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Denver, Co, Us

Findlay, Ohio, Us

Findlay, Ohio, Us

Labor/HR Partner to operations & maintenance leaders and personnel (USW) at 63,000 bpd refinery.

Findlay, Ohio, Us

HR Partner to VP, Corporate Affairs and VP, HR Operations. Supported ~350 employees in Corporate Affairs, Legal and Human Resources. Other responsibilities/accomplishments included:-Supervised contractor performing HR coordinator work.This role was with Andeavor before it was acquired by Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

Findlay, Ohio, Us

HR Partner to 2) Logistics Operations Area Managers and ~250 pipeline, terminal, rail and trucking employees at non-union sites in Washington, Idaho, Utah and North Dakota. Other responsibilities/accomplishments included:-Coordinated and managed year-end performance management and compensation process for Operations (Refining, Environment Health & Safety, Logistics). This included in-depth coordination of calibration sessions across Logistics then coordinating the Operations Leadership Team calibration and preparing for executive review. -Developed and led a pilot “New Supervisor Jumpstart,” a one-day training for new leaders on creating positive relations with their teams through building relationships, acting with authenticity and leading by example. Other topics included the performance management process, managing employee leaves and what tools and resources are available to supervisors.This role was with Tesoro Logistics before the company changed its name June 2017 to Andeavor.

Dundee, Scotland, Gb

Certified Insights Discovery Client Practitioner. Facilitates team-building and employee/leadership development workshops and provides individual coaching.

Houston, Texas, Us

Partnered with Midstream Operations leadership on strategic human capital projects and provided HR support to 80 exempt Finance and Health, Safety & Environment professionals. Key areas of responsibility included:• Led Operations Talent Management Team to proactively execute succession management and develop career management tools including career ladders, a career map and engagement materials for managed population (270 technicians, 100 field supervisors, 100 non-supervisory exempt field positions)• Established a technical school recruiting strategy to strengthen current and develop new partnerships with 6 technical schools; involving the management of a $115,000 annual contribution budget • Oversaw performance management year-end calibration process for 1,200 employees• Completed workforce analysis projections and created human capital strategy presented by the Executive Vice President of Midstream to the Executive Leadership Team • Analyzed data and present findings on quality of hire to BU and HR Leadership TeamsAccomplishments included:• Co-led a cross-functional team of 9 to plan and execute a 2-day leadership conference for 130 early career employees; involved securing participation from 6 executive and more than 50 mid and senior leaders • Simplified Midstream promotion review process, creating time efficiencies for both supervisors and HR Business Partners• Designed compensation tool to assist HR Business Partners across the company with calculating salary offers and promotions • Partnered with client to drive organization design and execution of re-organization to better align with and support business growth strategy

Ithaca, Ny, Us

Served as an assistant to Professor Lowell Turner for Politics of the Global North, an undergraduate course that examines pressing contemporary issues such as growing inequality, conflicts around markets, and economic and social justice. Additionally, the course covers the efforts of actors such as governments and labor unions aimed at economic recovery, reducing inequality, and the reform of national and global economic policy and institutions.Collaborated with two other assistants to manage the classroom size of 200 students. Completed readings and attended lectures for the purpose of tutoring students during weekly office hours, proctored and graded examinations, and provided administrative support to the professor.

Houston, Texas, Us

Designed internal online job posting platform as part of Success Factors launch.Engaged with HR and Communications leadership to ensure appropriate brand and messaging.

Houston, Texas, Us

Developed and led a data privacy awareness training to the global HR workforce (approx. 200 employees). Served on the Employee Data Privacy Network and conducted data privacy benchmarking research. Built a monthly report providing metrics on volume and service-level of HR Shared Services.

Fargo, Nd, Us

Spearheaded all company marketing activities across the state of North Dakota and western Minnesota. Responsibilities included:• Designing and launching integrated print, web and direct marketing• Partnering with community organizations to plan, market and execute specialized training events on current business topics• Updating website and social media with current company activity• Managing lead and client databases as part of developing new and current client relationships• Providing administrative/clerical supportAs the first person to serve in this role, initiated the creation of a branding guideline book to build company brand and ensure consistency. Proposed, created and implemented a training manual for position successors.

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For two summers, served on a staff of 20 counselors responsible for creating an energetic, positive and memorable experience for the 1,500+ youth involved in North Dakota's largest camping program. In addition to having fun, counselors enriched youth each summer by developing project curriculum on North Dakota Farmers Union's core principles - cooperation, citizenship and leadership. In addition to camp counselor duties, served as Communications Intern which involved independently producing from start to finish several promotional videos. Served as official camp photographer and news liaison for 6 statewide campsites.

Master Of Industrial And Labor Relations, Human Resources And Organizations

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management Communication

Study Abroad Semester