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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Total Wine & More is America's Wine Superstore - the country's largest independent retailer of fine wine. Wine Associate duties include leading public and private wine classes and events, managing the Wine Tasting Bar, assisting customers with their wine and beer selections, merchandising product, assisting the front-end of the house, and many other duties in the pursuit of wowing our customers.

Waxhaw, Nc

Built this HR consulting firm from the ground up to provide business strategies that achieve revenue and growth objectives for clients across diverse industries.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS: ➡Advise clients in finding innovative and empowering avenues for driving improvements in people, productivity, and performance.➡Grew client base through relationship cultivation with boards and key stakeholders of Fortune 100 enterprises, private-equity firms, nonprofits, and rising industry leaders.

Durham, Nc

Spearheaded the development of a powerful strategic global HR function and team to fuel international expansion. Boosted the company’s ability to attract and retain top talent within a highly competitive geography by enhancing the culture, retooling compensation programs, and designing a new performance management system. Provided oversight for functions outside of HR, including environmental health and safety, security, and facilities.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS: ➡Developed and retained strong board relations, collaborating with board members on multiple complex and challenging talent and performance issues, including the search for a new CEO in 2017.➡Rejuvenated the Lighting Division’s executive team, assembling a superior talent mix to establish the strategic direction and drive business growth.➡Transformed compensation programs; devised and implemented substantial changes to long-standing C-suite performance incentives. Secured the support of the board’s Compensation Committee to overcome inside resistance to change.➡Filled HR leadership position vacancies; revitalized the HR team and ignited performance by sharing CREE’s growth vision with staff and highlighting the importance their roles played in fulfilling critical business objectives.➡Strategized and led organizational restructurings and reductions-in-force to align with business and performance targets. Revamped the employee separation process and severance packages and implemented CREE’s first-ever “flexwork” plan, which was eventually adopted across the enterprise.

New York, Ny

Served as a key leader in positioning AI/SI to be sold to Genstar Capital. Leverage extensive M&A experience to communicate the company’s value from a human capital perspective to prospective investors. Outlined the talent and culture structure, people-related policies, plans, practices, and programs, and delivered expert insight into operations to ensure alignment with companies’ long-term business plan objectives.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➡Worked diligently to retain 100% of the executive team during the 18-month merger process; motivated and engaged team members by maintaining clear, transparent communications and keeping them apprised of key developments and business activities.➡Guided the HR strategic planning, due diligence, and integration of 3 acquired companies (Canada, UK, Germany), adding the operational and organizational scale critical to increasing AI/SI’s value proposition to potential buyers.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Built a dynamic, award-winning, HR department that scaled organizational capabilities and tripled TWC revenue to $21B+. Directed enterprise-wide transformation and change, developing HR strategies and programs to support TWC’s evolution from a locally driven, decentralized structure to a unified corporate enterprise spanning 50K+ employees across 29 states, the UK, and India. Held accountability for a $120M+ budget, $500M benefits spend, and $2.5B compensation spend.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➡Worked alongside commercial business leaders to launch 2 companies, including a $2B+ commercial services business targeting small to midsize businesses and a phone business that grew to become the #6 phone company in the US.➡Guided the HR team in navigating 10+ lucrative acquisitions with flawless precision, including pulling Adelphia out of bankruptcy (a 3-way transaction between TWC, Adelphia, and Comcast with 16K employees in play).➡Captured $20M+ in savings annually between 2012 and 2016 by redesigning benefits plans, changing and rebidding vendors, and driving performance improvement initiatives that produced substantial operational efficiencies.➡Drove HR efforts to support TWC’s shift to a publicly traded company and Time Warner spin-off. Built HR capabilities to replace those lost in the transition; designed complex compensation plans preserving leadership incentives.➡Developed and executed the diversity and inclusion function; led TWC from having zero diversity at the top to listing in DiversityInc’s Top 50 for 4 straight years. Achieved a perfect score in the 2012 Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index.Gained early career experience in leading global HR entities in progressive positions with International Data Group (holding the role of Vice President of Human Resources/Chief Human Resources Officer) and additionally in HR leadership roles with Data General and Shearson Lehman Brothers.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Organizational Behavior & Industrial Relations

Master Of Science (Ms), Organization Development, 4.0

Degree received, December '14

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Double Major - Economics & Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Upsilon, ConnPIRG, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Psychology Teaching Assistant

High School

Activities and Societies: Soccer, Hockey, Tennis, Baseball, Milestone (Yearbook), Radio Club, Student Council