Lance Garceau

About Lance Garceau

A highly accomplished and influential senior leader offering expertise in diverse and growing organizations using a proactive value-added approach to Human Resources. Exceptional relationship building capabilities across all levels of the organization. Offers strong financial and operations knowledge, serving as an influential strategic business partner focused on continuous improvement. • Maximize performance through effective practices in recruitment, retention, compensation and benefits, performance management and organizational development. Identify and execute effective initiatives to achieve organizational goals and maintain the highest level of employee relations and compliance. • Forward-thinking decision maker; sees the big picture from a business / strategic perspective. Consistently delivers strong outcomes through a continuous improvement focus, with the ability to focus on the organizations bottom-line and as an employee advocate, not seeing the two as mutually exclusive of one another.

Experience

1. Director - Human Resources

   Generac

   Jun 2022 — Present · Waukesha, WI, US

   Lead team of eight professionals at the Whitewater, WI operations, consisting of a 1,500 employee non-union manufacturing facility, and separate distribution warehouse. Hired with an initial primary focus of driving strategic improvement initiatives for Generac’s largest operation, to include: talent management, employee engagement and culture, performance management, compliance and succession planning and development.

Education

• Central Michigan University

  BSBA, Management and Marketing

  1985 — 1989

• Marquette University

  PHR Certification Study Course, Professional in Human Resources Certification

  1995 — 1995

Skills

• Benefits Administration
• Arbitration
• Strategic Policy Development
• Talent Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Compensation & Benefit
• Recruiting
• Employee Benefits
• Performance Management
• Employee Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Plant Start-Ups
• Contract Negotiation
• Environmental, Safety and Health
• Financial Reporting
• College Recruiting
• Organizational Development
• Budgets
• Culture Change
• Hris
• Global Experience
• Deferred Compensation
• Restructuring and Downsizings
• Arbitration / Mediation
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Process Improvement
• Recruitment and Selection
• Leadership
• Talent Acquisition
• Program Management
• Labor Relations
• Union Avoidance
• Written & Oral Presentation Skills
• Workforce Planning
• Legal Compliance
• Due Diligence
• Change Management
• Strategy
• Succession Planning