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General Counsel, American
Kiosk Management, Las Vegas NV
(March 2006 to March 2007)
Responsible for all legal
affairs and the human resource function for employer with over 1500 employees
in 46 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia. Manage staff of six professional
and administrative employees. Selected accomplishments include:
- Reorganized and restructured
HR department to improve effectiveness and efficiencies
- Initiated and spearheaded
review of payroll/HRIS vendors
- Introduced improved Performance
Management tool
- Found and implemented IntegriView
screening program, improving quality of our hires nationwide
- Negotiated over $30,000
in savings on screening tools and reference materials in first 60 days
- Compiled extensive legal
library on Canadian, US and Australian laws
- Conducted legal research
in 46 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia
- Manage outside counsel
- Assisted with litigation
and managed other legal disputes
- Developed and implemented
loss prevention initiative resulting in the arrest and prosecution of
employees in eight states
Human Resources Consultant,
Gilmore Schuman Management Consultants, Las Vegas NV/Washington DC
(July 2002-current)
Founder and managing
principal of management consulting firm, specializing in HR, training,
and general business consulting. Responsibilities include business development
and client services: organizational planning, hiring and termination issues,
policies design /implementation, diversity, position descriptions, employee
relations, performance management, etc.
Director, Human Resources,
The Aspen Institute, Washington DC
(April 1999-July 2002)
As HR Director at the
Aspen Institute, established the first professional HR operation for 50+
year old organization, reporting to Executive Vice President, Administration
and Finance. Planned, directed, and coordinated human resource management
activities for all U.S. offices of the Aspen Institute including policies,
compensation and benefit programs, performance management objectives,
and strategic initiatives:
- Featured in Smart Business
Magazine, February 2002, pp. 56 –57.
- Designed and implemented
HR procedures, systems and forms.
- Identified and implemented
HRIS database to manage and maximize strategic use of HR data and functions.
- Directed the highly successful
implementation of performance management web-based enterprise system.
- Identified and implemented
several benefit changes that reduced expenses by several thousand dollars
while increasing services and benefits.
- Managed employee relations/grievances
and employee services including:
- Designed and developed
employee grievance procedure.
- Designed and developed
employee rewards and recognition program.
- Chair employee advisory
committee.
- Direct orientation and
training programs
- Oversaw compensation and
benefits survey and turnover analysis.
- Coordinated recruitment
activities.
- Designed and managed exit
interview process
- Oversaw office administration
and allocation of space in Washington office.
Division Director, National
Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Pittsburgh PA
(March 1996-April 1999)
Recruited to manage all
operations of divisional office of acclaimed national non-profit organization
charged with equipping at-risk, inner city youth with business ownership
skills and understanding the capital-accumulation process. Specific responsibilities
included business development, donor relations, program administration,
recruitment and management of teachers and administrative staff, and liaison
to public and media.
- Managed full-time staff
of four plus 30 contract teachers.
- Raised, oversaw and managed
$.5 Million budget, consistently holding costs and expenses below budget;
successfully solicited principal contributions from Heinz Endowments,
R. K. Mellon Foundation, Scaife Family Foundation, and Alcoa Foundation.
- Spearheaded efforts to improve
human resource management nationally; developed human resources risk
management system.
- Frequent television and
radio talk show guest and interviewee on NFTE mission and related youth
community issues.
- Invited to address and appeared
before Pittsburgh City Council on similar issues.
- Developed and implemented
quality control program.
- Re-engineered and continuously
improve program operations.
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Part time Faculty, University
of Nevada, Las Vegas
(September 2005 – May 2006)
College of Business: Teach Legal Environment of Business
Adjunct Professor/Lecturer
in Business, Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia
( January 2003 – May 2003)
Teach Human Resource Management, a required course for all business majors.
Designed and delivered lesson plans, case studies and practicals.
Part time Faculty, Robert
Morris College/University, Pittsburgh PA
(March 1997 – January 1999)
Designed course, selected texts and delivered instruction for various
law-related courses including: Business Law & Liability Avoidance, Administrative
Law, and History of U. S. Legal System.
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