Experience

Cove Communities

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Human Resources Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

• Senior Vice President of Human Resources

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2023



Carefree Communities

• Scottsdale, AZ

• Senior Vice President of Human Resources

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2016



PulteGroup

• United States
• Construction
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director & VP of Human Resources

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2014

  Key member of Executive Management Team charged with executing strategic HR visions within the organization; introduced lean management principles, strategically aligning talent-to-job; efforts spurred a $2.8 million savings in field labor. Hold full responsibility for managing the strategic use of human capital; developed HR infrastructure to facilitate an employee-oriented high performance culture for up to 3,500 employees across three locations. Manage P&L/ budget totaling $1.2… Show more Key member of Executive Management Team charged with executing strategic HR visions within the organization; introduced lean management principles, strategically aligning talent-to-job; efforts spurred a $2.8 million savings in field labor. Hold full responsibility for managing the strategic use of human capital; developed HR infrastructure to facilitate an employee-oriented high performance culture for up to 3,500 employees across three locations. Manage P&L/ budget totaling $1.2 million. Supervise team of 12+; oversee policy and practices for talent acquisition, succession planning and large-scale organizational change associated with transitioning from a private to a public company. Conduct VOE (Voice of the Employee) Workforce Surveys to identify strengths/opportunities, fostering a culture of teamwork, employee satisfaction and continuous quality improvement. Led high volume recruiting efforts; hiring and on-boarding thousands of field employees. Provided direction and guidance in the development of an ethics and compliance hotline, employee handbook, I-9 training requirements, job descriptions and incentive programs. Proactively coach and counsel management regarding all HR activities company-wide including employee training and development, EEOC compliance, performance management and compensation. Maximized operational efficiency and enhanced people capacity; performed benchmarking and due diligence to re-classify jobs and compensation structure to attract, retain and support talent management initiatives. Implemented morale building activities including all-employee newsletters, mentoring programs & skip levels. Engage stakeholders in quarterly HR planning process to achieve a total enterprise perspective in accurately assessing organizations talent, strengths and vulnerabilities. Show less Key member of Executive Management Team charged with executing strategic HR visions within the organization; introduced lean management principles, strategically aligning talent-to-job; efforts spurred a $2.8 million savings in field labor. Hold full responsibility for managing the strategic use of human capital; developed HR infrastructure to facilitate an employee-oriented high performance culture for up to 3,500 employees across three locations. Manage P&L/ budget totaling $1.2… Show more Key member of Executive Management Team charged with executing strategic HR visions within the organization; introduced lean management principles, strategically aligning talent-to-job; efforts spurred a $2.8 million savings in field labor. Hold full responsibility for managing the strategic use of human capital; developed HR infrastructure to facilitate an employee-oriented high performance culture for up to 3,500 employees across three locations. Manage P&L/ budget totaling $1.2 million. Supervise team of 12+; oversee policy and practices for talent acquisition, succession planning and large-scale organizational change associated with transitioning from a private to a public company. Conduct VOE (Voice of the Employee) Workforce Surveys to identify strengths/opportunities, fostering a culture of teamwork, employee satisfaction and continuous quality improvement. Led high volume recruiting efforts; hiring and on-boarding thousands of field employees. Provided direction and guidance in the development of an ethics and compliance hotline, employee handbook, I-9 training requirements, job descriptions and incentive programs. Proactively coach and counsel management regarding all HR activities company-wide including employee training and development, EEOC compliance, performance management and compensation. Maximized operational efficiency and enhanced people capacity; performed benchmarking and due diligence to re-classify jobs and compensation structure to attract, retain and support talent management initiatives. Implemented morale building activities including all-employee newsletters, mentoring programs & skip levels. Engage stakeholders in quarterly HR planning process to achieve a total enterprise perspective in accurately assessing organizations talent, strengths and vulnerabilities. Show less



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Human Resources Director

  • Jan 2003 - Jan 2007

  Provided human resources strategic leadership for a $300 million dollar market unit with 1000 employees, 4 regions, and 12 locations within Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas (Southwest Market Unit). Recipient of PBG Rules of the Road Role Model for "Driving Local Market Unit Success." Led the consolidation of two diverse market units with expansive geography and different go-to-market challenges; executed people planning processes at every level in the organization, increasing retention and… Show more Provided human resources strategic leadership for a $300 million dollar market unit with 1000 employees, 4 regions, and 12 locations within Arizona, New Mexico and West Texas (Southwest Market Unit). Recipient of PBG Rules of the Road Role Model for "Driving Local Market Unit Success." Led the consolidation of two diverse market units with expansive geography and different go-to-market challenges; executed people planning processes at every level in the organization, increasing retention and promotion rates. Received award for Best of PBG and Plant of the Year for Southwest Market Unit (largest producing facility in country) and recognized for "Best in Class" safety results, lowest cost per case, strong management capability, exemplary employee relations and intuitive recognition programs. Achieved year over year improvement in employee satisfaction, commitment and climate measures through dedicated action planning execution and visual score carding. Developed strong, influential relationship with VPGM and looked upon daily for executive impact and presence. Navigated employee relations during a time of significant plant leadership and frontline turnover. Collaborated with managers to resolve employee issues fairly and timely as well as reduce legal exposure through investigation and follow up to ethic hotline calls, unemployment hearings, EEOC, and OFCCP inquiries. Upgraded, developed, coached, and retained high functioning HR professional team (5 direct reports). Networked with local community based organizations to drive diverse, bi-lingual hires while developing internal programs to retain key diverse talent. Developed a new hire orientation program and worked with PBG headquarter leadership team on development of new frontline on-boarding curriculum for the entire company. Remain union free with high level of communication, including: HR Newsletter, safety boards, roundtables, town hall meetings, and employee recognition.

• Human Resource Manager

  • Oct 2001 - Jan 2003

  Provided total human resources and safety management for a $140 million dollar market unit with 600 non-union employees at two locations: Responsible for development and mentorship of safety manager and 2 human resource professionals Dual ownership for Staffing and Training Manager and HRM positions for 4 months prior to promotion of Regional HRD. Upgraded the bottom 10% of the sales organization, which improved execution of selling capability and trade execution. Recognized as… Show more Provided total human resources and safety management for a $140 million dollar market unit with 600 non-union employees at two locations: Responsible for development and mentorship of safety manager and 2 human resource professionals Dual ownership for Staffing and Training Manager and HRM positions for 4 months prior to promotion of Regional HRD. Upgraded the bottom 10% of the sales organization, which improved execution of selling capability and trade execution. Recognized as "Best in the Diversity Class" with delivering 100% diversity training, focus on diverse external hiring and the successful development and delivery of Survival Spanish class for the leadership team and key sales professionals. Year over year improvements in frontline turnover. Phoenix secured the number one spot for lowest worker compensation cost per case in the country. Developed employee feedback process for HRM and VPGM and conducted over 30 roundtables in calendar year to drive top employee satisfaction scores in company. Recognized for frontline staffing initiatives and filling frontline jobs within 25 days of opening.



Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal)

• Sr. Human Resources Manager

  • Jul 2000 - Sep 2001

  Provided human resource leadership for 200+ person/$7 billion worldwide Commercial Aerospace Sales, E-Business and Marketing organization. Managed HR strategy including: upgrading sales talent, staffing, developing compensation strategies, promoting communication and business integration, and enhancing performance management: Drove talent upgrade/retention initiatives through a robust leadership identification and planning process focus. Facilitated organization design efforts to… Show more Provided human resource leadership for 200+ person/$7 billion worldwide Commercial Aerospace Sales, E-Business and Marketing organization. Managed HR strategy including: upgrading sales talent, staffing, developing compensation strategies, promoting communication and business integration, and enhancing performance management: Drove talent upgrade/retention initiatives through a robust leadership identification and planning process focus. Facilitated organization design efforts to achieve optimal resource utilization in a highly matrix, complex business structure, requiring significant executive-level influencing skills. Successfully applied six sigma tools to define and implement sales competencies for enhanced recruiting and talent management. Executed reductions-in-force (RIFs) to achieve cost reduction objectives with minimal business interruption. Contributed toward the definition of company-wide General Management (GM) competencies and related career paths. Managed HR and communication activities during the integration of Honeywell and General Electric (GE). Led the Honeywell Aerospace Company Management Resource Review (MRR) process for HR, Sales and Communications functions.

• Human Resources Manager, HR Generalist

  • Oct 1998 - Jul 2000

  Management team member for a 350 person ($130 million) repair and overhaul facility. Owned business unit University Relations recruitment processes and activities. Attained the company's highest level of employee satisfaction: Developed and managed a staff of five HR professionals; oversaw staffing needs of a high growth business (65% sales growth during assignment). Thrust operations toward a High Performance Work Organization (benchmark site for the company in this effort)… Show more Management team member for a 350 person ($130 million) repair and overhaul facility. Owned business unit University Relations recruitment processes and activities. Attained the company's highest level of employee satisfaction: Developed and managed a staff of five HR professionals; oversaw staffing needs of a high growth business (65% sales growth during assignment). Thrust operations toward a High Performance Work Organization (benchmark site for the company in this effort) through the redefinition of individual and team accountabilities. Successfully lead new performance management system for salaried and hourly, resulting in step-function talent improvement. Managed the integration of the HR and communications functions during a complex acquisition transition. Key contributor toward this operation winning the 1999 Malcolm Balridge Award. Provided total human resources management for a client group of 450 employees at a non-union, aerospace manufacturing facility. Navigated employee relations during a time of significant plant leadership turnover.



Honeywell

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resources Generalist

  • Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Served as focal point for all labor relations issues and processes for a 500-person client group including 3rd step grievances, EEOC claims, arbitration activities and labor union contract negotiation preparation. Served as focal point for all labor relations issues and processes for a 500-person client group including 3rd step grievances, EEOC claims, arbitration activities and labor union contract negotiation preparation.



AlliedSignal, Labor

• Employee Relations Specialist

  • Jul 1995 - Jan 1997

  Designed comprehensive bargaining strategies and took key leadership role in ten collective bargaining agreements enhancing effective union-management relations. Designed comprehensive bargaining strategies and took key leadership role in ten collective bargaining agreements enhancing effective union-management relations.