Experience

Sofa Biz

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner, General Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  At Sofa Biz, we create fine custom upholstered furniture to rival any luxury brand and we do it right here in Sandy, Utah. We can also reupholster your existing pieces to breathe new life back into them. At Sofa Biz, we create fine custom upholstered furniture to rival any luxury brand and we do it right here in Sandy, Utah. We can also reupholster your existing pieces to breathe new life back into them.



Florim USA

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of HR

  • Aug 2017 - Mar 2020

  As the head of HR, Payroll, and Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) I am responsible for providing great customer service and a good company culture to employees. I am also responsible for managing head count, labor cost, and for the strategic planning of the department. As the head of HR, Payroll, and Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) I am responsible for providing great customer service and a good company culture to employees. I am also responsible for managing head count, labor cost, and for the strategic planning of the department.



Nissan Motor Corporation

• Japan
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Compensation

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  After focusing on project management and helping implement a global HRIS, I decided to take on one of the most challenging departments in HR: Compensation. As an analytical person, compensation is well aligned with my strengths. I have been able to leverage my analytical nature as well as my project management experience to help deliver efficient, broad-scale solutions to merit and bonus processes as well as implement solutions to more effectively manage compensation spending.

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2015 - Nov 2016

  Implemented Workday talent and performance management module globally. Worked with global team on ~18 month project to define common global standards, configure system, train end-users and managers, and communicate change to all stakeholders.

• Performance Management & Development

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

  Plan and manage the Performance Management processes for Nissan Americas. This includes year-end performance appraisals, objective setting and career development processes. Use these performance management processes to drive the quality and growth culture the organization advertises.

• Talent Management

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2013

• Talent Acquisition

  • May 2012 - Feb 2013

  Managed the strategic hiring program for Nissan North America; sourcing and selecting top talent to fill leadership gaps within the organization.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Consultant

  • Nov 2016 - Aug 2017

  Identify internal barriers to growth through employee survey. Develop cross functional teams of employees to provide solutions to identified issues. Executive coaching. Organizational redesign to focus company on strategic priorities. Identify internal barriers to growth through employee survey. Develop cross functional teams of employees to provide solutions to identified issues. Executive coaching. Organizational redesign to focus company on strategic priorities.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Officer

  • Mar 2002 - May 2013

  Lead soldiers, strategic planning Lead soldiers, strategic planning



Owen Graduate School of Management

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• MBA Candidate

  • Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Concentration: Operations Concentraion: Human and Organizational Performance Emphasis: Entrepreneurship Concentration: Operations Concentraion: Human and Organizational Performance Emphasis: Entrepreneurship

• Summer Associate - Value Network Optimization

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Project Manager focused on reducing total delivered cost for Nissan manufacturing Project Manager focused on reducing total delivered cost for Nissan manufacturing



ARUP Laboratories

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Medical Technologist

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2010

  Improved standard process to cut throughput time by 10%. Create and implement automation in the process flow to reduce processing time and improve quality of testing results. Identified improvements to the ordering process, reducing ordering costs by $15,000 annually. Analyzed complex genes looking for mutations that could cause diseases such as Sickle Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis, RETT syndrome, and many other harmful genetic diseases. Improved standard process to cut throughput time by 10%. Create and implement automation in the process flow to reduce processing time and improve quality of testing results. Identified improvements to the ordering process, reducing ordering costs by $15,000 annually. Analyzed complex genes looking for mutations that could cause diseases such as Sickle Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis, RETT syndrome, and many other harmful genetic diseases.