Experience

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  SES Leadership Consulting LLC

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Executive Coach & Human Resources Consultant

    • 2018 - Present
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Coach leaders for personal and leadership development. Consult to organizations on a broad spectrum of human resources related opportunities. Areas of expertise include executive coaching, acquisitions, mergers, integrations, talent management, employee engagement, organization planning and human resources strategy/operations.

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  Keystone Partners

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Executive Coach

    • 2020 - 2021
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Provide counsel to executives in all areas of business and organizational development. Coach executives in career development, conflict management, interpersonal communications, team effectiveness, management effectiveness and career transition.

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  Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • Certified Business and Executive Coach

    • 2019 - 2020
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Provide counsel to executives in all areas of business and organizational development. Coach executives in career development, conflict management, interpersonal communications, team effectiveness, management effectiveness and career transition.

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  TC Transcontinental

  • Chicago, Illinois

  • Chief Human Resources Officer, Coveris Americas

    • 2017 - 2018
    • Chicago, Illinois

    Coveris Americas, now a part of TC Transcontinental, was a $1B packaging manufacturing business owned by the private equity firm Sun Capital Partners. The company is an established packaging leader across a broad set of diverse markets including advanced coatings, food, consumer, agriculture and industrial. Responsible for Human Resources leadership to 3100 employees across 21 manufacturing and commercial sites. Provided functional and strategic leadership to due diligence through the successful sales process. Partnered with acquiring company to integrate the two businesses. This integration effort included organization structure, talent management, change management, employee engagement, company culture and all functional practices.

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  Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East & Africa / Amcor Flexibles Americas

  • Buffalo Grove, Illinois

  • Vice President Human Resources & Communications

    • 2006 - 2016
    • Buffalo Grove, Illinois

    Amcor is a $10B global leader in responsible packaging solutions supplying a broad range of rigid and flexible packaging products into the food, beverage, healthcare, home and personal care and tobacco packaging industries.As Vice President Human Resources & Communications, reported to President of Amcor Flexibles Americas business group, responsible for strategic and tactical HR leadership internationally. Accountable for Human Resources support to multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across Americas and, previously, Europe. HR leader on strategy, mergers & acquisitions, employee engagement, talent management, organization planning, leadership development, and rewards (compensation & benefits).

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  Motorola

  • Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Director, Human Resources

    • 2000 - 2006
    • Arlington Heights, Illinois

    Reporting to Senior Vice President, had responsibility for Human Resources strategy of $6B business. Drove major organizational initiatives and business changes, workforce reductions, talent management and workforce planning. Leader for M&A and global outsourcing assessments and strategy. Assumed functional leadership role in the iDEN business unit of 1000 employees. Drove major initiatives in strategic planning, organization development, talent management and executive coaching.

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  Ernst & Young / CGE&Y / Capgemini

  • Chicago, Illinois & Cleveland, Ohio

  • Director, Human Resources

    • 1995 - 2000
    • Chicago, Illinois & Cleveland, Ohio

    In the Management Consulting organization, initially provided Human Resources leadership to Healthcare Consulting Practice and later assumed additional Management Consulting Practices. Managed numerous processes related to the due diligence, sale and integration to Capgemini.

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  Baxter Healthcare

  • Deerfield, Illinois

  • Director, Human Resources

    • 1989 - 1995
    • Deerfield, Illinois

    Director, Human Resources, Industrial & Life SciencesDirector, Human Resources, Baxter DiagnosticsArea Human Resources Manager

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  Kraft Foods

  • Glenview, Illinois

  • Human Resources Manager

    • 1985 - 1989
    • Glenview, Illinois

    Regional Human Resources ManagerCorporate Staffing Manager