Rene Walsh Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

United States

Providing comprehensive HR consulting services to clients, including policy development, performance management, employee relations, restructuring, leadership and career coaching.

Houston Texas Usa

In this role, I established and steered the global HR strategy for Sulzer’s largest business unit, impacting employees across 11 key locations in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.• Following company’s shift to matrix structure in 2017, led team of global employees in Brazil, Mexico, U.S., while providing dotted-line oversight to additional HR personnel worldwide, throughout Europe and Asia.• Liaised with Swiss-based Executive team to drive effective management of FTE headcount budget.• Enhanced team morale, performance, and engagement by executing regular performance, procedure, and compensation reviews to identify optimization opportunities.• Acted as chief HR representative and U.S. regional expert during all M&A activities; offered strategic insight for all items pertaining to culture, talent acquisition, benefits, remuneration, and risk assessment.

Five years into my tenure with Sulzer, I was promoted to direct regional HR and EHS strategy and operations, supporting employees across 22 sites in U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.• Managed robust U.S. benefits portfolio with dedicated multimillion-dollar budget. Seamlessly consolidated benefits and policies across divisions by spearheading shift to matrixed structure.• Acted as Fiduciary Chair for multimillion-dollar pension plan, consistently achieving 10% average annual asset growth.• Streamlined regional HR operations, synergized policies and procedures, and redefined organizational infrastructure by merging two U.S. legal entities.

Following my experience with LaCrosse, I was recruited to direct HR and compliance operations for 1.1K FTE employees across all U.S. business units of a Swiss-based fluid engineering corporation. These business units spanned sectors such as equipment manufacturing, parts & repair, engineering, and SG&A.• Led steering team with Canadian management team to align benefits and policy and procedure.• Achieved millions in annual cost savings over 5-year contract by successfully leading union negotiations in alignment with benefit consolidation and cost reduction objectives. • Led consolidation of key HR functions, streamlining HR operations and increasing organizational efficiency.• Played integral role in M&A and divestiture processes by championing talent integration and development as well as change management leadership.• Optimized employee performance by proactively counseling business leaders on disciplinary tactics and strategies.

In this role, I partnered with a 7-member U.S HR team to execute critical functions, including benefit/pension plan administration, in alignment with key business objectives.• Drove positive employee relations and optimized team performance by coaching team members and managers in best practices for conflict resolution and performance management.• Ensured compliance with state and federal employment operations mandates by routinely auditing and updating company policies and procedures.• Consolidated pension and benefit plans, achieving 12% annual cost reduction and earning recognition for Outstanding Achievement by company President.

Here, I oversaw the full scope of HR operations and safety compliance for a Fortune 500 company with 200 FTE employees, leveraging my prior leadership experience honed as the General Manager for La Madeleine to effectively develop and steer teams. I also promoted a culture of integrity and excellence that empowered personnel to deliver top results.