Experience

Evolved By Nature

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President, Human Resources

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Lead full cycle recruiting efforts during rapid growth of the company while maintaining company culture. • Conducts all new employee onboarding working with hiring managers to ensure a smooth and enjoyable transition into the company for all new employees. • Serve as single point of contact to management and operate as a trusted business partner by providing cross-functional HR advice, counsel, and solutions. • Trusted confidant to employees for issues, interpretations of company… Show more • Lead full cycle recruiting efforts during rapid growth of the company while maintaining company culture. • Conducts all new employee onboarding working with hiring managers to ensure a smooth and enjoyable transition into the company for all new employees. • Serve as single point of contact to management and operate as a trusted business partner by providing cross-functional HR advice, counsel, and solutions. • Trusted confidant to employees for issues, interpretations of company policies, or employee counseling. • Maintain current working knowledge of compliance and regulatory concerns, industry trends and best HR practices. • Administration of and communication regarding company-wide human resources policies, procedures, and practices in accordance with stated corporate objectives and federal and state legal requirements. • Assisted in creating and enforcing covid policies, including symptom checking, employee safety, hybrid working and return to work policies. • Administrator of all company benefits including reevaluating benefits package each year during Open Enrollment to improve current benefits and stay current with trends. • Accurately run multi-state bi-weekly payroll in accordance with federal and each state’s compliance requirements. • Worked with senior leadership to create career ladders and conduct compensation analysis to ensure employees had career aspirations and were compensated adequately to market. • Facilitate the annual performance review process, providing guidance, tools and training for managers and employees and supporting merit increase and bonus payouts. • Manage outside immigration attorneys throughout the visa process. • Interact regularly with Diversity Committee to ensure DE&I initiatives are met. • Manage all administrative staff including the Executive Assistant, Administrative Assistant, and Information Technology consultant to ensure the office runs smoothly.

• Senior Director, Human Resources, EA, & Office Management

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

• Director, Human Resources

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2019



Silk Therapeutics, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology

• Director, Human Resources, EA, & Office Management

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

• Executive Assistant / Manager F&A and Operations

  • May 2017 - Mar 2018



Daktari Diagnostics

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager

  • May 2015 - May 2017

  • Conducted all Human Resources duties including administrating all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation and exit interviews, maintaining employee files, entering payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, interviewing potential candidates, and working with our legal team on immigration matters. • Created on-boarding process from scratch to ensure a welcoming start for new employees and conduct orientation on first day of employment. • Provided high-level… Show more • Conducted all Human Resources duties including administrating all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation and exit interviews, maintaining employee files, entering payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, interviewing potential candidates, and working with our legal team on immigration matters. • Created on-boarding process from scratch to ensure a welcoming start for new employees and conduct orientation on first day of employment. • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company, by maintaining schedules, arranging meetings, processing expense reports, and booking domestic and international travel. • Interacted frequently with board members, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Oversaw the management of the office which includes maintaining office equipment, ensuring that all office and kitchen supplies are ordered, and owning interactions with building maintenance to resolve building issues. • Managed the Accounts Payable system which includes processing invoices, cutting checks and wires for vendors, and handling payment inquiries. • Provided Information Technology assistance as administrator to the corporate Gmail and voicemail accounts, as well as be the liaison between employees and our external IT consultant. • Coordinated and planned all site wide meetings, functions, and celebrations. Show less • Conducted all Human Resources duties including administrating all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation and exit interviews, maintaining employee files, entering payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, interviewing potential candidates, and working with our legal team on immigration matters. • Created on-boarding process from scratch to ensure a welcoming start for new employees and conduct orientation on first day of employment. • Provided high-level… Show more • Conducted all Human Resources duties including administrating all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation and exit interviews, maintaining employee files, entering payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, interviewing potential candidates, and working with our legal team on immigration matters. • Created on-boarding process from scratch to ensure a welcoming start for new employees and conduct orientation on first day of employment. • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company, by maintaining schedules, arranging meetings, processing expense reports, and booking domestic and international travel. • Interacted frequently with board members, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Oversaw the management of the office which includes maintaining office equipment, ensuring that all office and kitchen supplies are ordered, and owning interactions with building maintenance to resolve building issues. • Managed the Accounts Payable system which includes processing invoices, cutting checks and wires for vendors, and handling payment inquiries. • Provided Information Technology assistance as administrator to the corporate Gmail and voicemail accounts, as well as be the liaison between employees and our external IT consultant. • Coordinated and planned all site wide meetings, functions, and celebrations. Show less



Allergan

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Nov 2005 - May 2015

  • High level executive support for the site executives, as well as important visitors such as executives visiting from Corporate; including complex calendar management, domestic and international travel, expense reporting, screening calls, and monitoring email. • Active participant in Site Leadership Team Meetings to discuss highly sensitive, top level issues. • Manage Administrative Assistant staff to ensure the entire site of 80 employees is adequately supported. • Human Resources… Show more • High level executive support for the site executives, as well as important visitors such as executives visiting from Corporate; including complex calendar management, domestic and international travel, expense reporting, screening calls, and monitoring email. • Active participant in Site Leadership Team Meetings to discuss highly sensitive, top level issues. • Manage Administrative Assistant staff to ensure the entire site of 80 employees is adequately supported. • Human Resources liaison between corporate headquarters and the Medford site during rapid growth from approximately 30 employees to approximately 85 employees during a two year period. • Completely rebuilt the on-boarding process and developed materials to ensure a smooth experience for new employees and hiring managers. • Conduct other HR related duties, such as new employee orientation, exit interviews, coordinating vaccinations, distribution and collection of timecards and paychecks, and coaching of other employees on how to use online HR resources. • Coordinate annual HR events, such as biometric events, flu clinics, retirement education sessions, HR Kiosk Day, and professional development classes. • Coordinated an office move of over 30 employees from scheduling and communications to the actual moving of computers and belongings. • Lead weekly meetings with the Administrative and Facilities staff to ensure that any maintenance, office improvements, and safety issues are addressed in a timely fashion. • Liaison for Corporate IT providing hands on support at the site level with IT vendors, troubleshooting, distribution of loaner computers, and setting up of new employee computers. • Participate in special projects for all departments such as the auditing of Quality Assurance employee training files site-wide to ensure FDA compliance. • Coordination of all site wide meetings, functions, and celebrations. Show less • High level executive support for the site executives, as well as important visitors such as executives visiting from Corporate; including complex calendar management, domestic and international travel, expense reporting, screening calls, and monitoring email. • Active participant in Site Leadership Team Meetings to discuss highly sensitive, top level issues. • Manage Administrative Assistant staff to ensure the entire site of 80 employees is adequately supported. • Human Resources… Show more • High level executive support for the site executives, as well as important visitors such as executives visiting from Corporate; including complex calendar management, domestic and international travel, expense reporting, screening calls, and monitoring email. • Active participant in Site Leadership Team Meetings to discuss highly sensitive, top level issues. • Manage Administrative Assistant staff to ensure the entire site of 80 employees is adequately supported. • Human Resources liaison between corporate headquarters and the Medford site during rapid growth from approximately 30 employees to approximately 85 employees during a two year period. • Completely rebuilt the on-boarding process and developed materials to ensure a smooth experience for new employees and hiring managers. • Conduct other HR related duties, such as new employee orientation, exit interviews, coordinating vaccinations, distribution and collection of timecards and paychecks, and coaching of other employees on how to use online HR resources. • Coordinate annual HR events, such as biometric events, flu clinics, retirement education sessions, HR Kiosk Day, and professional development classes. • Coordinated an office move of over 30 employees from scheduling and communications to the actual moving of computers and belongings. • Lead weekly meetings with the Administrative and Facilities staff to ensure that any maintenance, office improvements, and safety issues are addressed in a timely fashion. • Liaison for Corporate IT providing hands on support at the site level with IT vendors, troubleshooting, distribution of loaner computers, and setting up of new employee computers. • Participate in special projects for all departments such as the auditing of Quality Assurance employee training files site-wide to ensure FDA compliance. • Coordination of all site wide meetings, functions, and celebrations. Show less



Serica

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant to CEO

  • Nov 2005 - Jan 2010

  • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company. • Interacted frequently with board members, physicians, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Member of a highly confidential small group of employees who worked daily with corporate counsel to conduct the Due Diligence of all company documentation during the acquisition of Serica Technologies, Inc., by Allergan… Show more • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company. • Interacted frequently with board members, physicians, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Member of a highly confidential small group of employees who worked daily with corporate counsel to conduct the Due Diligence of all company documentation during the acquisition of Serica Technologies, Inc., by Allergan, Inc. • Maintained the schedule of the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company, by arranging meetings, travel (both domestic and international), and conferences. • Acted as Serica’s full-time Human Resources representative which included managing all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation, maintaining employee personnel files, entering of payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, interviewing potential candidates, and working directly with recruiters as the company contact. • Oversaw the management of the office which included the managing the Administrative Assistant / Receptionist staff, ensuring that all office, laboratory, and kitchen supplies were ordered, and maintaining office equipment. • Assisted Marketing and Public Relations teams which included assisting in posting press releases, working with the graphic designer to create marketing collateral, and interacting with printing companies. • Managed the Purchase Order system which included logging in packages, matching packing slips, invoices, and purchase orders, and submitting invoices for payment. Show less • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company. • Interacted frequently with board members, physicians, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Member of a highly confidential small group of employees who worked daily with corporate counsel to conduct the Due Diligence of all company documentation during the acquisition of Serica Technologies, Inc., by Allergan… Show more • Provided high-level administrative support to the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company. • Interacted frequently with board members, physicians, potential business partners, executives, and legal counsel on highly sensitive and critical matters. • Member of a highly confidential small group of employees who worked daily with corporate counsel to conduct the Due Diligence of all company documentation during the acquisition of Serica Technologies, Inc., by Allergan, Inc. • Maintained the schedule of the President & CEO, as well as other executives in the company, by arranging meetings, travel (both domestic and international), and conferences. • Acted as Serica’s full-time Human Resources representative which included managing all company benefits, conducting new employee orientation, maintaining employee personnel files, entering of payroll, tracking employee sick/vacation time, screening resumes, scheduling interviews, interviewing potential candidates, and working directly with recruiters as the company contact. • Oversaw the management of the office which included the managing the Administrative Assistant / Receptionist staff, ensuring that all office, laboratory, and kitchen supplies were ordered, and maintaining office equipment. • Assisted Marketing and Public Relations teams which included assisting in posting press releases, working with the graphic designer to create marketing collateral, and interacting with printing companies. • Managed the Purchase Order system which included logging in packages, matching packing slips, invoices, and purchase orders, and submitting invoices for payment. Show less