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Independent consultant working primarily in Human Resources and related business activities.

Worked with the Senior VP’s of Manufacturing and Engineering and leadership teams of multiple sites to supply strategic HR solutions for the M&E function for BASF in North America and for individual sites. • Led the development of a job family progression process for technical roles in operations.• Gathered data on site based HR organizations. Developed strategies and implemented plans to improve functional excellence.• Developed an HR program for support of major engineering projects and new production facilities.

Created a new hub site HR organization to integrate 3 newly acquired manufacturing sites with 3 existing sites and affiliated organizations. Met or exceeded corporate goals through strategic planning and change management.• Exceeded the synergy cost saving goals of the company in a time of great financial stress with very aggressive time lines.• Worked with leaders to retain key employees, create a new culture, and integrate leadership and functions across multiple locations.• Integrated employees into Dow work processes, policies, and compensation and benefit practices.

Established a new role to lead HR for multiple world scale projects for Dow's Manufacturing and Engineering Function in Asia, the Middle East, Northern Africa, and South America. • Facilitated multiple global teams of business and manufacturing vice-presidents and the leaders of multiple corporate functions to accomplish project goals. • Defined the scope of the role, created awareness within HR and the businesses of the size and complexity of these projects and the organizational needs they create. • Developed processes and practices to recruit employees into roles that many perceived as placing their careers at risk.

HR leader for multiple manufacturing sites and the Global Dow Design and Construction function. Global Maintenance was added to this role in 2004. • Developed and led a holistic, integrated approach across the gulf coast sites and global projects to address acute attrition challenges in the time of an industry wide shortage of technical resources. Significantly reduced attrition and increased ability to attract resources. • Worked with multiple site, functional, and business teams to develop the HR goals, strategies and plans for each of the organizations. Balanced and met the needs of these diverse organizations.• Established and developed the role of HR Leader for Global Maintenance.• Worked through and coached others through the cultural and leadership challenges of working with global organizations.