Jeff Antonelli
Summary
Dynamic Human Capital Generalist and Consultant with a proven track record in M&A, Change Management, and Organizational Design. Demonstrates a commitment to agility and simplicity in scaling HR solutions that drive talent acquisition and engagement across diverse sectors, including Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups. Expertise in union negotiations and technical recruitment for ML and AI talent enhances the ability to align human resources with organizational goals.
Results-driven senior-level human resources leader recognized for building and leading high-performance HR consulting teams. Expertise in talent acquisition, employee development, and strategic HR initiatives has consistently enhanced organizational effectiveness. Proven ability to implement innovative solutions that foster team growth and improve retention rates. Aiming to leverage extensive experience to drive impactful HR strategies in a forward-thinking organization.
Results-driven Entrepreneurial Owner with a successful track record in establishing and growing Human Capital Consulting businesses. Expertise in identifying emerging market opportunities and fostering innovation, leading to sustainable growth and enhanced client satisfaction. Proven ability to build strategic partnerships that enhance service offerings and drive revenue. Career aspirations include expanding market reach and innovating services to address evolving client needs.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder, Human Resource Consultant
WOWS, LLC
Peoria, USA
08.2020 - Current
- WOWS provides premier global human capital consulting services.
- Increased sales by 50% by providing services to Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, non-profits, and high-net-worth clients.
- Real-world experience and passion to help human resources and businesses build organizations for the future, driving the use of ML and AI.
- Collaborate with leaders to be future-ready, with best-in-class organizational design methodologies linking people and business strategies.
- WOWS delivers value by following three guiding principles: help clients know what to stand for—purpose, value, and culture; operate with a fixation on speed and simplicity; and help businesses grow by scaling up their ability to learn and innovate.
- These three key areas help clients accelerate transformation by facilitating positive change, always with an eye on creating a flexible and magnetic workforce.
- Contributed to business and HR functions by identifying, prioritizing, and building organizational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
- Built HR consulting capabilities focused on clients undergoing organizational change and development.
- Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase the business base and solidify market presence.
- Partnered with leaders in HR and business functions using a consultative approach to proactively identify and address issues and concerns.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Wrote, developed, and delivered successful presentations, and facilitated training to individuals and groups.
- Structured compensation and benefits are provided according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Drove change management practices to enable organizational effectiveness, and incorporated a diversity and inclusion strategy to foster a culture of inclusion to maximize competitive advantage and the skills of the workforce.
Director of Human Resources
Regency, Access Holdings
Baltimore, USA
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Responsible for oversight of all Human Resources functions, including compensation, benefits, recruiting, organizational development, training, ADP Workforce Now technology implementation, health, and safety.
- Designed and managed the company's total compensation programs, including salary, new incentive plans, upgraded sales force talent, and delivery model.
- Worked with the CEO and the Board to design growth strategies that included aggressive mergers and integration of six new operations across the U.S.
- Led all merger and integration activities of newly acquired businesses, scaling operations by one third in six months, increasing size to 21 locations in every U.S. region.
- Drove with the CEO all business COVID-19 preparedness, creating a safe, responsive workplace for this essential business.
- Transformed HR into a consultative organization by upgrading talent and offering more value-added services and programs intended to align more closely with the new business strategy.
- Delivered hands-on, day-to-day HR support, which included employee relations, change management, and communications.
- Developed and implemented an enterprise-wide change and culture management plan to attract and retain top talent, positioning Regency and Access Holdings for future growth.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Directed each phase of the hiring process, encompassing employment verification, employee relations investigations, criminal background checks, and onboarding.
Senior Human Resources Consultant
KLA - TENCOR
Milpitas, USA
01.2018 - 01.2019
- As a senior human resource business partner, Jeff reported directly to the CHRO.
- My role included HR leadership and support for the SVP and GM of Corporate Strategy and direct reports.
- This newly formed organization included the CISO, CIO, and Head of Corporate Facilities, Security, and Government Affairs.
- Specific accomplishments included leading Human Capital due diligence efforts in the search for a second headquarters, in which the final selection was Ann Arbor, MI.
- This new start-up became its Center of Expertise (COE), with a focus on Machine Learning, AI, Software, Hardware Engineering, and support functions.
- Additional designs included the build-out of a detailed roadmap and implementation plan to ramp up the site to 500 positions over the subsequent four years; key activities included providing tactical management of all aspects of the human resource employee life cycle, with a heavy focus on high-tech recruitment.
- Partnered with external stakeholders to provide human resource solutions that developed leaders, attracted and built a quality workforce, and transformed the company into a high-performing organization.
- Impacted enterprise performance through organizational transformation, enhanced personnel engagement, and effective alignment of HR strategy with business goals.
Director
BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP LLC, Human Capital
Peoria, USA
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Under this role, Jeff was responsible for new client business development and human resources advisory. He brought in Microsoft, ManTech, and KLA as new clients, equaling over $2.0 billion in sales.
- In addition, I advised senior human resource leaders and their extended teams on strategic and innovative solutions to resolve business challenges.
- Key client sectors included Technology, Consumer Products, and Manufacturing.
- Led culture and leadership transformation with the Microsoft organizational development team.
- These projects covered a full range of culture and leadership transformation, including redesigning and rethinking the role of the leader to meet the needs of today's competitive technical market, applying methodologies to help human resources and senior leadership shift culture, and preparing leaders with tools to lead in today's volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and the board of directors to strategically affect operational direction.
- Optimized operational processes using analytics tools to address client-specific metrics.
Human Resources Leader
CATERPILLAR INC
Peoria, USA
01.2014 - 01.2017
- As a global human resources consultant, Jeff focused on defining, designing, and delivering solutions that connected and developed people and their ideas into measurable business outcomes.
- Delivered an extensive track record of developing high-impact executive training and officer-level strategic planning sessions, focusing on initiatives for business growth, alignment, and accountable execution, while partnering and consulting with senior leadership and their divisions to design and deliver human capital initiatives.
- Developed and led a global internal Human Capital consulting team of sixteen internal consultants.
- Primary deliverables included: enterprise organizational design; restructuring; leading employee culture assessments and targeted culture activation; guiding leadership development, performing facilitation, and executive coaching; leading multiple accelerated change management programs to respond to declining revenues; leading the restructuring and reorganization of two divisions, resulting in the formation of an $8.5B division; and redesigning a new COE for Agility, Scrum, Lean and Six Sigma to drive process improvement during a time of significant corporate restructuring.
Manager, Organization
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
St Louis, USA
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Under the role of global human capital consultant, Jeff has deep experience working with client companies that range from Fortune 500 companies to private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
- Focus was on leading companies through complex human resource and organizational transformation initiatives, ensuring technical adoption, and conducting change readiness activities while upgrading their organizational capabilities for improving their human resources effectiveness.
- Client engagement experiences involved organizational transformation—Nationwide, Caterpillar, and the USAF Transportation Command, where he led these companies through large-scale organizational change management efforts.
- These projects covered a full range of change management initiatives that included: organizational redesign, workforce engagement, organizational capability improvement, data analytics, skills modeling, eLearning, training, development, sales force effectiveness, talent retention strategies, workforce engagement, communications planning, and strategy execution.
- Led human resource SAP and Oracle technical adoption projects with IBM, Cytec, and Ameriprise.
- This included leading the entire organization through a full portfolio of organizational change management tools and methodologies that included change management, project management, stakeholder engagement, change impact analysis, communication, knowledge transfer, training, and end-user development.
- Raised performance in areas of sales, management, and operations by identifying and targeting areas in need of improvement.
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via the restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing, and technology upgrades.
Vice President of Human Resources
NORTEK PRIVATE EQUITY
St Louis, USA
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Under this role, Jeff managed the start-up of a China-based engineering R&D center for new product development for heating and cooling equipment.
- He led the new acquisition team to identify a new OEM partner to manufacture products in China.
- He reported directly to the CEO and served as a strategic HR partner with the SVP, COO, and Chairman of Nortek in enterprise-wide initiatives.
- He developed and implemented new succession planning and performance management processes to identify and build bench strength across the businesses.
- He spearheaded large-scale change management initiatives instituted to top-grade the entire organization, implemented formal succession planning, improved the pay-for-performance culture, and seeded the organization with new talent.
- He provided Human Resources generalist leadership over Mexico and Latin American businesses.
- He orchestrated significant SG&A cost savings reduction directives that yielded $3 million in annualized medical benefits savings.
- He focused on strategic market growth, OEM partner identification, and new factory start-up, which were instrumental in the organization's business development in Asia.
- He also directed international realignment and people-process improvement to support global growth plans for two Nortek subsidiaries.
- Coordinated and worked with management on performance evaluations, supervisory practices, dispute resolution, and employee accountability.
- Provided guidance on policies and procedures to harmonize responses, provide appropriate investigation actions, and reach resolution of grievances.
Sector Director of Human Resources Technology
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
Sunnyvale, USA
01.2004 - 01.2010
- Jeff formed an organization to control and employ new human resources technologies associated with accomplishing business strategic imperatives.
- Constructed and launched seven workforce engagement websites, utilizing SharePoint collaboration technology.
- Expanded and aligned team that tactically focused on propelling HR technologies to improve the delivery of recruitment, learning, development, and workforce engagement offerings.
- Jeff rendered HR leadership for this $300M (Naval and Marine) division, consisting of four geographic locations, five separate unions, and 1,200 employees.
- Partnered in the successful negotiation of 2004 union contracts across the naval business.
- Transitioned HR from transactional to a strategic business partner, working with senior management to drive key business and performance improvement initiatives.
- Developed and sustained a plant-wide safety change management plan that resulted in decreased injury rates for the Environmental, Health, and Safety organization.
Chief People Officer
RDO Equipment
Fargo, USA
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Jeff converted and scaled the HR function to support the organization transitioning from public to private status.
- He worked closely with the Board of Directors on governance, succession planning, executive incentive plans, and overhauled the sales commission plan for the business.
- He was promoted to concurrently serve as Manager of Service Operations, which included the oversight of all 54 service centers.
- Coordinated and worked with management on performance evaluations, supervisory practices, dispute resolution, and employee accountability.
Vice President of Human Resources
HAMON CORPORATION
Somerville, USA
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Jeff developed and executed a new global performance and succession management process, in addition to crafting global leadership values and competency models.
- He implemented a global JD Edwards people management HRIS system across three countries.
- He designed and implemented a new compensation broad banding structure, a new executive compensation plan, and the HR function to integrate with the organization's European operation.
- He led the rightsizing efforts of the U.S. operation as it re-scaled itself to meet the declining market and prepare itself for a turnaround.
- He also fought union campaigns that threatened the company with major work stoppages on high-visibility projects.
- Directed each phase of the hiring process, encompassing employment verification, employee relations investigations, criminal background checks, and onboarding.
- Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
- Coordinated and worked with management on performance evaluations, supervisory practices, dispute resolution, and employee accountability.
Senior Manager, HR Change Management Consultant
ARTHUR ANDERSEN
Minneapolis, USA
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Under this role, Jeff liaised with organizations on distinctive HR solutions, change management, and professional services.
- He led the change management PeopleSoft talent management implementation work stream, integrating two businesses into one for this large consumer products business.
- He guided the shared services start-up, designed staffing and recruiting programs, revamped the HR function, expanded the competency model, and implemented the HR balanced scorecard.
- The key clients were General Motors, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Brown Shoe, and Bovis Lend Lease.
Senior Human Resource Manager
PFIZER
Ann Arbor, USA
01.1999 - 01.2000
- Jeff revitalized the HR function for this worldwide clinical R&D operation that developed the blockbuster drug, Lipitor.
- Delivered HR generalist coverage for over 1,400 clinical researchers and doctors, with a focus on new medical and clinical trials talent acquisition, executive coaching, work team development, and organizational change management.
- Jeff developed and implemented a new performance management and succession planning process for the clinical trials organization.
- This process included improving recruitment strategies for new talent by building relationships within the pharmaceutical sector.
- Led the Japanese HR organization for the Asia Clinical Trials organization and applied knowledge and experience from working with Asia at GE to improve organizational capability by leveraging existing recruitment contacts.
- Forecasted expected personnel demands, and developed forward-thinking approaches to achieve objectives.
- Evaluated the training program's success and presented strategic improvement recommendations to upper management.
HR Organization and Talent Manager
Industrial Systems And Healthcare
Hong Kong, China, USA
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Jeff reported directly to the President of GE Asia and managed the talent management process.
- This included over 25 different businesses located in each location.
- I traveled extensively to work with local leadership to develop country-specific recruitment strategies and provided executive coaching in the assessment of organizational talent.
- Top-graded organizations, as needed, with effective leaders, and stronger performers.
- Applied rigorous analytics to the talent management process to track and improve talent effectiveness.
- Ultimately, I was promoted to GE Healthcare's headquarters to provide HR generalist support for the MR and CT business General Manager.
Employee Labor Relations Representative
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
Stratford, USA
01.1988 - 01.1994
- Mediated discussions between employer and employee representatives in an attempt to reconcile differences.
- Completed in-depth investigations into issues pertaining to discipline and grievance management, and recommended strategies.
- Reduced hundreds of grievances and arbitration needs by educating frontline managers on techniques for enhancing interactions between labor and leadership.
- Prepared for contract procedures, administration, and interpretation.
- Interpreted and advised on labor relations policies, and previously negotiated agreements.
- Oversaw investigations into discrimination, sexual harassment, or other workplace claims.
Education
M.S - Human Resource Management
Troy State University
Montgomery, ALB.A. - Government and International Studies
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SCSkills
- Organizational Culture Development
- Workplace Design Consultant
- Recruitment Strategy Expertise
- Board Governance Oversight
- Connecting Businesses with Clients
- Transform Complexity into Clarity
- Labor Relations Expertise
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Strategic Organizational Management
- Innovative Talent Acquisition
- Artificial Intelligence Expertise
- Change Management Expertise
- Trusted Advisory Services
- People Management Expertise
- Employee Assessment
- Industry-Specific HR Regulations
Certification
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Agile
- JIT
- AI
- ML
Accomplishments
- Jeff Antonelli specializes in rapid high-tech hiring, retention strategies, organizational design, succession planning, performance management systems, global HR strategies, leadership development and nonprofit organizations.
- He has worked and lived extensively in Asia, Mexico, and Europe.
- He has been a trusted advisor to senior executives as part of the leadership teams at Fortune 500 companies, (Caterpillar, GE, Northrop Grumman, United Technologies, Pfizer); and private equity firms, (Platinum Equity, Nortek, Access Holdings).
- He has also worked for major international management consulting firms (Deloitte, Arthur Andersen) and their clients in a variety of industries and business situations.
- In addition, he has consulted for nonprofits such as the Children's Home and Central Illinois Friends located in Peoria, IL.
- Jeff has extensive experience forging innovative talent acquisition models, redesigning complete HR infrastructures to enhance operations, drive profitable growth, and has led effective HR teams worldwide.
- He has deep expertise in performance management, talent acquisition RPO project management, succession planning systems, M&A integration, union negotiations, and creating engaging cultures that deliver results.
Profileurl
https://bold.pro/my/jeff%2Dantonelli/104
Timeline
Founder, Human Resource Consultant
WOWS, LLC
08.2020 - Current
Director of Human Resources
Regency, Access Holdings
01.2019 - 08.2020
Senior Human Resources Consultant
KLA - TENCOR
01.2018 - 01.2019
Director
BERKELEY RESEARCH GROUP LLC, Human Capital
01.2017 - 01.2018
Human Resources Leader
CATERPILLAR INC
01.2014 - 01.2017
Manager, Organization
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
01.2010 - 01.2014
Vice President of Human Resources
NORTEK PRIVATE EQUITY
01.2007 - 01.2010
Sector Director of Human Resources Technology
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
01.2004 - 01.2010
Chief People Officer
RDO Equipment
01.2003 - 01.2004
Vice President of Human Resources
HAMON CORPORATION
01.2001 - 01.2003
Senior Manager, HR Change Management Consultant
ARTHUR ANDERSEN
01.2000 - 01.2001
Senior Human Resource Manager
PFIZER
01.1999 - 01.2000
HR Organization and Talent Manager
Industrial Systems And Healthcare
01.1994 - 01.1999
Employee Labor Relations Representative
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
01.1988 - 01.1994
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Agile
- JIT
- AI
- ML
M.S - Human Resource Management
Troy State University
B.A. - Government and International Studies
University of South Carolina
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