Michael Gater

Chief of Staff

Greater Jackson Area

About

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER Strategic and Efficient Employee Administration / Talent Selection & Management / Employee Relations & Retention Senior HR Business Partner with extensive experience in high growth, performance-driven, multi-site environments. Proven track record of year-over-year engagement and productivity improvement through strategic business partnerships and skilled collaboration. Ability to establish strong organization relationships and inspire trust among stakeholders at all levels. An influential leader who places strategic emphasis and alignment with the business process. • Facilitative Leadership • Recruiting & Staffing Initiatives • Workforce Development • Goal Definition & Achievement • Process Redesign & Change Management • Strategic Relationship Building • Team Coaching & Leadership • Program Management

Experience

  • Chief of Staff - Capital Programs, Human Resources and Marketing at Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
    Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Human Resources Business Partner at Hitachi Energy
    May 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Sr. MgrHR Business Partner at CVS Health
    Jan 2023 - May 2023 · 5 mos

  • Sr. Manager - Ops Site HR at Amazon
    May 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Director of Human Resources and Administration
      Jul 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Interim Chief Administrative Officer
      Nov 2019 - Apr 2020 · 6 mos