Culture and engagement champion. Design and implement strategies to make Lowe Boats, Brunswick Lebanon Operations the employer of choice in the Lebanon, MO region. Develop local leaders to understand and employ critical leadership skills such as Emotional Intelligence and Effective Communication. Partner with all leaders across the business unit to establish a culture of collaboration and cooperation. Manage all aspects of local business unit human resources functionality such as salary administration, benefits administration, performance management, safety, engagement, training and development, etc.

Providing HR leadership for the plant. 24/7 manufacturing environment, recruiting, HR compliance, consensus building, employee engagement, administration and oversight of all plant level HR functions.

Responsible for all employee benefits across all divisions and locations. Also responsible for all issues as they pertain to the represented workforce and the labor agreement. Knowledge of a broad base of HR disciplines necessary to ensure success. Develop and maintain effective and competitive benefits for all employees. Supervise benefits staff to ensure accurate and user friendly benefits services. Collaborate with all other divisions to make sure employee’s needs are being met. Stay current and informed on all statutory and regulatory updates or changes to ensure compliance.Negotiate with IBEW. Collaborate with Labor and Management to foster a work climate of cooperation and efficiency.

Multi-site (Union and Non-Union) HR Manager emphasizing: Broad HR Generalist responsibilities including; performance management, salary administration, job evaluation, labor relations in USW organized industrial factory environment, grievance and dispute resolution, policy development and implementation, succession planning and organizational development, HRIS systems implementation, training and development, OSHA and workers compensation administration, and other...

Change agent for the plant. Goal was to improve the culture of the plant and the working relationships between labor and management. Developed an employee involvement process and improved plant efficiencies and employee morale. Empowered workers through involvement in problem solving. Facilitated meetings and built consensus between differing factions and special interests.

Day to day operations of plant production and all production personnel, responsible for process decisions, supervision of 5 front line production supervisors and 125 Hourly – United Steel Workers, achieved record productivity rates that have not been realized at any time since.

Specialist in technical service for primary product line - Foamglas® Insulation, responsible for training and development of sales force and distribution network, created and utilized sales and marketing presentations, developed and introduced the 1st computer database for sales leads at Pittsburgh Corning – The salesmen were ecstatic.