A progressive, relationship-centered professional with formal education in Human Resources Management and a wide range of experience in various areas of HR.

Director, Human Resources BTM COWI North America @ COWI North America (COWI NA) is a leader in Bridge, Tunnel and Marine engineering solutions. The breadth and depth of our experience in design, inspection and construction engineering enables us to contribute to the creation and operation of the world’s most challenging bridge, tunnel and marine infrastructure. COWI NA is comprised of three distinct internationally-recognized specialist engineering companies that operate under well-known North American brand names, COWI Marine NA, Buckland & Taylor and Jenny Engineering. The three companies combined offer coast-to-coast engineering solutions as COWI NA through a network of 13 offices in Canada and United States. Director, HR BTM COWI NA develops and oversees the execution of human capital strategy and delivery of human resources services across all locations within North America to establish the organizational and talent objectives necessary to support business goals. From September 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Vancouver, Canada AreaHuman Resources Manager @ Buckland & Taylor is a leading international engineering consultancy involved in some of the most prestigious and challenging bridge projects all over the world. With offices in Vancouver, Edmonton, Halifax, Seattle, Oakland and New York, Buckland & Taylor is part of the COWI Group, which spans more than 6,000 employees in offices all over the world. Working directly with senior management, responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of human capital strategy to establish the organizational and talent objectives necessary to support business goals. From June 2012 to September 2014 (2 years 4 months) Vancouver, Canada AreaHuman Resources Generalist @ Assist the Director of HR and Administration in the provision of strategic human resources management to support Cardiome’s drive for organizational effectiveness. From August 2010 to May 2012 (1 year 10 months) Vancouver, Canada AreaHuman Resources Generalist @ Reporting to the VP of HR, provided HR expertise and support to the Security Services and RCMP divisions in a broad range of areas including recruitment, retention, employee relations, employee LOAs and terminations, etc while maintaining a rewarding and productive environment for all employees. As part of the HR team, I was involved in enhancing the workplace by developing new policies and procedures, as well as working closely with health & safety and HRIS to meet the needs of the organization. From July 2008 to August 2010 (2 years 2 months) Recruitment Coordinator @ Supported Recruitment Manager in finding and implementing new and innovative recruitment and retention solutions for employees at store level in BC and AB. From May 2007 to July 2008 (1 year 3 months)

B.Comm, Human Resources @ The University of British ColumbiaBC Provincial Instructor Diploma, School of Instructor Education @ Vancouver Community College Polina PID is skilled in: Employee Engagement, Recruitment/Retention, Training & Development, Employee Relations, Conflict Resolution, HRIS, Policy, Organizational Effectiveness, Personnel Management, Workshop Facilitation, Recruiting, Employee Training, Human Resources, Onboarding, Talent Acquisition