Open To Work
Kelli Miller
Curtice,Ohio
Work Preference
Summary
Transformational HR executive driving comprehensive people strategies and organizational effectiveness in complex multi-site environments. Expertise in aligning human capital initiatives with business goals, achieving significant cost savings, and modernizing HR operations. Trusted advisor to executives, delivering measurable impact through compliance governance, talent optimization, and culture transformation.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Human Resources
Terra State Community College
Fremont, Ohio
01.2024 - Current
- Acted as senior HR executive overseeing enterprise human resources strategy, employee relations, labor relations, compliance governance, compensation, benefits, talent acquisition, organizational development, investigations, leadership coaching, workforce planning, and HR operational transformation.
- Partnered directly with executive leadership to align people strategy with organizational objectives during a period of fiscal restructuring, workforce optimization, and enterprise transformation.
- Directed HR leadership during fiscal watch and organizational restructuring, advising on workforce risk and organizational design to support effective change execution.
- Led enterprise deployment of ADP Workforce Now, replacing legacy HR infrastructure and modernizing payroll, talent acquisition, onboarding, and core people operations.
- Delivered $350,000+ in annual benefits cost savings through vendor evaluation, benefits redesign, and strategic cost-containment initiatives.
- Successfully negotiated two collective bargaining agreements, balancing organizational sustainability with workforce engagement and labor strategy.
- Modernized 25+ enterprise HR policies, strengthening compliance, governance consistency, audit readiness, and operational efficiency.
- Functioned as strategic advisor to executive leadership, finance, and legal counsel on organizational effectiveness, workforce strategy, and HR transformation.
Human Resources Business Partner
Avery Dennison
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Served as strategic HR business partner to senior operational leadership across multiple locations, aligning HR initiatives with business objectives.
- Partnered with senior leadership to strengthen workforce performance, organizational effectiveness, compliance execution, employee relations strategy, and leadership accountability.
- Led employee relations strategy, managing investigations, performance management, conflict resolution, corrective action, and providing leadership consultation to enhance workforce engagement.
- Advised leadership on workforce planning, succession strategy, organizational design, and talent optimization.
- Provided strategic HR leadership supporting manufacturing and operational leadership teams across geographically dispersed operations following acquisition integration.
- Facilitated acquisition integration and organizational transition initiatives, ensuring alignment of HR practices with evolving business needs.
- Strengthened employment law compliance and workforce risk mitigation across multi-state operations.
- Delivered executive coaching and leadership support to improve performance, accountability, and culture.
Human Resources Director
Esperia Holdings/acpo, ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2021
- Directed enterprise HR strategy and operations for a multi-state workforce, overseeing employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational effectiveness, compensation, benefits, compliance, workforce planning, and leadership advisory functions.
- Led HR strategy supporting approximately 450 employees across multiple states.
- Provided senior HR advisory support to executive leadership on workforce planning, organizational structure, employee relations, and business operations.
- Directed talent acquisition and retention strategy to support organizational growth and maintain workforce stability.
- Managed integration of acquired sites, ensuring alignment of company policies, benefits, and workforce with corporate standards.
- Oversaw investigations, performance management, and employee engagement strategies while providing leadership coaching to enhance team effectiveness.
- Strengthened organizational alignment during operational transition and growth initiatives.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OhioSkills
- Talent acquisition
- Employee Relations
- Compensation & Benefits
- Total Rewards
- Performance Management
- Succession Planning
- Human Capital Strategy
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Workforce Transformation
- Change Management
- Organizational Design
- Workforce Planning
- Leadership Development
- HR tech
- Multi-State Employment Practices
- Regulatory Compliance
- Culture strategy
- Strategic HR Initiatives
- Employee Development
Executive Leadership Expertise
- Human Capital Strategy
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Workforce Transformation
- Employee Relations
- Labor Relations
- Collective Bargaining
- Executive Coaching
- Change Management
- Organizational Design
- Workforce Planning
- Talent Acquisition Strategy
- Compensation & Benefits
- Total Rewards
- Performance Management
- HR Operations
- Compliance & Risk Management
- Workplace Investigations
- Leadership Development
- HR Technology Transformation
- ADP Workforce Now
- Multi-State Employment Practices
- Succession Planning
- Policy Governance
- Culture & Engagement Strategy
- Executive Advisory Partnership
Personal Information
Available: Open to Remote, Hybrid, Relocation
Timeline
Director of Human Resources
Terra State Community College
01.2024 - Current
Human Resources Business Partner
Avery Dennison
01.2022 - 01.2024
Human Resources Director
Esperia Holdings/acpo, ltd.
01.2014 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Management
Lourdes University