Responsible for all aspects of HR, Information Technology (IT) and communications for a 55 person global entreprenurial company with employees in six countries. Direct report to company owners and a member of Executive Leadership Team.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Designed and implemented global human resource department for an international company. Addressed unique cultural and legal issues within each location by working closely with the personnel and using external resources to research legal issues. Global human resourse responsibilities include recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, benefits and payroll.• Served on the Executive Leadership Team to determine the strategic direction of the company in growth, effeciency and improved culture. • Improved employee engagement score year-on-year by 10% through the use of more frequent and improved communication, increased transparency of processes, and a better understanding of guidelines and procedures. • Made significant improvements to employee recognition and company-wide celebrations. Instituted accomplishment and tenure recognitions as well as personal life-event acknowledgements. Trained management team in the art of recognition and company culture.• Assumed ownership of international IT process. Worked with various vendors to address both software and hardware issues. Insured the entire IT system was redundantly backed up, protected internally and externally for intellectual property breaches, and that the system was kept up-to-date and compliant.• Improved the overall company benefit offerings. Researched benefits and worked closely with carefully selected benefit vendors to offer the best and most affordable benefits possible for Valtech’s diverse population. • Established efficient and effective national and international recruiting strategy including detailed interview, job offer and acceptance procedures ensuring the best candidates were contacted, interviewed, and hired.

Led the professional team responsible for all aspects of HR, safety, facility & 70-vehicle fleet oversight, IT, and executive administration supporting 190 union and non-union employees. Direct report to company President and member of Executive Leadership Team.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Established efficient and effective recruiting strategy including detailed interview, job offer and acceptance procedures ensuring the best candidates were contacted, interviewed, and hired.• Designed and implemented new-hire on-boarding process that included pre-start and first-day activities, orientation and periodic one-on-one surveys to measure effectiveness of the on-boarding process. Received excellent feedback on these processes.• Successfully restructured employee benefits programs. Solicited feedback from employees and implemented changes. Raised employee awareness of all benefits through targeted communication plan. • Mentored and coached second-level management. Organized monthly management team meetings to ensure engagement and improved communication. • Coached and trained mid-level employees to promote professional growth and company benefit. Designed training programs specific to employee needs.• Improved employee engagement Gallup Q12 score by 7% year-on-year.• Educated and consulted with Executive Leadership Team to ensure compliance and minimize company-wide risk associated with human resource and safety issues. This included design and implementation of a disaster recovery plan.• Implemented company-wide safety programs designed to keep employees safe by educating associates, improving processes and measuring effectiveness through Experience Modification Rating (EMR) and Total Recordable Incidence Rate (TRIR) scores. Designed and utilized “Safety Bingo” as a daily communication tool. • Recognized as the go-to manager for ad hoc company-wide projects.• Instituted and led “Fun, Fun, Fun” Committee to design and execute employee engagement activities.

Executive Vice President Responsible for day-to-day decision-making and strategic long-term direction of company. Provided cross-functional management and facilitated inter-department communication for 7 departments, 8 direct reports and general oversight of 45 employees. Redefined organizational structure, oversaw major pricing decisions and evaluated monthly financial performance. Directed staffing, marketing plans, sales objectives and company’s budget process. Reported to the owner.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Increased company profits by 100% by developing and growing the business. Company grew from a 12-employee, $1.6 million exhibit house to a 45-person, $6 million profitable enterprise in 5 years. • Designed and instituted highly successful “Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan” daily department schedule and production meeting program. This program allowed for an increase in productivity of 30% and an error reduction rate of 70%.• Oversaw and coordinated activities in sales, operations, finance and human resources. Instrumental in fostering inter-department teamwork. Implemented profit-sharing program, which improved productivity of the organization by 20%.• Identified operational and pricing problem areas with job-costing program to review individual job’s profit. • Increased sales of graphics by 30% and increased profit on graphics by 200% by establishing in-house graphic production. Break-even point was five months.• Established Project Management program resulting in improved customer service and client retention. Achieved an 80% client repeat business rate by improving communication between project managers and clients.

Executive Administrative Assistant and Events Coordinator, Regional Sales OfficeManaged a wide range of administrative functions and consistently produced top-quality work for regional manager and sales team. Proactive, "take-charge" event coordinating professional that interacted well with management, colleagues, vendors and clients to bring projects to successful completion. Reported to Regional Sales Manager.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:• Successfully organized and oversaw 3 NASCAR race sponsorships. Achieved a reputation within Cooper Automotive of executing the most successful race events. Designed event planning programs and procedures that were adopted company-wide. • Developed and monitored key business metrics, clientele database and sales force reports for region. Many of these procedures were implemented throughout the company’s fifteen regions.