Report to the President/CEO. Lead Human Resources for this extremely successful private plastic food container manufacturer. Executive leadership team member with responsibility for talent acquisition and development, succession planning, total rewards, benefits, organizational design, and HR operations. • Developed and implemented an enhanced succession planning process to ensure actions on building future talent are in line with organization's growth plans.• Initiated impactful leadership development efforts focused on skills building and teamwork at all levels of the organization from the shop floor to the executive team.• Built "best ever" team of HR professionals that deliver exquisite customer service and outstanding business partnership skills.

Reported to the President. Led all Human Resources and Environmental, Safety and Health for the 4,000 associate and $850M revenue region of AGC Group, a global Japanese company. Executive officer/ BOD engagement role responsible for talent development, succession planning, total rewards, organizational design, HR operations, and environmental/safety compliance at 21 sites with 30 member team. Sale of major business unit led to job elimination as part of twenty percent corporate downsizing.• Developed and implemented succession planning process for top 3 leader levels and initiated a development action planning process to drive continuous improvement for the talent agenda.• Revamped entire talent acquisition process and significantly improved timeliness, quality and cost of hires - 64% reduction yoy in recruitment costs in 2014 by new/ improvements in process including HR skill building, optimized preferred recruiter/RPO use, tracking, assessment, and selection methods.• Initiated leadership development strategy including leadership training tied to performance management and development process and an AGC University in concert with Univ. of Georgia for high potential leaders identified in succession planning.

Reported to Division President. Led global Human Resources for a 3,800 employee and $375M electrical components division. C-Level engagement while driving talent acquisition, development planning, succession planning, executive compensation and rewards, organizational design, performance management, and employee relations at 11 sites globally with a 25 member HR team. Corporate/divisional downsizing and job elimination prior to total company sale to Eaton.

Led all Human Resources support for this electrical components company’s North American Operations, Finance, and Quality organizations and the Transportation Business Unit, including two acquisitions, of this $750M division. Leadership role in division performance management, succession planning, organizational development, and labor and employee relations efforts at six North American manufacturing sites with five direct reports.

Reported to division President/Sr. Vice President. Member of largest division’s executive leadership team of new spinoff company (formerly Monsanto) - $1.9B sales revenue in global chemicals with 4,000 employees and six direct reports. Key member of three-leader corporate HR team reporting to the executive officers and responsible for the design, delivery, and implementation of all total rewards, HR Operations and the labor and employee relations strategies. New CEO named during bankruptcy initiated corporate reorganization with numerous leadership departures.

Promoted/selected as leader on corporate HR team supporting 6,500 employees and $3.0B in revenue chemicals business spin-off from Monsanto Company. Provided strategic generalist support to General Counsel and the Chief Financial Officer, and the Vice-President of Tax and the Controller and their staff organizations, and four BU Vice Presidents and General Managers of business segments - two direct reports.

Center of excellence corporate HR support for $9B life sciences/chemicals company, including Research and Development for corporate and business units in Chicago, G. D. Searle Pharmaceutical and NutraSweet.