KELLY CULLIVER, PHR, SHRM-CP
714-***-**** *****.********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/kelly-culliver-phr-shrm-cp-539107 SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER
Dynamic and results-driven HR professional with extensive experience partnering with leadership teams to drive strategic and operational excellence. Adept at aligning HR initiatives with business goals to enhance organizational effectiveness, talent management, and employee engagement. Proven ability to balance long-term strategic vision with hands-on execution if fast-paced environments across engineering, operations, and manufacturing sectors.
Strategic HR Partnership and Execution Employee Engagement ++
Workforce Planning and Performance Management Professionalize the HR Function
Leadership Coaching and Development (1st level- C) Strategy Alignment/Org Effectiveness
Compliance -Risk Mitigation (State / Federal Law) Trusted HR Partner
Policies & Procedures - Deployment / Enforcement
Employee Relations
Succession Planning
Work Ethic/Commitment/Integrity
EXPERIENCE
HILTI NORTH AMERICA, Plano, TX 2023-2024
Senior HR Business Partner/HR Director
Regional HRD for team of HR partners
Acted as a strategic advisor and trusted HR partner to business leaders across the Market Organization West region, aligning HR strategies with business objectives
Collaborated with Centers of Excellence to implement HR programs that support organizational goals.
Spearheaded initiatives in performance culture transformation, DEI integration, and succession planning to foster a high-performance environment.
Partnered with leadership to address workforce challenges, ensuring alignment with business strategy and organizational growth.
+Performance Culture restoration +Succession Planning +DEI immersion +Employee Engagement
+Team effectiveness and Strategy alignment
IMI CCI, INC., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 2011-2023 Vice-President Human Resources, IMI Hydronic Engineering (2021-2023) Director HR, IMI CCI Americas (2019-2021)
Senior HRBP, IMI Control Components (2011-2019)
In my 13yrs w/IMI, I have held many HR roles/responsibilities whether as a single HRBP or part of an HR team leading through complex organizational stages and life cycles: Creativity, direction, delegation, collaboration within the growth stage, maturity stage and also the declining stage. This was the breadth of my unique HR experience which has prepared me for functional HR leadership in a broad range of settings. References are available upon request (President/CEO, VP Peers, External Coaching Network, Personal)
+Created, Led implementation Performance Management Process – Streamlined manual process into ADP Performance Management platform. Trained individual contributors and management team for rollout
+Led Americas through payroll and benefit/wellness platform integration/change management
+Benefit Administration – Relationship w/broker and Wellness Platform 23%YOY savings
+Led global culture project of cross-functional/diverse team (UK/USA) to test/learn level of engagement and employee health using methodologies beyond standard engagement and pulse surveys
+Graduate Engineering program leader for IMI Critical Engineering – led assessment centers for all 3 IMI divisions to secure top future talent. (9yrs)
+Training/Development – Company savings due to ability to relate and train soft skills and leadership training at all levels of the business for impact.
+High performing teams – Innovative in creating and professionalizing the leadership integration process for all new managers w/follow-up 1:1 coaching of leaders. JACOBS ENGINEERING, Irvine, CA 2000-2010
HR Manager / HR Business Partner - Global Buildings North America/North America Infrastructure Planned/coordinated and oversaw recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff; consulted with department leaders/leadership on strategic planning; provided guidance on talent strategies, organizational design, EE relations and performance mgmt. to enhance workforce effectiveness.
Executive Assistant (Carter & Burgess)
HR Liaison and Office Manager (Jacobs Engineering)
Led a team of Executive Assistants. (2006-2008)
HR Manager (Jacobs) Post-acquisition transition management; all HR responsibilities EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Texas Christian University BA Business Administration UC Irvine Human Resources Management Certification SHRM CP Professional In HR/PHR – Ca ( People Analytics Certification In Progress) Hudson Institute Executive Coaching Certification
TECHNICAL
MS Office Suite HRIS/ERP – IFS, WorkDay, SAP, Oracle, People Soft, Workplace (Facebook Platform), JDE
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Wellness/Nutrition, Promoting Financial Health/Education for Employees, SHRM, Society for Women Engineers