Member of executive leadership team of a $220 M+ PE owned Food and Beverage manufacturer during rapid growth and expansion. Manage entire human resource function during growth from 500 employees to over 800 employees in less than 12 months. Achievements: • Provided coaching and guidance to new management and executive team.• Developed staffing and retention strategies during period of rapid growth.• Assisted executive team with organizational design and development for effective operational and cost management.• Rebuilt HR department to implement strategies and service internal customers.• Implemented new effective HR systems and progresses.• Led the implementation of comprehensive self-funded employee benefit plan improvements.• Developed and implemented leadership development programs.

Senior HR professional for a mid-size media company with daily newspapers, shoppers, printing facility and radio stations with over 350 employees in multiple locations. Responsible for overall strategic and tactical HR operations including compensation, employee relations, policy development, leadership training, and employee benefits.

Wood Consulting is a partner to small to mid-sized organizations, helping them identify and achieve their goals more quickly, reaching higher levels of success.Wood Consulting represents the last name of the founders, Jennifer and Ed Wood. It also represents their passion for workforce optimization and organizational differentiation.Workforce optimization is really just that - getting the absolute best effort and results from the workforce of the organization - whether that means improving engagement levels, analyzing recruiting processes to ensure the best fit from the get-go, enhancing their skills through training and coaching, or evaluating the organizational structure.Organizational differentiation means helping organizations be the best and stand out from the crowd in ways that are meaningful and important to achieving their specific goals. This will take on a different meaning for different organizations - based on the market within which they are competing, existing culture and values, and strategic direction for the organization.

(SouthComm acquired Cygnus in December 2014, retaining key leadership as part of new corporate structure.) Key member of executive leadership team responsible for turnaround of $60M, 400+ employee, multi-state, business-to-business media company. Responsible for all strategic and tactical HR functions including compensation, benefits, policy development, training, employee relations, recruitment, organizational development, and direct supervision of HR & admin staff.Achievements:• Member of senior team that led the 5-year turnaround and successful divestiture returning shareholder equity above expectations.• Lead the development and implementation of broad human resources strategies and initiatives that support the company’s objectives while ensuring that human resources policies and practices are consistent and promote talent attraction, engagement, development and retention.• Serve as a strategic partner to the executive leadership team, working closely with multiple levels of management and across functions to identify, develop and implement strategic organizational redesign, workforce planning, change management, compensation, rewards and leadership development programs.• Strategically lead health and welfare benefits initiatives to provide better overall quality care while simultaneously keeping cost increases to a minimum.

• Direct responsibility for the overall operational and financial performance of $60M manufacturing plant with 100 employees • Key member of executive management team, responsible for setting strategic direction for $150M multi-location corporation• Direct and coordinate activities and implement programs to ensure attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provide direction and structure for all operating units• Lead, trained and developed a management team through training, goal setting and coaching.• Manage utilization of equipment, facilities, and personnel to obtain maximum efficiency and meet performance objectives and customer expectations.• Maintain authority over budget and scheduling.• Developed and implemented accelerated training program for production operators• Led team through design and implementation of performance management system, ISO certification, 5S, Lean Manufacturing projects and QRM initiatives.• Developed and implemented an inventory control and production scheduling system that improved inventory levels and customer satisfaction.• Led plant though new SAP implementation • Worked to create, promote and maintain a safety emphasis and culture.

• Senior Executive responsible for strategic leadership of Human Resources Department for a $130M multi-location corporation with 275+ employees.• Responsible for all strategic and direct HR functions including compensation, benefits, policy development, training, labor & employee relations, recruitment, and organizational development.• Recruit, train, lead and mentor HR staff.• Positioned company as an Employer of Choice through reduction of turnover, improved focus on safety, designing and presenting leadership training programs, stricter hiring practices, implementing exceptional flexible benefits programs, ensuring that compensation policies were fair and competitive, and reinforcing and demonstrating company values of community leadership and involvement• Led company through acquisition of Preston, ID facility. Key player in integrating new location into existing culture

• Managed all health, dental, life and disability plans for ten separate companies with over 750 employees.• Instituted changes resulting in cost savings of $50,000 per year.• Purchased, installed, and converted to a new HRIS / payroll system.• Administer all aspects of a $13 million 401(k) plan and a defined benefit plan.• Work with senior corporate management team on strategic HR and business decisions.• Secondary responsibility for all other functional areas of HR

• Responsible for all HR functions including payroll for 250 employees.• Member of the Executive Management Committee.• Primary labor relations representative for union contract negotiation and administration and grievance processing.• Managed all benefit programs.• Implemented management training program for supervisors and managers.• Developed new employee orientation, employee handbook and TQM program