Employee Relations & Compliance
Fair, consistent people practices, compliance and safety that protect employees and the business.
Safety turnaround
As VP of HR and SHEQ, shifted the division to proactive safety measures and ran the “Why I work safely” campaign. Lost-time injury frequency fell 68% and total recordable injuries 45%, with three injury-free months in 2025.
Revised approach to reductions in force
Replaced same-day walk-outs with 60 days' notice, an all-hands explaining what, when and why, and 1:1 job-search support for each impacted employee. The division restructured and returned to profit, with no lasting damage to morale; many impacted employees found new roles inside TI.
Clean record
Achieved zero HR-related litigation or settlements across the entire tenure.
Automated termination process
Late terminations were causing audit findings and payroll overpayments, with the new HRIS a year away. Built a SharePoint termination workflow with IT, piloted it at corporate and rolled it out to field HR, who adopted it within 2–4 weeks. Audit issues and overpayments were eliminated, and the process eased the later SuccessFactors move.
HRIS organization structure
Re-envisioned the HR organization structure in the HRIS, resulting in more efficient, standardized reporting from the HRIS and connected systems.
Sensitive executive investigations
Conducted sensitive investigations up through GM and VP levels, including sexual harassment, substance abuse, fraud and gross misconduct.
I-9 audit
Initiated an I-9 audit that resulted in hundreds of corrections, protecting the company from a potentially large settlement with federal immigration authorities.
Leaders meeting & employee communications
Top-down cascades through 4–5 leadership levels left frontline teams uninformed. Launched a regional meeting for ~75 Area Managers and above, plus monthly HR communications as meeting slides and breakroom monitor loops. Near-zero cost, and both were still in place five years later.
Severance guidelines
Created standard severance guidelines covering severance length, outplacement and standard documentation.
Employee file digitization
Assessed and initiated a project to digitize and organize US employee files to meet compliance standards.
Restructuring & change management
Partnered with leaders on multiple reorganizations, including leadership choices and resourcing, redeployment, reductions and change management.
Hurricane Harvey & Irma relief fund
Led strategy for the employee relief fund.