Byron Stewart
Summary
HR professional adept in aligning strategies with leadership goals, enhancing employee engagement, and ensuring compliance with HR practices. Successfully developed training resources achieving a 99% satisfaction rate while improving communication and streamlining processes for diverse teams.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Resources Business Partner
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc
East Point
07.2025 - Current
- Aligned HR strategies with leadership goals, resulting in streamlined business operations.
- Coached managers on performance management, leading to improved team productivity.
- Ensured HR practices adhered to legal and company standards.
- Enhanced employee engagement through safety initiatives and communication activities.
- Developed training resources with a 99% satisfaction rate.
- Supported over 400 employees in distribution center by addressing HR inquiries and fostering effective workplace communication.
People Care HR Advisor - Contractor
BP
02.2025 - 07.2025
- Developed processes in employee relations, payroll, compliance, and training, supporting 3000+ multinational employees with a team of 5.
- Developed efficient processes in employee relations, payroll, compliance, and training to support 3000+ multinational employees with a team of 5.
- Participated in cross-functional HR strategy meetings across three business entities, driving initiatives to enhance employee relations and promote a culture of continuous feedback.
- Managed department closure activities, including workforce transition planning and communication strategy, ensuring compliance with local labor laws while maintaining employee engagement and minimizing disruption.
- Participated in cross-functional HR strategy meetings across three business entities, enhancing employee relations and promoting a culture of continuous feedback.
Human Resources Generalist
Mattress Firm
Houston
03.2022 - 06.2024
- Spearheaded HR support on strategic initiatives for operational excellence, staff engagement, and performance development. Counseled 100+ employees on corporate policies, customer care, and value proposition.
- Ushered managers, directors, advisory boards, strategic partners, and higher executives on performance improvement while aiding succession planning, employee relations, DEI activities, and disciplinary actions to drive productivity.
- Guided managers, directors, advisory boards, and executives on performance improvement, succession planning, employee relations, DEI activities, and disciplinary actions, enhancing overall productivity.
- Conferred with executive, legal, and compliance teams to formulate national strategies that transformed HR practices.
- Associated with talent acquisition team in time-to-hire project planning to decrease time-to-hire by 23+.
- Collaborated with key stakeholders to develop surveys that refined and centralized measurements of onboarding effectiveness.
- Coordinated new employee orientations for more than 200 participants monthly to enhance understanding of organizational culture, protocols, and DEI efforts.
Human Resources Generalist
Rheem Manufacturing
Atlanta
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Led HR support to operational activities from talent acquisition, staff planning, organizational consulting, performance improvement, and process development while guaranteeing consistent uniformity with employment laws.
- Streamlined hiring process through panel interviews and behavioral-cultural evaluations, reducing time-to-fill for 30+ job requisitions.
- Navigated hiring, panel interviews, and behavioral-cultural evaluation to support time-to-fill for 30+ job requisitions.
- Provided HR counseling to 1,300+ diverse staff across Montgomery and Roswell locations, improving employee morale and engagement.
- Developed onboarding and orientation programs to clarify HR policies and internal workflows for new employees.
- Devised onboarding and new employee orientation programs to enhance understanding of HR policies and internal workflows.
- Originated sales competency model to harmonize field assessments, hiring guides, and performance management tools with growth to employee advancement by 6+, employee satisfaction by 88+, and total go-to-market planning shift.
Human Resources Support Specialist
Koch Business Solutions
Atlanta
10.2020 - 07.2021
- Supported HR department in workforce planning, HR reporting, people analytics, payroll and benefits administration, and finance coordination while ensuring compliance with management practices.
- Streamlined payroll processing through accurate pay calculations, timekeeping reviews, and data entry, ensuring data integrity.
- Defined job requirements for open positions, job descriptions, and job qualifications for open positions to bolster job requisitions.
- Developed HR dashboard to effectively monitor key metrics to automate metrics tracking, enhancing reporting accuracy and reducing need for managerial audits.
- Advanced HR stabilization plans during COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to a 10% increase in economic revenue generation.
- Analyzed organizational structure, HR matters, and salary levels to enhance business efficiency.
- Recognized opportunities for HRIS improvements for HRIS self-service system development to expand functionality.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Florida International University
Miami, FLMaster of Science - Business Human Resources Management
Florida International University
Miami, FLSkills
- HR Compliance
- Employee Relations
- Performance Management
- Data Analytics
- Change management strategies
- Strategic Planning
- Team Leadership
- Employee Engagement
- Conflict Resolution
Certification
- New Employee Onboarding Training, Association for Talent Development, 04/01/24
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (#89315262), GoLeanSixSigma, 05/01/22
Qualifications Summary
Results-oriented, versatile professional with multifaceted experience in instituting analytical, critical thinking directions with attention to detail for excellence. Track record of championing company ecosystems by embodying accountability, commitment, and integrity. Aptitude for HR management, sales development, and operational support. Mastery of strategy development, talent pipelining, employee/labor relations, resource allocation, payroll processing, performance optimization, and conflict resolution. Expertise in customer relations, needs assessment, multi-product differentiation, multiservice positioning, transaction processing, revenue maximization, and issue resolution. Proficiency in data analytics, metric interpretation, consolidated reporting, and agile continuous improvement. Capacity to thrive in difficult situations in changing environments utilizing servant leadership skills, logical problem-solving skills, sound decision-making skills, good time management skills, great organizational skills, and firm work ethic.
Timeline
Human Resources Business Partner
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc
07.2025 - Current
People Care HR Advisor - Contractor
BP
02.2025 - 07.2025
Human Resources Generalist
Mattress Firm
03.2022 - 06.2024
Human Resources Generalist
Rheem Manufacturing
10.2021 - 04.2022
Human Resources Support Specialist
Koch Business Solutions
10.2020 - 07.2021
Master of Business Administration -
Florida International University
Master of Science - Business Human Resources Management
Florida International University