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Saint Paul, MN, US

• Leads and mentors 1 HR generalist, driving professional growth and development from intern to manager through professional development activities, trainings, and hands on experiences in the field.
• Oversees work comp and ADA issues, minimizing risks through timely Workers Compensation Claims Management, government regulation compliance, and Union Labor relations.
• Designs leadership development trainings, assessing skills, performance, and behaviors of leaders for succession planning improving internal promotional opportunities for employees and reducing turnover year over year.
• Communicates with cross-functional teams and leadership, identifying opportunities for growth, reducing turnover for leadership positions and creating an internal promotional ladder.
• Oversees strategic Union contract preparation and review processes resulting in zero strikes, zero threats of strikes and CBA negotiations for over 7 different labor unions all wrapped up under expected budgeted.

Rosemont, IL, US

US

• Managed daily business operations, performance, P&L, and strategy, including coordinating performance and revenue monitoring for 18 locations.
• Oversaw, trained, and led a team of 2 across 2 locations, establishing KPIs to drive continued growth.
• Developed talent pipeline, keeping a consistent positive 12% overstaffing, reducing overtime by 25%, cutting work comp claims by 20% YoY, and driving productivity up 25% within the first 6 months saving the company.
• Facilitated learning processes for training over 50 front line people leaders on the new enterprise-wide Compensation tool resulting in simplified, standardized compensation processes for annual merit increases.
• Implemented the Reyes Holdings Driver Academy, the internal training center for CDL licensing, scheduling training for over 30 Midwest associates, reducing wait times for licensure by months per person by avoiding.
• Served as the Business Unit delegate and superuser for the rollout of the PeopleFluent Compensation module to 17 locations throughout North America, improving recruiting, talent management, and compensation management.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Managed and trained a team of 14 HR professionals across multiple locations, driving personal and professional growth through professional development activities.
• Adopted the Ishikawa Fishbone accident review and root cause investigation board, capturing $300K in savings from the cost of injuries in the first year with $900K in savings by 2016.
• Identified opportunities for cultural growth, implementing DE&I efforts and shared cultural plan after acquisition, improving employee satisfaction by 12% YoY.
• Launched a transitional duty program to enable valued employees with medical restrictions to contribute to the company in alternative assignments, lowering the volume of Worker’s Compensation claims 15% YoY and.
• Partnered with Southwest Minnesota University to build an internship program, creating a pipeline of talented candidates for entry-level positions, overcoming a national shortage of Class A Certified Drivers.
• Identified issues of overpayments, noncompliance, and breaches of business agreements in the payroll system, serving as the foundation for the adoption of a new system that eliminated over $250K in fraudulent payments.