United States
I am a seasoned professional with 7+ years of collaborative leadership and strategic planning experience in the human resources sector. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for ensuring personnel management processes align with broader operational goals, as well as for optimizing processes and delivering strategic recommendations to facilitate HR needs. I have a verifiable history of contributing directly to company growth and expansion throughout my career. As such, I have consistently exceeded performance goals and I am adept at achieving maximum operational output with minimal resource expenditure. Professional focal points include performance management, benefits management, operational support, change management, employee relations, decision-making, and problem-solving. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication skills, negotiation skills, as well as business acumen, cross-functional collaboration, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns. Currently, I am a Human Resources Business Partner with Centerpoint Energy. Under my leadership, I am responsible for collaborating with business clients to manage the performance cycle, administer HR transactions, build partnerships across various HR domains, and provide guidance on policy interpretation and benefits. In addition, I liaise with leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams to ensure the company’s HR support structure is moving forward seamlessly. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, a champion for diversity, driven, down-to-earth, strategic, and proactive expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.
Collaborate with business clients throughout the performance management cycle, encompassing compensation, talent review/calibration, and succession planning. Execute various HR transactions for business clients, such as conducting job description reviews, implementing compensation changes, overseeing policy reviews and implementations, and providing FMLA/ADA execution. Foster productive partnerships with other HR centers of excellence, including compensation, talent acquisition, human resources IT, benefits, and legal. Assist business clients in the application and interpretation of policies, compensation norms, benefits, and performance-related matters. Leverage internal systems and generated reports to provide top-tier recommendations to support business clients. Facilitate investigations while ensuring alignment of decision-making with company initiatives, strategies, and policies.
• Collaborate with business clients throughout the performance management cycle, encompassing compensation, talent review/calibration, and succession planning. • Execute various HR transactions for business clients, such as conducting job description reviews, implementing compensation changes, overseeing policy reviews and implementations, and providing FMLA/ADA execution. • Foster productive partnerships with other HR centers of excellence, including compensation, talent acquisition, human resources IT, benefits, and legal. • Assist business clients in the application and interpretation of policies, compensation norms, benefits, and performance-related matters. • Leverage internal systems and generated reports to provide top-tier recommendations to support business clients. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Spearheaded strategic collaborations with relevant stakeholders to ensure the comprehensive execution of Human Capital Management. • Offered strategic guidance during organizational changes, assessed compensation structures for promotions and out-of-cycle adjustments, and delivered expert recommendations for employee relations. • Successfully resolved challenging employee conflicts, leading to improved workplace harmony and a substantial reduction in grievances, ultimately mitigating legal risks. • Implemented strategies for optimizing benefits costs, resulting in significant annual savings while maintaining or elevating the quality of employee benefits, resulting in higher employee satisfaction.
• Conduct research, collate data, and craft materials for review and presentation by executives, committees, and HR team members. o Generate reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents using various software applications. • Meticulously process, verify, and organize personnel-related documentation encompassing staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, etc., as well as generate reports related to personnel activities. • Interface with employees and individuals to provide information, address inquiries, and handle concerns. • Allocate lease spaces in collaboration with real estate teams, security vendors, data vendors, and city officials to establish fully equipped staffing offices ahead of new store openings within the Houston division. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Spearheaded cross-functional efforts to streamline employee relations concerns, resulting in a more efficient process, enhanced new employee experiences, and a significant reduction in early turnover.
Conduct research, collate data, and craft materials for review and presentation by HR Leadership, committees, and HR team members. Generate reports, memos, letters, financial statements, and other documents using various software applications to support operational business continuation. Meticulously process, verify, and organize personnel-related documentation encompassing staffing, recruitment, training, performance evaluations, etc., as well as generate reports related to personnel activities. Proven track record of resolving employee relations issues through effective communication and conflict resolution strategies. Interface with employees and individuals to provide information, address inquiries, and handle concerns. Allocate lease spaces in collaboration with real estate teams, security vendors, data vendors, and city officials to establish fully equipped staffing offices ahead of new store openings within the Houston division.