Michael Maggiotto Jr, Phr, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, In, Us

I am the Practice Leader for BEST's Strategic Human Resource Solutions practice while also supporting the Executive Search and Exit Planning practices. As a true partner to our clients, I specialize in helping client businesses align human capital with organizational strategy, achieve and maintain human capital compliance, and reduce risks through both cost reductions and improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of their Human Resources function enterprise wide. The Strategic Human Resource Solutions services are scalable and capable of meeting the needs of any client business or industry. The scope of what we can provide is not limited to a menu or a list of pre-defined services. Through a needs discovery, we collaborate in partnership with our clients to customize solutions that meet their unique needs. A small sample of Strategic Human Resource Solutions services include:• Interim HR Leadership (CHRO, VPHR, HR Director)• M&A Human Capital Due Diligence• Human Resources Audits• Executive Coaching/Leadership Development• Human Capital Project Management • Process Mapping & Root Cause Analysis• Organizational Design• Strategic Workforce Planning• Succession Planning• Internal Recruitment Strategy development• Onboarding Strategy development• Employee Retention Strategy development• Policy and Employee Handbook development

Indianapolis, In, Us

I developed our WR2 HR Analysis and lead the BEST HR Advisory Services, providing strategic human capital solutions including retained executive search for client businesses. As a true partner to our clients, I specialize in helping find, hire, retain, and grow the BEST talent to meet your ever-changing business needs. The retained executive search service is laser focused on tactical through strategic leadership including C-Level positions. I specialize in the following niche industries and roles/functions:Niche Industry Specialization:• Consumer Products / CPG• Tabletop Games - Collectible Cards, Card Games, Board Games Manufacturing/Publishing• Horticulture & Cannabis• Manufacturing• Packaging & Containers• Restructuring & Crisis Management• Retail / WholesaleTactical & Strategic Leadership Roles/Functions:• Accounting & Finance (CFO, CAO, FP&A, Controller, SVP - Director )• Continuous Improvement & Quality (SVP - Director)• Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, & Industrial)• Human Resources (CHRO - Director)• Management Consultants (Managing Director, Director, VP, Manager, Sr. Associate)• Operations Management (CEO, COO, CRO, President - Director)• Purchasing & Procurement (including Supply Chain/Logistics, SVP - Director)• Sales & Marketing (CMO, SVP - Director, NAM, BD, eCommerce)

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Newell Brands was a $16B leader in the CPG space focused on making the products used every day where you Live, Learn, Work, and Play. Formed in 2016 from the merger of Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden Corporation, I engaged in Human Resources activites related to the full life-cycle recruitment and workforce planning of exempt level office, professional, technical, management, and executive positions for legacy Jarden business. Divisions serviced include The Waddington Group, Process Solutions (LIFOAM, Jarden Consumer Solutions, Jarden Process Solutions, Jarden Zinc Solutions), United States Playing Cards (USPC), Rawlings Sporting Goods, Pure Fishing, Appliances and Cookware, and Shared Services roles (IT, Finance, Accounting, and HR). In addition, I led the project creating a recruitment process in collaboration with TA team, HRBPs, and Hiring Managers for Legacy Jarden in order to merge with Newell Rubbermaid's Talent Acquisition process.

Provided Human Resources Consultation across multiple HR disciplines with a specialization on Workforce Planning & Development for middle market to large business enterprises. Industry experience includes, but is not limited to construction, CPG, energy (electrical power grid), healthcare, manufacturing, retail, transportation & logistics, and utilities contracting.Core HR responsibilities and consultation provided include Benefits, Business Leadership & Strategy, Compensation, Employee Relations, Organizational & Employee Development, Strategic Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition (non-exempt hourly; exempt salary administrative, professional, technical, management, and executive roles), and HR Technology.Clients serviced through various agencies on a contractual basis.

CSU, Inc. is a privately owned utilities contractor located in Plainfield, IN specializing in both underground (fiber optics, sewer, water mains, lift stations) and aerial (fiber opctic, coaxial) utility projects throughout the State of Indiana and beyond. I led all Human Resources functions including, but not limited to, Strategic Workforce Planning, Workforce Development; Benefits & Compensation Management and Administration; Policy Development and Administration; Employee Relations, Engagement, and Retention; Organizational Design, and Performance Management.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

WGU - Indiana is Indiana's 9th State University, regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. I completed my Bachelor of Science, Business Management with a heavy focus on human resources, business law, business ethics, strategic planning, project management, quantitative analysis, finance, accounting, IT, organizational change, and organizational leadership. • Capstone Project – Developed a business plan for a Human Resource Consulting company that provides workforce development solutions to the nonprofit sector in the state of Indiana; conducted industry & market research, developed projected financial reports, and conducted breakeven and financial position analysis.• Authored Business Report regarding compensation strategies, provided recommendations for the greatest immediate impact on engagement & performance; conducted research and analysis, provided recommendations & justifications, and drew conclusion based on the research.• Authored research paper regarding effective wellness programs; demonstrated the considerable reduction in overall healthcare costs to employers and employees that stem from wellness initiatives.• Developed an ethics program for a small, privately held firm that provides business consulting to non-profit organizations; resulted in a program that met the recommendations of SOX and the FSGO while ensuring a highly ethical culture. • Analyzed situations that could potentially lead to violations of employment law; resulted in accurately identifying violations which facilitated the mitigation or elimination of liability. • Evaluated a grocery chain’s attitude toward social responsibility based on set of actions; resulted in the accurate identification and recommendation of key areas that minimized the negative impact while maximized the positive impact for stakeholders.

Newark, California, Us

Concentrix is a global business services company providing solutions to make your business better. Located in Daleville, IN, I led sourcing, screening, and recruitment management activities for call center personnel providing techincal support for Apple based products (iPhone, iPod, iPad, and MacIntosh OS).

Carmel, In, Us

MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) is the first and largest independent system operator in North America. It is an esstntial link in the safe, cost-effective delivery of electric power across much of the continent. I engaged in human resources operational activities regarding full-cycle recruitment for a non-profit energy company that manages the reliability assurance, market places, energy transfer, and tariff administration for the energy grid. Targeted positions include Engineering (specifically electrical), IT, business professional roles (Accountants, Advisors, Analysts, Human Resources, and Legal & Compliance), and management positions (Managers, Senior Managers, & Directors).

Memphis, Tn, Us

FedEx Express is the worlds largest logistics and package delivery service. With a global reach, FedEx provides a portfolio of solutions that can tackle any challenge in the world of global commerce, each operating independently so they can be fine-tuned like a race car to deliver the best service possible for customers. I engaged in transactional HR activities relating to recruitment, evaluation, and selection of Courriers, DG Agents, Material Handlers, and Package Handlers across the US and the Indianapolis, IN HUB for FedEx Express. Responsibilities included posting job openings, sourcing candidates, managing the application flow process, evaluating reference information, background screening, fingerprinting for SIDA approval, ensuring that only job related criteria is used in candidate evaluation, verifying proper i-9 documentation for candidates, and maintaining accurate and current ATS files for each candidate.

Reston, Virginia, Us

maxIT, Leidos, and SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation) simultaneously executed and completed a vertical and horizontal merger in 2012, becoming a global leader in the integration and application of information technology, engineering, and science with 4 key lines of business - Civil, Defense, Health, and Intelligence. As an HRIS Administrator, my principle role was to assist with validating and verifying the enrollment of nearly 1000 employees and dependents before deductions reached paychecks. Additional responsibilities included transactional HR compliance activities related to employee file maintenance, COBRA compliance, insurance premium audits, and data collection for EEO and DOL compliance.

Carmel, Indiana, Us

Heartland Food Products Group (Heartland FPG) is a global leader in making cofee, tea, and water tasete better, mixing and packaging the #1 sweatner brand, and produces the 100% authentic cold brew coffee. The business expanded through new contracts and the roll out of new capacity processes, indroducing a Liquid Water Enhancement bottling line that was so successful the company rolled out new equipment to quintuple capacity. The organiation was in a rapid, almost "start-up" growth phase. I assisted with the recruitment of non-exempt employees on the production line.

Indianapolis, In, Us

• Built a working knowledge of the operations and procedures of the company; resulted in creatively building sales opportunities and exceeding customer expectations.• Engaged in training and learning activities for the various designer lines; resulted in quick assimilation of the knowledge which enabled me to build sales and exceed goals.• Demonstrated leadership behaviors in team interactions; resulted in trust and rapport built with team members and the varius departments (jewelry & watch repair, sales support, and the administrative departments). Personal Recognition & Honors:• Awarded Bonus for Exceeding December Sales Projection• Represented Company at Indianapolis Ice Hockey Game, New Years Eve

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Developed strategic mission, vision, and goals for unit with input from entire team; resulted in a focused execution of our strategic plan and exceeded the store’s annual top line revenue goal by 115% to plan.• Engaged Employees in 1-on-1 conversations weekly reviewing their performance and providing an opportunity for open discussion; resulted in tailored training to meet their needs and increased employee engagement.• Managed cultural change through consistent evaluation and feedback as well as open and honest communication; resulted in a smooth transition to a higher level of accountability based on the Oz Principle, by the Partners in Leadership.• Implemented progressive discipline, and when warranted, dismissal actions, to align performance and behavior with organizational mission, vision, and values; resulted in improved behaviors and performance improvements in all areas of the business.• Processed weekly payroll and scheduling of staff through Ultipro HRIS software; resulted in effective management of FLSA regulations, enabled improved monitoring and control of payroll budget, and PTO tracking.• Motivated employees through RAMQ; identified their key and secondary triggers and helped them connect what they needed to accomplish with the achievement of their motivators; resulted in a stronger performing team and an engaged workforce.• Trained and coached team on turnover techniques to demonstrate camaraderie and trust in each other; resulted in teamwork and reliance on each other to meet goals and drive results.• Trained and coached teams on customer service resolution techniques; resulted in customer satisfaction scores of 98%.Personal Recognitions & Honors• Selected to train district on managing the change to a Culture of Accountability from the Oz Principle.• Won Holiday Trip Incentive for Holiday Season 2010 – 2011.• Promoted to 3rd highest volume location in district within 4 months.

Milan, Italy, It

• Collaborated with team, peers, and supervisors to create written policy that clarified Lab Manufacturing Incentive for our location; resulted in improved product quality, speed of manufacturing, and overall customer satisfaction.• Implemented progressive discipline, and when warranted, dismissal actions, to align performance and behavior with organizational mission, vision, and values; resulted in improved behaviors and performance improvements in all areas of the business.• Lead weekly store meetings to review performance, train on new behaviors, and reinforce policy and procedures; resulted in improved employee engagement that yielded improvements in all KPIs.• Maintained confidential employee files and records complete and up to date; resulted in high passing audit scores.• Managed compliance to policies and corporate culture during a cultural change to accountability; resulted in improved performance and employee engagement.• Conducted investigations regarding inventory control and facility incident reports; resulted in accurately identifying issues and recommending resolutions that protected company assets and mitigated or eliminated company liability• Implemented a Recruit 24/7 strategy, using networking online and in person and interviewing candidates year round regardless of current openings; resulted in faster hires when needed and built quality relationships with candidates.• Developed employees for upward mobility; resulted in significant employee engagement and internal succession candidates.• Engaged candidates in behavioral and practical interviews; resulted in effective hiring of best candidatesPersonal Recognitions & Honors• #1 in region and # 9 in company for Top Line Sales vs. Plan and vs. LY.• Coordinated and planned 1st ever special event between LensCrafters, Care Givers, and Dr. Amy Walden & Associates.• Grew store volume to highest level in store history.

Akron, Ohio, Us

• Demonstrated operational integrity in all activities by maintaining transparency to decision making and enforcing all actions by staff to be above board; resulted in effective leadership and customer experience index scores well above district and company averages. • Aligned tactical and operational planning with the strategic mission, vision, and goals for the company; resulted in superior performance for the team integral to my winning Manager of the Year.• Analyzed P&L to determine areas of opportunity; resulted in improved efficiency of operations and performance driving revenue by as much as 177% and profitability by as much as 450%.• Maintained knowledge of employment laws (Title VII, EEO, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, and the Equal Pay Act of 1963) ensuring hiring and promotion decisions are fair and equitable under the law; resulted in low turnover and improved employee satisfaction.• Recruited top talent from a diverse group of companies who could quickly develop into my position; resulted in effective succession planning for store, district, region, and company.• Developed employees for upward mobility; resulted in high employee engagement and internal succession candidates.• Implemented filing system to accurately track employee records, inventory control, performance analysis, and training; resulted in high passing audit scores at all locations.• Conducted progressive discipline and, when warranted, dismissal actions to align performance and behavior with organizational mission, vision, and values; resulted in improved behaviors and performance improvements in all areas of the business.Personal Recognition & Honors• Manager of the Year: #1 in entire region & #1 in volume category across entire company.• Managed teams through behavioral based coaching, performance analysis and motivational techniques – 3 time winner of Holiday Trip Incentive.• Consistently managed inventory control to within +/- $145 cost; contributed to profit increase of 450%.

Irving, Tx, Us

• Created detailed turnover policy with collaboration of employees, peers, and supervisors; resulted in clearly communicated expectations and improved the ability of the team to make ethical decisions regarding split sales. • Employed mediation, employee relations, and conflict resolution between employees to resolve issues that blocked effective work performance; resulted in improved relationships between team members and productivity growth at all locations• Conducted the recruitment, selection, hiring, and onboarding of candidates; resulted in the attainment of quality employees who drove performance which lead to my winning 2 Diamond "Z" Awards.• Implemented organized filing and tracking of accounts receivable / payable for supply, inventory, and repair departments; resulted in significant growth in controllable contribution and inventory control.• Created system for rotating loose diamonds through inventory and training team on diamond presentations; resulted in improved customer satisfaction by having the inventory they desired and drove top line sales by as much as 56% over plan.• Set sales goals daily, weekly, monthly and annually for team and managed individual performance to goal; resulted in successful achievement of sales plans by the teamPersonal Recognition & Honors• 2 Time Winner of Diamond “Z” Award – For top line sales increases over plan.• 3 Time Winner of Holiday Performance Incentive – For exceeding performance plans during Christmas selling season.• 5 Time “500” Club Winner – For inventory control +/- $500 retail variance.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Management

General Business & Music Education