Eileen Brooks Email & Phone Number

Oslo, Norway

Sapa is the world leader in aluminium solutions – a new joint venture that has joined the aluminium extrusion businesses of Sapa and Hydro. With 23,000 employees in more than 40 countries, we are working together on an exciting journey to achieve our purpose and shape a sustainable future through innovative aluminum solutions.Served as Vice President Human Resources & Health, Safety & Environmental with Hydro Aluminum North America prior to JV. Current role at our Oslo, Norway headquarters is to establish global talent management processes aimed at building the leadership strength and talent pipelines to enable us to achieve our purpose.

Responsible for HR function for 2,000 mfg and supply chain employees across 20+ manufacturing sites and distribution centers in the US, Mexico and Canada. Manufacturer of pressure sensitive materials, adhesives and engineered films for label and packaging markets. Position eliminated as part of global restructure of the Human Resources function.- Successful distribution center network consolidation with two site closures- Improved hourly performance management process- Succession planning & talent pipeline gap analysis and action planning

San Antonio, Texas

Business turnaround / start-up for the SJ30 luxury small business jet. Emivest was intended to be the cornerstone to a global aerospace business for a Dubai-based private equity firm. The global economic crisis impacted their ability to implement their planned growth from $0 to $500M revenues. 2 locationsPart of a new management team hired to turn-around a high-performance light business jet company taking it from design to full-scale production. Challenges included significant technical, manufacturing, supply-chain, infrastructure, talent gap and cost problems to solve. - Restarted organization that was idle for 2.5 years- Reorganized business and reduced cost structure by 60%.- Strategic staffing to deliver first two aircraft in one year- Reduced health care benefits cost structure by 20%

Top level HR role for large Alcoa Division; Howmet investment castings manufacturing / R&D and Alcoa forgings; aerospace, gas turbine, and other industrial markets. 10,000+ employees across 25 locations in 8 countries: $1.8B- Global organization restructure to focus on growth and operational excellence; associated and talent management strategies- Rapid global growth from 6500 employees to >10,000 in 3 years- Global employee engagement survey with 7 of top 10 Alcoa scores- Business turn-around winning 2007 Alcoa chairman's award for financial performance- Improved performance-based compensation differentiation- Effective positive employee relations and union-free strategies for locations targeted by union as growth opportunity

Responsible for all facets of HR for this industry leader engaged in research and development and manufacture of solid rocket propulsion for aerospace and defense applications including Space Shuttle. 4000 employees across 6 locations; $800M- Large scale cultural change / change management / new leadership model / leadership development- Redesign of compensation philosophy to reward performance and invest in human capital assests most critical to business success; Balanced Scorecard based bonus plan- Acquisition Integration; Averted related significant union organizing campaign

San Jose And Long Beach, Ca

Started as HR Manager with Hamilton Sundstrand in a fast-paced OEM aftermarket overhaul and repair site serving commercial and military customers on propellers, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic aircraft components. 120 employees; $30MPromoted to Director at Chemical Systems, a manufacturing, research and development division under Pratt & Whitney; Solid rocket propulsion, launch support activities, and related products. 1200 employees across 4 locations. $250M- Transformed union relationship from adversarial to collaborative; Win-win union contract negotiation with breakthrough operational flexibility gains- Reduced workers comp costs by 30%- Led site-wide Lean Manufacturing implementation achieving up to 80% improvements- Success-sharing performance based bonus plan- Rapid 30% ramp up of skilled production crew

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba, 2 Year Executive Mba Program With General Management Emphasis

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