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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Acted as interim CHRO and then continued to consult in areas of Employee Relations, Compliance and other HR responsibilities.

Greater Omaha Area

• Oversee all Employee Relations functions and Leave of Absence administration, including FMLA, ADA,and Workers' Compensation for 250+ clinic locations with over 2,000 employees across NorthAmerica.
• Collaborate with executive leadership as a strategic partner to integrate people-centric initiativesinto the overall business strategy.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, and risk management teams on employee-related matters.Maintained an employment claim rate of.002% based on population size.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Grew the HR division from a team of 8 to a group of over 35 skilled Human Resource professionals through strategic leadership and mentoring. Grew the employee population from 423 to over 1,700 in three years.
• Achieved an impressive and consistent 95% fulfillment rate for open positions and successfully minimized turnover to less than 50% in a retail setting within a span of two years.
• Led Human Resource functions in people leadership, employee relations, compensation administration, HRIS management, training, performance management, onboarding, recruitment/employment, employee retention, benefits.
• Created employee policy and procedures for a fast-paced growing company that included leading the functions of Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and HRIS systems development.

331 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203

• Established and executed a problem-resolution process for associate relations, contributing to anotably low turnover rate and minimizing EEOC or legal claims. Turnover maintained an average of approximately 54%, which.
• Worked with SVP of Supply Chain to ensure 400 call center Associates were hired, on-boarded, and trained for new call center operation.
• Executed seasonal hiring during a tight labor market (2017) and met the goal of 10,000 hires by supporting stores, distribution, and fulfillment centers in marketing and tactical processes to ensure that all locations.
• Ensured all regulatory changes were implemented in all states, such as state and municipality sick pay laws, ban the box regulations, and implementation of proposed overtime rules.
• Completed multiple reorganizations, which resulted in $100 million in savings cumulatively.
• Responsible for leading a team of 14 Associate Relations, HR Compliance, Performance Management,Recruiting, and Learning and Development professionals for the stores and distribution centers.

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Established HR audit protocols across all stores, guaranteeing adherence to legal and proceduralrequirements. Reviewed and refined policies and procedures to align with business objectives.
• Lead a team of 7 Associate Relations, Performance Management, and HR Compliance professionals forthe company.
• Represented the company in all employment-related legal matters including mediations, hearings,and depositions.
• Responsible for the orientation and training of all Human Resources Managers in all stores anddistribution centers.

Greater Milwaukee Area

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

Madison / Milwaukee