I've led people and operations transformation at Half Moon Empanadas and City Furniture and Ashley Home Stores, translating workforce strategy into profitability, retention, and cost outcomes. At Half Moon Empanadas, I led a cost and structure program that moved profitability from 8% to 11%.
I own the people function across six legal entities and 14 states, including HRIS, compensation, benefits, compliance, learning, workforce planning, and organizational design. I selected and implemented UKG as an enterprise HRIS, built centralized people infrastructure, and reduced hiring cycle time by 22% while supporting an 11-location expansion plan.
At City Furniture and Ashley Home Stores, I led HR integration for two acquisitions totaling 340+ employees, achieving 95% retention and capturing $2.1M in synergies. I also improved engagement by 15 points, reduced voluntary turnover from 22% to 19.8%, and built succession and leadership development programs that increased internal promotion and reduced external search costs.
Earlier, I delivered HR consulting for manufacturing and construction clients, building safety programs, leading organizational transformations, and reducing turnover. I'm a SHRM-SCP and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and I work fluently in English and Spanish.
