Global HR Executive driving transformation and operational efficiency in Fortune 500 manufacturing companies. Proven track record of aligning people strategies with business growth, delivering over $50M in cumulative cost savings, and value creation through M&A integration, organizational design, and performance leadership.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
VP HR Americas
Sibelco
Charlotte, USA
11.2024 - 11.2025
Americas CHRO for the Executive Leadership Team and Functional VP Leaders, and advisor to the global COE teams, focused on business results through organization design and effectiveness, culture changes, and people capability in support of the Build 2030 Plan.
Provided leadership and guidance for 4 lines of businesses, 23 HR professionals and their clients (~1500 employees), across 55 locations, in 4 countries (U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil).
Proactively partnered with senior leadership to identify and execute Annual Operating Plan (AOP) targets, achieving approximately $4M in SG&A savings across the Americas for 2025.
Redesigned the HR organizational structure for the Americas to enhance business support and provide developmental opportunities for the HR team, culminating in an SG&A annual cost reduction of around $575k.
Collaborated with the Americas Executive Leadership team to formulate and initiate restructuring plans to facilitate overall growth while achieving ~$5M in SG&A cost reductions for 2026 and 2027.
Directed staffing initiatives to recruit critical leadership roles across North America, successfully positioning VPs and Directors of Operations, Commercial, Finance, Supply Chain, and Projects within a three-month timeline.
Formulated and implemented talent pipeline strategies for essential operational roles, including plant managers and process engineers, leading to a 40% reduction in vacancy rates and positively impacting productivity in Glass Recycling NAM.
Partnered with the VP of Talent & Culture to establish new performance management processes, encompassing talent reviews and succession planning throughout the Americas.
Orchestrated the integration of SMI by completing organizational design, local compensation plans, benefits consolidation (~$1M in anticipated savings), policy harmonization (~$300k projected savings), and ADP System integration across North America, with a projected savings of $483k.
Led M&A and J/V activities for Glass Recycling NAM and SAM businesses, to enable 20% growth and operational efficiency.
Eliminated paper-based talent acquisition processes by implementing the ADP electronic onboarding module, achieving savings of approximately $100k.
Developed and implemented weekly Workday data audits, reducing data errors from ~70% to
Created a structured workforce planning process for HRBPs to ensure headcount was aligned with 2026 business plans.
Collaborated with the VP of Operations for Glass Recycling NAM to optimize shift schedules across 38 locations, contributing to an annual reduction of $500k in overtime costs.
Reduced voluntary turnover by ~20% in Glass Recycling NAM and 7% in High Purity Quartz while maintaining high engagement and low attrition in South America.
Successfully thwarted a union organizing attempt, leading to significant cost avoidance.
VP HR
Honeywell (NYSE: HON)
Charlotte, USA
01.2022 - 08.2024
Global HR Leader for PSS and SETS businesses and advisor for C-Suite Leaders, focused on developing & designing the organization's people's capabilities and talent development to support AOP achievement and business growth over STRAP.
Spearheaded Sales Deployment for PSS, recruiting 51 new sellers within three months, contributing to the achievement of AOP growth targets in 2024, resulting in month-over month growth of approximately 4% across all Lines of Business.
Supported PSS global business transformation initiatives, yielding a total of $34M in annual Operating Expense Fund (OEF) savings.
Facilitated Operational Excellence (OE) and Organizational Development (OD) sessions with PSS President, projecting $37M in growth for 2024-2025.
Served as project lead for the seamless integration of Thermal Solutions and Smart Energy (SETS) within a two-month period, achieving $3M in annual OEF savings.
Conducted OE/OD sessions to merge GPMO, Services, and Solutions organizations, supporting $32M in projected business growth.
Collaborated with the PMT Transformation Leader to execute an organizational effectiveness session for project C3PO, generating a value addition of $4.3M to the business.
Oversaw Key Performance Indicator (KPI) enhancements, increasing talent behavior index by 34% over 12 months, resulting in 6% decrease in attrition and improved diversity representation.
Provided leadership and mentorship to teams of up to ~25 HR professionals and their client groups (up to ~6000 employees) across 27 locations, in 31 countries (NA, EUROPE, META, and APACI).
Cultivated HR capabilities across all geographic regions.
Identified and pursued greenfield opportunities for the SETS business, resulting in approximately $4M in cost savings.
Held multiple Senior level roles with increasing responsibility over 2.5 years.
Sr. Director, Human Resources Business Partner
REV Group, Inc. (NYSE: REVG)
Brookfield, USA
11.2019 - 11.2021
Promoted from Director, HRBP within 1.5 years
Strategic CHRO for the Ambulance Division President and HR Business Partner for Corporate leadership teams, including the CFO, CIO, COO, CMO, and General Counsel to ensure the people strategies and practices support the business plan (revenue $2.45B FY21).
Developed and lead a team of 6 HR professionals and their staff to support up to 2000 employees across 7 locations, including Brazil.
Championed HR initiatives during Parts organization decentralization across four states, serving as change agent for affected employees and realizing $2.8M in annual overhead savings.
Reduced reliance on temporary employees within the Ambulance Division manufacturing plants, realizing $2.3M in annual savings.
Collaborated with Brazilian manufacturing business leaders to perform a direct labor analysis against the run rate, resulting in a labor cost reduction of approximately 1M Brazilian Real.
Collaborated with Sales leadership to design and implement Sales Incentive Plans, resulting in a 34% increase in backlog orders against AOP.
Collaborated with IT on an enterprise-wide phone service provider assessment, achieving annual cost savings of around $500k.
Served as a strategic thought partner and change agent during IT Organizational transformation, resulting in $1.2M in annual savings.
In alliance with the VP of Sales and Dealer Development leaders, redesigning the commercial organization yielded SG&A savings of around $400,000 while improving business delivery outcomes.
Led spans and layers analysis with leaders across four Business Units and Corporate, achieving a reduction of approximately $5.9M in overhead and SG&A labor costs.
Implemented continuous improvement initiatives enterprise-wide, resulting in a 60% decrease in time spent on tactical managerial activities and HR functions.
Worked jointly with the CFO and corporate finance leaders to evaluate and optimize organizational effectiveness, streamline resources, eliminate redundancies, and cultivate development plans for high-potential employees.
Human Resources Manager
CHARTER STEEL
Saukville, USA
04.2018 - 11.2019
Strategic HR leader for operations and corporate teams (revenue: $757.4M). Provided HR leadership for Sr Operations Leaders within Charter Steel; lead a team of 6 Human Resources professionals and oversight for ~700 employees.
Collaborated with HR business partners across Charter Manufacturing (Steel, Auto, Wire and Durabar) to include operations in US, Europe, and APAC.
Instituted HR BI analytics scorecard to enhance proactive recruitment, staffing, and strategic workforce planning processes, leading to 22% reduction in time waste.
Devised and deployed division-wide succession planning procedure to strengthen organizational bench strength.
Led change management initiatives to support $2M in savings derived from Smart Manufacturing projects.
Facilitated cross-functional organizational design workshops to construct optimal structures within Operations and Commercial customer groups, supporting business expansion.
Engineered and executed comprehensive recruitment strategy, reducing average time to fill by 10 days and improving candidate quality and visibility of open requisitions.
Led the development and implementation of a Technical Career progression program.
Senior Human Resources Manager
ADVANSIX, INC., HON Spin-off (NYSE: ASIX)
Philadelphia, USA
05.2013 - 04.2018
Achieved promotion to Human Resources Manager, enhancing leadership within the HR department.
Multi-site strategic HR Business Partner with responsibilities to include manufacturing facilities, Corporate CTO and Legal/HSE functions as well as R&D team in APAC (Revenue: $359M).
Led 3 direct reports and oversaw operations for up to 700 employees, ensuring effective management and support.
Co-led the successful spin-off of all HR workstreams and activities from Honeywell to AdvanSix within a four-month timeframe.
Developed a Technical Career Path program for R&D at AdvanSix, ensuring alignment with business growth objectives.
Negotiated and executed the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement, achieving projected cost savings of $2.5M over four years.
Secured three collective bargaining agreements over a 2.5-year period, with anticipated total cost savings exceeding $1M during the agreements' duration.
Executed effective workforce planning to ensure alignment of staffing levels with operational needs, consistent with the Annual Operating Plan.
Collaborated with site leadership to reduce annual discretionary spending by $300k, optimizing resource allocation.
Facilitated targeted development training and identified manager/employee self-service options for learning, enhancing talent development and resulting in the promotion of 12 employees over 1.5 years.
Acted as a change agent and organizational development specialist to support certifications and achievements related to the Honeywell Operating System.
(Formerly Honeywell)
Human Resources Professional
BIMBO BAKERIES USA
Horsham, USA
11.2007 - 05.2013
Advanced through HR roles, including HRA, HRG, SR HRG/acting HRM, and HRIS professional, enhancing HR operations.
Served as key HR partner in corporate acquisition of Sara Lee Fresh Bakery to BBU, facilitating integration and alignment.
Education
Master of Arts - Human Resources Management
BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY
Sioux City, IA
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Human Resources Management