Kari Dunn

As the first Head of People Operations of a high-growth bio based materials company, I am responsible for building programs, processes and best practices for continued growth and scale. Within my first year I have: ● Built and lead a top-tier People team that has established a comprehensive onboarding program resulting in reduction of ramp up time ● Launched Checkerspot's first global performance management process, first short term incentive bonus program and first professional development program for a cohort of 13 future leaders ● Advised leaders at all levels on diverse and challenging employee issues, resulting in a reduction in People Operations-related escalations and implemented proactive measures to enhance team cohesion, reducing interpersonal conflicts ● Modeled integrity and courageous leadership, fostering a culture of trust among employees and leaders at all levels ● Demonstrated deep knowledge of US HR-related policies and laws, particularly in California employment law, ensuring legal compliance in all HR practices and successfully navigated legal challenges, resulting in zero employment law violation ● Excellently communicated initiatives and influenced stakeholders at all levels, resulting executive buy-in for new programs ● Established a cohort of future leaders and conducted seminar style training sessions enhancing understanding of leadership and supporting career growth ● Researched and secured new HRIS system to be implemented in 2024

Responsible for providing all Human Resources leadership and services for a mid-sized, growing company, from all administrative duties to people operations and executive support: ● Built out HR team to scale with organization's projected growth ● Updated and implemented policies, procedures and best practices ● Refined processes for recruitment and onboarding ● Created and managed internal engagement activities ● Built performance management tool that leverages internal talent ● Developed and implemented professional development through multi-year People Strategy

Responsible for successful operation of 11 premium retail and outlet locations spanning the US generating over $60 M in sales: ● Oversight of development, training and support of 300 non-exempt and exempt team members ● Ensured excellence in sales, operations and profitability of industry leading retail locations while giving back to the community and protecting the environment ● Created engaging customer and employee standards and experiences, setting overall strategy/vision, managing transformational products and programs that exceeded market expectations, and driving business growth in a highly competitive industry ● Close collaboration with VP of Global Sales, General, District, Area and Store Managers to analyze business trends and identify opportunities to drive sales across the brand ● Collaborated with designated HR manager for identifying and assessing talent among employee base ● Responsible for ensuring that the elements of Patagonia's Purpose Statement and Core Values were consistently communicated through the retail stores ● Effectively managed the SG&A and Operating Income goals by increasing the sales line, lowering expenditures, controlling payroll, improving inventory shrink, and increasing conversion rates ● Directed store openings across the United States ● Increased the national outlet business from $9m to over $18m in sales ● Created successful annual New Manager Training Camp. Mentored manager peer trainers and created succession for the program ● Monitored the implementation of policies and procedures in the stores, working proactively with Human Resources, Internal Audit and Loss Prevention Departments, to ensure compliance and limit risk for non-exempt employee base ● Selected to work with the internal Omni Channel team to smoothly rollout programs like "Locate" TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS/PLATFORMS: Microsoft office | COGNOS | Retail POS Systems; Micros, Datavantage | HR Related Systems; Kronos (UKG), Halogen, Workday, Culture Amp, SharePoint, ADP, ICIMS, Paylocity, Companalyst