PCX is an established player in the manufacture and refurbishment of flight-critical Aerostructures for the military and civilian markets. As a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group (as of April, 2021), PCX is the perfect place for me to connect HR practice with a growth-oriented business strategy.

Global HR leader for CapRock Communications, a $700M division of Harris Corporation. Responsible for global HR business partnership and service delivery through regional HR leaders in APAC, Americas and EMEA. Provided full-service leadership team support on communications, talent management, M&A, organizational effectiveness, executive coaching.

CHRO of a full-service global HR function in a publicly traded (NYSE:GWR) global freight rail service provider and aggressive industry consolidator. • Scaled HR function to support a business that grew from $480M revenues with 2,700 employees to $1.6B+ revenues and 4,600 employees. Supported operations in Australia, Canada, Netherlands and United States.• Successfully integrated eight major acquisitions, including the 2010 acquisition of Freightlink and the 2012 acquisition of RailAmerica, which transactions doubled our presence in Australia and North America, respectively. • International work included extensive support of the leadership team in Australia, closure of the Mexican subsidiary and the integration and support of a port railroad acquisition in the Netherlands.• Aligned compensation and communications to drive safety culture across decentralized operating units, helping to deliver on company purpose of being the safest and most respected rail service provider in the world.• Increased ability to fill senior region and corporate staff roles internally by implementing company-wide succession planning, performance management, leadership development, broad-band salary structure and bonus programs.• Realized $2M or 7.5% in gross benefits cost savings for 2013 through plan design changes and increased employee contributions. • Worked directly with compensation committee and their independent consultant on three formal named executive officer compensation studies.• Collaborated with general counsel on multiple compliance issues and annual Proxy CD&A.• In-sourced labor relations, delivering significant savings and improved negotiating outcomes. Successfully defended 7 of 11 representation elections. • Developed internal customer satisfaction survey for corporate staff groups; used results to determine investments in headcount, systems and process improvements.

Fortune 500 (NYSE: GLW) global materials science innovator and key player in fiber optic network technologies. Supported the acquisition-driven Photonics business through the telecomm boom and bust; redesigned global HR and Finance functions to support a company that shrank from 46,000 employees to 23,000. Division HR Director, Corning Optical Networking Devices & Photonics• Scaled up generalist and strategic HR support in an organization spanning R&D, Engineering and Manufacturing. Prepared board and internal employee communications. • During market downturn, reduced HR team from 26 to a team of three regional HRMs with a total team of 12 supporting employees in eight locations. • Provided HR support for a three-way industry consolidation transaction involving the sale of the core business with approximately 300 salaried and 100 hourly employees in the U.S. and Europe. Managed the shut-down of two remaining facilities. Director, Human Capital Planning / Corporate StaffsLed project team that defined and implemented global strategic human capital planning (“HCP”) process that identified and supported future business requirements by tying HR to client business strategies and initiatives. Implementation work included travel to Asia and Europe.• Partnered with outside consultant to develop HCP strategy, guidebook and online tools in support of new process tying HR priorities to business strategy; designed and facilitated leadership team off-site meetings to develop HR annual operating plans based on inputs from HCP process. • Acted as internal organizational design consultant on transformation of Intellectual Property (project lead) and Global HR (project team member) functions.• Lead internal consultant to CFO and global controller on transformation of global Finance function to scale headcount and processes down to serve a 50% smaller company.• Led delivery of HR support for Global Staffs (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement & HR).

Partnered with co-founder to create business plan and secure seed round funding for next-generation Internet recruiting venture. Developed and delivered funding presentations for potential VC partners. Created organization structure and staffing plan, recruited CFO to the project. Managed board activities, managed website development activities. Initiated decision to shut down company based on lack of VC funding.

Directed the provision of full-scope HR support in a 1,200 employee unionized frozen food facility. Business partner to Plant General manager. Drove culture change through communication, training, trust & respect and involvement initiatives. Facilitated the development of balanced Annual Plan scorecard goals. Built effective working relationship with UFCW representatives, negotiated favorable contract. Improved safety results through aggressive management of safety function. Developed 2 direct reports for promotion within HR.

Lead HR professional for 5 multi-functional Virtual Market Teams totaling 225+ restaurants across Texas. Led a team of 4 direct reports. 50% travel.

Generalist support for corporate staffs, non-union plant, R&D team, sales & marketing. Rotational exposure to compensation, benefits and corporate staffing.