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Leading EHS Globally and HR locally for Automotive Manufacturing Facilities. Creating an amazing HR, Safety and Training team (100% bilingual) to support our diverse labor force, cutting turnover and absenteeism by half and having our safest year ever, 3 years in a row. Collaborating with EHS Leadership globally to improve and standardize practices to increase safety, reduce waste and sustain ISO-14001 compliance.

Oversee the day-to-day operations of Rural Health Clinics and Outpatient Specialty Clinic.- Creation of metrics and process improvement to improve utilization, patient access and workflow- Creation of and leadership of the Patient Access Department- Leading SME for Epic over Cadence and Grand Central, primary liaison for employed and contracted providers, supported MPI and CCD data conversion and validation projects- Supporting Healthy Lives Collaborative Achievement of highest clinic rating of well-controlled diabetics

People | Events | AloftOffering a range of HR/People Development/Continuous Improvement consulting, endurance event direction/timing services and areal video.

Employee Relations and Training in Nebraska DHHS Field Offices for over 4500 employees, 14 direct reports, team of 36 HR and Development Professionals-Established HR Goals, Routine and Structure to improve collaboration and process improvement-Development of QDIP meetings which achieved a reduction of time to fill from 45 to 30 days, and continued reductions in grievances and turnoverLeading teams to develop and deliver “I See, Hear, Value You!” Sessions to all 4500 DHHS employees:-Conducted “I See You”, an interactive training on valuing diversity and understanding and avoiding personal bias-Drove “I Value You” Pay for Performance roll out and Goal Alignment from the CEO down to each team member-Facilitated “I Hear You”, utilizing fresh survey data to drill down in listening sessions to understand employee needs-Delivered same day action sessions with site leadership to listen and share their employees feedback, taking immediate action where possible-Compilation of feedback summarizing 400+ pages of scattered feedback into 12 engaging and persuasive stories from key positions/locations across the state

Employee Relations, Recruitment and Change Management for a fast growing appetizer plant of more than 500 employees. )· Leading change to continuous operations (3x8 to 4x12 shift), reducing overtime and successfully reducing turnover during the first 6 months of the change· Managing Employee Relations for a multicultural plant undergoing a large amount of growth and change · Revision/Communication of Policy to meet the needs of a quickly growing facility· Developed new recruitment and training strategies for the addition of 140 employees

Working on both the HR team and PD team, I have a unique opportunity to drive improvement and engagment within a large Combine and Haytool Assembly plant, part of Fiat/Chrysler (1200 employees). In 2014 I have achieved more than $300k in savings, largely focused on prevention of human error losses in Quality, Safety and Productivity.Co-Pillar Leader for People Development (PD)- Leading a Six Sigma Blackbelt Project focusing on Retraining for rebalancing to reduced volume with various sub-project teams with an estimated savings of $190,000- Leading People Development Projects for Fiat's World Class Manufacturing Program, including training/development plan architecture for individuals/teams.- Achieving a Score of 3 in PD in July 2014 with various new Best Practices, including Training / Benchmarking Trip B/C (Return on Investment) Planning Sheet- Achieving Bronze level rating in the plant in February - Achieving a score of 3 in Allocation of highly qualified people February 2014 - creation of a Best Practices format for displaying available Expert Resources and Project Team and Tool Selection. 2014- Ongoing Member of the Focused Improvement Team, assisting with plant projects and WCM training, including supplier Problem Solving training- Leading and Coordinating various Human Error reduction projectsAs a member of the HR team, I utilize my experience and focus on continuous improvement to contribute to the organization's success.- Leading improvements in coordinating Plant Rebalance reporting, re-training- Participation in another facility's Positive Employee Relations (PER) Auidt- Various Administrative cost savings, reducing administrative time and expenses

Promoting creation of Recreational Trails in the Columbus Community.President - 8/2010 to presentSecretary - 1/2009 to 8/2010Boardmember - 1/2008 to 1/2009Friend of CART - 2/2007 to 1/2008Partnering with City, State, Federal and Private entities for the planning, funding and building of trails.Fundraising in excess of 30k during the time I was involved with CART, far exceeding past donations.Outspoken advocate speaking at various government and private agency meetings, building our collective voice promoting our "Friends of CART" program on Facebook and via email. Formulation of Project "hopper" C&E Matrix for CART. Development of important contact for future trail opportunities. Race Director for the Columbus Duathlon, moving the event to be a primary fundraising event for CART.

Leadership & Organizational Development Continuous ImprovementWellness Coordinator (#1 weight loss company in the State of Nebraska)Special Projects (Operations & Supply Chain Mgt., Value Stream Mapping, Recruitment, Retention, Compensation of Owner Operators)Employed "The Great Game of Business" Open Book Management Principles to Owner Operator performance and worked with other gainsharing teams to align rewards for results

Managing HR and People Development for a facility of about 400 employees in Norfolk, NE. Achieved QIP Gold rating in the company's improvement program by driving engagement in Operational Excellence activities.

Sr. HR Manager for just under 1000 employees in Mexico, 100 in Costa Rica, and other facilities in Brazil, Wisconsin, and sales sites in Canada.

Acting as Interum HR Manager for 600 EE'sAdded 3rd ShiftLed Employee Relations, Recruiting, Orientation & TrainingSpanish Translator