Successful Director of Human Resources offering excellent skills in employee relations and employment law. Astute professional offering dynamic skills in succession planing, and learning and development. Successful history of building top-level recruiting and retention programs.
Work History
08/2022 to Current
Human Resources DirectorFirst Merchants Corporation – , , Kansas City, MO
Serves as the Head of Human Resources for an entity that holds multiple businesses - including 2 businesses in the Cannabis Industry (CLOVR & Glaze).
Works in a hybrid structure, responsible for organizing schedule and traveling to multiple business locations.
Handles on-boarding process for newly hired employees and distributed all paperwork.
Provides immediate updates to entire employee pool when policies and procedures were altered.
Develops incentive program for hiring of and retaining of employees.
Creates and implements forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
Devises hiring and recruitment policies for 100+ employee company.
Leads and strategically directs team of human resources professionals.
Develops succession plans and promotion paths for staff.
Creates user-friendly employee handbook that was much easier to update and maintain than prior manual.
Promotes employee welfare by maintaining proper protocols throughout investigations and disciplinary procedures.
Investigates Employee Relations issues by reviewing documentation and footage and interviewing associates.
Works with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
07/2021 to 08/2022
Human Resources Generalist Amplifon Usa – , , Kansas City, MO
Accepted promotion with holding company as their Head of Human Resources
Spearheaded talent acquisition, playing instrumental role in building and retaining high-caliber teams.
Implemented and supervised orientation procedures for all new hires.
Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
Audited workplace, employee and management policies and procedures.
Conducted career fairs, screened resumes, and interviewed applicants to build candidate pipelines and build company culture in start-up environment.
Conducted confidential investigations of discrimination, harassment and workplace violence.
Built comprehensive employee recruiting strategy for start-up organization.
Understood, interpreted and mediated human resources inquiries to support administration of human resources policies, procedures and programs.
Met with staff to resolve difficult situations related to performance and conflict management.
Coached managers through employee engagement, documentation, discipline and performance improvement plans.
06/2020 to 06/2021
Human Resources ManagerMarten Transport – , , Marshall, MO
Maintained company compliance with all local, state and federal laws, in addition to establishing organizational standards.
Devised hiring and recruitment policies for 90-employee County Government.
Liaised between multiple departments to improve communications.
Entirely re-structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees and distributed all paperwork.
Created user-friendly employee handbook that was much easier to update and maintain than prior manual.
Addressed employee conflicts with appropriate urgency, following all corporate procedures.
Oversaw workers' compensation program for employees injured on job.
Monitored and handled all employee claims, including performance-based and harassment incidents.
10/2013 to 12/2020
OwnerDierbergs – , , Glasgow, MO
Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs. Gross revenue increase of 333% in one year.
Managed day-to-day business operations, including accounting, finance, HR, marketing and public relations.
Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
Devised, deployed and monitored processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
01/2012 to 10/2013
Human Resources GeneralistCollege Of St Benedict/St Johns University – , , Columbia, MO
Created and completed personnel action forms for all hires, terminations, title changes and terminations.
Prepared monthly, weekly and daily logs using Microsoft Office Suite.
Administered compensation, benefits and performance management systems and safety and recreation programs for 150+ employees.
08/2009 to 02/2011
Director of Human ResourcesCompany Name – , , Las Vegas, NV
Liaised between multiple business locations to improve communications.
Maintained company compliance with all local, state and federal laws, in addition to establishing organizational standards.
Developed and executed HR policies and programs, workforce and job development, recruitment and hiring, compensation and benefits and employee and labor relations to build staff-focused human resources office culture.
Directed each phase of hiring process, encompassing employment verification, employee relations investigations, criminal background checks and onboarding.
Education
Expected in 2024 to to
MBA: MBA With Emphasis in HR Capella University - Minneapolis, MN GPA:
Expected in 05/2012 to to
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration And Human Resources Columbia College - Columbia, MO, GPA:
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