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Columbus, OH, US

Columbus, Ohio Area

Practical, adaptable, values-based, and results-driven Human Resources Executive with over 13 years of senior leadership experience across a wide range of industries and organizational settings, including: consumer products (CPG), packaging, chemicals, international, and publicly-traded and private equity backed companies. Known as a collaborative leader.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Responsible for all HR aspects of a 1,300 employee, ten-site company, carved out from parent company and sold to private equity investor. Worked with teams to set up multiple core HR processes, including recruiting/RPO, payroll, benefits, bonus plans/incentives, and core company policies necessary to set up the company as a stand alone entity.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Responsible for all HR aspects of a multi-site, 3,000 employee North American company, built via acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic organization changes. Led multiple, large-scale change initiatives and implemented and/or harmonized numerous HR systems, programs and processes.

Columbus, Ohio Area

HR Business Unit Vice President for business unit rolled up into larger private equity company. Acquired two companies and earned Six Sigma Black Belt certification during this time.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Provided senior HR leadership for a new company carved out from a Eastman Chemical and sold to private equity. Rapidly established core HR systems and process and drove implementation across 19 international plants, including facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Led the change management aspect for eventual roll up of the business into a.

Racine, Wisconson

Responsible for all HR aspects of a North American business unit, which was eventually spun off and sold to private equity.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Led the HR integration of eight recently-acquired plant sites (1,200 employees) in Europe into the company HR systems and processes. Sites in scope were: The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Sweden, Belgium, UK, Italy, and Ireland. Success required heavy Works Council / Union engagement, cultural understanding, and building strong relationships and.

Kingsport, Tennessee

Led all aspects of the Merit Planning process and implemented several other comp programs. Transitioned Merit Planning process to SAP.

Kingsport, Tennessee

Managed the global IT training programs for a newly-formed “Eastman University” function. Partnered with IT leaders to drive global training roll outs, including enterprise platforms like SAP and MS Outlook.

Kingsport, Tennessee

Taught and consulted in Statistical Process Control / Statistical methods both internally and externally to company customers. Also managed the Training department budget and facilities.

Kingsport, Tennessee

Significant process improvement accomplishments primarily using Statistical Process Control. Drove cross-functional project teams involving shop-floor through site leadership.

Rochester, New York Area