I offer extensive executive-level HR experience across the manufacturing and automotive sectors, helping organizations steer through workforce challenges, organizational restructuring, and comprehensive business transformations. My career spans notable positions at major Tier 1 automotive suppliers such as Magna and thyssenkrupp, alongside smaller specialized suppliers like Kirchhoff Automotive. I hold a Master's degree in Human Resources from Marquette University.

MY EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
• Executive and senior-level talent acquisition
• Scalable recruiting strategies for skilled and hourly labor during rapid growth phases
• Strategic succession planning and leadership continuity
• Assessment center design and development pathways for high-potential talent
• Cost-effective, competitive benefits and total rewards design
• Health and safety leadership yielding reduced lost-time incidents and workers' compensation claims
• Performance management system implementations
• Job evaluations, grading, and organizational structuring
• Compensation benchmarking and base salary design
• Pay-for-performance and variable incentive plans
• Frontline supervisor and leadership capability training
• High-impact onboarding programs
• Employee engagement initiatives that boost job satisfaction and lower turnover
• Data-driven workforce surveys and action-planning facilitation
• HR metrics, analytics, and business-focused KPIs
• Project management for enterprise HR and payroll system implementations

MY APPROACH:

🛠️ Practical
Manufacturing leaders don’t need complex HR theories. They need realistic solutions that operate effectively on the shop floor come Monday morning.

📈 Business-Driven
Every HR program and decision should directly support and advance your company’s core commercial objectives.

👔 Executive-Level
I bring the strategic insight of a seasoned HR director, rather than the transactional focus of an administrator or general consultant.

🤝 Hands-On
Strategy is essential, but execution drives success. I work closely with your leadership team to turn recommendations into real-world action.


THE LUCAS WORKFORCE ADVISORS DIFFERENCE

Enterprise Experience Without the Overhead
Instead of commitment to a permanent executive salary, companies can leverage top-tier operational HR leadership on a flexible, fractional scale.

A Dedicated Business Partner, Not a Document Consultant
Our objective isn’t to build reports or add bureaucratic processes. The goal is to solve organizational issues and optimize your workforce performance.

An Expert Who Speaks Your Language
Manufacturing. Automotive. Shop-Floor Operations. Skilled Trades. Frontline Leadership. Growth and Transformation. We thoroughly understand the environment in which your company operates.