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Franklin Park, Il

Responsible for providing leadership to all five domestic Sloan locations to achieve strategic, financial and operational goals within the context and alignment of the business objectives. Leading culture and engagement for both both union and non union asscociates.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Leader of the Human Resources team and member of the executive team.Setting the overall HR strategy with responsibilities for employee relations, compensation, company communications, HRIS systems, recruitment and selection, benefits strategy and administration, environmental safety and health.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Sr HR Manager for 1000 person facility, Focusing on the daily management of the 800 manufacturing facility associates. Worked with the senior leadership team to drive strategic initiatives. Developed and implemented process improvements and ensured positive employee relations. Lead the human resource function for the manufacturing facility managers, supervisors and employees.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Directed HR and safety for 300 person manufacturing plant with intermittent oversight extending to five locations consisting of 3 unions and 1,000 employees.Key Responsibilities & Results:• Overseer of all human resource functions including execution of strategic planning, performance management, compensation plans, recruitment, conflict resolution, policies, safety programs, medical management, affirmative action planning, benefits administration, special events, training, and communication.• Devised and deployed re-organizational strategies to boost profitability. Collaborated on best in class methods to improve plant performance, leverage talent, orchestrated positive culture change, and mobilized cost saving initiatives. Directed HR and salary budgeting.Managed benefits plans and multi-tasked to effect resolution or numerous daily and long-term employee and operational issues.• Planed and lead collective bargaining agreements with multiple unions.ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Culture change agent- collaborated with Operations Director and built productive relationship with union leadership to create a beneficial work environment that maximized performance.• 92% reduction in union grievances served as catalyst for corporate investment in plant by eliciting substantial savings from captured lost productivity. Slashed annual grievances from as many as 48 to an average of 4.• Developed internship program that provided a talent pipeline of high potential candidates. Set specific and measurable talent upgrade goals.• Twice accomplished no lost time accidents during 2-year time frames. One year after taking over the safety program awarded the Pentair Safety award for most improved safety program in the corporation.• 2012 developed and implemented a program resulting in fewest recordable accidents in plant history.• Championed lean manufacturing transformation and achieved steady gains in union acceptance of the long-term benefits.

Greater St. Louis Area

Managed multiple functions for manufacturer of machinery lubrication equipment.Safety ManagerActed as significant change agent in forging plant culture change from one of entitlement to partnership. Challenged to cut workers'​ compensation costs to avert plant closureProvided multi-pronged management expertise in safety, health, workers'​ compensation, and for various security functions. As well, performed HR Generalist duties for management staff and two labor unions. Charged with strategic planning, terminations, grievance resolution, policy generation, intern recruitment and placement, claims and contract administration. Employed radical thinking and rigorous management of workers'​ compensation system to craft multiple improvements to achieve a more productive plant with a lessened financial burden.Slashed workers' compensation premium from $1.9 million to $350,000.70% reduction in recordable injuries and 86% reduction in total lost days.Promoted to Pentair Kansas City operation in 1998.

Greater St. Louis Area

Maintained safety management and training, workers'​ compensation management, and air/noise monitoring to achieve facility compliance with OSHA regulations for the world's largest producer of magnet wire coatings. Promoted to OSHA Affairs Coordinator after achieving 50% reduction in OHSA recordable accidents that resulted in substantial lowering of workers' compensation costs.

Master Of Science Degree, Environmental Studies

Bachelor Of Science Degree, Geology