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Kerrville, Texas, United States

Responsibilities include Employee Relations for our Canyon Operations, Food Service Teams, and Programming. Oversees Talent Acquisition, Belonging, Employee Engagement, and Onboarding. The H. E. Butt Foundation facilities included high-end retreats, youth and family camps, and adventure recreations to over 30,000 campers per year.

Irving, Texas

Human Resources Leader for a growing division of CEC Entertainment. Oversee employee relations, legal compliance, HR projects (i.e., competency development, perks and discounts, child care program research, functional reorganization and workplace safety), culture and change management.

Irving, Texas

Responsible for leading 7 Field Human Resources professionals that supported over 600 locations in our two concepts: Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza. We work as strategic partners with our Operations leaders to deliver HR services to over 18,000 employees, such as: employee relations, leadership development, performance management, compensation, talent management, and change management. CEC Entertainment has been a leader in family dining and entertainment for over 40 years.

Mckinney, Texas

The Jacob Group is a world-class firm in the Executive Search industry. Founded in 1992, the firm has 20+ search experts able to find the top tier candidates in almost every industry and executive position. A successful organization begins with great leadership; great leadership begins with finding the right talent. We have an industry-leading selection process and develop meaningful relationships through our one-on-one attention toward clients and candidates. This enables us to be successful in placing accomplished candidates where their careers can blossom.

Frisco, Tx

Talent Strategies, LLC - retained by Jamba Juice to support the corporate office relocation from Emeryville, CA to the new Jamba Whirl'd Support Center in Frisco, TX.

Addison, Texas

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (FRGI) is the holding company that owns and operates Pollo Tropical (a fast casual Caribbean inspired concept) and Taco Cabana (a fast casual freshly prepared Mexican food concept). Responsible for leading the strategic development of the Human Resources function. Partnered with the Brand teams to ensure the organization had the resources, capability and competitive advantages to meet their aggressive growth strategies.

Houston, Texas Area

Vice President of Human Resources and Director of Area Operations with responsibility for overseeing Emerald Foods, Inc., Diamond Foods, LLC, Cinnabake, LLC, and Sanabon, LLC. with regard to all human resources matters. Led HR and Operations for one of the largest companies in Houston and the largest Wendy's franchisee and Cinnabon franchisee in Texas, Louisiana, and Southern California. Collaborated with the President and Chairman of the Board to drive strategic HR and operational continuous improvement initiatives. Directed staff of 9 human resources and operations professionals, supporting a workforce that grew from 400 to 2,400+ employees. Achieved rapid expansion goal that resulted in more than quadrupling the size of the company. * Designed and maintained eight variable pay programs to coincide with the corporate strategic plan resulting in quantifiable key metric improvements.* Designed, recommended and administered all Executive Compensation and Benefit programs.* Created a micro-learning program and proactive Best Practices to reduce GL and WC accident frequencies to their lowest levels in company history.* Raised customer service awareness by implementing and executing a service-driven program built on continuous improvement principles.* Led change management and restructuring of the organization through 11 M&As and 4 Divestitures."Ty is not only the longest tenured employee but the most outstanding of all our employees…Ty deserves the highest possible recommendation not only for his professional ability and competency both in Human Resources and Operations, but also for his paramount integrity, ethics and honor which are above reproach. He is simply exceptional. Ty has the skill set and drive to help any company exceed their goals and would be an invaluable asset to any company."— Don Feinstein, Chairman of the Board, Emerald Foods, Inc.

Houston, Texas Area

Recruited to partner with President and Chairman of the Board, serving as their trusted advisor in building the company infrastructure. Charged with reversing high turnover rates at managerial and crew levels. * Hired executive staff and transitioned each member into their new positions, then helped to build their teams and systems.* Created Centers of Excellence. Set up HR processes and systems. Moved from a decentralized filing system to a centralized filing system for personnel records.* Reduced unemployment taxes by $480,000.* Transformed HR's function from transactional to strategic.* During a 6 year period, reduced crew turnover by 192% and management turnover by 28%. * Improved cross-training of employees by over 500% in a 2 year period. * Hired newly graduated college students and trained them to become HR professionals. Three became successful HR Managers and Directors.