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Tom Danko

Saint Joseph

Summary

Ambitious international HR leader building the future together with my team by closely partnering with the business and by building on my 14 years of global experience

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director, Human Resources

Whirlpool
06.2024 - Current
  • Lead the people strategy & organization effectiveness for the manufacturing & product marketing functions

Director, HR

Whirlpool
04.2019 - 05.2024
  • Director, NAR HR operations (2022 - 2024)
  • Led a team of 50+ delivering HR operations services to 18k+ employees for North America (10b+ revenue)
  • HR operations services: HR manufacturing support, hourly recruitment, employee experience, payroll, benefits, data management & employee call center
  • Drove process standardization, data based decision making, & continuous improvement (~1M annual cost savings in 2023 through bots, refining blue collar TA model, & offshoring)


  • Director, HR Business Partner for Electronics, Innovation, IT (2020 - 2022)
  • Developed and executed an organizational effectiveness strategy for the electronics group which led to:
  • Greater reliability on project delivery (quality & delivery metrics increased YoY)
  • Strategic capability investments: Devised a strategy in partnership with the business & talent acquisition to successfully deliver +280 hires globally in software & electronics within 1 year. Of those 280 hires 22% were female vs global market representation of 15%
  • Better systems thinking through the consolidation of subsystems teams & leadership moves


  • Senior Manager, HR Business Partner for Legal, EHS&S, & IT (2019 - 2020)
  • GIS: Developed & executed a purposeful operating model shift that drove global synergies (in analytics, mobile & web app development, & product development)

HR Manager

Faurecia Interior Systems
06.2012 - 04.2019
  • Senior HR Manager (2018-2019), Michigan
  • Successfully led all aspects of HR (org design, talent strategy, union strategy) for 3 simultaneous plant launches


  • HR Manager (2016-2018), Michigan
  • Led a team of 7 supporting all R&D corporate functions for a 1.5B business


  • Management Development Manager (2014-2016), France
  • Responsible for talent & organizational development for global sales & program management functions for a 6B business
  • Partnered closely with the business to ensure organizational structures with the right talent to enable new program acquisition & execution


  • HR manager (2013-2014), Michigan
  • Supported a manufacturing plant & negotiated (2nd chair) a union agreement that met financial & non financial targets


  • HR Generalist (2012-2013), Michigan
  • Led HR activities as part of a transformation team for an acquisition (1B revenue)

HR Manager

Sodecia
08.2011 - 05.2012
  • Responsible for all HR & HSE services for 2 union plants

HR Assistant Manager

Mobis North America
05.2009 - 08.2011
  • HR Generalist May 2009 - December 2009, Ohio
  • Launched a new plant (Michigan) with responsibility for all HR & HSE services with 2 direct reports

HR Generalist

Faurecia Interior Systems
08.2007 - 05.2009

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Development, Minor: Business

Oakland University
Auburn Hills, MI
2008

Skills

  • Designing & executing HR strategy to enable business strategy
  • Organizational & Talent development strategy design & execution
  • Strategic workforce planning

Timeline

Senior Director, Human Resources

Whirlpool
06.2024 - Current

Director, HR

Whirlpool
04.2019 - 05.2024

HR Manager

Faurecia Interior Systems
06.2012 - 04.2019

HR Manager

Sodecia
08.2011 - 05.2012

HR Assistant Manager

Mobis North America
05.2009 - 08.2011

HR Generalist

Faurecia Interior Systems
08.2007 - 05.2009

Bachelor of Science - Human Resource Development, Minor: Business

Oakland University

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