Gayle A.

Browne, PHR

925.565.0003
Gayle.a.browne@gmail.com

HR DIRECTOR MANAGER
S AN FRANCISCO BAY ARE A
Regional

National

Global

Strategic Business Partner, Matrix Environment Start-Up Rapid Growth

Strategic and operational human resources professional with 10+ years overall experience. Multi-state (primarily
California) and multi-location experience in a matrixed environment. Partners with management to create a positive
corporate culture. Fosters constructive employee relations to achieve high retention.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Benefits: Healthcare / 401(k)
Compensation Structure/Review
Employee Relations
Employment Law Compliance
Employee Investigations

HR Policies & Procedures

HR Program Development
Management and Staff Development
Payroll Administration
Performance Management

Strategic Staffing
Succession Planning
Talent Acquisition
Training-Managers & Staff
Workforce Separations

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

AUSENCO, Concord CA

September 2011 December 2015

Global Engineering Services provider (publicly traded co, based in Brisbane Australia)

MANAGER, PEOPLE & PERFORMANCE, USA/Mexico | 100 employees, USA; 1,500 employees globally
Created and implemented scalable Human Resources infrastructure and procedures. Initiated HR solutions to integrate
US employees into a matrixed global organization.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
Labor Law Compliance

Ensured the company was legally protected by developing and implementing a labor law compliance program.

Employee Handbook: incorporated policies from three business entities and created a new version that was
compliant with current employment laws. These enabled employees to better understand company policies and
increased employee retention.

Recruiting and Retention

Management coaching program: mentored managers to build on employee potential. This process created higher
employee satisfaction and retention.

Managed final candidate selection thru onboarding process. Ensured cultural fit and promoted company to
candidates. High quality candidates joined the team.

Compensation

Implemented the annual salary review process in conjunction with global locations. Evaluated employees parity
within their pay grades. This process resulted in higher manager and employee satisfaction.

Benefits Administration

Healthcare: restructured two sets of benefits plans to create one package for all US employees. Reduced the
costs by approximately 10% overall while providing a more comprehensive benefits offering.

401(k) Plan Administrator: coordinated with Prudential and Plan Administrators to offer quality plan investment
options. Ensured the plan remained IRS compliant.

Global Partnering

Supported major engineering and construction management projects in the US by coordinating with global People &
Performance teams.
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Expat work visas: worked with immigration services provider to process work visas for 37 US expats from
2013 2015. Results: 100% of expats received work visas.

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ECHOFIRST INC (now wholly owned by SUNEDISON), Fremont CA

September 2008 - September 2011

Solar energy solutions provider (privately held)

MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES | 45 employees | Led direct staff of 2

Created and implemented HR and administrative infrastructure and procedures for this start-up/early growth company.

Labor Law Compliance: created HR policies and procedures for multi-state locations.
Compensation: developed a compensation structure and salary review process to deliver higher employee
satisfaction and retention.
Recruiting and Retention: developed a candidate review process for both management and technical positions to
find the most highly qualified people who would be the best cultural fit for the company.
Benefits and 401(k) administration: evaluated the benefits package annually to maximize company cost savings.

September 2007 August 2008

WESTAFF, INC., Walnut Creek, CA

Global staffing firm placing people in administrative, accounting, and light industrial positions (publicly traded co)

DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES | 450 employees | Led a direct staff of 4

Restructured the HR department to align with a change in corporate direction.

Management coaching
Employee relations
HR Team development
June 2005 July 2007

FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT PLANNER

Created long-term financial plans and advised investment strategies for families and individuals
Series 6 licensed (mutual funds and variable annuities)

BROWN COW WEST CORP/ STONYFIELD FARMS, Antioch, CA

June 2004 May 2005

Organic yogurt manufacturer

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER | 50 employees

HR Management
Payroll administration

MetroPCS, INC., Alameda, CA (now a part of T-Mobile US)

September 2001 May 2004

Regional branch of start-up wireless service provider (publicly traded co)

REGIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER | 200 employees | Led a direct staff of 2

Implemented Human Resources infrastructure and procedures as rolled out by Corporate

Recruiting: established a recruiting and onboarding process for more than 200 new hires to ensure maximum
employee and management satisfaction.
Labor Law Compliance: coached management on current employment laws.
Compensation: responsible for annual salary review initiative and maintaining employees pay parity.
Training: established regular employee training in areas such as anti-harassment and workplace violence
prevention to create a safe work environment.
P R O F E S S I O N A L A F F I L I A T I O N S & C E R T I F I C AT I O N S

Professional in Human Resources (PHR)

SHRM-CP Certification
Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) member
P R O F E S S I O N A L T R AI N I N G & C E R T I F I C AT I O N S

Society of Human Resources Management Annual Conference, 2008 and 2013

Focus: Global, OD and Strategic Planning seminars; Human Resources in Alignment with Management
Global Mobility Training
Chapman University
Dale Carnegie Course
Human Resource Management and Business Coursework
TECHNOLOGY

Advanced Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle, PeopleSoft; Taleo (applicant tracking)