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Columbia, Missouri, Us

Face a variety of responsibilities and tasks aimed at establishing the role within the organization and effectively managing the human resources function across two full mergers and acquisitions. Manage a team of HR professionals including seven direct reports (3 HR business partners, 1 payroll person, 1 recruiter, and 2 trainers) fostering a cohesive environment amidst transitions. Design and implement talent retention strategies, mitigating attrition risks during transitional phases, resulting in a stable workforce post-merger. Implement innovative HR programs to enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and productivity within the expanded organization. Establish robust performance management frameworks, aligning individual and team goals with overarching business objectives. Oversee the expansion of HR initiatives, including recruitment, onboarding, training, and development, to accommodate the increased workforce size.Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions (44 states including California), safeguarding the organization's legal standing and reputation.Strategically orchestrated HR integration processes for two successive mergers, streamlining personnel operations, policies, and culture alignment scaling HR Operations for 1000+ employees.

Champaign, Il, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

Responsible for building out new HR procedures and policies, aligning business objectives with management and employees. Advised and supported stakeholders on strategic issues and implementing high performing, integrated human resources practices. Guided and communicated company strategy through collaboration with stakeholders on issues and initiatives, strategy development, and issue resolution. Accelerated change to meet business imperatives.• Drove organizational strategic imperatives while promoting cultural changes needed to accelerate business growth and drive increased associate engagement along with leadership excellence.Recommended, integrated, initiated, and implemented a fair and equitable wage plan, a covid-19 prevention program, performance management tools and talent assessments along with annual compensation initiatives. Managed complex HR projects and enterprise-wide initiatives cross-functionally.

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Played a key role in ensuring change initiatives met objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage. Focused on the people side of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles, and organization structures. Worked to drive faster adoption, higher ultimate utilization of, and proficiency with changes that impacted employees. Managed HR support team.Hired over 75 engineers in a 2-month period to address staffing vacancies for volume spike.Facilitated leadership development, generated feedback mechanisms on a regular cadence, created succession plans for each function, and decreased attrition from 30% to 10% over six months.

Melbourne, Florida, Us

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Held strategic and tactical oversight for Human Resources operations across two separate plant sites, with direct accountability for 400+ employees. Coordinated and oversaw recruiting and on-boarding, advocacy/engagement, training, communication, coaching and development, annual benefit enrollment, payroll administration, and disciplinary management, and workplace investigations. Worked cross-functionally with the HR team to retain employees.Supported payroll transition from Kronos to ADP.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Us

Launched a noteworthy employee retention program that decreased turnover at one client by 250%.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

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• Recruitment: Recruited hundreds of volunteers through social media, blogging, establishment of partnerships, friend-driven campaigns & advertising.• Fundraising: Strategized & successfully implemented multi-level fundraising scheme which included a major donor program, a grassroots campaign, planned giving, an annual giving tier, and a mechanism for generating program revenue, earning $1.6 mil in a 2-year period. • Strategic Planning: Generated a strategic plan and case statement for the organization. • Marketing: Promoted and marketed the organization through branding, social media, and website design.• Volunteer Involvement: Coordinated and trained volunteers and employees for assistance with fundraising and program development.• Partnerships: Established accredited partnerships with schools and organizations.

Master’S Degree, Masters Of Human Resources & Industrial Relations

Bachelor Of Arts, Nonprofit Management & Philosophy