Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Total Rewards
Argonne National Laboratory
10.2023 - Current
Serve as strategic director responsible for ensuring that compensation, recognition, health and welfare and retirement plans are competitive, compliant and enable us to attract, motivate and retain a highly talented workforce. Reporting to the CHRO, work in partnership with finance, procurement, communications and legal. Lead a top notch team of managers and functional experts to deliver a robust benefits package and high quality compensation program. Serve as strategic director responsible for ensuring that compensation, recognition, health and welfare and retirement plans are competitive, compliant and enable us to attract, motivate and retain a highly talented workforce. Reporting to the CHRO, work in partnership with finance, procurement, communications and legal. Lead a top notch team of managers and functional experts to deliver a robust benefits package and high quality compensation program.
Full-time
Hybrid
Director, Total Rewards
USCellular
12.2018 - 11.2023
Strategically lead the Compensation, Benefits, Well-Being, Recognition and HR Programs for a company of 5,000 associates. Provide innovative solutions for complex departments in base-pay administration, salary structure and job architecture, incentives (short and long-term), pay equity, implementing new benefits as well as implementing a new well-being strategy. Extensive work both implementing new vendors and ongoing vendor management. Partner with finance, legal, supply chain and sales on various initiatives.Strategically lead the Compensation, Benefits, Well-Being, Recognition and HR Programs for a company of 5,000 associates. Provide innovative solutions for complex departments in base-pay administration, salary structure and job architecture, incentives (short and long-term), pay equity, implementing new benefits as well as implementing a new well-being strategy. Extensive work both implementing new vendors and ongoing vendor management. Partner with finance, legal, supply chain and sales on various initiatives.
Full-time
Total Rewards Leader (various roles)
Boeing
04.2009 - 06.2017
Lead Enterprise Benchmarking Project for the company. Project entails benchmarking all occupations to outside surveys, getting approval from senior leadership and adjusting salary ranges as appropriate
Lead Human Resource Review Board, evaluating all human resource positions and validating proper levels
Use data and analytics to provide benefits and compensation strategies to business partners
Led various projects within Total Rewards for Boeing Defense Systems to include Performance Management ratings, merit process, benefits planning, differentiation for both ratings and salary increases and the companies first Management Incentive Plan payments
Developed process for determining salary ranges for a newly reorganized supplier management organization, resulting in lowering costs for the company and increasing productivity, received several awards including a cash award for compensation efforts
Served as key member of the structures team, determined salary reference tables, location tier structures and job family maintenance throughout the year
Oversaw transition to a recruiting transformation model from a total rewards perspective, implemented this model throughout the St. Louis site, balanced market based affordability initiatives while assisting the company in hiring efforts
Greater Chicago Area
HR Business Partner
Verizon Wireless
02.2001 - 01.2009
HR Consultant for Verizon Wireless Call Center. Served as business partner for managers and advised on performance management, compensation and staffing. Served as facilitator for a variety of management trainings. Recruited for call center in both customer service and technical roles/
Education
Master of Arts - Human Resources Development
Lindenwood University
St. Charles MO
Skills
Friendly, positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Customer service
Problem-solving
Accomplishments
CCP and PHR Certification
Received numerous awards including Leadership Circle Award at UScellular and Impact Argonne Award at Argonne.