Ben Fry

About Ben Fry

I view Human Resources not as a department, but as a strategic engine for business performance. As a senior HR leader, I specialize in bridging the gap between high-level corporate objectives and the people operations required to achieve them.Throughout my career, I have focused on building resilient organizational cultures that drive both employee engagement and fiscal results. My approach integrates data-driven HR dashboards with a human-centric leadership style to optimize talent acquisition, organizational effectiveness, and large-scale change management. I don\'t just manage teams; I architect environments where talent thrives and the business scales.

Experience

1. Director, Total Rewards

   Ormat Technologies, Inc.

   Feb 2024 — Present · Reno, NV, US

   Ormat Technologies, Inc.| Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations | 2024 – Present Strategic HR Leader reporting to the VP of HR; overseeing Total Rewards, TA, and HR Ops for a global workforce.Strategic Business Partnership: Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership on financial modeling and workforce budgeting, aligning people costs with global organizational objectives.Global Transformation: Overhauled the international compensation framework (Africa, Europe, South America), leveraging data analytics to drive equity and competitive positioning in diverse talent markets.Change Management: Led the transition to a high-performance benefit model, realizing $2.3M in annual savings while increasing preventative care compliance by 40% through strategic communication and wellness integration.Organizational Effectiveness: Developed a centralized labor cost dashboard (ADP) for 44 locations, enabling real-time data-driven decisions for regional leaders.

Education

• University of Nevada, Reno

  MBA, Business Administration

  2011 — 2012

• University of Nevada, Reno

  BS, Business Management

  2005 — 2010

Skills

• Inventory Management
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Team Leadership
• Recruiting
• Process Scheduler
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Change Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Succession Planning
• Leadership
• Forecasting
• Benefits Administration
• Time Management
• Selling
• Operations Management
• Human Resources
• Store Management
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)
• Merchandising
• Retail
• Performance Management
• Sales Management
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Customer Service
• Hiring
• Talent Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Scheduling
• HR Consulting
• Visual Merchandising
• Leadership Development