Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Distinguished and results-oriented HR professional with significant experience in creating and implementing human resource management policies. Highly skilled in consulting with business leaders to understand business strategy/drivers and identify corresponding human capital solutions to achieve operational and strategic objectives. Adept at providing coaching to team to improve organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and leadership capability.
Provide HR support while partnering with cross-functional teams and leaders to broker HR services. Actively engage in staffing, organizational development, and talent management. Utilize HR functional expertise to align critical human resources principles with business objectives.
Lead annual and off-cycle HR processes, including performance reviews, onboarding, compensation strategies, and goal setting. Act as Designated Employer Representative to maintain company compliance with federally regulated (DOT, FRA, FMCSA, and FTA) drug and alcohol programs. Ensure safe operations and refer employees to substance abuse professionals. Manage international mobility via counseling border crossing requirements and facilitating visa and other immigration filings. Monitor, investigate, and complete unemployment filing requests and hearings. ●Redesigned internal process and onboarding steps to reduce costs and lower time from offer to start from 6-8 weeks to 2-4 weeks for field employees. ●Performed audit of 900+ workers’ driving records annually to maintain compliance with insurance and company guidelines as well as reported to employees and supervisors of revoked and reinstated driving privileges. ●Ensured even-handed delivery of opportunities to candidates while minimizing company risk by directing pre-employment consumer reports, medical, and physical abilities policies.
Executed learning activities and performance management tasks within HRIS/LMS systems. Assured employee competency and safe operating practices in classroom, manufacturing, and on-site railroad settings by designing and delivering specialized courses for new and current employees. Maximized system utilization and usability in LMS by automating processes and developing self-serve reporting dashboards. Created physical and virtual content for employee training courses. Ensured compliance with regulatory and customer requirements by providing high levels of customer service, including last-minute urgent training on location across North America. Instilled safety mindset and prepared up to 45 new employees for working in railroad/safety-sensitive environments through proper coaching and instruction on a weekly basis. ●Strategized with railroad operations leadership on organizational structure and developed a training matrix to support operations employee advancement. ● Saved over $25k annually by implementing process changes. ● Enabled effective business decisions and drove compliance by creating actionable reporting within company HRIS and LMS systems. ● Achieved company’s objectives and ensured ease of end users by administering Cornerstone LMS. ● Implemented Dayforce HCM recruiting module to provide real-time access to data and results from all domains of HCM. ● Researched newly released FRA Part 243 regulations and developed training programs to meet requirements.
Assisted senior management with planning and policy development regarding talent acquisition and retention. Suggested disciplinary actions on workers related problems by conducting impartial investigations. Ensured timely receipt of cost-effective services by managing vendor relationships. ● Facilitated consumer report processes for pre-employment drug screens, background, and motor vehicle record checks to maintain compliance with corporate policy, customer requirements, and state/federal laws. ● Enabled successful attainment of corporate objectives and reduced talent gaps by building a strong corporate talent pool via efficient sourcing, vetting, and onboarding of talented individuals at all levels and departments of the company.