In 2004, I took a huge leap of faith and left a Fortune 500 organization to help expand a family-owned business from the ground up. I was intrigued and excited about the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on a growing organization. During my tenure, I have proudly served as the Senior HR Executive directing the strategic planning, development, and leadership of all HR, employee relations, EH&S, organizational development, and talent management initiatives. I have been instrumental in developing and executing strategies that have enabled significant growth. SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS: ✦ Strategic & Change Leadership: Facilitated annual strategic planning process with leadership team, including comprehensive SWOT analysis and prioritization of critical growth initiatives. ✦ Talent Acquisition & Development: Developed robust sales hiring strategy that transformed organizational structure and increased profitability, generating $12M revenue in 3 years. ✦ HR Administration & Outsourcing: Built HR department from the ground up, establishing key policies, procedures, and strategies that reinvigorated company culture and improved organizational effectiveness. ✦ Operational Growth: Boosted productivity 20% in 3 months by creating standard operating procedures, reporting guidelines, and performance metrics that drove alignment and accountability. ✦ Legal Compliance & Safety: Established return-to-work program that helped retain valuable employees and reduce workers compensation costs 80% in 2 years.

In this role I led complete HR generalist affairs – staffing, benefits, safety, talent development, performance management, succession planning, and HR strategy – for a distribution center with 400+ employees. I coached and supported managers on employee issues, providing guidance through progressive discipline and performance improvement processes. I also designed and delivered diverse training programs for all levels of personnel. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: ✦ Enterprise wide certified training facilitator for all levels of the organization.✦ Large-Scale Change Leadership: Successfully led $19M enterprise-wide implementation of new HRIS system (PeopleSoft) impacting 25K+ employees globally. Served as project leader and subject matter expert, coordinating meetings and reporting regularly to key stakeholders.