Addie Madchen

Department of 1 for manufacturer and distributor of MMA equipment. Established department and managed people function during company reorganization. Managed all labor relations and employee relations, recruitment functions, lean six sigma audits, compliance, KPI dashboards, and digital infrastructure. Poached applicants through months of negotiation from Fortune 500 companies and the MLB Attained record retention rates, granting over half a year with no turnover Defended company against all unemployment claims and EEOC complaints Secured free benefits for employees such as employee homeownership programs, financial planning, and continuing education Created company-wide strategic dashboards, budgeting modules, employee intranet, and automated 80% of all manual reports across business units

Department of 1 for the largest nation-wide field service company. Internal to the company, executed all labor and employee relations, all safety programs and compliance, the company intranet, payroll, and all company dashboards. External to the company, built inter-company best practices between other companies under the holdings group. Established and upheld company-wide employee relations documentation standards and was sole contact for all forms of employment arbitration. Served on cross-company senior leadership team responsible for implementing Dayforce, creating internal learning academies, and setting people strategy for the entire holdings group Reduced turnover by 27% YOY and increased headcount by 14% YOY Created industry-recognized certification program for street-to-seat hiring Established wholesale partnerships to secure discounted PPE, tools, vehicles, and fuel cards

Performed HR functions for luxury multi-family property management arm of nation-wide architecture firm. Responsible for full-cycle recruitment, company culture, compensation & benefits, HRIS management, and training & development. Improved company culture through employee resource groups and core value awards Automated HR data reporting and timecard exception process Fully staffed all levels of employees for multiple new locations Implemented and rolled out industry-specific LMS and role-specific learning pathways Built company intranet and employee resource center, establishing employee self-service

Executed all labor law compliance for statewide staffing firm. Performed 20-40 investigations per week, trained all staff on labor law compliance, defended company in UI/EEOC/ADA/DOL arbitration (94% win rate), and responded to all government paperwork and employment verifications. Automated attendance reporting system for 14,000 temporary employees reducing weekly administrative workload from 10 hours to 2 Secured free OSHA 10 training and ASA certification courses for staff Founded Safety Committee, resulting in a 17% reduction in work comp costs

Served on a member of an international team implementing SuccessFactors for a global manufacturer of welding equipment. Performed stakeholder analyses across departments and regions to determine user needs, audited outgoing data from ADP, and built the architecture for the new HRIS. Worked with linguists to create multi-lingual training documentation for end users. Created Entity Relation Diagrams to foster collaboration with SAP and ADP.

Built the COVID tracking dashboard and system for a multi-national manufacturer of building materials. Built fully interactive dashboards in Excel tailored to each stakeholder’s needs and used PowerAutomate and programming in M to automate workflows.

High-volume recruitment during the COVID surge. Responsible for onboarding at peak 800 employees per week across 5 locations. Trained staff on I-9 and EVerify compliance. Created learning pathways and compliance trainings for onboarded employees.

Served as a career planner for a government subcontractor specializing in identifying employer economic development goals and upskilling unemployed populations to meet market demands. Managed a caseload of 250 workers and secured 130 certifications for workers in under a year. Conducted research projects on technological advances in the Midwest manufacturing and logistics sectors.