Provide direction and guidance to union plants in multiple North America locations, including California and Ontario. Responsibilities include labor relations, contract negotiations, arbitrations and grievances, complicated employee issues, HR systems process implementation and improvement, and development of plant HR leaders.

Provide direction to multi-site unionized and non-unionized manufacturing facilities in Virginia and Florida. Major responsibilities include directing the efforts of plant leadership to provide support and guidance in: Change Leadership, Performance Management, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining and Negotiations, Employee Involvement, Organizational Effectiveness and Development, Recruiting, Payroll and Communications.•Lead negotiator (1st Chair) for union collective bargaining agreement; Contract ratified at first vote.•Implemented employee health measures for COVID-19 processes.•Led organizational restructuring of plants; Overall 30% reduction in workforce. •Reduced workers’ compensation costs by increasing safety awareness; Winner of 2019 ITT Safety Award. •Reduced volume of ethics complaints; Recognized as most consistent site investigating and resolving complaints within 10 days. •Implemented changes to hiring process including: 1) Post-offer pre-employment drug screening and physical, 2) Direct hire hourly recruiting process, 3) New onboarding/orientation process.•Improved local union relations by increasing communication, educating local union leaders, which is decreasing the number of grievances at 3rd step.•Re-vamped leave of absence and return to work procedures to meet company short-term disability and FMLA requirements. Quickly brought workers’ compensation cases in line with state, corporate and legal requirements.

Oversaw employee hiring, on-boarding, training, development, and regulatory needs for 700-employee union chemical manufacturing site. Skilled internal audit program leader and cross-functional auditor. Program lead for Responsible Care Management System (RCMS) certification process. Developed procedures, policies, and manuals, using advanced technical writing skills. Implemented knowledge of environmental regulations on air and water, OSHA process safety regulations, DOT hazardous materials regulations, NFPA codes and standards, and many others. Initiated and led company-sponsored community service activities and company foundation annual giving campaign.•Created procedures and training materials for BoilerMACT new facility equipment start-up. •Led 100 contingency workers brought in during union contract negotiations to learn production operator positions. •Built labor plans for manufacturing site to continue operations during potential work stoppage. •Developed job-specific training certification systems for all chemical production units, including maintenance crafts and utilities. •Served as project owner for conduct of operations process safety implementation. •Implemented employee-led interviewing process for production operator and maintenance mechanic positions. •Directed full hourly hiring process, including recruiting, screening, interviewing, job offers, scheduling start dates, and orientation process. •Transitioned site to new Learning Management System (LMS).

Provided and managed talent and development solutions for five chemical manufacturing plant sites and corporate departments within 1,000-employee business unit. Directed full range of employee needs from leadership and supervisor topics, performance management, chemical operator knowledge improvement, and succession planning. Led performance appraisal process, including Halogen eAppraisal implementation. Matched department and individual training needs with external or internal sources. Created and implemented leadership-training program.

Directed trainer work-flow and software implementation projects for 1,800 law firm employees with U.S. and international locations. Led peers in course design, instructor methods, written materials, and class schedules. Coordinated new-hire training schedule across 12 offices. Served as primary project lead for Windows XP and Citrix environment system upgrade to ensure end-user knowledge. Advanced end-user and troubleshooting knowledge of full Microsoft Office Suite, Microsystems DocXtools and DocXamine, Ceridian, Workshare, iManage, Room Tracker, SoftWise, and Summation.

Trained 4,500 agriculture business employees with locations across eastern United States. Served as Centra LMS implementation project lead. Created and instructed various courses in Centra virtual classroom. Worked closely with subject matter experts to create and deliver product knowledge courses and internal product certification program. Led training project for ADP eTime electronic time-sheet implementation.