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Interim CHRO @ EyeQue Corporation Set up HR, risk management, and legal processes for exciting biotech startup. Work scope includes Total Compensation/Rewards structure, recruiting for C-Suite positions, operations issues such as sales and shipping internationally, org structure and succession. From November 2016 to February 2017 (4 months) FremontChief People Officer @ City of Palo Alto Led a...

Interim CHRO @ EyeQue Corporation Set up HR, risk management, and legal processes for exciting biotech startup. Work scope includes Total Compensation/Rewards structure, recruiting for C-Suite positions, operations issues such as sales and shipping internationally, org structure and succession. From November 2016 to February 2017 (4 months) FremontChief People Officer @ City of Palo Alto Led a team of 15 HR staff who provide a full-service HR practice, including employee and labor relations, union bargaining, health and retirement benefits, workers compensation, safety and compensation administration, recruiting, employment and employee development. Transformed the HR group, focusing on relationships with department managers and employees in an “HR Business Partner” model where employees have a single point of contact. Implementing continuous improvement activities to assess and then improve our employee transactions. Implemented succession planning and employee development programs to the City. From April 2012 to December 2015 (3 years 9 months) Palo Alto, CADirector, Workforce Planning & Development, Northern California Region @ Kaiser Permanente I directed the function of strategic workforce planning and development activities for Kaiser Health Plan and hospital employees for the Northern Region of California, Kaiser's largest region. Over 60,000 employees, many in a coalition of unions in partnership with KP. Based in Oakland, CA. From June 2007 to September 2011 (4 years 4 months) Labor Relations Counselor, Labor Relations Supervisor, Human Resource Manager @ LTV Steel LTV Steel was an integrated plant with 5,000 employees. They produced engineered steel for automotive, appliance and specialty markets from raw materials to cold-rolled product. I began in labor relations, being responsible for mediating contracting out issues for five local unions and day to day employee relations for two locals (maintenance/trades and finishing). I moved to the HR division and recruited metallurgists, computer processing controllers, and engineers, worked on quarterly succession and High-Po development plans and managed the mentoring program. From June 1989 to December 1998 (9 years 7 months) Cleveland, OHHR Practice Leader @ Kaiser Permanente Led region-wide people initiatives for the Northern Region of KP. These involved functions or departments that were restructuring, expanding or contracting, where the need was to project-manage the restructure. This often involved retraining or redeploying health care professionals into skill programs or other roles within KP. Worked with the Labor-Management teams on redeployment of represented employees. Managed the "Career Services" team. KP kept and grew talent! Career Services encouraged staff to complete informational interviewing, ramp up their resume and practice interviewing compete for promotional positions within KP.Started up the "GenKP" millennial affiliation group to attract young professionals into health care and public health. Conducted research on diversity, generational and talent management strategic planning. Worked on learning and development strategy, and leadership development to grow a diverse group of hospital and medical center administrators (LDDP, Leadership Diversity Development Program). From January 2011 to March 2012 (1 year 3 months) Oakland, CADirector Human Resources @ Goodrich HR management of the Landing Gear Division, which included Manufacturing and Services for 7 facilities in US (Cleveland, Ohio and Tullahoma TN), Ontario, Canada, and Poland. Resolved a two-year-old strike, negotiated new labor agreements, coordinated multiple HR groups to report on the same metrics and pull in the same direction (this is more difficult between Canada and US than one would ever imagine). Created a team to research excessive turnover and present communication, development and retentions options to senior leadership. Created programs for Talent & Performance Management, upgraded and revised Policies & Procedures, managed all the usual HR topics.If you are ever in Tullahoma, TN, go to "Piggy's" and get the pulled pork roll with slaw and coconut cake. From November 2003 to January 2006 (2 years 3 months) Division Manager, Human Resources @ Alcoa _____ILLEGAL_CHAR_SSSTART149ILLEGAL_CHAR_EEEND_____ Responsibly execute within corporate Vision & Values the HR strategic planning and assessment for a transportation division. 3 direct staff, 8 location managers dotted line. Oversight of all HR procedures globally pertaining too Labor relations, contract negotiations, maintaining non-union plant status.o Continuous improvement initiatives relating to the delivery of HRMS, payroll, & OD systems to remote locations.o Salaried technical & professional staff that support assembly, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, research & development, engineering, IT, and labor force. o Budget responsibility for HR & OD From January 1999 to November 2003 (4 years 11 months) VP People & Culture @ PROCEPT BioRobotics Redwood City, California, United StatesVP People & Culture @ Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. I served as the VP People & Culture for Auris Surgical Robotics - a technology startup that is building the next generation of surgical robot capable of expanding the applicability of robotics to a broad spectrum of medical procedures. Auris is doing even more amazing work since becoming part of Johnson & Johnson in 2019. From February 2017 to September 2019 (2 years 8 months) Redwood City, CARegional Vice President Human Resources @ Verity Health System Accountable for Human Resource operations and strategy, Safety & Security and Patient Experience for two of the Northern CA hospitals, O'Connor in San Jose and St. Louise in Gilroy. From February 2016 to October 2016 (9 months) O'Connor Hospital, San Jose and St. Louise Hospital, Gilroy