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Hollywood, Florida, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Translated Aviat’s transformation and growth strategy into high-impact work and successful outcomes related to the HR function. Designed, developed, executed, and continuously improved a custom, global people strategy.
• Transformed the leadership function and reduced costs by $5M after spearheading an enterprise-wide restructuring plan.
• Stabilized the company and enabled it to gain record earnings by effectively transitioning 3 CEOs in 18 months.
• Facilitated achievement of organizational growth targets through the redesign of executive equity programs.
• Represented Aviat Management with BOD Compensation Committee regarding C-level compensation and equity management.

Chesterfield, Missouri, US

• Premium Retail Services (Google 3PL), Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 2017 – 2018Senior Director of Talent – Google North AmericaLed a comprehensive HRBP function in partnership with Google stakeholders. Managed day-to-day.
• Effectively restructured 42% of field organization by focusing on organizational effectiveness in partnership with key business leaders to utilize improved talent assessment tools.
• Achieved and maintained staffing levels above 95%, enabling increased monthly service billings.
• Improved quality of hire for 400+ hourly and professional candidates by deploying new sourcing and screening technologies.
• Built an agile recruiting team, managing them from inception to operation; maintained responsibility for revising the screening process and conducting passive sourcing/deployment of SLAs and processes.

Coppell, Texas, US

• Constructively directed the full cycle delivery and execution of an integrated talent strategy. Aligned strategies with the U.S. business model and operating plans in support of 7k+ employees across a $750M-revenue.
• Drove Brinks’ talent transformation efforts resulting in the creation of a Talent Management Center of Excellence which strengthened overall sourcing initiatives.
• Reduced the recruiting time-to-fill cycle time by 45% (45 days to 29 days) by leveraging Lean continuous improvement methods.
• Yielded a 10-point reduction in voluntary attrition and projected savings of $2M per year after restructuring the selection processes as well as the deployment of a front-line assessment tool.
• Leveraged a comprehensive employee engagement strategy to champion target retention plans that reduced attrition. The plans included exit survey deployment, front-line leadership succession, and related upgrade efforts.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Designed and executed a recruiting structure of 25+ full-cycle recruiters representing 9k hires across the U.S., Europe, and Canada. Directed all talent attraction strategies and programs; managed a $4M budget..
• Established the organization’s contingent workforce program as an effective HR business partner to ensure the company operated under an effective organizational structure with clear progression and development.
• Reduced costs by 10# for two consecutive years ($400k+) by realigning people resources.

St Louis, US

• Operated as an approachable, solution-oriented, and cross-functional thought partner responsible for the strategic direction of an $!1B specialty pharmacy company’s talent acquisition and organizational effectiveness.
• Uncovered $500k in cost savings and improved the time-to-hire rate by 20%. Successfully hired 800+ executive, professional, and clinical staff by 2010.
• Achieved and sustained a 67% viable successor identification rate for key senior roles by launching a talent identification and succession planning initiative.
• Successfully restructured staffing organization processes and extended attraction capability to all service areas in 6 months.
• Developed and launched programs to address high potential and emerging talent gaps within the company with a focus on creating internal pipelines for operations.

Additional experience includes a role as Vice President, South Region & HR Shared Services at RR Donnelly

B.S., Marketing

Coursework Towards Master Of Science In Change Management