Laura Pavalis
Director
Laura Pavalis has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the financial, oil and gas, real estate, and non-profit industries. Her strengths include project management, public speaking, contract negotiation, employee relations, recruiting, training/orientation, benefits, compensation, and compliance. Laura enhances the effectiveness of organizations by improving communication among the various layers of management. She also streamlines operations, reducing the time, paper, and expense associated with routine processes.
Her background includes day-to-day HR management as well as oversight of successful mergers/acquisitions, compensation plan design, benefits negotiations, and payroll/HRIS systems conversions. She has worked with companies at various stages of development and understands the challenges presented by both growing companies and those experiencing a downturn. Her contributions have relieved stress for CEOs and COOs at important times, as she is able to step in and fluently assume responsibilities, which gives them the ability to resume other operational activities immediately. Her ability to assimilate the culture of organizations swiftly enables her to instinctively find her way to and through the most significant issues.
Laura has led HR integrations of acquired companies ranging in size from 25 to 150 employees and has implemented innovative compensation plans that increased productivity, raised revenue, and improved employee satisfaction. Laura works closely with management to improve the ability to attract, motivate, and retain top talent in a fiercely competitive environment.
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