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Naperville, Il, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

At TQL, we create greater supply chain efficiencies for our customers by combining industry-leading technology and unmatched customer service. Customers and carriers turn to us daily to solve their transportation needs with competitive pricing, continuous communication and a commitment to do it right — every time. Annually, we move more than 2+ million loads across the nation through our comprehensive portfolio of logistics services and our network of 90,000+ carriers. In addition, through TQL Cares and the TQL Foundation, our company and employees make the world a better place by donating thousands of volunteer hours and millions of dollars each year. TQL is proud to be the naming rights sponsor of TQL Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer’s FC Cincinnati. Founded in 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio, TQL is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation, with 9800+ employees in 55 offices across the U.S. Learn more at TQL.com.We are a PEOPLE powered organization. Our PEOPLE strategy is straight forward:⁃ We hire top talent - those who have a passion to take care of our customers and want to WIN 24/7/365⁃ We develop our leaders - our employees are counting on us to provide them highly developed leaders to care for them⁃ We provide world class paid training - so our workforce can perform at their highest level⁃ We provide career paths to allow anyone the opportunity to grow and accelerate their career⁃ We have a winning culture that truly cares about our PEOPLE⁃ We are proud of a rewards program that matters to our employees. Integrity, discipline, execution and communication - others say it, WE LIVE IT! This is TQL.

Nationwide, Us

Advisor for Airvet, the nation’s top-rated pet telehealth platform as a corporate benefit, connecting employees virtually with licensed veterinarians.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

Advisory Board Member for University of Cincinnati Carl H. Linder College of Business Master in Human Resources Program

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Leading the Effort to Eliminate Poverty in Our Community "A job is just the beginning"

Miramar, Florida, Us

EVP and CHRO of the largest hospitality services company that you have never heard of. We become an extension of the workforce of world class organizations we partner with to provide best in-class service to clients. Supporting team members in 43 states across the US, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas at more than 500+ locations. The Service Companies is the premier provider of managed, hospitality, specialty and engineering services to hotels, casinos, resorts, corporate dining facilities, stadiums, universities, hospitals and more across the United States and Caribbean.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Selected for this critical role as a developmental assignment to lead the company’s transformational efforts to drive growth, efficiency and profitability while executing the company’s brand extension strategy. ■ Partnered across all disciplines, aligning resources and priorities to drive initiatives.■ Evaluated the effectiveness of current operating structure and created the plan to reorganize from three to two regions.■ Opened five ground-up, stand-alone used-car facilities (AutoNation USA), creating the model to expand the company’s footprint outside of current operating territories.■ Opened three Auto Auctions, reducing third party wholesale loss.■ Developed and rolled out nationwide new sales process and transparent 1Price-no-negotiation model, equity mining tools to increase sales and a “We’ll buy your” car initiative, leading to 2.4% increase in monthly new unit sales.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Promoted to the Senior Human Resources Officer role in 2015; reported to and supported the CEO and C-Suite leadership team. ■ Established the overriding Human Capital Strategy, integrating the HR function with operational objectives to move from tactical/transactional function to a business partnership model with clearly identified goals and objectives to support the business.■ Built a world-class training organization; reduced front-line manager turnover by 12%.■ Led the Acquisition Integration team through three separate purchases of 33 dealerships. ■ Transformed traditional commission pay programs and created new-hire onboarding programs and career path models, leading to a 15% decrease in Sales Associate turnover, a 30% increase in candidate traffic and decreased time to first sale by 10 days (50%).

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Led HR/People function for one of three business units comprised of 106 automobile dealerships, 150 franchises, 37 collision centers and one parts warehouse and 10,000 Associates. ■ Redesigned and positioned the field HR generalist role into a strategic HR Business Partner role focused on delivering and growing talent, producing a ready-now talent pipeline.■ Reduced Sales Associate turnover by 8% and increased total Associate six-month retention by 5%.■ Created a two-year rotational training program to shorten the length to become a dealership General Manager from eight years on average to two years on average, creating talent bench and career path options.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Recruited to serve as a key member of the Leadership Team as a Human Resources Business Partner; full responsibility for leading Home Office HR and enterprise-wide initiatives. ■ Successfully navigated through an Accounting Process Outsourcing initiative to reduce duplication and grow efficiencies while reducing expense.■ Developed and implemented a successful rollout of a new HRIS system, allowing leaders to focus less time on administration and more time on taking care of customers and running the business while also providing metrics and analytics of workforce.■ Completed a comprehensive compensation analysis that led to creation and implementation of a compensation framework and strategy to help recruit and retain top talent.■ Designed, implemented and rolled out a Performance Management Program and Individual Development Plan Platform and tools to drive leadership capability and robust succession planning.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Successfully led the HR/Training/Recruiting function for 91 Walmart stores and more than 28,000 associates in Ohio and Kentucky.■ Led and drove the Human Resources team and was responsible/accountable for total HR compliance, training and development, associate engagement and all other generalist initiatives. ■ Created strategies to reduce compliance exposure, increased talent bench, increased sourcing (top talent) bench, decreased year over year turnover, closed workforce performance gaps and deficiencies, and increased sales per labor hour/productivity. ■ Worked cross-functionally with Learning and Development, Labor Relations, Legal, Human Resource Strategy team, Compensation, Innovations, Employment Advisors and Talent Acquisition to create strategies and develop a direction and process to ensure Human Resources and organizational ROI.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Filled newly created role responsible for leading 12 to 14 stores and 7,500 associates.■ Acted as a resource/advisor for Store Management, Market Manager and Personnel Associate with Human Resources-related questions and decision points. ■ Responsible for sourcing top external management talent and building market-level strategies to deliver on regional and company objectives. ■ Worked on a cross-functional team to assist, develop and enhance the MHRM role.■ Quickly drove practices, procedures and structure into SOPs for store personnel associates. ■ Top market year over year in entire company in numerous metrics.■ Oversaw the consistent implementation of company's HR practices in multiple facilities by auditing the security of employment documentation, monitoring staffing levels, analyzing turnover and retention data and ensuring appropriate staffing/scheduling. ■ Verified payroll and evaluation processes were completed per company policies and procedures. ■ Assisted with recruiting and the coordination of training. ■ Assisted multiple facilities in ensuring compliance with company and legal policies, procedures and regulations by analyzing and interpreting reports; implementing and monitoring human resource compliance; developing and implementing action plans to improve performance; providing direction and guidance on executing company programs and strategic initiatives; and directing the management teams in ensuring confidentiality of information, documentation and assigned records. ■ Worked to develop strategic plans and oversaw execution for improving associate engagement.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Responsible for the HR generalist function for four separate Walmart Logistics facilities.Responsible for the facility Human Resource function for four facilities and multi-locations for each facility/workgroups, including dispatch offices, OTR truck drivers and truck service maintenance facilities. ■ Was a strategic partner with General Manager to improve Associate Engagement, drive Human Resource compliance as well as sourcing and staffing strategies. ■ Was asked to move by the company to take on more challenging facilities; was successful in each facility, making transformational sustainable changes.

Florence, Ky, Us

Instructed Human Resource Professionals on the SHRM Learning System to assist them prep for certification exam. ■ Led the class through robust discussion sharing personal examples and scenarios to assist in teaching the concepts and theories and to level set ideas of reality and SHRM best practices. ■ Focused instruction on Human Resource Development (HRD). ■ Pass success rate of more than 78% for both PHR and SPHR combined.

Erlanger, Ky, Us

Executive Education Program, Advanced Human Resources Executive Program

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Human Resource Management

Strategic Leadership Certificate - Leading Management Teams

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