Global Human Resources Business Partner leading people strategy for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure, Cloud and IT Operations within PepsiCo's Strategy & Transformation team.

Global HR Business Partner leading people strategy for PepsiCo's Chief Technology Office, supporting 900+ leaders and employees in 50 countries.

Global HR Business Partner supporting IT PepsiCo Global Template Strategy (SAP S/4HANA) and broader Global IT.Accomplishments:• Executed successful multi-lever sourcing strategy to ramp up employee PepsiCo Food North America SAP IT Deployment team filling 100+ specialized roles

Global HR Business Partner supporting PepsiCo Global IT.Skills Developed | Experiences:HR business partner, global business partnership, people strategy, matrix organizations, influence leadership, COE strategic partnerships, employee relations, compensation strategy, talent development, cross-functional project management, change management, campus recruitingAccomplishments:• Led multi-functional and international partnerships to ramp up Information Security Warsaw hub streamlining job evaluation and posting process to accelerate offshoring roles.• Partnered with IT leadership to design and execute new IT Op Model and stand up functional COEs supporting transformation efforts to adopt new ways of working and leverage cost effective locations.• Delivered Global IT CIO Awards celebrations for 128 associates in 18 countries in cross-sector virtual events delighting leadership and associate families alike.• Drove the Information Security compensation strategy to increase retention and PepsiCo cyber talent competitiveness in the market.• Directed development and delivery of Spotlight in Leadership series providing baseline leadership skills training for 50+ leaders. Training subsequently leveraged in additional IT functions.

Provided HR support for 500+ employees at 5 locations in the South Texas Market and South Region Transport.Skills Developed | Experiences:HR business partner, employee relations, union avoidance strategy, employee engagement, influence leadership, cross-function team leadership, training, project management, talent acquisition, change management, compensation, campus recruitingAccomplishments:• Led multi-region change team to successfully implement new Supply Chain Competency Assessment program in 7 plants in the Mountain and South Regions.• Directed the promotion and execution of market Frontline Associate Career Development program leading to a 35% increase in qualified candidates over a 2 year period.• Partnered with labor team to manage union avoidance strategy in 3 locations mitigating risk through proactive leadership training and frontline associate engagement.

Provided HR support for 300+ employees in the South Texas Market.Skills Developed | Experiences:HR generalist, employee relations, training, campus recruiting, project management, talent acquisition, change managementAccomplishments:• Partnered with business to successfully launch Value Chain Transformation Go-To-Market pilot championing employee engagement and providing feedback for phase 2 roll out.• Developed and led market frontline leader onboarding training; the South Texas Market achieved the highest onboarding completion rate in the South Region in 2016.

Provided HR support for 200+ employees at 7 locations (6 union) in the West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky Market. Co-led MidAtlantic Region campus recruiting efforts.Skills Developed | Experiences:HR generalist, labor relations, contract negotiations, union petition response campaign, strike prep, training, employee relations, campus recruiting, project managementAccomplishments:• Directed cross-functional market team completing 100% strike contingency preparation goals for 10 locations in response to escalated contract negotiations. • Led market campus recruiting efforts at 2 local schools focusing on brand building and increasing candidate flow through increased participation in campus activities, club outreach and alumni on-campus engagement.• Achieved >90% frontline participation in end-of-year PepsiCo Values Training initiative.

Provided teaching support for 3 university courses mentoring/coaching and conducting skills assessments for 140+ students. Led team of 5 teaching assistants. Skills Developed | Experiences:Change management, consulting, coaching/mentoring, giving feedback, performance appraisal, communication skills, instructional designWorked with the following courses:MBA 537 - Change ManagementMBA 693 - Communication Skills for Business LeadersORG B 330 - Organizational Development & ChangeMBA 548 - Strategic Human Resources Management

Provided HR support for 500+ internationally based employees at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems. Certified as a Raytheon Six Sigma Specialist.Skills Developed | Experiences:HR generalist, project management, expat support, communications strategy, networking, six sigma, reduction in force, midyear reviews, building rapport with clientele, change management, time management, sponsor engagement, skills trainingAccomplishments:• Developed communication framework between HR and 10 expats for decreasing employee relations issues and increasing overall awareness of HR support available to expats.• Proposed roles/responsibilities clarification and an engagement structure for streamlining communication between HR functions during international contract pursuits.• Drove mid-year performance reviews for quality group (350+ employees) achieving 100% completion by internal deadline for the first time in 3 years. Received achievement award for this accomplishment.

Led talent acquisition, onboarding and performance management for 50+ employees and 5 team leads responsible for training 2100+ multinational students learning Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Japanese, and Tagalog.Skills Developed | Experiences:Workforce planning, talent acquisition, talent development, onboarding, coaching/mentoring, training delivery, performance management, giving feedback, performance observation, skills training, conflict management, professional development, ambiguity, interviewing, leadership development, project management, progressive discipline, budget management, annual reviews, process improvement, team building, teaching, leveraging network, learning materials development, motivation strategy, vision creationAccomplishments:• Decreased onboarding process time by 50% by creating supplemental materials and organizing cross-divisional trainings; these practices were adopted organization-wide 6 months later (1000+ employees).• Led talent acquisition, materials sourcing, and training to launch a new language division; this language became a top performing division within 6 months in overall teacher performance.• Managed materials development team of 40+ employees, developing materials in 28 languages and completing the project in record time. • Implemented workforce planning strategy that realized 20% cost savings by extending student projection visibility by 70% and embedding projections and budget constraints into a forecasting database.

Taught 90+ students effective communication in Japanese language and cultural awareness.Skills Developed | Experiences:Mentoring, training delivery, curriculum development, performance appraisal, skills training, learning materials development, language teachingAccomplishments:• Developed online study program that increased instructor/student communication and provided extra-curricular learning materials and resources.

Worked with a cross-functional team to create content for computer-assisted language learning materials.Skills Developed | Experiences:Team building, leveraging network, ambiguity, process improvement, project management, sponsor engagement, client relationship management, cross-functional teamsAccomplishments:• Streamlined development processes decreasing unit throughput time by over 100% through spearheading cross-functional communication and planning, and providing specialized team trainings.

Supported international business relations assisting in the preparation of sales and confidential documents.Skills Developed | Experiences:Japanese language, translation, sponsor engagement, language teaching, new culture navigation/integration, skills trainingAccomplishments:• Provided daily training to personnel on English communication strategies which improved employee communication effectiveness via phone and email with international customers and business partners.

Led a team of 8 teachers in interpersonal and language teaching strategies, trained 500+ call center personnel in communication skills, and instructed 100+ students in Japanese language communication skills.Skills Developed | Experiences:Training delivery, language teaching, coaching/mentoring, skills training, team building, creating visions, motivation strategyAccomplishments:• Supported the launch of a never-before-created community-based volunteer call center branch.