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Mother Parkers Tea & CoffeeDirector Human Resources, North American Operations
Jul. 2015 - Apr. 2025• Spearheaded the Operations team HR strategy (Plants, DCs, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality), supporting cross-functional initiatives and driving projects aligned with business strategies.
• Responsible for the full spectrum of HR Operations, including recruitment, training, employee relations, and succession planning. Led teams that include site HR Business Partners, Learning & Development, and Environment, Health, Safety and Security, in the US and Ontario, Canada.
• Collaborated with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs) to deliver integrated solutions in talent acquisition, leadership development framework, and performance management.
• Oversaw compliance with Canadian and US employment laws, ensuring policies and practices are aligned with local market conditions and regulations.
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.Vice President, Human Resources
Nov. 2013 - Jul. 2015United States, Dallas• Revamped foundational processes to create a more agile and scalable HR infrastructure to support the company’s growth and evolution effectively.
• Modernized and elevated web-based self-service HRIS.
• Developed a comprehensive compensation plan for 200+ administrative staff and producers.
• Integrated and centralized benefit offerings, policies, and procedures of acquired businesses across Canada and US.
Ditto StreetFounder
Feb. 2013Dallas/Fort Worth Area(Human Resources consulting services) Professional HR services consultant and project manager of strategic organizational change initiatives focusing on increasing the effectiveness and reducing the costs of HR Delivery through improved processes and technologies: • HR business process design • Policy development • HR service delivery strategy • Communications • System implementations
LinkAmerica CorporationVice President, Human Resources
Nov. 2011 - Jan. 2013United States, Fort WorthPrivate equity-based transportation and logistics services corporation, 900 employees
• Built HR strategy and planning capability to stabilize the business, preparing for growth.
• Developed and executed total rewards and retention programs for the Senior Leadership Team.
• Right-sized shared services staff from 230 to 208, ensuring that organizational change efforts were managed effectively, efficiently, and in a legally defensible manner.
• Created talent management strategies for all shared services (Finance, IT, Administration and Operations), ensuring compensation decisions were linked to the market, performance, and the total compensation philosophy for optimal return on investment.
• Created business systems to develop metrics for performance management, turnover, headcount, staffing, etc.
• Secured policy and procedural consistency, regulatory reporting, and compliance for previous reporting periods in Payroll and Benefits.
• Drove revenue through capacity management:
• Oversaw $1 million marketing budget for placement and rebranding.
• Eliminated a 100-driver position shortage in 6 months.
• Maximized onboarding from 4½ to a 2-day Orientation class.
• Oversaw all HR activities to stabilize and rebrand.
• ‘Driver Driven Culture' training powered an 80% driver turnover reduction.
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