With the acquisition of RSI, appointed strategic business partner to the North America Components, In-Stock Manufacturing and Corporate Operations organizations.

Senior human resources advisor to the organization. Lead and implement HR initiatives for the company, including nine manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Mexico.

As member of the senior team reporting to the CEO, responsible for developing and implementing HR programs and processes that drive business objectives and provide human resources consultation to the executive team and business units of approximately 500 employees.

HR partner to senior business leaders of Global Technical Operations with manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, Brazil, and Costa Rica (1,700+ employees); and Corporate groups (400+ employees), providing HR consultation for strategic business decisions. Managed HR staff, both direct and indirect, in a heavily matrixed global operations organization.

Managed an HR budget of $1.0M and a staff of up to five in the Storage Systems division that employs over 600 people internationally. Directed the activities of HR Managers at multiple locations who were responsible for the successful operation of functional groups. Managed the payroll organization for the division prior to company-wide consolidation of payroll under Finance.