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HR Designs, LLC is an HR advising company that helps small to medium sized businesses and non-profits with their HR strategies. We specialize in all aspects of performance and talent management and helping leaders/owners formulate a sustainable HR Strategy for their organization. We also consult on teaming leadership strategies for services and manufacturing segments to increase employee empowerment and strategic decision making throughout all levels of the organization. Learn more at www.hrdesigns.com

Supported a 350-person non-union workforce that is known as the premier teaming/self directed workforce within GE.Facilitated multiple councils (employee committees) and drove action items to improve employee satisfaction and the GE Opinion Survey results.Led Durham to an advanced level of their teaming/self-directed culture by empowering employees to make informed financial decisions in order to meet metrics and to address the organization's decision making processes.Served as Compliant Leader for all Durham’s needs (ie. Drug Free Workplace, Affirmative Action Planning, etc.).Supported manpower demands through facilitating recruiting, careful selection, onboarding assimilation and early feedback for 90 new employees to meet volume demands.Successfully led the Session C (perf. mgmt), salary plan and Goals and Objectives processes.Interim HR Leader for 5 months through leadership transitions.

Led the on-site CFM Materials Joint Venture transition.Ensured all impacted employees understood relevant changes and coached employees during the decision process.Partnered with the CFM Materials HR team to ensure a smooth transition for all employees involved, to negotiate/communicate benefits plans (U.S./global), and to lead all the GE HR communication efforts and transition plans.

Supervised 14 union employees on 1st shift and planned for 18 union employees on the off-shifts to ensure team met EOY commitments for the F110 engine.Balanced Non-Pro and OT targets and increased cross training to ensure flexibility, all with zero recordables.Responsible for all metrics including On Time Delivery, Safety, and Quality.Led the Frames cell to reduce delinquency from $2.1M to $0.6M by year-end, overcoming various obstacles and avoiding customer impact.Collaborated with union stewards to ensure a fair and positive working environment.

Held HR Leadership for a 90-person exempt population consisting of Senior Professionals and Executives across multiple Project lines, Sales, and Marketing.Responsible for the yearly performance management process, salary planning, Executive Bonus planning, recruiting and training goals for all employee groups.Created an organizational competency model and program to develop Commercial Leader acumen that is now a competitive program that employees have to be nominated for by senior leadership.Managed an organization restructure to combine the Project and Services organization into one customer focused organization using the Change Acceleration Process.Led and unified the Engagement integration (representing four different organizations/VPs), and ensured that our goals and action plans were aligned with employee opinion survey results.Assisted with various downsizing efforts.Co-led the global ATI Sales integration in 4 countries.Led the Executive Commercial Leadership Program recruiting and orientation while exceeding our diversity goals.

Supported a 500-person non-union workforce in all HR areas.Assisted with HR Leadership for the new GE Energy plant.Responsible for all exempt recruiting and ensured we met all metrics and headcount pressures for non-exempt and exempt populations.Dealt with all disciplinary issues and created a council to ensure consistent practices across the site.Led the Health & Wellness initiative by implementing health fairs, health challenges, and started a new health committee to ensure employee involvement.Acted as the Drug Free Workplace focal and successfully completed an FAA Audit as well as held responsibility for the AAP.

Planned the Centennial Gala event and all related events celebrating the 100th year of the Graduate School.Assisted the Dean and staff on operational activities.Coordinated the awards events each semester.Assisted in the scholarship process.

Supported two teams at a 550-person non-union plant for the Services – Cincinnati organization. Leveraged best practices from other GE businesses to create a formalized Transitional Work policy and process to decrease Short Term Disability and Worker’s Compensation claim costs.Directed 15-person multi-site cross functional team driven to brainstorm and identify practical cross training solutions for two plants consolidating in late 4Q and aiming to decrease re-work levels by 50% and costs by $650,000.Identified skill deficiencies for the Customer Service team and developed training sessions to build commercial acumen and promote customer excellence.Served as Intern Program Leader for over 30 co-op interns and facilitated lunch n’ learns, leadership networking events, and educational outings to develop aviation insight.

Oversaw the recruiting, selecting and on-boarding process for new supply chain, IT, and finance employees at a 220-person site in the GE Plastics division.Directed 15-person cross functional Great Place to Work Committee that increased employee satisfaction by 7% through the implementation of site initiatives and capturing feedback from quarterly surveys.Led the first “GE Olympic Games” initiative resulting in 85% participation by employees and management, focusing on cross-functional teamwork, energizing employees, and building corporate loyalty.Initiated a more rigorous cycle for interns consisting of structured performance evaluations, an intern new hire orientation, scheduled workshops and training sessions throughout the year. Taught career development modules to emphasizing personal branding, networking, and mentoring.

One of two on-site Amerijet employees at Coopesa to facilitate a maintenance C-check for a Boeing 727.Owned the inventory/parts component and ensured there were no discrepancies.Acted as liaison between Miami warehouse and Costa Rican hub.