Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Kristina Welm

Winder,GA

Summary

Results-driven professional leverages people and best practices to create accountable performance. Change agent with history of driving continuous performance improvements. Develops and executes strategies to attract, develop, engage, and retain strong and diverse talent. Demonstrated ability in fostering positive workplace environments and facilitating productive team dynamics.

Work History

HRBP

Caterpillar
Athens, GA
01.2025 - Current
  • Drove strategic execution and operational effectiveness as part of Facility Leadership Team.
  • Aligned HR initiatives with business objectives through collaboration with leadership.
  • Led team of 6 HR professionals to maintain compliance in non-union environment.
  • Advised managers on performance management and employee relations issues.
  • Analyzed workforce metrics to identify trends and inform HR strategies.
  • Collaborated with training department to enhance staff development and compliance efforts.
  • Fostered positive employee relations through effective interpersonal skills.
  • Ensured compliance with labor laws and regulations across all functions.

Labor Relations and HR Manager

Caterpillar
South Milwaukee
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Leadership Team member
  • Assisted in developing long-term labor relations strategies to maintain positive relationships between management and unions.
  • Negotiated contracts with union representatives in order to secure fair wages and benefits for employees.
  • Drafted correspondence regarding grievances, disciplinary actions taken by management against employees, termination decisions issued by management teams.
  • Conferred with management to develop or implement personnel policies or procedures.
  • Noted efforts: Community Engagement, Created and Lead the Employee Experience Champions team, Project Management,
  • Investigated employee complaints regarding unfair treatment or violations of collective bargaining agreement provisions.
  • Participated in grievance hearings as necessary in order to represent the company's interests effectively.
  • Conducted labor-management meetings to discuss and resolve grievances, contract negotiations, and other labor relations issues.
  • Facilitated communication between management teams and union officials in order to promote mutual understanding of each parties' objectives.
  • Negotiated collective bargaining agreements on behalf of companies.
  • Helped management develop strategies for negotiating with labor unions and obtaining optimum terms.

Human Resources Manager

Caterpillar
Victoria
03.2021 - 01.2023
  • Active member of the Facility Leadership team focusing on strategic planning for People initiatives at the Facility level – including, but not limited to, owning the Employee Experience, Coaching and Mentoring managers and employees at all levels of the organization, and focus on Leadership Development.
  • Work hand in hand with Factory and Operations Manager on Workforce Planning.
  • Collaborate on the recruitment of new employees and onboarding activities. Engage and lead others in HR related activities such as retention, employee relations, compliance, training, and compensation.
  • Manage 1 employee, with dotted line responsibility for 2 employees.
  • Noted efforts: ERG Sponsor, Created and Lead the Employee Experience Champions team, Project Management, Defended EEOC and Unemployment claims, Support 500 employees.

Employee Relations Manager

John Deere Power Products
Greeneville, USA
01.2018 - 09.2020
  • Member of the Factory Leadership Team and Incident Response Team (COVID-19) utilizing my expertise with HR, ER and LR principles and procedures to positively impact our employees, while also balancing the needs of our business.
  • Responsible for employee/labor relations department: staffing/recruiting, employee development, employee retention, safety and health, employee communications, and corporate compliance. Support 500+ Employees and up to 500 Contingent Employees.
  • Effectively develop and lead a team of 4 Employee Relations Representatives. Dotted line responsibility for Continuous Improvement Coordinator.
  • Created and Implemented a leadership program that focuses on interpersonal skill development for our frontline supervisors.
  • Provide coaching and leadership to all levels of the organization.

HR Manager

John Deere
Torrance
01.2016 - 2018
  • Member of Leadership Staff for two locations: Primary HR leader and contact for a stand-alone unit; HR leader for a global organization providing strategic HR support.
  • Provided timely execution of corporate initiatives as well as typical HR Processes and Procedures (recruiting, coaching, workforce planning, investigations, employee engagement, manager effectiveness, employee succession planning and retention activities).
  • Developed, organized and led Women at Work, Wellness Champions, Manager Development Roundtable, Employee Driven Talent Reviews and community volunteerism.

HR Generalist

John Deere
Des Moines
2014 - 2016
  • Supported multiple levels of leadership in the areas of employee performance, career coaching, and employee development for Salary, and sometimes Wage.
  • Managed strategic initiatives in areas such as Development, Diversity and Inclusion and Human Performance.
  • Primary contact for unit activities around Recognition, Diversity in Operations, Employee Experience Survey administration and action planning, and Culture Improvement.
  • Tactical activities include execution of HR Processes and Procedures including creating requisitions, securing approvals, filling positions, compliance investigations, employee onboarding, and separations.
  • Promoted to Manager.

HR Development Specialist

John Deere Corporate
2012 - 2014
  • Partnered with HR and Business Leaders at John Deere Ottumwa Works and John Deere Financial on projects, strategic initiatives, needs analysis and action plans focused on increasing manager, team and organizational performance.
  • Top performer within the DS organization: leader in recruiting new teams and the number of teams in the process; leader in creating new programs/tools/solutions for Regional Learning and Development Specialists to use as a resource.
  • Promoted into development opportunity.

Market Segment Manager

John Deere
  • Worked directly with John Deere Dealers across the United States. Responsible for building relationships between the Dealer and the local John Deere Landscapes branches.
  • Worked closely with our Construction Division and Turf Division Territory Managers to create marketing programs that would mutually benefit John Deere Dealers, Customers and grow our market share.

Education

Certificate - Employee Relations Law

Institute For Applied Management And Law (IAML)

Masters Certificate - HR Management

Villanova University

Master of Science - Executive Leadership

University of San Diego
San Diego

Bachelor of Arts -

San Francisco State University
San Francisco

Skills

  • HR leadership
  • Employee and Labor relations
  • Strategic HR initiatives
  • Leadership development
  • Conflict resolution
  • Performance coaching
  • Workforce planning
  • Succession planning

Certification

  • SPHR
  • SHRM-CP
  • Employee Relations (IAML)
  • PPF (PPI – Human performance)

Timeline

HRBP

Caterpillar
01.2025 - Current

Labor Relations and HR Manager

Caterpillar
01.2023 - 01.2025

Human Resources Manager

Caterpillar
03.2021 - 01.2023

Employee Relations Manager

John Deere Power Products
01.2018 - 09.2020

HR Manager

John Deere
01.2016 - 2018

Market Segment Manager

John Deere

HR Generalist

John Deere
2014 - 2016

HR Development Specialist

John Deere Corporate
2012 - 2014

Certificate - Employee Relations Law

Institute For Applied Management And Law (IAML)

Masters Certificate - HR Management

Villanova University

Master of Science - Executive Leadership

University of San Diego

Bachelor of Arts -

San Francisco State University

Instructor And Coaching Certifications

  • NLI Coach for multiple Leadership levels
  • PPI Human Performance/Safety Culture
  • DiSC Behavioral Assessment
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
  • Languages of Appreciation
  • Change Style Indicator
  • Instructor for Global Leadership Program

Strengths And Capabilities

  • Knowledge of HR and ER Law
  • Coaching, Mentoring, Advising, and Counseling
  • Continuous Learning Mindset
  • Engaging in Critical Conversations
  • Global & Cross-Cultural Experience
  • Presentation and Facilitation Skills

Instructor And Coaching Certifications

  • NLI Coach for multiple Leadership levels
  • PPI Human Performance/Safety Culture
  • DiSC Behavioral Assessment
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  • Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
  • Languages of Appreciation
  • Change Style Indicator
  • Instructor for Global Leadership Program

Strengths And Capabilities

  • Knowledge of HR and ER Law
  • Coaching, Mentoring, Advising, and Counseling
  • Continuous Learning Mindset
  • Engaging in Critical Conversations
  • Global & Cross-Cultural Experience
  • Presentation and Facilitation Skills

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

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