Adrian Barnhill

Background

About Adrian Barnhill

Results-driven human resources executive with over 25 years of success as both a strategic and hands-on HR leader. Servant leader effective at influencing and affecting change, with a solid reputation and track record for putting people first. Passionate business partner with a talent for driving organizational effectiveness and building high performance teams/organizations. Adept at translating business plans and operational goals into strategic HR initiatives that drive sustained value. Thrives in results-focused, yet values-driven environments that leverage people as the most prized asset. SPECIALTIES Building great people, teams, and organizations; leadership coaching; talent/performance management; organizational development; complex, multi-site organizations; change management; continuous improvement; diversity, equity, & inclusion; policy development and administration; union negotiations; arbitration/mediation; employee/labor relations; workers’ compensation; mergers and acquisitions; benefit administration; EEO; employee training and development; HR consulting; community relations INDUSTRIES Construction, waste management, manufacturing RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Improved Employee Engagement 5 basis points, 2017-2019 • Highest employee engagement score, 2013 • Area of the Year, 2011, 2012 and Talent Builder Award, 2012 • Successful 17.7% reduction in annualized turnover • Brownfield Project—Customer Service Call Center. Consolidated five business units, resulting in a twelve headcount reduction and a savings of over in labor costs. • Successful merger of $400 million overlapping area/district. Streamlined operations and eliminated redundancies, resulting in $1.4 million savings. CORE COMPETENCIES Emotional intelligence; organizational agility; decision quality; executive presence; ethics & values; interpersonal savvy; collaboration; conflict management; mediation; process management; innovative problem-solving; business acumen