People focused Human Resources Business Partner skillful in strategic planning, policy integration and performance improvement. Successful in cultivating positive and growth focused work cultures that drive employee satisfaction in a collaborative way that aligns with organizational values, mission and business objectives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Manager, HR Business Partner
CVS Health
Hartford, CT
07.2021 - Current
Working with executive leadership across the Medical Affairs business line to build and execute a people strategy that supports a change-capable organization focused on offering a dynamic and rewarding work environment
Collaborating with HR COEs to provide effective solutions for business priorities
Delivering a high degree of focus to develop a recruiting and talent strategy that generates rich talent pipelines needed to drive both future and current business needs
VP, HR Business Partner
Webster Bank
Southington, CT
02.2016 - 07.2021
Establish partnership with senior client group leaders within Consumer Banking (approx.1,000 employees) by leveraging knowledge of business and its culture, talent requirements, and existing talent to deliver impactful human resource solutions.
Provide expertise with respect to people management including recruiting and retention and performance/talent management to optimize organizational stability and growth as it relates to achievement of goals.
Identified and solved issues with production, workforce and material sourcing to drive business objectives.
Collaborate with HR centers of expertise to identify and share client group business needs.
Lead and facilitate change initiatives and foster client ownership of the process.
Assist client groups in the design and review of total compensation and rewards and recognition programs to ensure alignment with business goals and corporate compensation strategy.
Provide employee relations coaching and counsel to ensure consistency of policy and practice thus reducing the corporation's risk and to preserve the health of the employer/employee relationship.
Apply an understanding of employment law, regulations, policies and practices to protect the interests of both the organization and individual employees.
Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity and within company to reach business goals.
Human Resources Associate
Connecticut State Department of Education
Hartford, CT
09.2014 - 02.2016
Recruitment liaison for the NP-2 (Maintenance & Service) bargaining unit for the CT Technical High School System (approx.20 schools) and Office of Early Childhood
Develop and implement training programs to increase various competencies/conduct employee orientation
Extract employee and fiscal data from HRMS system and create various reports in order to assist Agency leadership with high level decision making.
Conduct fact-finding investigations for sensitive labor relations issues: Make recommendations for disciplinary actions as necessary.
Routinely review Agency's policies and procedures to identify and establish process improvement opportunities.
Provide guidance to employees and managers regarding a myriad of personal and professional inquiries as needed.
Human Resources Assistant
Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services
Middletown , CT
08.2013 - 09.2014
Review Job Data processing forms for accuracy per business rules, and bargaining units prior to entering into CORE-CT, communicate with HR Manager if discrepancies discovered
Responsible for entering the following transactions into CORE: Hire/Rehire, Transfer (lateral), Promotion, Demotion, ETO to another agency, WTP, Administrative Leave, Suspensions, etc.
Organize employee orientation and ensure all required paperwork is completed accurately by new employees.
Conduct training for HRIS for Agency employees as needed CT Dept of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Payroll Clerk
Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services
Middletown, CT
11.2012 - 08.2013
Prepared biweekly regular, overtime, and supplemental payrolls: audit payable time for accuracy and completeness and post adjustments to PeopleSoft14
Reviewed personnel and/or payroll change notices and posts changes and/or adjustments to master files, e.g.
Addressed employee/HR/3rd party vendor inquiries regarding paychecks and payroll practices and employment verification; maintains various records and files for payroll data and forms.
Primary presenter of payroll practices for New Employee Orientation
Payroll Ops Specialist
Citigroup Employee Services
Hartford, CT
02.2009 - 11.2012
Responsibilities include interacting with employees and HR Generalists addressing complex employee pay and HR related inquiries and transactions within established service level guidelines.
Applied advanced knowledge of various aspects of the payroll system including the federal/state/provincial tax laws of the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Admin (Finance)
Southern CT State University
New Haven, CT
Master of Science - Human Resources Management
UConn Graduate School of Business
Hartford, CT
Skills
Managing Employee Relations
Talent Review and Retention
Change Management
Succession Planning
Consultative HR Management
Business Acumen
Affiliations
Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut (Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources - CT Chapter (Founding member)
Governor's Prevention Partnership- (Elementary school mentor)
Certification
SHRM-CP - SHRM Certified Professional
DEI Course , Train the Trainer - Workplace Solutions Group
DEI in the Workplace Certificate- USF Corp Training and Professional Education
DEI Certification- Central State CT University (In Progress)
Timeline
Sr Manager, HR Business Partner
CVS Health
07.2021 - Current
VP, HR Business Partner
Webster Bank
02.2016 - 07.2021
Human Resources Associate
Connecticut State Department of Education
09.2014 - 02.2016
Human Resources Assistant
Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services
08.2013 - 09.2014
Payroll Clerk
Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services