Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

• Oct 2022 - Present

Certified Mother-Daughter Relationship Coach

• Sep 2019 - Present

Welcome to Katherine Kuhn Coaching. My superpower is my unique ability to help women repair, rebuild, and reconnect their relationship with their mother. If this is you, you've come to the right place. I can help you heal and repair your relationship with mother or daughter from a place of love. But don't take my word for it, here's what my client Ashely said, "Katherine, you absolutely allow me to see me, not someone that has experienced loss or me being a wife or a mom or not what the world might see me as. You allowed me to see me and I was able to truly peel back layers of heartache and heartbreak and all the things that I have experienced to see me for me. When I say that gift really helped me soar so much more. That is a gift that no one can ever take away from me. My mom left and I can remember carrying the shame, the guilt, the hurt from all of that. She's battled addictions most of my life. And I remember I would just carry that so heavy and then you said well put that responsibility back where it goes. That's not your responsibility. Those things that happened or occurred, that is not your fault and in my mind, I just placed it back on her and I was like, it was that simple. I swear from there I started to put everybody's stuff back on them. And it felt good to do that. I slowly but surely saw my relationship start to change. With my mother I was putting the responsibility back to where it was supposed to go. But you gave me that gift to truly see me and to be able to fall in love with myself. And I feel like your coaching has truly changed my life. My mind was just blown at how much was changing within me so fast, and you supported me along the way so beautifully, it was like, no judgment, it was just, this is where you are. You allow me to see what my next steps were moving forward. I can never thank you enough for just being such a genuine coach that actually helped me get results." Show less

Chief Human Resource Officer

• Mar 2017 - Oct 2022

Welcome to ELITE HR Advisor, LLC. Our mission is to bring together Elite Human Resource Professionals with amazing work opportunities. We specialize in providing high level, fast, flexible solutions so you can focus on growing your business. Our goal is to stabilize and strategically align your company with the right combination of skills and experience to tackle your toughest HR issues. Do you need a high-level HR professional to: - Improve HR efficiencies? - Focus on talent management? - Create or improve your compensation and benefit plans? - Create or revise your employee handbook, policies, procedures or work rules? - Shadow your current HR leadership and coach them to have a seat at the table? - Temporarily support your current staff? Leverage an Independent HR Consultant's knowledge, experience, and flexibility to relieve your HR pain points so you can focus on growing your bottom line. Show less

Director of Human Resources

• Aug 2015 - Mar 2017

BCFORWARD, Indianapolis, Indiana; September 2015 – March 2017 Founded in 1998, BCforward is currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. BCforward clients consist of Fortune 1000, Government, State, and Local and Public School Districts with thousands of employees under management operating in North America, Europe, and Asia. Director of Human Resources (September 2015 – March 2017) • Reporting to the President & CEO, responsible for all aspects of Human Resource Development for the entire Company, including Benefits & Compensation, Strategic Planning, Training & Development, and compliance with Federal and State Laws for all 50 states of operation. • Responsible for all aspects of Human Resources for 5000+ employees with hundreds of clients. Onboarding and offboarding 100+ employees daily with a team of 8 HR direct reports. • Interpret and apply policies and information related to the organization’s operations from internal sources, including finance, accounting, business development, marketing, sales, operations, and information technology, in order to contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic plan. Influence, and execute strategies for managing organizational change that balance the expectations and needs of the organization, the employees, and stakeholders resulting in a well-organized and competently trained workforce. • Facilitate the development and communication of the organization’s core values, vision, mission, and ethical behaviors. Reinforce the organization’s core values and behavioral expectations through modeling, communication, and coaching. Develop policies and procedures to support corporate governance initiatives. Participate in enterprise risk management by ensuring that policies contribute to protecting the organization from potential risk. Show less

Director Of Human Resources

• Dec 2013 - Aug 2015

CAFÉ VALLEY, INC., Marion, Indiana; December 2013 – September 2015 Director of Human Resources • Reporting directly to the President & CEO, responsible for all aspects of Human Resource Development for the entire Company, including Benefits & Compensation, Strategic Planning, Training & Development, and compliance with Federal and State Laws for the State of Arizona and Indiana. • Actively involved in the strategic planning process establishing relationships with key individuals in the organization to influence organizational decision making. Provide data such as human capital projections and cost that support the organizational decision making. Develop and manage an HR budget that supports the organization’s strategic goals, objectives, and values. • Solid relationship builder within the Marion community, working with the Grant County Economic Growth Council and the Marion County Work One office to attract and employ top talent from within the community. • Identify and evaluate alternatives and recommend strategies for vendor selection and/or outsourcing, oversee the transition and/or implementation of new attendance, HRIS, Payroll, and other HR systems using technology to support HR activities and documentation. • Interpret information from external sources related to the general business environment, industry practices and developments, technological advances, economic environment, labor force, and the legal and regulatory environment, in order to contribute to the development of the organization’s strategic plan. Establish relationships/alliances with key individuals and outside organizations to assist in achieving the organization’s strategic goals and objectives. Show less

Human Resources Director

• Aug 2011 - Sep 2013

WEAVER POPCORN COMPANY, INC., Van Buren, Indiana; May 2010 – September 2013This privately held snack food company manufactures and distributes popcorn products to Fund Raising Customers (Boy Scouts of America and Scouts Canada), Mass Merchants (Wal-Mart), Concession Distributors, and Bulk Customers (Pop Secret, Cracker Jack, etc.) both domestic and globally grossing $375-400 million in sales annually.Human Resources Director (2011 – 2013)• Responsible for all aspects of Human Resource Development for Weaver Popcorn Company, Inc., Weaver Fundraising LLC., and Welira reporting directly to ownership while overseeing the development of a team of four Human Resource Generalists.• Managed all aspects of three Companies employee relations and employee benefits working directly with Company’s employment and benefits attorneys.• Improved Wellness Program by researching vendors and implementing scheduling concept resulting in an annual cost savings of approximately $80,000.• Lead strategic development and internal training for Company leadership as well as hourly associates using concepts of Covey Seven Habits and Leadership Training in conjunction with Company employee relations attorney.• Developed succession planning and decision tree with Plant Manager while assisting with the plant admin budget of $3 million dollars.• Improved contract labor relationship with two different manning companies by conducting a needs analysis, cost benefit analysis, and actively involving companies in resolutions resulting in an annual cost savings of approximately$144,000.• Maintain all aspects of the HR budget of $1 million dollars including projected spend, variance reports, and actual spend.• Developed operational plan for seed production facility in area of Detasseling netting the company $3-5 million dollars in seed production yield. Show less

Human Resources Generalist

• May 2010 - Aug 2011

Human Resources Generalist (2010 – 2011)• Develop and implement an ongoing wellness program to include wellness dollars earned, biometric measurements, health risk assessments, data transfer and communication to associates.• Working with Taylor University located in Upland, Indiana, developed an onsite trainer program resulting in students from Taylor University’s Physical Education Program working with Weaver associate’s in aspects of physical fitness, nutritional education, and over all wellness.• Working with Financial Services, implemented AAN policy and procedure reducing payroll errors and department allocation errors resulting in accurate pay for associates and department allocation for budgeting purposes.• Developed a New Hire Orientation and Onboarding process working with vendors and leadership team resulting in accurate reporting of information for hiring and turnover reports, accuracy of information flow to candidates, accurate and quicker turnaround from vendors for background checks, drug screens, and other onboarding related matters. Show less

On Site Coordinator - Elwood Staffing

• Mar 2010 - May 2010

ELWOOD STAFFING, Greensburg, Indiana March 2010 – May 2010 Lead Onsite Coordinator – Honda Automotive • Direct report to the Owner of Elwood Staffing responsible for associates working onsite through Elwood Staffing. • Responsible for time and attendance, payroll accuracy, disciplinary actions, and all aspects of HR for up to 100 contract employees. • Oversee and actively participate in the New Hire Orientation process to ensure policies and procedures are communicated and implemented. Process all new associate paperwork accurately and timely. Show less

Human Resources Generalist

• May 2008 - Nov 2009

KNAUF INSULATION, Shelbyville, Indiana May 2008 – November 2009 Human Resources Generalist • Responsible for administering payroll and wage increases utilizing two different labor contracts for 500+ associates resulting in the processing of payroll. • Interface with associates and benefit administrators to develop and maintain positive relations • Oversee and participate in the New Hire Orientation process to ensure policies and procedures are communicated and implemented. Also, processing all new employee paperwork • Developed and trained 500+ associates in various safety courses to stay incompliance with OSHA regulations. • Responsible to understand all aspects of two separate union labor contracts for Plant 1 and Plant3 associates and how they apply to each respective Plant. Show less

Group Developer

• May 2000 - May 2008

PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE, Shelbyville, Indiana May 2000 – May 2008 Group Developer (2003 – 2008) • Working with HR Director and HR Manager, coordinated Company/Union contract negations taking notes, typing, editing, and submitting final contract for publication for two contract ratifications. • Working with the HR Manager and HR Specialist, responsible to effectively implement changes to all policy and procedures and communicate to associates all policy and procedure changes for the first Company/Union contract in 2004 and again for ratification of the contract in 2007. • Directed training and development plans working with all key senior staff resulting in the development and implementation of succession plans for all salary associates. • Oversee the Training Within Industry methodology of training implemented within the plant and globally resulting in training all hourly associates to all key SOP’s within 1 year. • Working with the EH&S Manager, responsible for accurate reporting of OSHA-100 log, Worker Compensation, and EH&S related training. • Responsible to train all senior managers and associates to keep in conformance with the EEO and other required training by law. Show less