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Administer policies and procedures consistently and equitably for the organization. Implement and comply with AAP, EEO programs and other government standards. Partner with Safety Manager to administer Workman’s Comp protocols. Oversight of ADA/EEOC compliance. Oversee the implementation of training and/or educational programs. Responsible for employee relations and engagement. Manage conflict resolution with managers and employees. Counsel, Review and Execute disciplinary actions at all levels in the facility. Create and maintain wage and salary compensation plans; Responsible for all the staffing needs of the plant including but not limited to advertising for vacancies, recruiting, screening, interviewing, testing, appraisals, promotions, transfers and separations. Provide Risk Assessments and Justifications to Leadership team (Plant Manager, VP Operations) for RIF’s initiatives. Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives to achieve organizational goals. Implement and Support HPT's. Provided strategic HRBP solutions to achieve business results. Strong Change Leadership capabilities in leading organizational and cultural change. Drive Employee Engagement. Provide Strategic support for all levels of Leaderships throughout the organization. Oversee all Payroll for San Antonio facility. Major accomplishments:• Upgraded and Implemented facility wide communication plan and technology.• Led the implementation of High Performance Teams. 200 employees. • Revised internal policies to align business with market trends and competitiveness.• Implemented a 5 year strategic initiative to align hourly production wage scales for market competitiveness. • Recognized by JCI HR Leadership team for leading and participating in the Global Behavior Change Team. • Expanded HR scope of responsibility to include multiple plants in JCI.• Introduced and Executed plant wide security plan and policy.• Led successful union free campaign for the facility.

Lead Human Resources Manager Direct Report to the HR Vice President located in Morton, IL (Headquarters).Build partnerships by providing services to the leadership and employees throughout the organization focusing on achieving the corporate strategy and helping individual employees raise to their potential. Provided strategic counsel, solutions and leadership to the Operations teams which included 10 Logistics Center Managers and 2 General Manager and their staff. Caterpillar Logistics locations included McAllen, Laredo, Indianapolis, Greenwood, Tulsa, Florida, Elko NV, Southaven MS, El Paso, Waco Texas and Latin America. Supervised 7 HR Managers in various locations throughout the organization. Drove execution and achievement of our Employee Engagement and Achieved Safety targets, including improvement in diversity metrics and 100% compliance Employee Action Planning; Evaluate W&B surveys to determine market competitiveness and implement wage strategy or structure if applicable. Lead strategic meetings and trainings for facility staff in the areas of workforce planning, learning and development; Coaching; Discipline, Terminations and Recruitment, Perform random HR audits in facilities to ensure OFCCP FSLA, DOL, I9 and Corporate compliance,. Lead training session for frontline supervisors and Managers in the areas of Leadership, Coaching, and Development Plans. Strategic HR partner in facility startups and closures. Major accomplishments:• Led and Supported Caterpillar Logistics facility start up in Waco Texas in the areas of recruitment/ onboarding and HR Training.• Recognized for achieving and sustaining Plant Engagement @ 97% - McAllen Texas • Partnered with VP of Operations and rolled out Supervisory Coaching training to 10 facilities in the US.

Managed human resources policies and procedures for a manufacturer of women’s intimate apparel for wholesale customers in multiple countries including the USA. Responsible for surveying salary and benefit markets; establishing job grades, salary ranges, performance evaluations, pay scales, and hiring guidelines, HR polices; and generating salary reports and budget and forecast analysis. In addition, measure Cost efficiency and organizational impact of employee programs. Coordinate staff relocation and evaluate employee-training programs. • Developed and Implemented HR polices to meet company goals and objectives. • Supervised the HR departments of 5 facilities with an average employee of 425 per factory and a total HR staff of 5 managers and 10 HR assistants. • Sarbanes Oxley.: Coordinate and supervise all SOx audit results and test data. Ensure compliance in legal and policy procedures for HR. Major accomplishments:• Developed policies and procedures to comply with the World Wide Responsible Apparel Production certification program that secured business with major VF customers. 100% compliance.• Created and implemented security procedures to improve Loss- Prevention metrics resulting in reducing write-offs. • Developed a payroll authorization system that records payroll transactions and movements for offshore employees in real time and reduced turnaround time from three weeks to five days.• Developed an applicant flow-recruiting database for offshore recruiting. Program reduces the turnaround time to fill the vacant position and streamlines the process. Applicable for 3 countries.• Led Global Compliance Initiative: Insure factory legal, regulatory and safety compliance for Intimates owned factories as well as contract factories in multiple continents. (North & South America) for Intimates customers. (Victoria’s Secret, Nike, Sears, JC Penny Wal-Mart). Conform to OSHA standards in most counties.

Evaluate major customers’ current distribution costs and recommend alternatives for the largest package delivery company in the world. Scope of responsibility included analyzing customer financial data and reporting profitability, performing cost statement analysis, structuring customized services pricing and coordinating Latin America strategies. Supported Mexico sales staff and customer resource group that provided United States customers a gateway to Latin America and increased sales and market share. Made recommendations to international clients that reduced distribution costs and increased productivity