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Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Leadership team. Serves as the strategic HR business partner to the CEO and executive team. Responsible for leading, innovating, maturing and delivering Kem Krest's human capital strategy to enable business strategy and growth of our talent.

Served as the trusted strategic HR leader and advisor to multiple Corporate and Commercial Executive Leaders and their leadership teams. Deeply embedded in business strategies, responsible for creating, leading and delivering aligned HR strategies including talent selection, organizational design, leadership development and succession planning, strategic workforce planning, organizational culture, DE&I and employee engagement for over 1,200 employees globally.

Served as the trusted strategic HR business partner and advisor Corporate and Commercial Executive Leaders and their leadership teams. Developed and executed the HR strategic for organizational design, talent selection, leadership development and employee engagement in alignment with business strategies. Led three HR acquisition integrations. Led the HR design and execution of two commercial business unit splits. Led the divisional HR implementation of Workday HRIS.Led… Show more Served as the trusted strategic HR business partner and advisor Corporate and Commercial Executive Leaders and their leadership teams. Developed and executed the HR strategic for organizational design, talent selection, leadership development and employee engagement in alignment with business strategies. Led three HR acquisition integrations. Led the HR design and execution of two commercial business unit splits. Led the divisional HR implementation of Workday HRIS.Led Divisional HR functions: Talent Management, Sales Talent Acquisition, Meeting and Event Planning, HR Operations, HR M&A Integration Planning and Execution. Show less

Served as the trusted strategic HR business partner Corporate and Commercial Executive Leaders and their leadership teams. Partnered with leaders to design and implement HR strategic for organizational design, talent selection, leadership development and employee engagement in alignment to with business objectives.Led the divisional implementation of HRIS systems for compensation and talent management. Led the divisional launch of an aligned compensation and job framework. Led multiple… Show more Served as the trusted strategic HR business partner Corporate and Commercial Executive Leaders and their leadership teams. Partnered with leaders to design and implement HR strategic for organizational design, talent selection, leadership development and employee engagement in alignment to with business objectives.Led the divisional implementation of HRIS systems for compensation and talent management. Led the divisional launch of an aligned compensation and job framework. Led multiple organizational restructures realized through strategic workforce planning. Show less

Responsible for the operations of Document Control, Internal Audit and Quality Systems. Led the preparation, execution, response activities of internal and external audits, and collaborated with audit owners to drive findings to closure. Led the digitization of 1400 project documents for compliance and efficiency. Managed 17 professional associates. Grew organization from a team of 6 to 17, hiring and developing talent to meet the needs of the business.

Responsible for the operations of manufacturing and materials. Drove capacity increases ranging from 18% to 80% while maintaining headcount by setting high goals, increasing employee engagement, line changes and cross-training. Reduced material dock-to-stock time from over 5 business days to under 1. Reduced number of customer order misses from over 33 pieces/month to 3.6. Transferred administrative work from engineers and buyers to material handlers. Led the first ever paperless physical… Show more Responsible for the operations of manufacturing and materials. Drove capacity increases ranging from 18% to 80% while maintaining headcount by setting high goals, increasing employee engagement, line changes and cross-training. Reduced material dock-to-stock time from over 5 business days to under 1. Reduced number of customer order misses from over 33 pieces/month to 3.6. Transferred administrative work from engineers and buyers to material handlers. Led the first ever paperless physical inventory. Show less

Delivered on 98% product availability. Drove supplier performance scores to 99%, in quantity, quality and on-time. Secured supplier cost reductions of more than $120,000 in 1 year. Supported the execution of 5 platform product launches.