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Service delivery of multiple HR
functions to internal & external clients in traditional, matrixed and shared service organizational structures
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Consultative
solution focused approaches using business partnering techniques to create best
in class work environments; recent initiatives include compensation program
design, year end performance program, HR
and recruitment strategy development & implementation, legislative
compliance, policy & process development, workforce planning, employee
engagement
·
Operated
across multiple industries including professional services, marketing, mining,
and retail
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Experience
in managing change through acquisitions, integrations, and consolidations
·
Worked
within centralized, decentralized, union and non-union corporate environments
·
Experienced
in on-time and on-budget delivery of large scale ERP and ATS team based
projects
·
Leader
or contributing member of cross functional teams at various locations in
St
Andrew Goldfields Ltd (SAS) : June 2009 – Present
Director, Human Resources
·
Responsible for all aspects of Canadian
HR for the corporate office and oversight of operations including HR strategic
planning, employee relations, performance management, leader & employee
development, benefits, compensation design, job evaluations, employee
communications, workplace culture, recruitment, legislative compliance, data
management, and office health & safety
Vizible Corporation
(software development) : December 2007 – April 2009
Director, Human Resources
·
Responsible for all aspects of Canadian
and U.S. Human Resources including HR strategic planning, employee relations,
performance management, leader & employee development, benefits,
compensation & payroll, employee communications, workplace culture,
recruitment, legislative compliance, employee Stock Options program, data
management
·
Implemented compensation, performance,
training and compliance programs
·
Implemented a “knock your socks off”
hands on service delivery approach to build HR trust and impact organizational
effectiveness through promised & delivered engagement initiatives
·
Audited and implemented legal
compliance changes into the payroll processes
·
Managed aspects of office
administration such as health & safety, security & events planning
·
Managed the human capital aspects of
investment opportunities and business partnerships
·
Led major people restructuring effort
at the end of 2008 to align with business changes
Yahoo!
Canada : March 2007 – December 2007
10
month consulting contract
Senior Human Resources Consultant
·
Focused
on improving employee engagement & retention through analysis of current
programs, policies and practices, implementation of a plan to decrease
attrition & increase job satisfaction; Led a cross-functional team creating
a program for employee development
·
Provided
coaching and guidance on development of employee programs and policies
·
Recommended
solutions and provided primary or escalated support on employee relations
matters such as hires, resignations, terminations, performance action plans,
job restructuring, immigration matters, employment contracts and management
coaching
·
Developed
and implemented workforce planning metrics and monitoring tools
·
Reviewed
legislative compliance and made recommendations to meet or exceed requirements
·
Worked
with HR management and senior operational leadership in
·
Built
a talent acquisition strategy, implemented processes & creative strategic
sourcing initiatives using technology, business partnering and social
networking tools; Vurv ATS implementation
Xstrata
(formerly Falconbridge Limited in Canada) : Sep 2005 –
Present (on-call support)
Acquisition
and Integration of Falconbridge by Xstrata in Q4’2006
Human Resources – Part-time Contract Support
Services (Jan 2007 – present)
Human Resources (Systems & Business
Processes) – Manager (Sep 2005 – Dec 2006)
·
Partnered
with business and HR stakeholders, locally and virtually, in strategy development
and implementation of project deliverables and ongoing tasks related to
multiple functions of HR
·
Managed
one senior direct report and several decentralized indirect team members
·
Provided
integration and support services to Benefits, Pension, Organizational
Development, Labour Relations, International HR (Expatriates), Leadership
Development and Payroll functions
·
Liaised
with groups on processing of HR data through technology and payroll platforms,
and supported HR processes on systems including Peoplesoft,
ADP, Infinium, Empath &
Mincom
·
Responsible
for support and strategy of HR technology, related training development and
delivery
·
Provided
development and supported resources for HR Intranet and related web content
·
Led
and participated in HR initiatives including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,
document retention, global workforce reporting, expatriate tracking, and HR
business process re-engineering
·
Participated
in post-integration operations migration and strategy development for newly segregated
commodity based HR processes and practices
The Loyalty Group (AIR MILES) /
Human Resources – Manager, Recruitment & Systems
(January 2003 – September 2005)
Human Resources – Associate Manager,
Recruitment (January 2001 – January 2003)
Human Resources – Recruitment Consultant
(August 2000 - January 2001)
·
Partnered
with client groups to provide consultation on HR strategy, and service delivery
of recruitment, retention, compensation, job evaluation, employee relations
& HR technology
·
Managed
a staff of up to five to oversee recruitment, HRIS, HR technologies,
compensation
·
Spearheaded
a Career Planning initiative as part of overall Human Capital Strategy
·
Owned
aspects of the HR Balanced Scorecard, monitored and reported on business
sensitive metrics relative to workforce planning, hiring accuracy and service
levels
·
Subject
matter expert on all aspects of technology related to HRMS and recruiting;
including internet sourcing, recruiting information systems, and the Loyalty
corporate career site
·
Advised
and worked with HR process owners on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
·
Acted
as Project Manager on a PeopleSoft 8.3 Canadian implementation and systems
interfaces, ongoing enhancements, systems integrations (ie.
ADP payroll) and Peoplesoft 8.9 upgrade
·
Managed
development of best practice employee referral and internal applicant programs,
employment branding, and implementation of HR policy across the organization
·
Consulted
with recruitment staff to ensure delivery of constant enhancements to
recruitment programs and processes through implementation of recruitment
strategies
·
Knowledge
expert on federal and provincial legislation relative to employment and hiring
practices
·
Member
of national cross functional team working to develop and implement best
practice recruitment strategies across all Alliance Data Systems companies
Cap
Gemini Ernst & Young
Consulting Services – Recruitment
Specialist (February 2000 - August 2000)
Consulting Services - Recruiting
Coordinator (August
1999 - February 2000)
VOLUNTEER
Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation : 2008 – Present
·
Provision
of full HR services on a volunteer basis to this not-for-profit organization
dedicated to improving the survival rate and quality of life of children
impacted by cancer
·
Participated
as a rider in one of the stages of the Sears National Kids Cancer Ride
Fire Safety Week Open House – Volunteer
(1998-2008)
EDUCATION
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Member
of HRPAO; CHRP candidate
·
Six
Sigma Green Belt Plus
·
Certified
in Active Leadership Model for Managers, “Introduction to Project Management”, “Train
the Trainer” facilitation skills, Service EDGE Customer Service, Leading BIG
·
Introduction
to the Requisite Organization Model (E. Jacques)
·
Courses
in change management, consulting methodologies and total rewards design
·
Joint
Health & Safety (JHSC) Certified Worker (2008), trained in First Responder
First Aid, CPR, Defibrillation, Basic Rescuer First Aid & CPR, and
Certified in Open Water & Advanced SCUBA
·
WHMIS,
OHS Act, WSIA / WSIB, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Labour
Relations Acts
·
Computer
skills in web building & HTML, multiple Windows platforms, Microsoft Office
(Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook), MS Sharepoint,
Visual Basic, Great Plains Dynamics C++, PeopleSoft 8.01- 8.9, Oracle HR, Super
HR (HRIS), SCT Banner (HRIS), ADP Resource Partner (HRIS), ADP PCPW Payroll,
Applicant Tracking Systems : Vurv and Webhire, internet browsers (Explorer, Firefox, Opera,
Safari), PC troubleshooting, various Adobe products
·
Experienced
rock-climber, alpine skier, snowboarder, water skier, SCUBA diver, rafter
Detailed or additional skills,
qualifications or references available upon request.