Experience

Together for Short Lives

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present



MSA - The Safety Company

• United States
• Public Safety
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resources Specialist

  • Feb 2022 - May 2023

  Beginning of a new journey, but I am proud to work for this company because of its crucial place in our society, protecting people and keeping them safe. Beginning of a new journey, but I am proud to work for this company because of its crucial place in our society, protecting people and keeping them safe.



Boots UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Store Manager and HR Specialist

  • Mar 2017 - Feb 2022

  • HR Policies & Employment Law: due to my passion and knowledge of employment law and experience in effective resolution of complex Employee Relations cases that varied from absence, to discrimination, to harassment and bullying, performance, and capability and Long-term sickness. • CIPD Level 5 Diploma (self-funded) with A November completion • Leadership: Successfully took Locking from the worst scorecard ranked store in the company into the top 50. This was achieved through my leadership skills, ability to quickly build the capability of my team and drive commercial and financial results. • Performance Management: Transformed Locking Boots into a high performing store. Increased sales by 4% YoY, reduced stock loss by 50% and improved profitability by £1m. • Coaching & Developing: Reduced costs by £260,000 YoY in (store) by building, training, and developing a credible management team from scratch. • Dismissing manager for Bristol and North Somerset area – one of three managers covering 500 plus staff • Learning & Development (L&D): Successfully implemented a new manual pharmacy dispensing process by training and developing the team to deliver exceptional operational standards. Show less



Boots UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2016

  Assistant Manager in Bristol flagship. Deliver results through a kaizen philosophy. People are the business and its my job as a leader to help them develop and grow everyday. The results are strong and there have been cultural shifts within the store. Assistant Manager in Bristol flagship. Deliver results through a kaizen philosophy. People are the business and its my job as a leader to help them develop and grow everyday. The results are strong and there have been cultural shifts within the store.



University West of England

• Msc Management

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2012



Southern Brooks Community Partnership

• Bristol, United Kingdom

• Business Consultant

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2012

  Southern Brooks are a wonderful community development charity that gave me a huge opportunity. It was a pleasure to support them and keep them sustainable. I also learned so much about the third sector! Fantastic! Southern Brooks are a wonderful community development charity that gave me a huge opportunity. It was a pleasure to support them and keep them sustainable. I also learned so much about the third sector! Fantastic!



Enactus

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• SIFE UWE Chief Executive Officer

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  An entrepreneur society that helped me learn leadership in real time and I was lucky! SIFE is an organization that develops leadership thinking, entrepreneurs and encourages students to help economically, environmentally, socially and doing so through projects. I was made president and learned so much about myself as a leader. Now called erasmus An entrepreneur society that helped me learn leadership in real time and I was lucky! SIFE is an organization that develops leadership thinking, entrepreneurs and encourages students to help economically, environmentally, socially and doing so through projects. I was made president and learned so much about myself as a leader. Now called erasmus