• Oversight and management of the corporate Human Resources and Payroll functions for this privately held multi-state employer of 6,000 employees• Senior HR Business Partner working closely with other corporate executives and staff on organizational design and change, talent acquisition, performance management, employee relations, compensation and employee development and succession planning• Produce and present annual budget and business plans for Human Resources, Payroll and five other related departments to executive management and President; responsible for budgeting and ongoing P&L analysis of over $3 million annually• Responsible for company-wide compensation and incentive plan management design and implementation including senior management and executive compensation and bonus plans • Responsible for company-wide policy and procedure development including ongoing refinement and distribution of our company’s Sexual and Unlawful Harassment Policy and Procedure, Workplace Safety Policy and Procedure and our Corporate Compliance program• Significant Merger & Acquisition and Divestiture projects including acquisition of Gander Mountain, acquisition of Holiday's Alaska division and the sale Fairway Foods• Co-managed major installation of Lawson Software (Infor) for Human Resources, Payroll, Benefits and Time Accrual; successfully completed conversion in under one year with no disruption to productivity; only utilized 1/3rd of our $1.5 million budget for consulting services• Initiated and implemented E-Pay pay card program to discontinued use of third party paycheck writing and distribution; online wage statements replaced paychecks and paystubs - 100% paperless payroll since 2009• Project Manager of all Human Resources and Payroll systems and vendor selection and management including Talent Acquisition, Applicant Tracking and paperless Onboarding, Background Checks, Time Clocking and Scheduling - 100% paperless personnel files since 2009

• Member of Fairway Foods’ Management Board, which exposed me to a wide variety of operational issues• Oversight and management of corporate Human Resources, Payroll and most administrative departments/functions• Along with heavy volume of interstate recruitment, oversaw company-wide relocation program• Developed a first-time point and grade-based corporate office compensation structure; responsible for merit pool budget• Developed and implemented incentive bonus program for Buyers and Management level employees• Implemented company-wide Flexible Spending Account program which included RFP analysis and vendor selection, employee communications and training; start-up costs were recovered and the Plan became profitable after 3 years• Involved in employment related matters as a result of several mergers and acquisitions, as well as the sale and closing of various divisions• Represented company on various employment related cases such as unemployment hearings, conciliation court and mediations

• Responsible for the performance appraisal function for all corporate office employees; designed relational database program to automate recommended increases based on performance for budget profiling• Handled most of the corporate employee relations issues typically involving investigation, problem resolution and often disciplinary action• Chair of corporate United Way campaign; since 1993 have raised over $2.5 million• Recruitment and selection of corporate office employees up to and including the manager level• Handled corporate office leaves of absence; developed policies to coordinate Family and Medical Leave with Short-Term Disability as well as Worker’s Compensation cases

• Responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources function including staffing at all non-management levels, policy development, HRIS design and implementation, compensation analysis, performance appraisal management, and quarterly reporting