Experience

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  Alberta Precision Laboratories Ltd. (formerly Calgary Laboratory Services)

  • Medical Affairs Consultant

    • Jan 2017 - Present

    Provides senior consulting and Medical Affairs services to the Medical and Scientific group.

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  TransCanada

  • Calgary

  • Senior Human Resources Consultant

    • 2007 - 2015
    • Calgary

    Delivered human resource management and organizational effectiveness consulting expertise in the areas of organizational design, change management, group facilitation, resourcing strategy and recruitment, total compensation, employee relations, performance management, succession planning, talent management and leadership coaching and development. Partnered with client area business leaders to formulate and guide the implementation of people strategies to achieve business priorities and to ensure the people and organizational perspective were considered in all proposed business decisions and organizational changes.Planned and facilitated leadership meetings, strategy sessions, team building sessions and Insights Discovery workshops that enhanced team and organizational effectiveness.

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  UAP Inc.

  • Calgary

  • Regional Human Resources Manager

    • 2002 - 2007
    • Calgary

    As a member of the Region management team, identified and implemented Human Resource programs/policies and supported and coached Vice Presidents and Managers in recruitment, succession planning, compensation practices and annual processes, training and development, performance management and employee relations.

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  Quebecor World Inc

  • Calgary

  • Human Resources Manager

    • 2000 - 2002
    • Calgary

    Provided Human Resources leadership as member of Management Team. Multi-plant locations, oversaw all aspects of recruitment, performance management, succession planning, compensation and benefits, training and development, health and safety, and employee relations.

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  TransAlta

  • Calgary

  • Sr. Employee Relations Advisor

    • 1996 - 1999
    • Calgary

    Provided organizational leadership in areas of employee related policies, practices and procedures; employee/management relations; and labour legislation. Coordinated non-adversarial relationship with Employees’ Association; directed collective bargaining & salary research; wrote contract language; and recommended negotiation strategies for 2 collective agreements covering ~1000 employees.Provided responsive and sound advice for employee relations issues such as: performance management; termination; constructive dismissal; severance packages; discipline handling; human rights; and harassment. Led development of layoff and selection processes that facilitated efficient downsizing and restructuring initiatives.

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  Federated Co-operatives Limited

  • Saskatoon

  • Industrial Relations Director

    • 1990 - 1996
    • Saskatoon

    Provided advice and guidance for development and implementation of human resource policies and practices to over 100 unionized and non-unionized employers in 5 provinces; conducted supervisory and employee relations training. Conducted collective bargaining at retail and wholesale level for 28 collective agreements across 5 provinces by acting as spokesperson, developing negotiation strategy, conducting research and proposing contract language changes.