Experience

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  Opportunity Junction

  • Antioch, CA

  • Vice President of Administration

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2023
    • Antioch, CA

    • Developed and implemented organization strategic goals for annual and rolling 3-year strategic plan.• Designed and Implemented process changes within organization, focusing on communications, policy and procedure development and implementation, employee relations, and employee satisfaction.• Performed confidential investigations into employee complaints and coordinated with Board of Directors for external investigations into complaints about leadership members.• Developed tools to track and analyze headcount/FTE, demographics, retention, voluntary/involuntary turnover, employee engagement, and other key metrics, especially as they pertain to DEIAB principles.• Developed and implemented DEIAB-centric recruiting and interviewing processes to minimize potential for implicit and explicit bias in interviewing and hiring.• Redesigned and updated job descriptions for all positions within organization. Using industry market data, developed consistent, defendable pay ranges for all positions to ensure internal pay equity and transparency. Instrumental in development of organization compensation philosophy.• Proactively prevented litigation cases through consistent application of positive human resources policies, procedures, and best practices, and through compliance with all state and federal laws. Trained and coached managers on the importance of communications and documentation. • Established DEI Advocacy team, developed and implemented initiatives and staff training to increase awareness of DEIAB principals across all aspects of organization.• Directed annual development of and ongoing management of $3.5 million organization budget.• Led annual financial audit, workers’ compensation audit, and government contract audits.• Supervision and performance management of three staff members.

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  Cartelligent

  • Sausalito, CA

  • Administrative Manager

    • May 2013 - Nov 2015
    • Sausalito, CA

    • Designed and Implemented process changes within organization, focusing on communications, policy and procedure development and implementation, employee relations, and employee satisfaction.• Performed confidential investigations into employee complaints and coached leadership on appropriate communication practices.• Pro-actively prevented litigation cases through consistent application of positive human resources policies, procedures, and best practices, and through compliance with all state and federal laws. Successfully represented organization in wrongful termination case.• Developed comprehensive onboarding processes that ensured new staff members would assimilate into organization culture quickly and would feel like they belonged from day one.• Selected and implemented new payroll and HRIS system (Paylocity), new 401(k) provider and Third-Party Administrator, and new benefit broker within 8-month period on time and under budget.• Identified, implemented, and ongoing management of new credit card processing system, including Salesforce integration and PCI compliance.• Led annual financial audit and workers’ compensation audit.

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  SmartRecruiters

  • San Francisco, CA

  • Administrative Manager

    • Jan 2012 - Aug 2012
    • San Francisco, CA

    • Developed and Implemented processes and policies for start-up organization, focusing on communications, state, federal, and local labor law compliance, and employee relations between US and Poland offices.• Project manager for new office search, extensive Tenant Improvement construction, office relocation, new vendor negotiations, and security system setup.• Extensive event planning, including ownership of monthly technology meet-up events in San Francisco and monthly visits from staff working in Poland office.

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  YMCA of the East Bay

  • Oakland, CA

  • Executive Office Project & Administration Manager (Temporary Postion)

    • Oct 2010 - Apr 2011
    • Oakland, CA

    • Salesforce System Administrator: implemented Salesforce CRM for Philanthropy endeavors, including training Executive Directors and their staff from 9 branches, system administration, and module customization.• Managed 5-year strategic planning process, including creation of 86-page strategic planning workbook and coordination of 2 community volunteer orientation sessions.

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  Voxify

  • Alameda, CA

  • Office Manager

    • Feb 2005 - Apr 2009
    • Alameda, CA

    • HR Generalist duties including payroll, coordinating benefits open enrollment meetings and forms submission, interview scheduling and new hire orientation.• Pioneered innovative company-wide People’s Choice award program.• Managed company “Fun Committee” of six people that coordinated weekly and monthly employee events to foster employee engagement and teambuilding,• Developed and owned $750,000 annual Facilities budget.• Managed full office relocation in 2006 coming in under 200K tenant improvement budget, winning the Marconi Award for Excellence in 2006 for my achievements during the relocation process.• Administered Board Meeting documentation and reports, meeting schedule/logistics, and special projects for Chairman of the Board.• Supported three Founders, CEO, CFO, CTO, VP Customer Operations, SVP Worldwide Sales, VP Marketing, Executive VP, and Board of Directors with detailed travel itineraries, complex meeting coordination, calendaring, mail and phone screening, internet research, supplies, and confidential special projects.