I love to dig into business problems and solve them with innovative outcomes. I constantly envision creative ways to improve and upgrade deliverables. To accomplish this, I focus on high standards, build cohesive and high-performing teams, and generate and execute on ideas that thwart tradition. I’ve enjoyed many positions throughout my career in human resources operations and strategy, and developed an expertise in employee & labor relations. My personal and professional experiences have taught me the following: I rapidly earn the respect of others through high standards:- I put my customer groups at the center of all that I do.- I champion cross-functional collaboration and relationship building.- I empower people leaders to address employee & labor relations issues in support of organizational goals while minimizing risk. I can lead and grow world-class teams from 10 to 100 people:- I have a competitive spirit, but helping the team win gives me greater motivation.- I influence others through high expectations of myself and others.- I am a strategic thinker and conscientious of the smallest details. - I welcome and embrace new perspectives. I educate, refine, and drive myself to be a better person:- Because I never settle, I’m constantly learning.- I remain calm in the face of adversity.- I make quick, creative, and high-quality decisions. - I have a profound sense of adventure. Skills/Interests: Workplace investigations, pro-employee programs, union contract negotiations, union grievance processes (including arbitration & mediation), design & implementation of centralized HR service delivery models, union organizing counter campaigns, instructional design, training & development, public speaker, published author, licensed attorney in the state of Minnesota.
Listed skills include Employee Relations, Human Resources, Training, Recruiting, and 50 others.
