ï Served as Director of Human Resources for a 35 year old financial consulting firm, created and managed human resources directives for approximately 110 team members, including policies and procedures, creation of job descriptions, performance reviews, and compensation management
ï Integrated a privately-held consulting firm into a mega-corporation, including introduction and implementation of the new benefits structure, policies, procedures, new programs, and aligned firm structure within the larger corporation environment
ï Demonstrated consulting skills by working with senior managers and team members to ensure consistency and compliance with firm policies and state and federal employment regulations
ï Coordinated recruiting efforts for entry-level through senior management professionals for multiple locations and maintained an advisory role to senior managers regarding interviewing processes, evaluation of candidates and hiring decisions

ï Responsible for handling all aspects of Human Resources in three offices
ï Transitioned firm from a privately-held organization to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank
ï Created and conducted orientation sessions with team members and managers to introduce the Wells Fargo benefit package after the acquisition
ï Developed an orientation presentation and currently deliver to all new hires to introduce BPS&M and Wells Fargo policies, procedures and culture
ï Coordinate with managers to evaluate jobs and create job descriptions to job map all team members into the appropriate Wells Fargo Job Families, and creating new positions and salary grades for unique job classifications
ï Conduct continuous review of compensation studies and salary surveys, interpret findings and present results to senior managers to ensure competitiveness of firm compensation
ï Advise senior managers regarding hiring decisions, interview procedures, interview evaluation and follow up with candidates
ï Administer performance appraisal, job evaluation, merit increase and Incentive Compensation Plan (ICP) providing advice to management on compensation issues
ï Selected by the Managing Principal to serve on the Institutional Trust Services Diversity Council serving as an active member of the Recruiting Sub-Committee, which initiated a diverse high school student internship program with the Institutional Trust Services offices in Minneapolis
ï Increased diverse hiring within BPSM by 5%
ï Developed relationships with math departments and career services departments at various universities in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to prospect for potential candidates
ï Counsel senior managers regarding FMLA, STD, ADA and other legal standards and procedures for team members

ï Liaison between CEO & CFO, Senior Managers and Board of Directors
ï Developed HR policy and procedure guidelines for this start-up company
ï Managed $5 million in initial seed money for this start up company by investing funds, accounts payable, and payroll until a Chief Financial Officer was hired
ï Implemented new 401(k) plan
ï Managed and accounted for the stock option plan, including grants and exercises and necessary paperwork for financial reporting
ï Interviewed, hired, trained and managed administrative staff

Received Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Leadership. GPA of 3.45