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Director

Carmel Partners is one of the leading fullservice real estate companies in the United States. It specializes in research, acquisition, development, construction, renovation, capital markets and leasing services. The company has acquired or developed multifamily investments comprising more than 40 properties, with a total of over 12,000 units since its inception in 1992. It deals in valueadded apartment properties, condominium conversions, groundup developments and joint venture projects. The firm also offers comprehensive inhouse construction, development and property management services. It provides assistance to various charitable organizations in the Bay area. Carmel Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Honolulu.

-Accomplished Human Resources leader with exceptional experience in compensation and benefits working in various industries. -Automation experience using the following HR systems: Workday, Oracle, SuccessFactors, UltiPro, ADP, ABRA and various Benefit SaaS. -Lead role with developing and implementing job levels, compensation structures, incentive plans, equity targets, executive compensation. -Designed and presented Benefits & Compensation workshop in a 'talk-show' style format to increase audience participation. -Created 'More Pay for Less PTO' program, providing opportunity to increase employee pay while maintaining company expense. -Transitioned US health plan from fully-insured to self-insured structure. -Championed initiative to re-align 2 focal compensation cycles.