What Happened?
Minneapolis, MN-based Medtronic has Appointed Christine Gast as Senior Human Resource Business Partner
About the Company
Medtronic, is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. Medtronic`s mission is: To contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. To direct our growth in the areas of biomedical engineering where we display maximum strength and ability; to gather people and facilities that tend to augment these areas; to continuously build on these areas through education and knowledge assimilation; to avoid participation in areas where we cannot make unique and worthy contributions. To strive without reserve for the greatest possible reliability and quality in our products; to be the unsurpassed standard of comparison and to be recognized as a company of dedication, honesty, integrity, and service. To make a fair profit on current operations to meet our obligations, sustain our growth, and reach our goals. To recognize the personal worth of employees by providing an employment framework that allows personal satisfaction in work accomplished, security, advancement opportunity, and means to share in the company`s success. To maintain good citizenship as a company. It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
About the Person
Christine is a self-motivated, energetic and goal-oriented professional with over 8 years of progressive experience in the human resources field. She is a highly-focused individual with the desire to help an organization succeed through the effective acquisition, management and development of talent. She is highly valued by her peers and business partners and has a proven ability to exceed performance expectations in a fast-paced environment. She holds a bachelor`s degree in Human Resources Management from Saint Cloud State University and a Master`s degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. During her time at SUPERVALU, Christine has been given a great opportunity to work closely with leaders and employees across all corporate functions – including Independent Business, Procurement, Logistics, IT, Finance, HR, Real Estate, Corporate Development, Merchandising and Marketing – addressing employee relations, performance and behavior concerns; partnering with key leaders on succession planning and reviewing talent as it relates to their development and compensation; as well as coaching leaders through substantial reorganizations and the resulting change management. Additionally, she has overseen the summer internship program, and has partnered with her colleagues to revamp the New Associate Orientation program, exemplifying her project management skills. While at Carlson, as a Recruiter and an HR Specialist, Christine successfully partnered with her colleagues in the areas of recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, and immigration. In addition, she had the opportunity to manage many company-wide processes as an HR/Benefits Administrator, including leaves of absence and benefits administration. She implemented various process improvements, and worked closely with leadership, utilizing the positive rapport that she achieved to guide their employment practices.
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