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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

KFI Engineers is a recognized industry leader in process and facility infrastructure design and performance. We serve clients in the United States, Canada and Central America and have capabilities not commonly found in traditional engineering firms.In diverse industries ranging from healthcare to education and from manufacturing to refining, managing projects end to end gives us a deep understanding of both the engineering and the business end of our work. From identifying obstacles early to designing systems that make sense for your business and actual staffing capabilities, we drive projects to a successful completion for you.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led a team of 19 HR and talent acquisition employees within sales, service, marketing, and aftermarket operations. Ownership over about 60 key locations with 2,100+ employees. Heavy Mergers and Acquisitions focus on $2.5B business.• Contributed to Daikin's growth from $600M to about $2B. Doubled headcount from 3,500 to approximately 7,000 during an 11-year period.• Fostered a strong organizational culture that improved employee engagement and improved retention. 2022 Engagement Survey showed 87% Leader Effectiveness, with 87% to 100% during the entire time at Daikin.• Created the first Global Talent Exchange where Daikin leaders would live internationally in other sister country divisions to share knowledge and develop new skills, improving communication and optimizing manufacturing processes.• Recruited or helped hire numerous executives, including SVP of Operations, VP of Supply Chain, VP of Quality, VP/GM Manufacturing, VP of Product Management, VP of M&A, and Director of Operations.

Led a 20-person HR team for all manufacturing, supply chain, quality, EHS, facilities, and more: 5 domestic and 1 international location with over 3,000 employees.• Opened a new $250M, 200-person manufacturing site in southern Minnesota, one of Daikin’s most profitable customized air-handling manufacturing facilities.• Reorganized corporate manufacturing by creating a matrix organization in Supply Chain, Quality, Training, and EHS and staffed 60 people, achieving $5M in savings within 24 months.

New York

Led an HR team responsible for a $100M manufacturing operation in Upstate NY, supporting over 500 employees. • Internationally transferred production to San Luis Potosi, Mexico, which would later grow the business twofold. • Oversaw labor relations and negotiated a brand-new three-year contract with a 200+ union employees. Achieved no grievance activity in the entire three-year period, no EEOC charges, and trade act certification.

Plymouth, Mn

Led HR for HQ groups (Finance, IT, Legal, Strategic Marketing, and Product Management) with responsibility for talent acquisition. • Reorganized and expanded the Product Management leadership structure, growing sales from $600M to $1B.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed 7 exempt business partners who support compensation processes for all 1,760 Target stores and 26 Distribution Centers. Successfully executed the annual merit process for over 350,000 team members and met all budget requirements. Helped develop pay practices for new initiatives such as the international expansion into Canada and new store formats like CityTarget.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led the recruiting efforts for a $15 billion region. Team consisted of 12 recruiters and a Regional Campus Manager responsible for staffing 500 Target stores and Distribution Centers, covering one quarter of the U.S. Analyzed existing recruiting model and partnered with senior business leaders to develop a new national recruiting strategy based on benchmark data and current recruiting trends to exceed hiring forecasts.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led Human Resources for over 6000 employees, 30 stores, and 3 states. Responsible for HR strategy implementation, compliance, employee relations, staffing, succession planning and retention.

Fridley, Mn

Managed all HR functions for a $50M store with 150 team members including compliance, employee relations, staffing, and retention. Acting store manager for a better part of a year.

Shoreview, Mn

Managed the fourth largest overnight freight flow and backroom inventory operation in the company, with a staff of 100 team members and 11 direct reporting team leaders.

Madison, Wi

Learned to lead teams and developed an understanding of store systems and processes by performing all executive functions, including logistics, guest service, hardlines, and signing.

Hutchinson, Mn

Provided direct warehouse, production, and inventory management support at the largest 3M manufacturing site in the USA. Helped plan, schedule, and procure raw materials for various work centers to aid the creation of Scotch tape products.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

International Business Certificate, Business Administration And Management, General

Executive Hr Leadership Program