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Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Served as HR leader of ~$600M Life Science Group (~2.4K employees) consisting of eight decentralized BUs with global sales presence and 17 manufacturing & distribution sites spread across NA, EU, & APAC. Supported BU presidents and their teams in strategy development, top team effectiveness, talent, process design, planning, and execution. Presented regularly to FG board of directors on strategy, execution, and talent-related matters.• Led HR workstream for acquisition of US-based sterile sampling business, Whirl-Pak, expanding presence in life science, F&B, and industrial diagnostics; super-charged BU strategy to convert core lab use of rigid plastic containers to flexible collection, more than doubling serviceable / addressable market & fueling nearly 15% growth in ‘24.• Developed and launched the first Org Talent Assessment (OTA) for Filtration Group, utilizing best practice tools: bridge from strat plan to human capital plan, performance / potential nine-block, and succession plan.• Led revamp of talent acquisition process within the life sciences group, partnering with the corporate talent acquisition team and hiring managers.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Provided strategic leadership in all aspects of human resources and served as thought leader advancing organizational capabilities and effectiveness for 4K employees in $1.3B global software and hardware business that provided critical solutions to meet needs of pharma, life science, food, and consumer segments.• Partnered with President and executive leadership to move company from a hardware-based printing company to a software as a service and data analytics provider for customers.• Assessed current talent to determine innovation capabilities, identified gaps, and sourced external talent for innovation readiness. • Built out talent flywheel to include early career pipelining to ensure commercial success while deepening DBS muscle.• Navigated organization through COVID while increasing global associate engagement score by seven points to achieve benchmark status within company and top 75 percentile for Qualtrics companies globally.• Grew talent funnels for both sales and GM talent by 23% and reduced succession whitespace by 32% YoY.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Led all Human Resources delivery of services and strategically partnered with leaders for Life Science and Industrial operating companies. Manufacturing footprint included 62 global facilities. Led team of five directs with 40+ global team members serving over 7.5K associates.• Served as senior advisor and coach to Pall Industrial President and SVP Global Operations and advisor to senior business unit VP GMs in fluid technologies and asset protection (FTAP), microelectronics, and aerospace.• Led leadership agenda with focus on technical and innovation talent, commercial and marketing funnel building, and early career talent to grow senior leader pools by 20% annually while reducing succession whitespace by 30% YoY.• Set up HR organization to maximize potential in emerging LATAM market as well as buildout of a greenfield manufacturing site in Slovakia.• Led human capital work stream for rooftop analysis to optimize footprint, realizing $40M in savings and 20 points in productivity.• Designed and implemented Operations Leadership Program (OLP) to capture early career talent with engineering degrees that want to pursue careers in manufacturing and operations leadership, with 100 graduates through 2019. Program subsequently adopted by Danaher as new company-wide best practice.

High growth privately-held company engaged in executive dining, stadium, education, and corporate food service for Fortune 500 Clients and other premier organizations. AFV is the fastest growing food service company in the US serving national markets.

Olive Branch, Mississippi, Us

HR Leader and Deputy General Counsel of a private equity held dynamic organization.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Led greenfield site in suburban Atlanta. Staffed 1800 positions within a 5 month period. Part of the largest buildout in ecommerce history.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

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Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial And Labor Relations (Ilr)

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law