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United States

Ontario, California, United States

Downey, California, Us

Responsible for executing and delivering a strategic focus on people and culture during a time of significant change and transformation as the company successfully transitioned into a customer and employee-first organization.♦ Optimize operations through executive-level HR leadership across the entire portfolio♦ Hand-selected to partner with the CEO to build a scalable HR infrastructure and performance-based culture. Drove rapid hiring results improving human capital growth by 32%♦ Integral in transitioning from legacy manual processes to a fully integrated digital environment♦ Launched the first-ever fully integrated learning platform to drive productivity and efficiency♦ Analyzed, assessed, and restructured high-performing HR business partners across all business entities across the US

Melbourne, Vic, Au

$1.6B+ Supply Chain and Global forwardingOversaw all human resource capital management aspects and transformed and modernized the company’s talent agenda and priorities. Championed technology and new ways of thinking to create industry-leading practices in engagement, recruitment, and performance across diverse business segments throughout North America.♦ Vital in collaborating with US CEO as the key people strategist and member of the Executive team♦ Amplified and developed the NA HR people strategy♦ Advocated for a workforce that expanded from 3,400 to 5,600♦ Served as lead architect in transforming multiple acquisitions and subsidiaries into an integrated NA BU.♦ Propelled success for a series of significant organizational changes, including consolidating and innovating legacy people systems and structures

Atlanta, Ga, Us

$121B Global Service-Oriented Package Delivery and Supply Chain Management♦ Provided oversight and direction for all Supply Chain Logistics for a boutique Life Sciences Pacific Northwest DC, directing a lean staff of 260 and managing a $117M revenue budget♦ Slashed ~$3M in contract-dedicated guarantees and other waste; eliminated 4 contracts and re-negotiated 1; reduced contract-dedicated fleet from 125 to 75♦ Delivered margin improvement by 9% (16%) over 4 years due to an uptick in people; increased performance of 3rd party haulers; better analytics of cost containment; underwriting better lucrative sustainable business (terms & conditions); Improvement in AR payment terms and aging performance♦ Partnered with HR on championing several Six Sigma CI projects garnering savings of $1.4 million in 2008 and 2009♦ Introduced Static Carrier program that grew to 30% of all LTL shipments resulting in 6% YOY savings in transportation spending♦ Collaborated with HR on key OD initiatives, transforming lean workflows to address redundancies, people with skills, and KPIs.♦ Developed and promoted 5 staff members into leadership roles across multiple regions in 4 years

Masters, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology