Experience

STEM Muse

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Advisor

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Austin, Texas, United States Promoting women in STEM to find successful and fulfilling career in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math by providing mentoring opportunities. A platform to level the playing field for women in a historically dominate male marketplace.



Freelance

• Writer, Speaker, Board Member, HR Consulting and Enjoying Life

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Austin, TX



Apptronik

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. HR Advisor

  • Apr 2022 - Oct 2023

  Austin, TX Working with the leadership team to develop an HR and Compensation strategy for the business. Assist them in all the requirements for a government contractor as well as work on longer-term goals for retention and compliance.



Luminex Corporation - A Diasorin Company

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Vice President, Human Resources

  • Mar 2010 - Dec 2021

  Austin, Texas Area Head of HR for a growing biotechnology international company. Responsible for benefits, compensation, recruitment and retention, organizational and leadership development, compliance with employment laws globally, employee relations and employee communication.



ERCOT

• United States
• Utilities
• 500 - 600 Employee

• VP Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2010

  I was responsible for employee relations, recruitment, benefits, compensation development and strategy, compliance. Also led Project Management, Facilities, Strategic Planning, and Organizational Development. Stong interface with the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Governance Committee of the Board.

• VP Human Resources and Organizational Development

  • Mar 2006 - Jan 2009

  Austin, Texas Area Built a stable HR team from a department which had been under constant turmoil and change. Reduced time to hire and recruiting expenses by 32%. Successfully negociated and resolved two long-term Department of Labor audits. Established career tracks for our critical employee groups and a benefits committee to ensure compliance.



LabCorp Diagnostic Laboratories

• Nigeria
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President Human Resources & Organizational Development

  • Dec 2000 - Mar 2006

  Preiviously Esoterix Corporation purchased by LabCorp Head of HR for a growing international medical laboratory company. Responsible for benefits, compensation, recruitment and retention, organizational and leadership development, compliance with employment laws globally, employee relations and employee communication. Set up all criteria for SOX compliance and to set the company up for an IPO.



Southern Union

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr Vice President HR & President of EnergworX

  • Mar 1989 - Jan 2001

  Managed the human resources department including employee and labor relations, aquisitions, reorganizations and employment litigation. Chief negociator for 13 union contracts. Managed over 1 billion in retirement plans. President of two of the company subsidiaries, ConTigo - a customer call center operations and EnergyWorX a computer based interactive training company for the utility industry.



U S Home Corporation

• Director HR

  • 1984 - 1989

  Led the Human Resources function for over 6,000 employees located in 32 different states, Mexico and Canada. Reduced time to hire by 23% and improve the quality of hires by implimenting a selection process. Reduced work place injuries by 18% during my first two years. Built an organizational development program which was recognized nationally.