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NationalFractional People Officer
Jan. 2025United States, Houston• Orchestrated AI automation adoption across workforce planning and talent strategy, reducing manual workload by 30%+ and strengthening forward looking predictive workforce analytics.
• Served as strategic HR business partner and advisor to the President and PE Board, aligning people strategy with financial and operational priorities across 28 U.S. sites and 2 in Europe.
• Partnered with the CEO and executive team to architect and execute a modern People strategy transforming HR from a transactional function into a strategic business driver and advising senior leaders on organizational design, leadership development, and long-range workforce strategy.
• Partnered with Finance and FP&A to link people metrics to EBITDA and value-creation KPIs.
• Implemented KPI-driven workforce dashboards integrating HR, Finance, and Operations metrics to enable data-informed decision-making.
• Re-engineered performance management and leadership feedback frameworks to strengthen accountability, alignment, and leadership effectiveness.
• Directed employee and labor relations strategy across multiple unionized sites, achieving 0% work stoppages while reinforcing trust and collaboration.
• Directed end-to-end recruitment operations, implementing data-driven sourcing and onboarding strategies that enhanced candidate experience, reduced time-to-fill, and improved talent retention.
• Led a comprehensive enterprise-wide Total Rewards overhaul, modernizing compensation, and benefits frameworks, implemented a pay equity strategy strengthening governance, and compensation transparency.
Trescal, Inc.Head of Human Resources for North America
Dec. 2020• Led workforce planning for corporate and operational functions, aligning staffing models with long-term business and investment strategies.
• Drove 28% reduction in turnover and 25% faster time-to-hire through accountability frameworks and data-driven engagement strategies.
• Led M&A due diligence and post-integration initiatives resulting in 42% workforce growth and unified culture: harmonized compensation, benefits, and policies across all entities.
• Developed the company’s first enterprise-wide Total Rewards framework, standardizing salary bands, incentive programs, and pay equity analysis aligned with investor goals.
• Built, empowered, and led high-performing HRBP, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, and Talent Acquisition teams to deliver scalable people strategies contributing to operational excellence.
• Oversaw HR governance model ensuring legal compliance, operational consistency, and risk mitigation across multi-state jurisdictions.
• Modernized HR systems (Workday, ADP) and automated HR processes to improve data accuracy, streamline reporting, and enable predictive workforce analytics.
• Enhanced organizational effectiveness by leading a company-wide restructuring created a tiered technician model based on skills, certifications, and pay bands increasing service capability for new customers, boosted operational efficiency by 25%, and contributed to a 6% improvement in EBITDA.
• Orchestrated a company-wide overhaul of the performance management framework, integrating merit-based total rewards to create a transparent, data-driven system that differentiated high performance, elevated accountability, and strengthened retention of top talent.
• Architected a comprehensive 9-box talent strategy to strengthen enterprise succession planning, leadership development, and performance calibration increasing bench strength and enabling scalable growth.
• Led enterprise-wide culture and change initiatives to strengthen diversity and engagement, improving organizational sentiment by 20%, increasing manager effectiveness and improving the employee experience.
Alimak Group USA IncDirector of People & Payroll - A Strategic Problem Solver
Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2020• Managed HR and labor relations initiatives, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, managing prevailing wage compliance, and maintaining positive labor partnerships with no work stoppages
• Oversaw payroll, benefits administration, vendor selection, renewals, and compliance with ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and IRS regulations.
• Reduced external recruiting costs by 42% and implemented new HRIS consolidating vendors for $40K annual savings.
• Led the Learning & Development strategy aligned with business objectives, designed and delivered onboarding and development training programs to build bench strength and organizational capacity.
• Designed and implemented a new performance management system that increased productivity, embedding accountability, coaching, and leadership development into daily operations.
• Led a cross functional team to design and implement a new performance management system increasing productivity and reducing attrition by 16%
• Served as a key HR business partner to executive and plant leadership, guiding organizational design, workforce planning, and employee engagement strategies across U.S. unionized operations.
• Advised executive leadership during restructuring and operational changes, ensuring compliance with labor regulations while maintaining trust and engagement across a multi-state workforce.
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