Lead Guaranty's HR function including talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, people operations, learning & development, and business partnership activities. Selected by the executive team to lead the HR transformation to make culture and people strategy a competitive advantage as we grow from a regional lender to a leading national lender. Responsible for the employee experience recognized by The Tennessean as a Best Place to Work in Tennessee since 2013.

Serve as HR SME & Advisor to small & mid-size employers regarding HR department set up, creation of employee handbook, and other policies and procedures. Services provided include recruitment, performance management, employee relations, employee engagement, HRIS system design and implementation, and compensation plans/consulting.

Results focused Human Resources Executive with significant experience in all functional areas of HR. I have been successful at partnering with business leaders at all levels of the organization, linking business strategies and programs to directly drive bottom line results, with a proven ability to initiate action, make decisions and solve problems. Accomplished in building HR infrastructure for new or rapidly growing organizations. Consistently leverages technology to analyze data, improve business processes and organizational and financial performance. An agile leader who has successfully supported mergers and acquisitions, and driving change. Member of the Executive Committee, providing ongoing executive counsel and strategic direction on all people-related topics.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS► Empowered revenue growth from $15M to $900M over a 16 year period (CAGR 30%) by creating best-in-class employee engagement, learning & development, performance management, and talent acquisition strategies. ► Eliminated $2M in administrative cost and abolished traditional performance appraisals implementing a real-time performance review program to improve organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. ► Directed development of Cornerstone sales training program delivering sales training to 200 employees/managers and creating a common sales culture across all locations and business units. Revenue increased by 16% within 18 months of program roll-out. ► Facilitated annual succession planning and organizational review sessions with the management team and developed tools and development assignments for high potential employees, improving the internal promotion rate by 40%.► Achieved recognition as “Best Places to Work in Arkansas” for 2017 and 2018 and received “Brandon Hall Group Silver Award for Excellence” for implementing a new on-boarding program.

Developed and implemented innovative HR programs, services, and leadership initiatives. Oversaw selection and North American implementation of SuccessFactors HRIS. Created formal learning & development function focused on instructional design. Designed industry-specific best practices through consultation and internal/external bench-marking.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS► Evaluated 200 jobs to develop organization's salary administration program including instituting formal pay grades.► Implemented the IBM Incentive Compensation Management sales commission reporting system.► Recognized with the “President's Club Award” in 2012, a companywide and prestigious honor. ► Improved hire quality and decreased turnover by launching a formal recruiting program, including web-based recruiting and position-specific assessments.

Led the Finance and Accounting function for the first several years after company launch as well as HR, Contracting, Insurance, and Legal. Managed 10 to 25 people during the start-up period. Launched and established professional HR and training functions, strategies, and policies. Led evaluation and implementation of two ERP systems. ► HR Function Set-Up: Implemented NuView HRIS and SuccessFactors performance management systems, including 360-degree feedback sessions for all employee positions. Created company's employee handbook. ► Company Growth: Partnered with the President, COO, and CFO to deliver talent solutions that enabled improved company performance both short- and long-term. Expanded organization’s footprint by leading implementation of organic office launches resulting in company footprint expanding from 6 locations to 25. ► Employee Engagement: Advanced a more integrated strategy for employee engagement achieving a 96% employee participation rate. Decreased employee turnover 35% and improved employee engagement levels 2x the industry average by designing and implementing an employee engagement initiative.