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Orem, Ut, Us

Orem, Ut, Us

Lead the HR Function for W.W. Clyde & Co. Including recruiting, employee relations, succession planning, training & development, and workforce planning.

Akron, Oh, Us

Responsible for strategic direction of talent management for Latin America region (5,500 associates). Served as member of Talent Leadership Team for Goodyear which determined the global talent strategy. Led a team of 8.• Directed the implementation of several key talent initiatives including Associate Learning week, Strategy Roadmap Workshop, and Performance & Development Process Optimization.• Led a campaign for the Learning Management System and usage increased by 200% in 2016.• Created and launched a development coaching process for key talent.• Led an initiative for key managerial learning in which 250 managers were trained in 4-month period.• Provided executive coaching for 10 high potential associates.• Managed key talent process including talent review, succession planning and performance management. Increased year-over-year on-time completion of process steps from 25% to 85%.• Developed and implemented a Talent Management Review process across countries to systemically and consistently improve talent management practices.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Regional role supporting multiple business units and 2,200 employees, responsible for all aspects of talent management including: performance management, leadership development, employee engagement and organizational development.• Directed effective talent management practices for Latin America.• Managed Early Talent Program in Latin America overseeing recruiting, selection, placement and development of high potential candidates.• Coached General Managers and HR Leaders in talent management activities and drove a year-over-year improvement in completion rates for development plans (43% to 96%) and mid-year reviews (72% to 94%).• Strengthened leadership pipeline by managing a 12-month leadership development program for key talent with 52% of 2014 participants received a promotion within 6 months of completion of the program.• Established Leadership Lab, an innovative leadership training simulation that is being adopted in numerous leadership programs for the company as a best practice.• Developed tools and resources to support talent and learning across the region. Implemented enterprise initiatives for the region.• Facilitated the roll-out of a strategic sales training program in Latin America.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for talent assessments globally for Ingersoll Rand including: pre-hire assessments, leadership assessments, 360 feedback, the employee engagement survey and development assessments.• Led a 13-person core team—plus 212 extended team members—to administer the employee engagement survey to 42,000 employees, in 25 languages, achieving 93% and 95% response rates in 2013 and 2014.• Developed post-survey action planning tools for managers. Planned and facilitated webinars for 800+ managers on engagement. Company-wide engagement scores increased 6 points over the period.• Trained and certified all new 360 feedback coaches for the company.• Created a training and learning toolbox for HR Business Partners to develop success profiles (competency models) for key positions.• Certified facilitator for courses on leadership, engagement, coaching and behavioral interviewing. Received a perfect score on the effectiveness of the facilitator for a leadership course in Colombia.• Led project to create an assessment for Service Technicians in North America. It is the most widely used pre-hire assessment for Ingersoll Rand.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Six-month cross-functional developmental assignment applying principle of lean manufacturing in a plant that fabricated and assembled industrial application air compressors.• Led a 15 person 5S Transformation team to accelerate application of Lean Principles throughout the plant.• Created standard work and work instructions for Air Compressor production and assembly.• Led projects to lean out material and assembly of large, complex Centac Air Compressors.• Facilitated training and lean tool application events.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Responsible for strategic talent projects in the Climate Solutions business unit (26,000 employees).• Organized and led an Early Talent Council focusing on workforce planning, developing and tracking metrics and evaluating current practices.• Led teams to create 8 global competency profiles for strategic positions.• Provided training and support for roll-out of Talent Management system and processes in Latin America.• Managed the development of a global, online new employee orientation.• Developed and deployed a learning needs assessment for Latin America that included interviews with 18 senior leaders and survey responses from 896 employees.• Provided 360 coaching for high potential employees.

Davidson, North Carolina, Us

Served as an HR Business Partner to engineering & finance areas at the Tyler site as part of the Residential Solutions business.• Developed, modified and implemented processes and controls for payroll, time and attendance, temporary employee management, onboarding, employee changes and transition out for the Monterrey, Mexico site as a part of a process improvement team. Reduced backlog of 300 payroll errors weekly to 0 in a 6-week period.• Provided support for Monterrey site including sourcing and screening candidates and analyzing turnover data.• Managed early talent programs at the Tyler, TX site. Duties included: full-cycle talent acquisition, creating an onboarding program, facilitating evaluation and placement of interns and co-ops in full-time and program assignment roles. Placed 26 students in Co-ops and internships from across 7 campuses.• Developed a communications strategy for the Tyler site.

Plymouth, Mn, Us

Developed and refined core human resources process to support growth and prepare of an IPO.• Developed an automated process for reporting turnover data to executives.• Created and launched an onsite and online new employee orientation.• Developed tools, a rating scale and managerial training for performance management process.• Updated exit interview templates and created metrics for reporting to the Board of Directors.• Managed communications for benefits open enrollment.• Conducted employee feedback meetings on rewards & recognition programs.

Lindon, Utah, Us

Consulted and provided services for 110 client companies in all major areas of human resources.• Managed accounts by building and maintaining relationships with clients, maintaining 97% client retention year-over-year.• Conducted and developed materials for managerial trainings, benefits enrollment meetings, and new employee orientations with groups of up to 70.

• Trained participants in effective personal communication, time management, study skills and leadership. • Taught Spanish grammar and language acquisition skills.• Registered over 5,200 hours in front of a class in a training capacity.

Masters In Human Resources And Industrial Relations, Human Resources

Bachelors In Science, Psychology, Business