Onboarded to lead Human Resources operations and guide all facets of HR strategy including succession planning, performance management, organizational design, and leadership development. Serving as a HR Manager, responsible for overseeing the HR function related to employee relations, training, payroll, compliance, compensation strategy, and benefits.• Developed, implemented, and maintained efficient HR policies and procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with company goals.• Provides strategic HR guidance to senior leadership, contributing to organizational goal achievement and initiatives.• Strategized and implemented comprehensive benefit programs, enhancing employee satisfaction and organizational performance.• Helps direct administration of employee benefit plans, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across health insurance and retirement plans.• Worked to establish strong relationships with benefit providers, optimizing service and cost-effectiveness through contract negotiations.• Conducted regular audits and analysis of benefit programs to ensure competitiveness within the industry.• Manages all HR operations for 150 employees across 7 locations, including recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management.• Advised three other business units on HR matters, aligning human capital strategies with company objectives.• Led investigations into employee complaints, ensuring fair resolution while upholding company policies.

Human Resources, talent development, employee retention, and leadership development consultant. Provide Front line Supervisor Coaching and Development- a unique model that has a two-pronged approach to meet business needs. ★ Focus on soft-skill development, behavioral coaching, and learning methodologies. Empower clients to develop their leadership, management, and people skills.• Assist clients in recognizing the importance of human capital, the creation and implementation of employee success plans, improved employee relations, improved employee buy-in, team alignment, and improved collaboration.

Onboarded to lead Human Resources operations and guide all facets of HR strategy including performance management, organizational design, and leadership development. Responsible for overseeing the HR function related to employee relations, training, compliance, compensation, and benefits.★ Coached supervisors and front-line managers: Helped develop and elevate their leadership skills about team member retention and conflict resolution, focusing on strengthening the relationship between the supervisor and the team members. • Provided leadership and managed daily HR operations. Authored and monitored KPI’s, mentored staff, created team and personal success plans. Served as Subject Matter Expert for any issues they encountered. • Diagnosed organizational issues, developed solutions, and implemented action plans. Tracked internal customer success metrics, resolved employee issues, and built and maintained internal customer relationships.• Identified opportunities to simplify, standardize and automate HR processes. Analyzed and improved current state processes in order to define and implement future state processes.• Pioneered and instituted programs that developed and continuously improved internal customer satisfaction initiatives, championing employee development programs, and creating rewarding work environments.• Served as a key business partner of the Management team (coaching, employee relations, discipline, safety, investigations). • Partnered with front-line leadership to focus on the needs of staffing within the organization aligning their needs with the efforts of the organization.

Provided governance and HR organization leadership for industry leading manufacturer, directing 8 HR professionals in staffing, recruitment, benefits, training, HRIS, and regulatory compliance. Heavy emphasis on a customer service approach to meeting the needs of operations and team members. ★ Strategically led and fully executed key HR initiatives that supported company vision. HR partner to executive leadership, designing and deploying people-related strategies, providing guidance and counseling to operations leaders, making high-level and deep impact decisions aligned with organizational goals.• Partnered with cross-functional leadership to identify high performers and build talent pipelines. Executed succession plans and created development plans and learning agendas to support growth and strengthen the capability of high performers.• Post-Acquisition HR Integration: Skillfully assisted with multiple business acquisitions, through on-boarding and integrating team members successfully into the company’s culture. • Team Member Relations: Introduced proactive team member relations and communications programs to resolve previous labor and management issues within the division to strengthen the credibility and team member focus of the HR organization.