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Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States

Climbing the Learning Curve and getting ready to do great things!

Plymouth, Mn

Lead an outstanding HR team of 8 professionals serving the people of the TruStone community of 23 branches in MN and WI. One of the healthiest credit unions in the country, now the 2nd largest credit union in Minnesota with over $3 billion in assets and over 200,000 members. With 600 employees, and unique to financial services is our relationship with a bargaining unit of 90 union employees.This is an awesome place to work, and a spectacular place to do your banking!• Restructured and realigned HR into a specialist model leading to a more efficient and effective HR delivery model to business unit leaders.• Led 2 workstreams in the largest similar-sized credit union merger in history, all while managing through a pandemic and record business with our credit union.• Participate in union contract negotiations and lead Labor Relations efforts.• Named by CU Journal as one of the Best Places To Work three consecutive years • Named by Fortune magazine as a Best-In State credit union in 2020 & 2021.• Replaced under performing HRIS system resulting in significant payroll and benefits savings and efficiencies, with an unexpected benefit of saving 25% in expenses.• Replaced retirement plan record keeper resulting in industry leading to an improved employee experience, lower expenses with outstanding plan design and administration.• Led effort to convert to a self-insured medical plan resulting in annual savings of over $500,000 a year with no significant plan design changes.• Regular presenter to the Board of Directors.• Chair the Retirement Plan Steering Committee• Serve as the SAFE Act Officer• Serve as the Affirmative Action/EEO Officer

Minnetonka, Mn

Managed and executed HR support, leadership and partnership for 54 corporate restaurants in 10 states (IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MN, NE, NJ, NY and VA) including over 3000 employees, out of the Famous Dave's Support Center in the corporate headquarters in Minnetonka.

Temporary project-based consulting assignment, operated as HR subject matter expert with responsibility for full cycle of internal and external recruitment and staffing.

St. Paul, Mn

Consultant assignment providing human resources project leadership and execution the areas of talent acquisition, investigations,affirmative action plan creations, overall process and policy creation and review for a growing company.

Minneapolis, Mn

As part of succession planning/career development efforts, managed all operational aspects of the Research department. Direct supervision of 17 direct reports in multiple geographical locations. Orchestrated business activities including budgeting, cost management, new initiatives, vendor/contract relationships and negotiations, invoicing, environmental issues, travel management, and distribution of the research output. Led interdepartmental projects and cross functional teams in a highly-regulated, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment.

Minneapolis, Mn

Senior HR business partner supporting four major firm business lines. Leveraging HR support services, partnered with senior management to lead in: employee relations, strategic planning, organizational development and alignment, reorganization with significant downsizing, management coaching, compensation, acquisition due diligence and assimilation, benefits administration, relocation, recruitment, succession planning, with frequently complex legal issues to provide an appropriate human resources strategy. Mentored four direct reports with an employee population of 1400+ in multiple states including California and New York, as well as global operations in London and Shanghai.

Minneapolis, Mn

While part of the U.S Bancorp/U.S. Bank organization (acquired by Firstar in October 2000), key HR business partner assigned to highly entrepreneurial business lines including the retail brokerage and the asset management business lines operating within a conservative, rules-driven corporate setting during a period of mergers and acquisition.Mentored two direct reports, six indirect reports, with a 2000+ employee base.

Hudson, Wi

Reporting to the owner/CEO, was directly responsible for all HR functions: direct management recruitment, employee relations, benefits design & administration, training, payroll administration, wage and salary administration, performance management, legal compliance, strategic planning, policy design, hire/fire, unemployment compensation management, COBRA administration, 401(k) design and administration, workers compensation administration, and departmental budgeting and forecasting.