Edward Bolton Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Hackensack, Minnesota, Us

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Us

Distributor and manufacturer/distributor of door frame and hardware components.• Leader of Human Resources Team• Hired/Coached HR Team Member, building team from ground-up• Implemented new HRIS (Paycom) system, replacing ADP WorkforceNow• Built internal communication platform, writing newsletters, planning and scheduling town-hall meetings, writing memos for CEO/President and other leaders• Culture leader building platform of training, supervisory skills, communication and values for culture change and enhancement, annual survey and assessments• Tying company strategy to HR programs and tactical initiatives includingOperations, Benefits, Compliance, Talent Acquisition and HRIS.• Trusted Partner and confidant to senior leadership and managers of all levels • Managing personnel budget and corporate personnel OPEX• Coach and advisor to remote General Managers, Supervisors at all locations in the US• Employee relations practitioner and strategy leader

New Brighton, Mn, Us

Global manufacturing of industrial screens and filtrations systems - 1200+ FTE’s• Regional HR Leadership (US and South America) responsible for creating HR strategy and initiatives to drive overall corporate strategies. • Helped to Develop global plan and implementation of Centers of Excellence (COE) for employee communication, HR Strategy, employee relations operations• US employee classification and compensation band implementation resulting in clear direction on employee pay and levels• Significant Culture change leader and implementation of communications, culture initiatives, organizational development, benefits and compensation, talent acquisition and succession planning, strategy development• Decreased talent acquisition from 130 days to 90 days, while cutting recruitment expenses by 90%• Updated on-boarding system with rating of 98% satisfaction from new employees• Created a culture of year over year improvement in morale, trust and company perception• Developed performance management system by utilizing ADP WorkforceNow• Maximized use of HRIS system (ADP WorkforceNow) by implementing modules and going paperless for onboarding and employee records, completing scanning of historic records in just 6 months-Prior BOD - TCSHRM-Prior BOD - Real Time Talent

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Professor for Employment Compliance, Corporate Benefits and Compensation

Maple Plain, Mn, Us

Vice President of Culture (Human Resources)• Reduced annual recruiting costs by 20% while increasing FTE’s by focusing recruiting efforts and branding talent and hiring initiatives• Achieved and average of 98% satisfaction rating for the new hire orientation process from new FTE’s by re-vamping the onboarding process• Maintained “top 10 places to work for” in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for 2 years by enhancing culture through onboarding of new FTE’s, adding strategic new benefits, and implementing a corporate communication plan• Implemented a new PTO benefit that was utilized by over 25% of the employees in the first year, and in conjunction with CFO implemented an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) that was utilized by 85% of the employees in the first year

• Worked with the C.O.O. to build corporate Balanced Scorecard and KPI’s to align organization behind key goals, strategies and vision, resulting in bonuses that were tied to corporate performance measures• Lowered number of accidents corporate wide from 18/month to under 2/month in just 24 months by developing a new corporate safety leader, implementing new safety meeting methods and improving communication methods back to supervisors and FTE’s• Successfully increased hiring of FTE’s by over 50%, while decreasing turnover from 32% to 8% in 24 months by revamping the onboarding and new hire orientation process• Implemented “ESL Advancement Training” that resulted in non-English speaking employees being able to speak essential job phrases and words so they could be promoted. (Honored as “Person of the Year” from the Minnesota Literacy Council for this program.)

• Decreased turnover from 130% to under 20% in 18 months by implementing new supervisory training, employee communication meetings, and introducing a KPI program to all employees• Additional duties; IT executive leader setting strategic direction to align business/technology goals and cut cost overruns; In absence of CFO ran mid-year corporate re-budgeting process as a result of a downturn in sales

• As member of Executive Leadership Team, set 3 year strategy and mission, and acted as BOD liaison along with CFO and CEO• Improved HR professionalism/credibility; introduced HRIS package to facilitate better information flow to employees• Managed 7 direct/up to 20 indirect reports and $28 million budget; consistently came in under budget• Secured $250K state grant and facilitated outplacement of 95% of employees following acquisition• Additional Duties: IT Director for department of 15 programmers; Managed Data Room, Mail and File and Corporate Administration Assistant/Receptionist Pool

• Established HR function, created employee handbook, initiated training program and developed succession planning• Implemented safety program to meet OSHA standards; decreased worker's compensation MOD rate from 2.3 to 0.85• Identified new health and wellness programs that saved over $75k annually while improving employee benefits• Additional duties: IT Manager, Researched IT needs and selected 1st enterprise software/hardware/network; cut payroll processing from 3 days to 1, implemented EDI with major customers

M.B.A., General Business Masters

B.S., Finance

High School