Ashley Knutson Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Own and manage the company's US Education Assistance Program, & train and manage via Workday weekly
• Highly attuned to project management, and oversee several at any given time, including marketing events
• Develop and execute onsite and offsite meetings for Leadership, HRBPs, and consultants
• Excellence awards process creation, management, and execution for the North America Corporate division
• Plan and execute annual department gatherings, such as celebrations, Salvation Army Tree, etc.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate Civil Treatment training for all US people leaders

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Project management of multiple projects at any given time
• Develop and execute onsite and offsite meetings for Leadership
• Maintained calendars, schedules, appointments, travel, and reconciliation/expense reports for our management team
• Global coordination with counterparts, Leadership, etc. Purchase order management, as needed
• Prepared spreadsheets, documents, and data analysis reports for presentations and supervisor review
• Trained newly hired employees regarding company procedures, standards, and goals.

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Project management of multiple projects at any given time, including onsite and offsite meetings for Leadership teams
• Continued coordination and execution of department gatherings, such as celebrations, Salvation Army Tree, etc.
• Purchase order management, up to 100+ POs at any given time
• Maintained calendars and schedules to set appointments for a leadership team of up to 11 leaders
• Prepared spreadsheets, documents, and data analysis reports for presentations and supervisor review
• Trained newly hired employees regarding company procedures, standards, and goals

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Maintained this role while participating in a development role within the HR department at Novartis, prior to leaving this department altogether (crossover relating to 2012-2015)
• Facilitated hires, transfers, terminations, and retirements
• Completed transactional items such as company manager changes, promotions, organizational changes, etc.
• Participated in investigation conversations with involved parties alongside HRBP
• Participated in PIP conversations with management and associate alongside HRBP
• Discussed questions, concerns and provided guidance to employees as an HR representative

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• Fielded IOL complaint phone calls, letters, and emails from both customers and sales reps
• Served as an executive decision-maker for quality IOL complaints
• Proficient in quality complaints for IOLs and accessories
• Provided backup support for any administrative assistants within the department
• Tracked IOL integrity to ensure proficiency
• Trained new employees on complaint handling, databases, and procedures

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

• First point of contact for the Manpower Onsite Office in the manufacturing plant
• Second shift and weekend shift Manpower supervisor overseeing all temporary plant worker scheduling, payroll issues, line designations, etc.
• Participated in the terminations of temporary workers for all shifts
• Recruiting and hiring temporary workers to include running background checks and ensuring drug screens are received prior to employment for all shifts
• Coordinated employee schedules according to availability and approved shift changes
• Coordinated manpower requirements by increasing or decreasing personnel and overtime to meet changing conditions