Management Manager
Resume:
Elizabeth Hessel
Colfax, WI *****
********@***.***
Mobile: 608-***-****
EXECUTIVE SKILL SUMMARY
- Human Resource, safety, & training professional with an exceptional
business acumen gained through an MBA - HR/Finance, an SPHR, and 20 years
of HR and business operations management experience.
- Recognized organizational development, project management, training &
development skills that support safety &business initiatives and create
teams to produce results.
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills that ensure
credibility as a business partner. Proven ability to create business
strategy understanding at all levels of an organization.
- Extremely effective in negotiation and conflict management to ensure
business issues are resolved or important business needs are realized.
- Skilled in monitoring for compliance with all State and Federal
employment laws that include Title VII, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO, OSHA & WC.
- Effective with union avoidance. Educated in collective bargaining and
grievance processes.
- Multi-unit experience that ensures good communication and reporting
success between sites.
- Six Sigma GB certified through 3M Company.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft office programs, curriculum development
tools and web tools - i.e. Work, Excel, Outlook, Visio, Articulate, LMS,
HRIS programs, WebEx meeting, Skype, KRONOS iCims, Kenexa, APD, Paylocity,
PayScale, and various accounting/business management programs.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Created and implemented leadership development projects that increased
performance management responsiveness and improved productivity results.
Facilitated executive level strategic and business planning processes that
organized company managers, and created a single business focus within
partners of a professional services firm. Process included initial
business plan, succession planning, training and development and related
financial programs.
Experienced employee relations skills and a positive team rapport brought
early knowledge of union organizational activity. Avoided plant
unionization through employee training and awareness.
Created and implemented a documented employee performance management
process that included job descriptions, annual reviews, development plans,
and a corrective action process.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
HR Manager - McFarlane Mfg. Co. Sauk City, WI - 10/2013 - 8/2014
- Senior HR/Safety leadership role supporting 4 business units and 200
employees. Provide comprehensive HR leadership for managers in areas of
employee relations, HR structure development, staffing compensation, and
training and development.
HR Consultant - Laurus Strategies (Chicago, IL) - Marshfield, WI 6/2013 -
10/2013
- Temporary Contract position as an HR Consultant to support Marshfield
Clinic Information Services Department in its transition to a separate for
profit entity. Achieved development of HR structure, policies, procedures,
compensation and benefits.
HR Manager, HJ Heinz - Dianne's Desserts, Le Center, MN 7/2011 - 11/2012
- Senior HR/Safety leadership role with 3 direct reports supporting 270
employee plant producing 1.3 million cases per year. Provided
comprehensive HR leadership for managers in areas of employee relations,
talent management, staffing compensation, and training and development.
Diverse facility with 30% Hispanic, 30% Somali, and 30% Caucasian
population.
- Formally responded to an EEOC discrimination claim due to a change in
safety policy. Documented all events leading up to and after the incident.
Constructed the response letter to the EEOC denying all claim notices.
Testified at the hearing. In addition, 29 of 39 denied unemployment
claims. UC reconsideration also decided in our favor. EEOC complaints
dismissed 1/2014
Senior HR Business Partner, Amazon.com, Huntington, WV 7/2010 - 7/2011
- Senior HR leadership role within a Fortune 100 Company call center.
Provided comprehensive HR leadership in areas of organizational
effectiveness, talent management, employee relations, and staffing.
Partnered daily with peer Operations Management team to ensure training and
planning to ensure business goals and budget measures are met. Experienced
supporting 100+ virtual employees and includes multi-unit experience.
HR Manager, Armour Eckrich Meats, Inc., St. James, MN 1/2009-2/2010
- Senior HR leadership role with 2 direct reports supporting 400 employee
plant producing 65 million pounds per year. Provided comprehensive HR
leadership in areas of organizational effectiveness, talent management,
employee relations, staffing compensation, and training and development.
Reduced turnover by 50%.
Adjunct Instructor, Concordia University, Eau Claire, WI 3/2008 - 6/2010
- Instructed college course work in Statistics, Human Resource Management,
Interpersonal Communications, and Ethics.
Senior Training & OD Administrator, 3M Menomonie, Menomonie, WI 6/2006 -
8/2008
- Senior level role in Training and Organizational Development for 600
employee plant and 7 different business product categories. Facilitated
strategic planning, OD, and training processes to improve productivity and
business results. Successful program produced request for specialized
training by managers in 60% of additional business units.
Store Management, Target Stores, Minneapolis, MN 01/1990- 02/1997 & 10/2005
- 6/2006
- Executive leadership in 18 to 65 million retail units. Promoted through
4 levels of leadership. Improved bottom line results in 7 different stores
by reducing GL/WC/Shortage costs. Multi-unit experience.
EDUCATION
Walden University
MBA - Master's Degree in Business Administration - 2006
Focus in HR
Trinity University and College
Bachelor's in Business Administration - 2002
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Associate's Degree in Finance - 1999
SPHR Certification
CONSULTING
Facilitated the strategic planning process for Dunn County Health Human
Services board of directors. Outcome included finalized plan, a single
focus in board functions, and stronger team per Board's Director.
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