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Portland, Me, Us

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Westbrook, Maine, Us

HR Business Partner and Talent Advisor to several Commercial teams within our largest commercial segment: the Companion Animal Group.Top 3 Priorities1) Talent Strategy Creation2) Global Organizational Effectiveness Efforts3) Integration of Talent Products and Services

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Seasoned HR Business Partner sought out to assist with complex Labs portfolio. Working with a diverse team to drive business strategies through talent partnerships.

Westbrook, Maine, Us

As a product manager I am responsible for creating and executing holistic and integrated strategic product solutions for HR. Acting in concert with key partners across the business and within HR, I implement and evolve agile product management methodologies to ensure that I remain close to our customer – our employees – as I build products they highly value. During this journey, I continually learn from our customers and apply data driven insights to the work to ensure a meaningful employee experience is created and a problem is solved. I do this so that we can achieve our goal of creating an environment that enables, empowers and engages employees. All so that they can achieve their purpose and we can contribute to our mission of being a great company. At the end of the day, my job is to solve problems that impede a great employee experience.

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Supporting the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy Global LOB, Latin American Region (CAG and LPD), Global Water LOB, and IDEXX-OPTI Team.Business partnering with 400+ employees spanning 20 countries. Customer groups include corporate teams, manufacturing sites, technical leaders and scientists (R&D), commercial professionals, and executives.Integrating into the global businesses, I help drive business results and guide business leaders in identifying, prioritizing and building talent strategies. Together we create talent pipelines, outline critical behaviors, we build ideal structures, and we focus on improving processes; all while leveraging data and talent analytics. I serve as a key and trusted adviser to my teams. Routinely collaborating with and influencing senior team members to make optimal decisions with an eye toward people performance, development, and retention. I demonstrate thorough understanding of business strategies, competitive landscapes and current/ anticipated business challenges. Ultimately, I consult with client groups on strategies to maximize our impact in key areas of mutually- agreed-upon importance.

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Business partnering with 300+ employees spanning 15 countries and 3 International Lines of Business. Customer groups include corporate teams, manufacturing sites, technical leaders (R&D), commercial professionals, and senior executives.In partnership with the business, HR teammates, HR Centers of Expertise and other key functional partners, I assessed and acted on employee trends, managed complex ER situations, and drove strategic talent imperatives to achieve business objectives and optimize performance. By integrating with, learning from and understanding client businesses, I consulted, coached, counseled and supported the development of senior leaders in several international high-energy, fast-moving teams. In addition, I lead a fantastic team of HR processionals in Brazil.

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Business Partnering: Supported two Sr. Executive team members and their extended leadership teams. Advised and executed against their human capital and business objectives. Partnered with local and global HR functional leadership teams to establish and deliver on functional priorities, to align on core practices, and to deliver against core business and HR plans, solutions, and initiatives. Corporate Functions supported: Finance, Regulatory, Quality, and Legal Organizational Effectiveness: Partnered across the lines of business to connect strategy, people and processes and identify critical areas needing resolution in order to implement enterprise-wide solutions for our Go Direct initiatives within the US.

Westbrook, Maine, Us

Business Partnering: Worked with LOB senior leadership teams to determine strategy and align human capital initiatives to achieve key business objectives. Worked with senior HR functional leadership teams to establish functional priorities, continuously improve performance, and ensure customer orientation. Assisted in the execution of both LOB and HR plans, solutions, and initiative. Teams supported: Digital, Information Mgt, VetLab, Customer Support, and Business Operations.

Paris, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

From 2011-2013: Led the people and engagement strategy for 350+ plant, logistics, and natural resource employees at the Poland Spring site and 40+ employees at our Kingfield, Maine micro factory. Core areas of focus included: strategic planning, change management, organizational development, staffing, benefits administration, employee relations, career development, compensation, and performance management.Talent Management: Facilitated the restructuring of the recruitment and on-boarding process for both hourly and salaried staffing. Average annual staffing includes: 125 seasonal employees (hourly) and 10 salaried professionals. Reduced turn-over by 40% in 2012; sustained turnover level in 2013. Championed all strategic people processes including succession planning, talent and performance management, compensation planning, and organizational capability analysis. Facilitated interactive dialogs around salaried development planning and overall organizational health. Leadership Development & Change Management: Designed and facilitated strong leadership development programs for managers and supervisors. Acted as Leadership Development Pillar lead for NCE. Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to facilitate cultural change in preparation for NCE/TPM roll-out. Examples include: Employee Survey Kaizen Teams, Culture Team, Change Management training/activities, coaching programs, revamped communication standards and tools, and Values Credo creation for the campus.Employee Relations: Consulted, advised, and engaged in interactive dialogs and coaching session with internal clients on complex HR concerns to ensure legal compliance and consistency. Managed workers compensation and advise frequently on appeals and in investigations within the state of Maine.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

Championed key initiatives for the Global Hydraulics group (10,000+ employees) in 4 core areas: Organizational Development: Led the employee survey process, analyzed organizational capability and talent review data, communicated APEX performance management updates, and revitalized our global diversity/inclusion initiatives.Established and piloted training programs and processes for employee survey action planning and professional development. Compensation: Advised and created solutions that supported Eaton's total compensation strategy through process improvements, compliance, and analysis. Consulted on job banding exercises, executive compensation calibrations, merit planning, and incentive plan creation (sales and variable pay plans). Co-lead our VPP and EIC deployment processes. Employee Relations: Partnered with leadership team and functional experts to analyze and manage critical data and metrics to better advise on people needs. Began PULSE process to foster proactive partnership with 'at-risk' sitesBusiness Partnering: Managed two client groups (Supply Chain and Credit). Provided guidance on strategic planning, performance management, and staffing initiatives. Completed HR generalist duties for both groups and coached managers to enhance group effectiveness.

Dublin, Ireland, Ie

2009-2010:Sr. HR Generalist - Human Resources Leadership Development Program Participant Electrical Sector- Supply Chain, Operational Excellence, and Quality Group - Moon Township, PAOrganizational Development: Optimized organizational capability through the creation and deployment of innovative training and development programs, succession planning tools, performance management strategies, and key HR metrics. Drove a culture of high engagement and progressive problem solving through the Employee Survey process, employee action team initiatives, and quarterly manager of people discussions.Talent Management: Transformed and directed the Puerto Rico Development Program talent management strategy and selection process. Implemented and successfully executed recruitment strategy in Puerto Rico. Functional Excellence: Facilitated Functional Excellence improvements in Materials Management, Quality, Global Sourcing, and Human Resources.2008-2009: HR Generalist- Human Resources Leadership Development Program Participant Industrial Sector -Fluid Power Group, Hydraulics Plant - Forest City, NCGeneralist Activities: Continuously improved HR policies and programs at both a local and division level in order to enhance employee engagement, policy effectiveness, and compliance. Devised creative and cost-effective tools that promoted and enhanced the Forest City lean culture. Increased Employee Engagement score by 10 percentage points via innovative Kaizen events and targeted interventions. Created valid On the Job Training certification worksheets and a comprehensive manning strategy to enhance the talent acquisition and development processes at Forest City. Assisted with the rightsizing of a sister factory. Advised management of potential problem areas and recommended/implemented solutions to foster a culture of positive employee relations.

Boone, Nc, Us

Curriculum: Introduction to Psychology Designed, implemented, and adapted course materials and lectures based on the diversified learning styles/needs of students. Provided educational guidance and counseling to 'at risk'​ and 'high potential' students.

Behaviorally Based Safety and Organizational Behavioral Management program creation and implementation at multiple locations.

Hartsville, Sc, Us

Employment Branding: Assisted in the creation and communication of an employment branding strategy. Recruitment & Program Management: Managed the Sonoco internship program and events. Effectively backfilled the college recruiter position. Acted as an orientation and on-boarding subject matter expert for the Supply Chain Group; transferred HR best practices to the Supply Chain Group's vendor on-boarding process. Data Analytics: Gathered and analyzed data to propose policy and process changes within the OD and Talent Management group

Devised and deployed a supplementary person centered account plan for account managers. Plan correlated to an increased success rate for 'cold call'​ and/or 'pursuit' accounts. Plan was integrated into larger Value in Prospecting process.

Professional; Masters, Human Resources; Industrial And Organizational Psychology And Human Resource Management

Bachelor, Psychology