Experience

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  United Grain Corporation

  • United States
  • Wholesale Import and Export
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Vice President - Human Resources

    • Apr 2018 - Present

  • Vice President Human Resources

    • Nov 2014 - May 2020

  • HR Manager

    • Nov 2014 - Apr 2017

    United Grain Corporation is a Regional importer and exporter of commodities including corn, wheat, soybeans. As the HR Manager, my main emphasis has been the development of our employee-oriented company culture emphasizing integrity, respect and high moral standards. General responsibilities include employee relations, benefits, payroll, and establishing a performance review system.

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  The Schuh Group

  • Battle Ground, WA

  • Co-Manager

    • Jul 2012 - Present
    • Battle Ground, WA

    Accounting and various HR duties such as benefits, recruiting, polices and procedures, employee relations, and strategic direction for an Industrial Control company.

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  Biggs Insurance Services

  • Vancouver, WA

  • HR Consultant

    • Apr 2013 - Jan 2020
    • Vancouver, WA

    Biggs Insurance Services has been an integral community member within the Vancouver, WA area. Biggs provides P&C, personal home, auto, life and health insurance to individuals and businesses throughout the Pacific Northwest. My primary responsibility is to provide all aspects of Human Resources including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, payroll, and benefits.

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  Holland Residential, LLC

  • Vice President/Director of Human Resources and Training

    • Jan 2008 - Jul 2012

    Holland Residential is a real estate firm that has five business components - property management, development, construction, acquisitions, and redevelopment. There were over 75 properties located in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado. My responsibilities expanded the corporate Human Resources and Training Departments which supported approximately 700 employees. The company was young and prior to my tenure, lacked formal policies and procedures. I created and developed the Ethics Committee, employee performance evaluation process, pay ranges, recruiting, lay-off policy/procedure, operations manual, training company-wide including diversity, new-hire orientation, sexual harassment, and a career-path program entitled EDGE. I established a Management Training program which allowed individuals with no industry experience to follow a career path to become a Property Manager. I also oversaw and implemented new benefits programs including 401k safe harbor plan, medical/dental/vision plans, worker’s compensation, just to name a few. With such a high turnover industry and in our Company (~50%), I implemented a new personality profiling system in order to make a dramatic change in turnover. In addition to high turnover, there were numerous employee relations issues that arose. My team and I were the conduit for all employee relations.

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  Farrell & Eddy, LLC

  • Owner

    • Jan 2005 - Jan 2009

    Responsible for all aspects of owning and operating a small boutique of women’s apparel and accessories. Expanded business in early 2007 to a larger facility. Performed tenant improvements to an existing laundry building. Responsible for inventory turns, marketing, purchasing of product (seasonal), promotions, vendors, and providing exceptional customer service. Business success indicated by incremental growth and increased customer recognition. Collaborated with surrounding businesses to coordinate community/store events to attract consumers into community.

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  LaCrosse Footwear Incorporated

  • VP of Human Resources

    • Feb 1998 - Mar 2005

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  LaCrosse Footwear, Inc./Danner, Inc

  • Boot manufacturer/marketer

    • Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

    Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for this nation-wide Company, consolidating from 800 to 350 employees, which included union negotiations, benefits, compensation, and staffing realignment. Seven (7) facilities were shut-down while restructuring, aligning, and relocating Corporate Headquarters by creating and adhering to a project timeline and the laws surrounding it. Primary contact for OFCCP Audit and Sarbanes Oxley initiatives as related to Human Resources. Reported to Board of Directors quarterly. Project manager for the design and construction of two office remodels and new distribution center - served as the Owner’s Representative.

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  BRW, Inc

  • Human Resource Generalist

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

    Human Resource Coordinator for Salt Lake City, Seattle and two Portland offices. Responsibilities included recruiting and retention of professional engineers, their professional certification, and their H1-b status in the United States; performed diversity and sexual harassment training; Administration supervisor for four offices; assisted in the mapping of benefits/Human Resource changes with the merge of BRW and the Dames and Moore Company, coordinated facility construction for expansion of office space.

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  Mahlum & Nordfors

  • Office Manager/HR Representative

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

    Architectural Firm; ResponsibilitiesConducting sexual harassment seminars, complying with EEO/AA standards, facilitator for staff meetings, administrating annual/90 day reviews, writing job descriptions, developing pay scale ranges, updating personnel policy manual, interviewing and hiring personnel, compiling benefit packages, maintaining employee files, orientation for new staff members, conducting exit interviews, supervising general office functions, ensuring compliance to budgets, generating marketing duties including preparing responses to proposals, preparing promotional releases, maintaining company profile; general accounting including accounts receivable and payable; managing office personnel.