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Westfield, In, Us

Excited to join the leadership of this growth-focused, dynamic agriculture business centered on the needs of farmers and bringing the most competitive seed products to market! Looking forward to leading the overarching human resources and professional development strategies centered around attracting, retaining and developing people; building upon the culture; and championing change. I'm pleased to share that my excitement is also attributed to the company's core values and servant leadership style aligning with my own.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Translating business strategies and challenges into Human Capital strategies and monitoring results for the business' overall organizational health. Business leader who drives performance by leading with a business mindset first, with talent expertise that co-defines business strategies; understanding industry trends and best practices; and utilizing analytics to influence business decisions and drive meaningful insights and actions. Championing inclusion and diversity, guiding principles, and the Cargill Leadership Expectations (CLE) in order to build and sustain a high performing culture that drives business results. Engaging our Digital Insights and Format Solutions technology businesses globally; Premix & Nutrition business nationally.

Enjoying a fast-paced, growing, company who will profit from an enterprising, results-focused, cross functional business savvy, HR leader and thought partner who:* enables the company objectives by translating vision into realistic, executable strategy deployment* leverages talent and develops leaders to enhance organizational effectiveness* contributes value as a trusted advisor, coach and mentor

St. Augustine, Fl, Us

Senior Human Resources Leader ~$800M Global Industrial Technology Division• Change agile, led change management and transformation initiatives and strategically partnered with internal and external subject matter experts. Engaged with Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) experts who assisted and advised on cultural transformation work that included change management and talent strategy.• Effectively navigated highly complex, global, multi-country, matrixed organization. Demonstrated ability to drive strategic agenda by quickly acquiring organizational knowledge and by displaying cultural sensitivity.• Integrated newly acquired $60M global medical business (2900 FTEs) operating primarily from China. Oversaw management talent review, established HR structure, consolidated payroll entities, identified and implemented exit strategies and established HR Integration workbook template for additional acquisitions. • Collaborated with CCL to implement leadership development program supporting cultural transformation, resulting in leadership awareness, coaching culture and improved feedback methodologies.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Senior Human Resources leader ~$300M Global Industrial Technology Division• Operated as trusted business partner and primary leadership advisor. Provided strategic direction and oversight for global sourcing, recruitment and talent acquisition function for all positions across organization. Identified and attracted high-potential talent at all organizational levels and met performance, growth, culture and leadership expectations.• Participated in business, financial and operational reviews of company performance, which mirrored the Danaher Business Model. Analyzed and used data to partner with functional and business leaders to develop and execute long- and short-term strategies that supported business objectives. • Displayed acquisition and integration business and financial acumen by creating and executing global people plan, including budget and site closure plans, to achieve acquisition business plan. • Trained senior leaders from new acquisitions on company strategy, strategic deployment and market delivery system methodology. Coached and trained leaders to create meaningful KPIs/TTIs that aligned with business strategies and goals. • Used influencing and negotiation skills, consultative and collaborative leadership style and ability to develop and maintain effective relationships across enterprise to develop global HR strategies and lead global HR team. This resulted in worldwide sales compensation incentive program, global standardization, consistency of HR practices and talent calibration.• Aligned business partnerships by effectively partnering with and influencing senior business leaders. Drove strategic business decisions while balancing need for tactical execution of HR processes and workflows.• Established annual HR metrics for both KPIs and TTIs with monthly tracking using lean principles to resolve metrics not trending. Resulted in achieving target. Tracked and reported to leadership monthly, reviewed with CEO quarterly.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Dual role- Lead HR Business Partner for IT Division & Americas Talent Leader for all divisions and shared services• Championed, led and drove business initiatives that enhanced talent, organizational effectiveness and performance. Developed and delivered training programs, including Organization Design and Effectiveness, Performance Management and Rewards, Benefits, Training/Development, Employee Engagement and Diversity and Inclusion. • Managed Organizational & Talent Reviews for multiple Executives (CEO-2/report to CEO), which positively influenced company culture and business strategies. • Sourced elite talent in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Created and integrated strategies to assess talent and coordinated overall HR support to meet talent acquisition, employee relations, benefits, compensation, salary planning, training/ development, recognition/reward and relocation goals. Implemented talent-development initiatives that resulted in continuous improvement, optimized talent and differentiated career experiences. • Built and executed best-in-class strategies and mentored and led staff in organizational structure, design and development, recruitment, compensation, employee database maintenance, payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, orientation, training and development and policy/procedure development, compliance and HRIS. • Applied green belt skills to participate in 10+ kaizen events, including operations/manufacturing, finance, sales and HR.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Dual role- Lead HR Business Partner for Americas Operations & Americas Talent Leader for all divisions and shared services• Championed, led and drove business initiatives that enhanced talent, organizational effectiveness and performance. Developed and delivered training programs, including Organization Design and Effectiveness, Performance Management and Rewards, Benefits, Training/Development, Employee Engagement and Diversity and Inclusion. • Managed Organizational & Talent Reviews for multiple Executives (CEO-2/report to CEO), which positively influenced company culture and business strategies. • Sourced elite talent in U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Created and integrated strategies to assess talent and coordinated overall HR support to meet talent acquisition, employee relations, benefits, compensation, salary planning, training/ development, recognition/reward and relocation goals. Implemented talent-development initiatives that resulted in continuous improvement, optimized talent and differentiated career experiences. • Built and executed best-in-class strategies and mentored and led staff in organizational structure, design and development, recruitment, compensation, employee database maintenance, payroll, benefits administration, employee relations, orientation, training and development and policy/procedure development, compliance and HRIS. • Applied green belt skills to participate in 10+ kaizen events, including operations/manufacturing, finance, sales and HR.

Elwood, Indiana, Us

• Developed and managed annual budget of $2.5M (excluding payroll and grants), performed periodic cost/productivity analyses and implemented improvement initiatives via efficient management of vendor relations and inventory, resulting in reducing company costs by $500K. In addition, obtained $1M in training grants over five years.• Designed and drove organizational HR strategies aligned with firm’s goals. Anticipated and prepared for emerging workforce trends. Developed and administered compensation and classification practices, benefits programs, compliance and reporting functions, performance management, recruitment, employment and retention, affirmative action compliance, records management and policy administration and management. Hired 275+ professionals in seven years (average of one external hire per week), which supported company’s growth strategy and talent profile.• Launched Red Gold University, internal training university program, resulting in fostering and maintaining best-in-class workforce and building deep organizational bench-strength. Mentored, coached, led and evaluated staff.• Led implementation of Lean Manufacturing across four manufacturing facilities and Administrative Lean within back office areas, including: Customer Service, Sales and Demand Planning/Forecasting. Spearheaded company’s first Strategic Deployment process.

Elwood, Indiana, Us

• Developed and managed annual budget of $2.5M (excluding payroll and grants), performed periodic cost/productivity analyses and implemented improvement initiatives via efficient management of vendor relations and inventory, resulting in reducing company costs by $500K. In addition, obtained $1M in training grants over five years.• Designed and drove organizational HR strategies aligned with firm’s goals. Anticipated and prepared for emerging workforce trends. Developed and administered compensation and classification practices, benefits programs, compliance and reporting functions, performance management, recruitment, employment and retention, affirmative action compliance, records management and policy administration and management. Hired 275+ professionals in seven years (average of one external hire per week), which supported company’s growth strategy and talent profile.• Launched Red Gold University, internal training university program, resulting in fostering and maintaining best-in-class workforce and building deep organizational bench-strength. Mentored, coached, led and evaluated staff.• Led implementation of Lean Manufacturing across four manufacturing facilities and Administrative Lean within back office areas, including: Customer Service, Sales and Demand Planning/Forecasting. Spearheaded company’s first Strategic Deployment process.

Elwood, Indiana, Us

• Developed and managed annual budget of $2.5M (excluding payroll and grants), performed periodic cost/productivity analyses and implemented improvement initiatives via efficient management of vendor relations and inventory, resulting in reducing company costs by $500K. In addition, obtained $1M in training grants over five years.• Designed and drove organizational HR strategies aligned with firm’s goals. Anticipated and prepared for emerging workforce trends. Developed and administered compensation and classification practices, benefits programs, compliance and reporting functions, performance management, recruitment, employment and retention, affirmative action compliance, records management and policy administration and management. Hired 275+ professionals in seven years (average of one external hire per week), which supported company’s growth strategy and talent profile.• Launched Red Gold University, internal training university program, resulting in fostering and maintaining best-in-class workforce and building deep organizational bench-strength. Mentored, coached, led and evaluated staff.• Led implementation of Lean Manufacturing across four manufacturing facilities and Administrative Lean within back office areas, including: Customer Service, Sales and Demand Planning/Forecasting. Spearheaded company’s first Strategic Deployment process.

Anderson, In, Us

Marketing Instructor for MBA program at Falls School of BusinessHuman Resources Instructor for undergraduate program for Adult Education

Plano, Texas, Us

Held a variety of roles with JCPenney:Sales AssociateCatalog AssociateJewelry SupervisorManagement TraineeMerchandise ManagerSenior Merchandise ManagerBasic Logic Merchandise Manager- District role for 20+ storesDistrict Human Resources Manager- Upstate New York and Pennsylvania district 20+ stores

Executive Education, Strategic Human Resources

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management & Marketing (Dual Major)

Green Belt Certification, Lean- Green Belt