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Denver, Co, Us

Bethesda, Md, Us

Program lead for the $160mm Global HR Transformation initiative. In this position I am leading the global effort to enact sweeping change across the entire HR function, replacing, evolving, and updating systems, processes, tools, and technology in order to propel LM HR into the digital future. With my direct reporting team of 30+ HR professionals, as well as hundreds of other engaged HR and IT team members across our global business, we will revolutionize the HR function in ways that will not only drive optimized processes, systems, and tools, but will enable our HR teammates to deliver best in class HR value to the 115,000 LM employees across the corporation.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Leading a team of 35+ HR professionals providing HR business partnership to over 12,000 space and missile engineers.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Lead a powerful HR team that provides strategic and tactical HR support to executives and some of the world's most brilliant engineers in support of multiple multi-billion dollar Space related lines of business.

COTT CORPORATION is the world's largest retailer brand beverage manufacturer, with nearly $3bn in annual revenues. Cott has business dealings in more than 60 countries, the principal markets being the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico. • Leading all HR functions within the independent US Business Unit ($1.7 bn annual revenue). Currently leading a team of 30+ HR professionals in areas of compensation, benefits, retirement, payroll, HR business partners both in corporate and manufacturing operations (union and non union), training, and safety functions.• Built the HR strategy and integrated it into the short and long term strategic plan, resulting in dramatic changes to leadership model, hiring practices, performance review process, and compensation/benefits model. • Led the integration of a $600mm US-based acquisition. Relocated to the headquarters of the acquired company; financial and organizational success metrics are exceeding internal and external expectations. Have successfully integrated and reorganized all functions, helping to lead the team in identifying and delivering millions in synergies. • Trusted by GM and all members of executive management as an honest, open, and business focused partner and advisor with the acumen and confidence to help drive the organization using critical HR processes and skills.• Drove a significant reorganization of the HR team to up-skill our capability, create bench strength, develop the HR strategy, and assume greater accountability as a function for the success of the business.• Drive strategy for all benefits & compensation programs. Directly manage design, contract negotiation, and implementation of all US health and retirement benefits ($20+mm spend annually).

Rotterdam, South Holland, Nl

• Managed executive and Independent Board of Director (BOD) compensation programs and execution: hire packages, long term incentives (PSU’s, SAR’s, RSU’s, Options, etc.), and retention agreements. Manage external trustees, record keepers, and partnered with external domestic and int’l legal firms to create plan documents and public filings.• Developed materials for and participated in quarterly meetings of the HR Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.• Transitioned the entire US non-union employee base from PPO medical program to a HSA/high deductible health plan. Transitioned medical and dental insurance from a fully-insured to a self-insured funding model. Achieved over $3mm in savings in two years through the benefits design improvements and restructure of funding model.• Instituted the first COTT Wellness program including fitness, health coaching, smoking cessation, and healthy diet programs. Program has driven reduction in claims, thus lowering overall benefits costs. Saved over $1.5mm in 2010, had no premium increases for 2011 and none planned for 2012.• Transitioned three USA 401K plans ($30mm in assets) to a new provider and consolidated to one plan, offering superior investment alternatives, employee service, and lower fees.• Designed a new LTI program for top 30 COTT executives in 2010. Operated successfully since such time.• Designed and implemented aggressive sales incentive programs to align individual performance with compensation.• Overhauled Compensation & Benefits team; streamlined organization size by 30% while consistently achieving superior performance. • Orchestrated global compensation and benefits surveys with Mercer and AON Consulting, encompassing our major business units in US, Canada, Mexico, and the UK. Used results to drive FY09 Comp/Ben strategy.• Directed the downsizing of 120 employees at all levels including senior execs. Managed severance terms, communications, and negotiations.

• HR Director for Corporate Headquarters. Trusted partner providing extensive leadership coaching and feedback to the CEO and senior executives.• Led the recruiting and hiring of over 40 employees to the executive office in 6 months, including Directors, Senior Directors, VP’s, and Senior VP’s. • Managed the design and construction of a new corporate office site; $6mm budget. Used the office move as a catalyst for driving fundamental cultural transition from a traditional cube and office design to an open format environment, successfully focusing the team on achieving critical cultural shifts: from hierarchical to open communication, from rigor to results, and from employees to owners. New building has been recognized widely by the local business community, the Florida governor’s office, and large corporations throughout the country as a successful model for forward-thinking corporate environments.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Microsoft Corporation is the world’s largest computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its most recognized products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software.• Drove the strategy and integration of the Sales Force Training model and HR Learning Management framework to over 22,000 field employees in nearly every country in the world ($100K budget).• Successfully established partnerships between field sales training and field HR to develop and implement an integrated training module to global field sales force, driving a >100% increase YOY in tool adoption.• Designed and implemented the first official training engagement model and account plan template to formalize relationship between Field training organization and field and segment stakeholders.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• HR Business Partner to the General Managers of Microsoft Games Studios. • Analyzed and restructured the Forza studio, helping to transform the group from an 18 to a 36 month game development cycle.• Facilitated the successful management buyout of the Digital Anvil Studio, for which I was awarded the Microsoft Compass Award. • Participated on the Manager Capability Team for the Home Entertainment and Devices Division. Results included driving manager capability into business through individual performance metrics, development of the annual manager curriculum, and plan refinement based on data analysis.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Orchestrated the merger of the two major Microsoft field training organizations: Sales Training and Services Training. Created one streamlined model for generating and delivering training to the field force.• Built organization design, created assessment & measurement tools, identified risks, eliminated redundancies.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• First employee recruited into the Microsoft HR Trax development program. Extensive executive training and mentoring. Eight-month rotations included Staffing/Recruiting, Organizational Development, & HR Generalist.

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Designed, developed, and implemented the culminating business experience for high potential executives participating in the Microsoft Partner Bench Program. Created training modules, provided mentor experiences, small scale practice events, and matched executives to major corporate accounts; made lifetime technical experts into executive sponsors.

Project: Make a Difference - OPERATION SMILE, Nairobi, Kenya. May 1998.• Distributed clothing, educational materials, and toys (collected through various donation drives in the US) to Kenyan elementary schools and orphanages. Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.Elementary School Teacher - Clifford School, Guangzhou, China. Dec. 1996 - Jul. 1997.• Volunteer English instructor. Taught a class of fifteen 4 and 5 year old Chinese students.Misión Nicaragua-Managua, LDS Church, Managua, Nicaragua. Aug. 1994 – Aug. 1996.• Service and proselytizing missionary. Extensive leadership responsibility over 100+ volunteer missionaries.

Masters Of Hr, Hr

Mba, Human Resources

Ba - Liberal Arts, Business, Spanish