Vice President

• Mar 2023 - Present

Support human capital topics for portfolio companies. Support human capital topics for portfolio companies.

Human Resources Manager

• Sep 2019 - Nov 2022

Senior Manager HR Projects & Strategy

• 2018 - 2019

Working directly with the Senior Vice President of Human Resources executing projects and resources to drive the strategic vision of HR. Role also managed workforce planning and hiring for hourly workforce.• Worked with senior plant leadership to develop strategies targeting 50% reduction of attrition.• Hired over 1,300 production team members to support the launch of Atlas and Passat PA2.• Developed and implemented countermeasures to meet the Monitor’s mandates resulting from the diesel emissions issue and settlement with Department of Justice for Chattanooga HR.• Initiated project which resulted in Top Employer Certification in 2019 by the Top Employer Institute.

Senior Manager, Employee Services

• 2013 - 2018

Promoted to Employee Services Senior Manager role which added plant Employee Relations and Recruiting responsibilities to the Total Rewards Manager role.• Developed and implemented new plant shift model to reduce attrition and improve morale.• Reduced average time to fill salaried openings by 30%.• Reduced average time to close investigations of plant policy violations by 50%.• Managed recruiting and relocation budget of over $2.5 million annually.

Manager, Total Rewards

• 2011 - 2013

Promoted to Total Rewards Manager responsible for Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, and HRIS.• Developed technical track for salaried employees to recognize and reward individual contributors. • Implemented cost savings initiatives to contain the growing cost of prescription medications saving the company a minimum of $1.5 million annually.• Automated annual salary planning process in order to improve efficiency, reduce errors and time commitment needed while improving the end user experience.• Managed $12 million annual salary planning budget for plant.

Manager, Recruiting and Workforce Planning

• 2008 - 2011

• Hired over 2,000 hourly and salaried employees in twenty-four months in order to staff the Volkswagen automotive plant start-up in Chattanooga TN.• In order to select top talent, established selection processes for hourly production, maintenance, and salaried workforce which included both computer and hands-on assessment centers for all positions.• Managed $5.3 million dollar recruiting budget for the plant start-up

Assistant Manager, Human Resources - Administration (Compensation, Staffing, Recruiting)

• 2005 - 2008

• Developed recruiting strategies to reduce time to fill openings. Average days to close requisitions dropped from over ninety to less than fifty-seven.• Drove plant-wide committee to revise staffing policies for the future. Committee has developed changes to the hourly transfer system, systems to help first-line supervisors better manage manpower, and processes to help manage unplanned daily fluctuation of manpower.

Assistant Manager, Human Resources - Employee Relations (Assembly)

• 2002 - 2005

• Developed the ideal vision for the role of the employee relations representative or specialist. Worked with all levels of the HR organization to gather data, gain input, reach consensus, define and implement the four roles of the employee relations representative (i.e., advocate for the team member, advocate for the company, partner with manufacturing, and development).

Human Resources Director - Areospace Transparencies

• 2001 - 2002

Human Resources Director - Automotive Glass

• 1997 - 2001