Experience

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  Medical Sales Mentors

  • Director of Employer Relations

    • 2017 - Present

    Develop strategic relationships with employer Human Resources teams at select Medical – Biotech – Pharmaceutical companies. We specialize in partnering with smaller-mid-sized companies who create innovative products, and inspire their sales force via employee engagement activities and employee development programs. ❏ Educate and provide employer talent acquisition teams with a new solution for sourcing talent. ❏ Promote employer’s job listings in our 30K subscriber newsletter – our subscribers represent America’s elite sales talent in Medical – Biotech – Pharmaceutical markets. Our newsletter provides employers and job seekers with talent assessment strategies and tactics for successful career changes or transitions. ❏ We have fostered active partnerships with employers and with the nation’s best recruiters in the industry considered to be our “1% percent club”. These select experts enable us to remain up to date on industry changes and leadership opportunities. ❏ We provide select employers and recruiters a major new competitive advantage by reinventing talent acquisition through innovative networking and social media technologies.

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  ECMC

  • Senior HR Specialist

    • 2016 - 2017

    Provided key leadership for change management and communication of company transition to Workday Human Capital Management systems. ❏ Completed Workday Orientation and systems fundaments courses. ❏ Identify voice of the customer needs, recommendations for process and workflow solutions. ❏ Converting 5 HCM systems for payroll and time reporting, employee database, compensation structure, and talent acquisition into one enterprise HCM system.

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  Zenith Education Group

  • Director, Human Resources

    • 2015 - 2016

    Served as a transformational leader for a newly acquired nonprofit education company. Directed and supported 61 field campuses for approximately 1,900 employees. Responsible for implementing change and guiding the organization in the face of challenge. A thought leader for HR strategies, philosophies, and initiatives within the new organization. Promoted and supported transition of Field HR processes and policies from CCi to Zenith Education Group.❏ Created opportunity to build buy-in for organizational change. ❏ Worked with other executives to design, maintain and champion the mission, vision and strategy of the organization. ❏ Built an ethical foundation that protect the organization from adverse employee behavior. ❏ Maintained and transferred expert knowledge of economic factors and impact of economic environment on business. ❏ Established new internal and external stakeholder relationships, which advanced the interests of the organization. ❏ Analyzed business challenges, generated creative solutions, and provided accurate and timely guidance, based on best practices and research which support the organization’s unique internal and external environment. ❏ Interpreted staffing plans, market data, and other external PEST factors. Made sound business decisions and recommendations at the initial phase of the employee lifecycle.

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  Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

  • Santa Ana, CA

  • Division Director, Human Resources

    • 2002 - 2015
    • Santa Ana, CA

    Responsible for delivering Human Resources strategy, programs and initiatives tied to strategic business goals to ensure superior organizational performance. Responsible for strategic business planning and providing HR counsel and leadership on all business initiatives. Provided leadership, direction and advice to the Division President on all HR areas.❏ Provided key leadership in development of business strategy, policy and HR best practices. ❏ Partnered with Division President and senior management to align human and organizational resources to support organizational vision, mission and values. ❏ Served as liaison with corporate Legal re: compliance, employee relations, general liability. ❏ Designed-developed talent, team-building, and leadership programs.❏ Assured compliance with government laws - regulations, e.g. Dept of Labor, Employment Standards Act, Employment Equity and Human Rights issues.Select Projects: ❋ Selected to establish corporate culture - leadership best practices.❋ Developed and implemented third-party prevention awareness training standards.❋ Reduced employee attrition by 29% - stabilized turnover at best ever levels.

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  HomeBase - House2Home

  • Regional Human Resources Director

    • 1997 - 2002

    Directed all aspects of Human Resources for a region consisting of 31 field locations and 3000 employees located in CA, AZ and NV. Responsible for employee relations, investigating agency and legal charges and providing defense position statements and resolutions. ❏ Established Regional Human Resources as an invaluable "partner" to all other corporate groups.❏ Led record best turnover rate of hourly team members region-side: 25%. ❏ Managed and facilitated the HomeBase Manager in Training Program; developed 6 DMs and 8 GMs via this program.❏ Provided a critical leadership during the transition of corporate cultures when "HomeBase" transitioned into "House2Home".

  • Area Human Resources Manager

    • 1996 - 1997

    Responsible for developing partnerships with District manager, General Managers and Field Associates to improve communications and morale and employee performance for 31 stores, 3000 employees. ❏ Provided key leadership working with the Training Department to assess field training needs and develop the Management Skills Training Program. ❏ Establish company's 1st consistent management training programs. Curriculum included: Union Prevention, Performance Appraisals, Coaching and Interviewing Skills, Preventing Harassment. ❏ Led all new store recruiting and hiring.

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  Best Products

  • Mission Viejo, CA

  • Regional Human Resources Manager

    • 1989 - 1996
    • Mission Viejo, CA

    Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and administering HR policies for 89 stores (union and non-union), representing 3800 associates in 13 states.❏ Managed a team of 7 District Trainers; responsible for field training & development .❏ Provided corporate representation in legal cases; wrote response position statements. ❏ Staffed and recruited for 20 new store grand openings.