple lines of business• Develop presentations and budgets for business expansion with existing customers, to achieve excess of 50% client retention and increased profit margin of 30%• Effectively managed budgets up to $1M; establish budget needs, negotiate rates, and reconcile after each event• Worked with IT to develop process improvements for database and project flow, that resulted in increased productivity• Developed and presented trainings and scorecards to vendors and for new internal hires to increase executional results and ensure contract compliance• Received an Ovation award from the, Chief Operating Officer for being “recognized as a quiet steady leader who drives the business, by always being on top of things and relentlessly pursuing objectives”• Recognized by my peers as the Operations Employee of the Year for “extreme dedication in rising to meet daily challenges, while maintaining critical values of quality, integrity, commitment, pride, friendship and humility”