Deana Tuefferd

Elevated to lead both HR business partnering and global D&I for Bruker's $1B CALID Group in 2022. Deliver strategic talent solutions for the Americas life sciences and Global Applied Markets divisions. Oversee D&I global strategy for 3500 employees. Report directly into HR Germany; lead a team of 5 HR professionals within a decentralized, matrixed organization.

• Business Growth: Led the 6-year transformation of CALID Americas, scaling operations 300% through strategic talent acquisition, market expansion, and doubling revenue, creating a highly successful business unit.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Transformed the HR and business leadership dynamic, embedding HR insights into CALID Americas' strategic planning, increasing employee engagement by 15%, reducing turnover by 10% and driving sustained revenue growth.
• Directed a sales leadership coaching program across the Americas and EMEA, upskilling teams and achieving 40% growth goals for regional expansion.
• Designed and executed a career path model for the Americas field service team, resulting in a 95%+ retention rate, reducing talent acquisition costs, and providing team stability.
• Automated annual incentive plan contracts, impacting over 600 employees globally and increasing morale through timely delivery, reducing processing time by 80%.
• Steered talent acquisition strategies in highly competitive technical markets, achieving 50% growth in 2022, exceeding projected hiring goals by 20%.
• Mergers & Acquisitions: Led successful M&A integrations with cross-functional teams for four acquisitions, generating a combined 10% revenue growth.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Lead Bruker's first global D&I strategy, fostering a more inclusive culture and attracting top talent across diverse markets.

• Drove strategic HR decision-making and innovation for a New England-based membership organization, delivering high-impact guidance to CEOs and HR professionals across diverse industries.
• Strategic Advisory: Provided expert counsel to over 150 CEOs and HR leaders, generating a combined $300k in value through optimized talent strategies and risk mitigation.
• Innovative Leadership: Pioneered the first-ever CEO Roundtable series, fostering peer-to-peer learning and driving a 10% increase in member engagement and satisfaction scores.
• HR Knowledge Repository: Spearheaded the implementation of a comprehensive online resource library, empowering members with 500+ legal and HR policies, templates, and tools and achieved a 20% reduction in member company costs associated with outsourced HR services.

• Led HR business partnering, talent acquisition and talent development at E Ink, a leading global e-paper technology company based in Tawain
• Directed a 50% workforce expansion through a critical stage of growth
• Managed a high-performing team of four HR professionals delivering HR solutions across the business.
• Training & Leadership Development: Executed a two-year training and leadership development program under the MA Workforce Training Grant, facilitating 8% promotions to key roles and creating a pipeline of future leaders within E Ink.
• Performance Management: Implemented a new performance management system with customized reviews and clear goal-setting, leading to a 30% increase in R&D team productivity.
• Compensation Analysis and Strategy: Led a data-driven compensation analysis and adjustment strategy, creating competitive market ranges and securing 100% retention of key technical talent.
• Talent Acquisition Leadership: Designed national talent acquisition strategies, resulting in a 100% increase in employee population within two years
• Implemented an ATS system, optimizing hiring efficiency by 40%.

• Headed Human Resources department for a leading sports software technology company, reporting directly to the President and CEO
• Drove HR strategy and operations, serving as a key business partner to the executive management team
• Directed a high-performing team of four employees.
• Strategic Restructuring: Restructured sales and engineering departments and acquired new leadership, stabilizing market share at 90% and increasing team productivity by 20% within a year.
• Benefits Optimization: Redesigned the benefits package, reducing company costs by 12% while providing multi-tiered plans and additional benefit offerings with no increase to employee contributions.
• Technology Upgrade: Implemented a centralized HR technology platform, streamlining processes, eliminating off-site HR needs, and increasing operational efficiency by 15%.