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Schaumburg, Illinois, Us

Skokie, Il, Us

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Cross functional partner to large restaurant operations leadership team and human resources. Responsible for creating development and training initiatives to meet the needs of KBP’s rapidly growing business. Guide Regional Field Training team to ensure programs and initiatives are executed as intended to drive delivery consistency and standards. Develop and deliver new people initiatives to build competencies and depth of internal talent at all levels to drive promotion rates.

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Competently served as head of HR responsible for 2,300 employees across 20 U.S. locations, developing local and company-wide HR strategies that aligned with the business strategies. Constructively partnered with peer executive leadership team in collaboration to achieve organizational effectiveness, which supported an evolving company through coaching, consulting and mentoringKey Achievements:• Proficiently evaluated and refined talent requirements and management practices to ensure continuous adaptation to the demands of operational changes, expansion and evolving client needs• Expertly achieved client service excellence with skillful coordination of internal/external resources• Facilitated employee growth in operations leadership through learning opportunities by developing a leadership curriculum that included recruitment and selection of talent, communication, authentic leadership, management 101, respectful workplace, union avoidance, and engagement strategies• Created a 360 feedback and development program for the senior leadership team to achieve high talent and performance in pivotal roles• Provided leadership and direction by implementing acquisition workshops and recommended people strategies for numerous acquisitions, thereby driving effective organization structures and preserving high retention of key personnel• Implemented orientation and on-boarding programs to ensure operational excellence, building organizational support and increasing the speed of time to productivity for new team members.

Englewood, Co, Us

Motivationally oversaw the talent management life-cycle of 800+ associates by formulating organizational design, corporate communication, talent management, performance management, and succession planning to promote internal growth and improved performance aligned with corporate strategies.Key Achievements:• Energetically directed a team of 10 responsible for HR business partners, communications, recruiting and community partnerships to enhance resources and meet client needs• Inspirationally spearheaded efforts to mentor employee engagement in efforts to support improvements to organization, team and individual performance outcomes• Astutely analyzed data from engagement surveys, exit interviews and turnover to identify trends and implement adjustments to preserve high talent retention• Effectively reduced turnover and hiring costs by establishing a Merchandise Training Program for the Chief Merchandising Officer, which enhanced the employment brand among graduates• Liaised with executive committee members to discuss and develop talent planning strategies to implement development programs that promote talent acquisition, engagement and retention• Skillfully developed and implemented company-wide values while driving sustained engagement through development of the Values Champion Committee, ongoing communication, executive spotlights, and incorporation into quarterly company-wide meetings• Consistently maintained accountability for the strategic design and development of the Manager Self Service tool and Internal Seeker Job Site within the HRIS systems• Cultivated an evolving company culture and fostered employee engagement by refining the communication structure, including the implementation of monthly leadership spotlights, the development of mini-huddles, and the restructuring of biannual meetings• Garnered recognition as a subject matter expert concerning the creation of tools and processes for new performance management and successful planning

Golden, Co, Us

Competently served as the head of HR, responsible for 12,5000+ employees across 420+ locations, by developing and implementing an HR strategy to enhance employee relations, compensation, recruitment, retention and talent management. Collaboratively provided guidance to senior leadership team regarding people insight and human resources in alignment with company initiatives.Key Achievements:• Successfully led engagement and buy-in by Implementing effective change management strategies• Innovatively designed ATS from inception, which increased the quality of hire and decreased the store manager time spent hiring with structured screening questions and a user-friendly system design• Created and implemented a company-wide recognition program to enhance employee performance, achieving greater alignment with company values and reaching business and performance goals• Customized an assessment design that successfully identified internal and external candidates for the Area Manager Training Program and Restaurant General Manager’s role• Served as an instrumental member of the 401(k) Fiduciary Review Committee

Golden, Co, Us

Instrumentally led the development of change management processes, which enhanced employee experience and achieved smooth alignment of organizational culture after company sale and acquisitionKey Achievements:• Created scorecard measures to assess existing talent and evaluate performance outcomes• Led talent acquisition and recruiting functions to attract high performing employees• Established corporate mission and values that defined and supported company goals and culture• Astutely identified development opportunities and gaps in competencies while collaborating with the learning and development team to develop curriculum and programs to solve complex challenges• Created an effective performance assessment and development tool within a learning management system to track, mentor and motivate employee development throughout the employment lifecycle

Golden, Co, Us

Directed benefits, payroll, and HRIS programs for 13,000 employees throughout the US at 650 locations. Proficiently devised employee benefit, HRIS, and payroll disaster recovery plans. Identified cost and resource reduction. Key Achievements:• Astutely identified cost and resource reduction opportunities• Pragmatically liaised with third-party payroll vendor to improve payroll accuracy and identify process improvement within file interfaces and for duplicate roles between corporate office and vendor• Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new 401(k) plan• Pioneered the implementation of system-wide compensation statements to quantify the value of benefits• Adeptly created system controls to address functional deficiencies while ensuring compliance with SOX• Redesigned benefit offerings to remain competitive in the marketplace

Golden, Co, Us

Director of Human Resources (2005)Manager of Human Resources (1999 – 2005)Key Achievements: • Chaired the Diversity Council and developed strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives and metrics to identify and increase awareness of diversity among employees, customers, and vendors through company-sponsored events, employee communications, and assessment of minority vendor usage• Gained buy-in from senior management to develop the Women’s Leadership Network• Devised comprehensive severance plans to assist employees through the transition process• Effectively aligned the succession planning process with performance reviews and development plans• Successfully augmented the orientation process and impactfully increased field management diversity by 10% for minorities and 5% for women• Strategically reduced the workforce to meet the company’s financial and operational needs• Enhanced reporting metrics to analyze the effectiveness of HR initiatives, including turnover, exit interview information, survey information, diversity hires, and new employee follow-up• Increased survey participation by 15% through implementation of electronic survey system to increase identification of challenges and conflicts in the workplace and expedite problem-solving initiatives

Bachelor Of Science, Biology Major, Chemistry Minor

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