Experience

Thompson Pipe Group

• United States
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Human Resources

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Grand Prairie, Texas, United States



Hufcor, Inc

• United Arab Emirates
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Human Resources

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex



Western Extrusions Corporation

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2020

  Carrollton, TX • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function of 800 hourly employees and 120 salaried personnel for a national leader in aluminum extrusion manufacturer. • Implementation of a public transportations solution focused on easing the transportation cost burden on employees by using DART and rideshare services. Funded through North Texas Council of Governments. • Complete Benefit Plan redesign providing employees lower cost high-quality options, dedicated primary and acute care… Show more • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function of 800 hourly employees and 120 salaried personnel for a national leader in aluminum extrusion manufacturer. • Implementation of a public transportations solution focused on easing the transportation cost burden on employees by using DART and rideshare services. Funded through North Texas Council of Governments. • Complete Benefit Plan redesign providing employees lower cost high-quality options, dedicated primary and acute care employer partnership with CareATC, and transitioned from a fully insured product to a self-funded plan with minimal cost increase. Additionally, improved plan loss ratio by 45%. • Complete market based compensation plan redesign, focusing on market competiveness, attraction of high quality manufacturing talent and retention of current manufacturing talent. • H1B and H2B visa experience. • Implementation of a leadership KPI based performance management system. • Successful defense of worker’s compensation and EEOC claims. • Engage internal stakeholders to understand business priorities in the development of programmatic initiatives focused on productivity, retention, and human capital optimization. • Lead and implement culture management actions focused on employee engagement, work-life balance and attraction and retention of top talent. Show less



Gerdau

• Brazil
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

  Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area • Responsible for the strategic management of the human resources function for 50 steel mill and fabrication locations employing more than 8,000 employees across North America. • Lead, assess and manage the human resources strategy, policies, systems, and practices in the areas of talent management, employee relations, compliance, talent acquisition, organizational development and design. • Lead all collective bargaining efforts and manage all labor relation activities, focusing on… Show more • Responsible for the strategic management of the human resources function for 50 steel mill and fabrication locations employing more than 8,000 employees across North America. • Lead, assess and manage the human resources strategy, policies, systems, and practices in the areas of talent management, employee relations, compliance, talent acquisition, organizational development and design. • Lead all collective bargaining efforts and manage all labor relation activities, focusing on sustaining a collaborative and cost-efficient relationship with our represented employees. Currently managing seven separate collective agreements. • Designed, managed and implemented a market based hourly production and maintenance compensation program, ensuring Gerdau’s locations were competitive in the heavy manufacturing space. • Lead and manage the Career and Succession program for all manufacturing operations, focusing on critical positions and ensuring successorship for each critical positions through effective management of leadership development action plans. • Engage internal stakeholders to understand business priorities in the development of programmatic initiatives focused on productivity, retention, and human capital optimization. • Manage outside counsel to resolve all legal matters for the manufacturing operations. • Lead and implement culture management actions focused on employee engagement, work-life balance and attraction, and retention of top talent. Show less



Gerdau Long Steel North America

• United States
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2016

  Midlothian, Texas • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, of 900 hourly employees and 200 salaried personnel. • Member of the site implementation team implementing a self-directed workforce, focused on stable manufacturing results and effective people management practices. • Recruitment & Selection: Conduct recruitment for open positions and support hiring managers in the selection process (cultural fit, competency, behavior standpoints). • Training and development: Identify training… Show more • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, of 900 hourly employees and 200 salaried personnel. • Member of the site implementation team implementing a self-directed workforce, focused on stable manufacturing results and effective people management practices. • Recruitment & Selection: Conduct recruitment for open positions and support hiring managers in the selection process (cultural fit, competency, behavior standpoints). • Training and development: Identify training needs and work with corporate training team to implement programs. Facilitate training sessions locally when applicable. • Performance Management: Coordinate performance reviews and performance improvement processes for all employees; ensure consistent application of corporate policies and procedures. • Goal Setting: Participate in developing department goals, objectives and systems. Assist in the evaluation of reports, decisions and results of department in relation to established goals. Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to affect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed. • Preform Leadership Training for Gerdau Leaders as a SME, focusing on alignment of leadership competences and philosophies.

• HR Manager

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2013

  Charlotte • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, of 200 hourly employees and 50 salaried personnel. • Responsible for staying abreast of and insuring the location maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes and regulations regarding the Human Resources field. • Maintain and communicate current information on all employee benefit programs. • Manage Human Resource office to staff quality and quantity of employees necessary to fill new and established… Show more • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, of 200 hourly employees and 50 salaried personnel. • Responsible for staying abreast of and insuring the location maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes and regulations regarding the Human Resources field. • Maintain and communicate current information on all employee benefit programs. • Manage Human Resource office to staff quality and quantity of employees necessary to fill new and established positions. • Work within the 10 Gerdau HR macro – processes to support, manage, and align the continued growth of the Human Resources function within the Gerdau Business System (GBS). • Member of the core site implementation team focused on implementing a self-directed workforce through the use of the GBS tools. • Assess and provide all necessary training to all levels of the Charlotte workforce. Improve the current training process using the PDCA to manage the improvement. • Provide support to ensure that all hourly performance reviews are administered with quality feedback, accurately reflect the employee’s performance, and are completed in a timely manner. • Provide support to all departments relating to the rollout and action planning of the Employee Opinion Survey results. • Manage the Mill’s Overtime and HR expense budget, including defining actions to treat all deviations and critical failures. • Manage the inception of a biometric timekeeping system and insure all business rules are aligned with the timekeeping system to ensure an accurate accounting of all employee worked time. • Manage the Mill’s Career Succession Plan and actions to meet the plans goal of obtaining 70% successor rate at all times

• HR Supervisor

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2010

  Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas Area • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, supporting 250 hourly employees and 70 salaried personnel. • Provide uniform interpretation and application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to include; resolving grievances, arbitrations, preparing and presenting negotiation proposals and continuing to improve the strained labor relationship between Gerdau Ameristeel and the United Steel Workers of America. • Work with the Corporate Human Resources team on all ongoing labor… Show more • Responsible for the day-to-day Human Resource function, supporting 250 hourly employees and 70 salaried personnel. • Provide uniform interpretation and application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to include; resolving grievances, arbitrations, preparing and presenting negotiation proposals and continuing to improve the strained labor relationship between Gerdau Ameristeel and the United Steel Workers of America. • Work with the Corporate Human Resources team on all ongoing labor relation issues to ensure that these are resolved without jeopardizing the management rights clause listed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. • Provide all position statements for EEOC, Unfair Labor Practice and unemployment claims; when necessary work with outside legal counsel to ensure a timely resolution. • Ensure Uniform interpretation and application of wage and salary policy to provide equitable employee compensation. • Operate Human Resource office to staff quality and quantity of employees necessary to fill established jobs and positions. • Responsible for staying abreast of and insuring the location maintains compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, statutes and regulations regarding the Human Resources field. • Responsible for maintaining position descriptions and evaluations on an accurate and current basis, assuring personnel are in proper classifications. • Participate as a value added contributor in Gerdau Ameristeel’s People Development Committee for the purposes of addressing and executing the organizations career and succession plans.


Hatteras Yachts
• United States
• Shipbuilding
• 1 - 100 Employee
• HR Supervisor

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008