Experience

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  Koch Engineered Solutions

  • United States

  • Manager, Human Resources Business Partner

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • United States
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  INVISTA

  • United States
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Learning And Development Specialist

    • Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Human Resources Generalist

    • Dec 2018 - Nov 2019

    Partnered with managers to address employee relations concerns, consulted with managers on incentive program, developed and executed communication strategy for site myHR roll-out, recruited applicants to fill open positions. Developed a recruiting strategy to increase qualified applicant pool for maintenance roles.Implemented the use of HireVue at the site to accelerate the interview process. Piloted geo-fencing.Aligned leadership development topics with site priorities and vision and implemented the use of Degreed.

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  Brazosport College

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Aug 2007 - Dec 2018

    Instruct the Business and Professional Presentations course which enhances the student's skills and abilities to present himself or herself successfully in business settings.In order to better serve the students, I utilized the online Designed 2 Learn (D2L) system to supplement in-class lectu...

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  BASF

  • Germany
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Human Resources Manager

    • Jan 2015 - May 2018

    Consulted with internal clients in order to provide guidance to managers in matters of employee relations, talent management, performance reviews, recruiting and staffing as well as review and interpretation of procedures and guidelines. Performed management responsibilities for direct report.Conducted the data analysis and all backbone work to implement the site wide pay increase project as part of a retention and attraction strategy.Developed a co-op program in order to build a pipeline of hourly employees, specifically for production and maintenance. This was created through internal and external benchmarking, partnering with the local college and gaining buy-in from site management.Consolidated the locally managed hourly pay ranges to the corporate pay range structure to support the transition to a centralized compensation process for hourly and nonexempt employees.Designed and presented a conflict resolution training presentation using the SBI model to address compliance hotline complaints in a specific business unit. This contributed to hotline complaints being eliminated for approximately 18 months from within the unit.Built manager capability by facilitating webinars in support of the manager self-service transition and guided managers through the use of tools such as the Manager e-Resource, SAP and other personnel management systems.

  • Human Resources Generalist

    • Aug 2008 - Dec 2014

    Managed payroll process for Freeport nonexempt employees, facilitated training presentations, investigated employee relations situations, conducted bi-annual analysis and implementation in progression increases, managed pre-employment testing process, managed the full cycle of production technician staffing, Operational Excellence assessor, assisted employees in understanding policies and procedures.Structured the hourly compensation progression promotion process to align with site guidelines.Led the payroll system upgrade project which resulted in a successful and flawless implementation. Earned internal training certifications to deliver workshops such as Insights Discovery and the company specific Change Catalyst, which were designed to influence a positive culture shift and maintain the desired culture.Leader of an employee resource group, which led to the creation of an initiative to cultivate visibility and development discussions for employees.Developed role profiles for new and re-designed positions in preparation of the large scaled site transformation project aimed at increasing efficiency and driving down costs.

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  • Labor Relations Administrative Specialist and Local Hiring Coordinator

    • Mar 2000 - Aug 2008

    As the Labor Relations Administrative Specialist, I worked with the unions to schedule grievance and arbitration hearings as well as took notes, facilitated the union dues process, tracked the LR budget monthly, updated department metrics yearly, managed the hourly job posting program, conducted ...