Equipment & Controls, Inc. is an industrial process control and automation leader focused on engineered solutions and first-class customer service. Our customer base includes steel, power, chemical, refining, pulp & paper, natural gas, and many others. With offices in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, Equipment & Controls Inc. has provided the process control industries with cost effective products, services and engineered solutions for over 60 years.

Reporting to CEO and leading human resources team in talent acquisition, human resource operations, compliance, compensation, benefits, training, professional development and employee relations for this Pittsburgh-based privately held IT consulting and application development company. Provided HR leadership in the process being acquired by CGI, including due diligence coordination and integration planning.♦ Doubled headcount and revenue and maintained strong EBITDA growth by developing and implementing talent strategy for supporting organizational growth.♦ Generated over $3.3M in revenue and exceeded performance targets with no voluntary turnover by developing and implementing entry-level hiring initiative. ♦ Saved thousands in administrative costs each year by implementing HR cloud-based tracking system, facilitating complete view of employee life cycle with real-time data and analytics on key business metrics.♦ Improved organizational alignment and expense forecasting by developing total compensation strategy, including pay grade structure, revising variable compensation plans and targets, as well as team incentives. ♦ Protected thousands in premium costs by designing health benefits strategy, giving employees greater choice.♦ Implemented and transitioned organization to agile performance management process resulting in decreased administrative burden and increased employee performance ♦ Developed Summa Spot Award program for peer-to-peer recognition ♦ Supported talent development and training initiatives by creating “Summa University” program, implementing cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS).♦ Achieved recognition as one of Pittsburgh’s “Best Places to Work” for 5 consecutive years and Tech 50 finalist in “Culture Leader” category by leading culture initiative.♦ Drove higher employee retention and satisfaction by facilitating and developing career ladders within consulting organization and implementing a peer-to-peer recognition award program

Oversaw human resource functions in talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance, compensation, benefits and payroll for this Pittsburgh-based start-up that produces and manufactures intelligent powered cards. Reported to Chief Executive Officer.

Accountability for providing HR leadership to the Marketing & Strategy, National Sales/ Region Sales, Government Relations and Health Affairs businesses within Highmark

HR leadership to multiple engineering and manufacturing facilities with annual global revenue of over $800 million. Led a team of 10 human resources professionals across multiple states and countries including Canada, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Accountability for providing HR leadership to multiple facilities with employees across 4 countries and annual revenue of 350 million.

Accountability for employee base of approximately 500 engineering and manufacturing employees in a highly regulated environment across 3 countries and annual revenue of $175 million.