Experience

PLZ Corp

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Human Resources Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Christian Horizons

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Human Resources Director

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023



LMC Industries, Inc.

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Director

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. • Responsible for leading all human resource functions in the organization. Manage a staff of two employees. • Developed leadership training to provide managers with the tools needed to lead and retain staff. • Implemented a team to develop new hire orientation and training, reducing turnover in the first six months by 30%. • Executed new work safety plan yielding zero workplace incidents for the last six months. • Developed… Show more • Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. • Responsible for leading all human resource functions in the organization. Manage a staff of two employees. • Developed leadership training to provide managers with the tools needed to lead and retain staff. • Implemented a team to develop new hire orientation and training, reducing turnover in the first six months by 30%. • Executed new work safety plan yielding zero workplace incidents for the last six months. • Developed new PTO policy to replace outdated vacation policy that reduced absenteeism in the plant by 10%. • Serve as a catalyst to lead the SLT in the development of an organizational strategic plan using the mission and values of the organization. • Changed processes and policies to align LMC HR to industry best practices. • Recommended changes to the salary scales to aid with overall retention. This resulted in a 14% decrease in turnover for Q1 2020. • Developed a formal disciplinary and performance improvement process. • Implemented a formal investigation process ensuring all employees are treated fair and consistently across the organization. • Enhanced time off benefits by adding new sick leave policy. The policy was very well received by employees increasing morale within the organization. Show less • Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. • Responsible for leading all human resource functions in the organization. Manage a staff of two employees. • Developed leadership training to provide managers with the tools needed to lead and retain staff. • Implemented a team to develop new hire orientation and training, reducing turnover in the first six months by 30%. • Executed new work safety plan yielding zero workplace incidents for the last six months. • Developed… Show more • Serve as a key member of the senior leadership team. • Responsible for leading all human resource functions in the organization. Manage a staff of two employees. • Developed leadership training to provide managers with the tools needed to lead and retain staff. • Implemented a team to develop new hire orientation and training, reducing turnover in the first six months by 30%. • Executed new work safety plan yielding zero workplace incidents for the last six months. • Developed new PTO policy to replace outdated vacation policy that reduced absenteeism in the plant by 10%. • Serve as a catalyst to lead the SLT in the development of an organizational strategic plan using the mission and values of the organization. • Changed processes and policies to align LMC HR to industry best practices. • Recommended changes to the salary scales to aid with overall retention. This resulted in a 14% decrease in turnover for Q1 2020. • Developed a formal disciplinary and performance improvement process. • Implemented a formal investigation process ensuring all employees are treated fair and consistently across the organization. • Enhanced time off benefits by adding new sick leave policy. The policy was very well received by employees increasing morale within the organization. Show less



SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2019

  • Served as a key member of the executive leadership team. • Managed a team of 9 HR professionals to cultivate a unified consistent delivery of HR services. • Developed a strategic plan that supports the networks operational goals. • Maintained annual SW&B budget for the organization. • Developed active recruiting strategy resulting in the ability to quadruple workforce in 36 months. • Efforts led to recognition as one of the top workplaces by the St. Louis Post Dispatch for… Show more • Served as a key member of the executive leadership team. • Managed a team of 9 HR professionals to cultivate a unified consistent delivery of HR services. • Developed a strategic plan that supports the networks operational goals. • Maintained annual SW&B budget for the organization. • Developed active recruiting strategy resulting in the ability to quadruple workforce in 36 months. • Efforts led to recognition as one of the top workplaces by the St. Louis Post Dispatch for four consecutive years. • Streamlined the onboarding process to cut new hire orientation from two months to 14 days. • Developed a workers’ compensation strategy that included Poet testing, safety plans, safety committees, 10-foot circle of safety; lowered incidents from 44 to 21 from 2017 to 2018. • Identified nursing salary as potential barrier to recruiting top talent; led transition from 25 to 50% tile (industry average) wages resulting in a 10% reduction in turnover, 2017. • Reduced first-year turnover after developing and presenting a four-hour class on interviewing and the first ninety days to the network leadership team. • Championed new engagement strategies, a mentorship program and succession planning to improve employee engagement resulting in 10% improvement network wide. • Reduced first-year turnover by 14% and overall turnover by 13%. • Planned and launched large scale employee engagement events around the internal engagement survey resulting in a 10% increase in participation across the network. • Oversaw all employee/patient related investigations network wide. • Participated in Joint Commission and CARF audits. During my tenure there were zero findings and HR received recognition for best practices twice. Show less • Served as a key member of the executive leadership team. • Managed a team of 9 HR professionals to cultivate a unified consistent delivery of HR services. • Developed a strategic plan that supports the networks operational goals. • Maintained annual SW&B budget for the organization. • Developed active recruiting strategy resulting in the ability to quadruple workforce in 36 months. • Efforts led to recognition as one of the top workplaces by the St. Louis Post Dispatch for… Show more • Served as a key member of the executive leadership team. • Managed a team of 9 HR professionals to cultivate a unified consistent delivery of HR services. • Developed a strategic plan that supports the networks operational goals. • Maintained annual SW&B budget for the organization. • Developed active recruiting strategy resulting in the ability to quadruple workforce in 36 months. • Efforts led to recognition as one of the top workplaces by the St. Louis Post Dispatch for four consecutive years. • Streamlined the onboarding process to cut new hire orientation from two months to 14 days. • Developed a workers’ compensation strategy that included Poet testing, safety plans, safety committees, 10-foot circle of safety; lowered incidents from 44 to 21 from 2017 to 2018. • Identified nursing salary as potential barrier to recruiting top talent; led transition from 25 to 50% tile (industry average) wages resulting in a 10% reduction in turnover, 2017. • Reduced first-year turnover after developing and presenting a four-hour class on interviewing and the first ninety days to the network leadership team. • Championed new engagement strategies, a mentorship program and succession planning to improve employee engagement resulting in 10% improvement network wide. • Reduced first-year turnover by 14% and overall turnover by 13%. • Planned and launched large scale employee engagement events around the internal engagement survey resulting in a 10% increase in participation across the network. • Oversaw all employee/patient related investigations network wide. • Participated in Joint Commission and CARF audits. During my tenure there were zero findings and HR received recognition for best practices twice. Show less



Professional Therapy Services, Inc.

• Human Resource Director

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2014

  Formulates and recommends Human Resource policies and procedures in alliance with organizational policies and company philosophy. Determines and recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer/employee relationship and promotes a high level of employee morale. Functions as company Compliance Officer. Ensures the company complies with all legal and governmental regulatiions affecting Human Resource functions including OSHA, EEOC, ADA, DOL, FLSA, and Title VII… Show more Formulates and recommends Human Resource policies and procedures in alliance with organizational policies and company philosophy. Determines and recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer/employee relationship and promotes a high level of employee morale. Functions as company Compliance Officer. Ensures the company complies with all legal and governmental regulatiions affecting Human Resource functions including OSHA, EEOC, ADA, DOL, FLSA, and Title VII. Benefit administration and design of new plan documents. Maintains and develops job decriptions. Maintains and develops new policies and proceedures for the employee handbook. Oversees performance managment process with supervisors, coordinators, and management. Conducts and reports on Human Resource studies including, but not limited to, job openings, tracking turnover rates, employee satisfaction surveys, and annual employee professional development programs. Assist and advise all managers on Human Resource and employee relations issues. Workers compensation case management and claim reporting of all incidents to the insurance company. HIPAA violation intake, investigation and reporting. New employee background screening. Recruitment functions as needed. New hire orientation as needed. Show less Formulates and recommends Human Resource policies and procedures in alliance with organizational policies and company philosophy. Determines and recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer/employee relationship and promotes a high level of employee morale. Functions as company Compliance Officer. Ensures the company complies with all legal and governmental regulatiions affecting Human Resource functions including OSHA, EEOC, ADA, DOL, FLSA, and Title VII… Show more Formulates and recommends Human Resource policies and procedures in alliance with organizational policies and company philosophy. Determines and recommends employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer/employee relationship and promotes a high level of employee morale. Functions as company Compliance Officer. Ensures the company complies with all legal and governmental regulatiions affecting Human Resource functions including OSHA, EEOC, ADA, DOL, FLSA, and Title VII. Benefit administration and design of new plan documents. Maintains and develops job decriptions. Maintains and develops new policies and proceedures for the employee handbook. Oversees performance managment process with supervisors, coordinators, and management. Conducts and reports on Human Resource studies including, but not limited to, job openings, tracking turnover rates, employee satisfaction surveys, and annual employee professional development programs. Assist and advise all managers on Human Resource and employee relations issues. Workers compensation case management and claim reporting of all incidents to the insurance company. HIPAA violation intake, investigation and reporting. New employee background screening. Recruitment functions as needed. New hire orientation as needed. Show less



HealthSouth

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resource Coordinator

  • May 1991 - Jan 2002