Director, Human Resources at St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (SAS)
Toronto, Canada Area
Director, Human Resources at St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. (SAS)
Toronto, Canada Area
Leadership, Coaching, Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Recruitment, Business Process Engineering, Workforce Design, Talent Management, Succession Planning, Resource Management, Employee Relations, HR Systems & Technology, Employee Engagement, Budget Planning, Project Management, Consulting, Merger & Acquisition, Change Management, Leadership Development, Career Development, Performance Management, Measurement & Metrics, Balanced Scorecard, Payroll, Benefits, Total Rewards, HRMS, Peoplesoft, ADP, Systems Implementation (Conversion, Upgrade, Integration), Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Program & Policy Development
Industry experience in Education, Consulting Services, Sales & Marketing, Database Analytics, Mining, Online Advertising, Professional Services, High Tech & Retail. Skill specialities include HR business solutions in a multitude of HR competencies.
(Public Company; Mining & Metals industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Leading the corporate human resources function in Toronto for SAS, a gold mining operation with projects and operations in the Timmins, Ontario area. Oversight of HR for corporate and sites including all aspects of hr strategy, implementation and daily operations.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
December 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 5 months)
Responsible for all aspects of HR Design, communications, culture, coaching, tactical HR, recruitment and everything else in between. Confidant and mentor to employees; advisor to leaders.
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2007 — December 2007 (10 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Human Resources industry)
September 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 6 months)
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2000 — September 2005 (5 years 2 months)
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)
August 1999 — August 2000 (1 year 1 month)
(Public Safety industry)
June 1994 — June 2000 (6 years 1 month)
Began as a volunteer firefighter
Currently provide support services at coommunity events
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
September 1996 — December 1999 (3 years 4 months)
Held various volunteer & paid positions:
Student Government Events Director
Student Government President
HR Administrator in HR Department
HR Continuing Education Instructor
Business Diploma , Human Resources , 1996 — 1999
BA , Labour Studies , 1993 — 1996
SCUBA, snowboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, reading, family time.
HRPA,HRPAH, RNG, Canadian Institute
CHRP designation