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Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States

• Provides prompt thought leadership and strategic guidance to Operational and HR business partners with regard to the company’s labor relations programs, policies, and procedures. • Extensive knowledge of state, federal and local employment laws including / not limited to Title VII, ADA, FMLA, and ADEA• Partners with the Sr. Director of Labor Relations in the management and execution of the company’s labor relations strategy while ensuring compliance with federal, state and local employment laws.• Respond, evaluate and resolve emerging labor issues promptly, appropriately and consistently without compromising larger labor strategy to create leverage and influence outcomes.• Assist with the implementation of strategies regarding positive labor relations and union awareness including appropriate Company responses to union campaigns, monitoring site vulnerability, response strategies, legal position, and policy review.• Research, compile and prepare Labor Strategy reports on labor/employee relations activities, with thorough analysis and summary of Data and Trends.• Proactively manage operational issues with labor implications by providing thorough training to business partners as it relates to the company’s labor relations strategy.

Clayton, North Carolina

Senior Manager Inbound-Outbound Operations, Safety, and Training, April 1, 2019 – Present Partner in creating, developing, and operating the second DG Fresh Facility in Clayton, NC. Leading role in setting up the physical building; interviewing, hiring and training of new employees for a 200+ workforce. Leader of daily managing and execution for all Inbound and Outbound operations including planning, staffing, logistics, safety, training, and productivity of 200+ member workforce. • Hired as the first OB Operations Manager for Dollar General Fresh Network, March 2019• Responsible for all IB and OB operations • Lead, manage, and direct four area supervisors to complete all IB and OB operations:  90-100K case picks per night in Cooler, Dairy, and Freezer areas 50+ trailers loaded, 400 stores per day, service 2,000 + Dollar General stores in VA, NC, SC • Training Manager for the entire DC, responsibilities include:o Created and implemented new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the entire Fresh Networko New Hire Onboarding of all DC employeeso Partnered to implement a Train the Trainer program at the building level to choose, train, and develop associates to become certified trainers• Safety Manager for the entire DC, responsibilities include:o Leading all new employees through the Safety Training Programo Daily monitoring of all safety related issues, investigations, ORI records, etc.• Partnered with leaders of other Fresh DCs to create SOPs specifically designed for Fresh Network regarding the picking and loading of cooler, dairy, and freezer items• Daily partnership with transportation on staging of trailers, coordinating return trailers, dispatch of loaded trailers to drivers• Daily leadership and oversight for three area supervisors and WMS supervisor to create and execute daily plans

Newton, Nc

(1.6M-sq.-ft. DC serving Target’s 86 North Carolina stores; 700 employees; #1 Target DC in production and quality)Challenge:Took over leadership of highly tenured daytime packing, break pack, and miniload team facing extensive changes in operating processes, technology, and expectations. Accountable for management of daily productivity planning/scheduling/results, payroll/budget, and logistics as well as development, mentoring, and performance of 95-member workforce.Response:Follows an A3 Six Sigma approach to solving operational problems within a climate of continuous process improvement.Partners with management peers to ensure a consistent A3/CAPA approach across key strategic initiatives.Recognized as DC’s go-to leader for $MM Swisslog miniload robotic warehousing system.

Newton, Nc

Challenge:Selected to lead the turnaround and manage one of the company’s worst-performing packing operations (A2 shift, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.). Oversaw daily productivity planning/scheduling/results, payroll/budget, and logistics as well as development, mentoring, and performance of 50+-member workforce (packers, feeders, miniload operators).Response:Identified opportunities to rebuild/strengthen team with a focus on motivated performers, create a metrics-driven culture, and drive continuous process improvement.Created and implemented lean management strategies incorporating 5S organizational systems, GEMBA boards/visual management tools, and other Six Sigma principles.Encouraged collaboration between individual team members and other operations peers to ensure a unified focus on industry best practices, efficiencies, and cost controls.Elevated shift to #1 among company’s 26 regional DC’s in productivity and quality, achieving “Best in Class” honors.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

(convenience store operation located within an urban/downtown market)Challenge:After completing extensive training (Sheetz University) and serving as an Assistant Manager for <2 years, promoted to lead the turnaround of an underperforming, fast-paced store operation with diverse 35-member workforce. Reported to District Manager.Response:Quickly assessed status quo, site-specific requirements, and retrained/motivated team with focus on creating a service-driven culture by emphasizing work methods and elevating performance across all KPIs for store with food service operation.Reconfigured workflow based on peer best practices, reducing order-to-delivery cycle 27%.Earned reputation as a developer of people; achieved the best employee feedback score (93%) across North Carolina.

Bellefonte, Pa

Challenge:Selected to manage through changes in curriculum standards and resource constraints in development and delivery of history courses. Member of faculty serving 1K-student high school enrollment.Response:Conceptualized, researched, developed, and taught district’s first AP U.S. history class. In 2012, 12 of 15 students achieved AP exam results that earned college credit valued at $90K. Leveraged district grant to create a student research paper handbook that became a model districtwide and continued to be utilized by students following graduation.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Secondary Education And Teaching

Master Of Arts - Ma, History

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History