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Experience & Impact

Explore Han’s full career trajectory and ten leadership case studies. Filter by practice area, then open any case to review the Challenge, Leadership, and Impact.

Showing 10 case studies across 4 employers.

Human Resources Manager

HR Leader — Director-Level Scope, U.S. Operations

Wayman College of Aeronautics · ~100 employees

Leading post-merger HR integration, organizational design, executive-level people strategy, policy alignment, compliance, and HR infrastructure.

M&A IntegrationHR Transformation

Integrating HR Operations After an Acquisition

Impact: Standardized practices across entities within 3–4 months and improved operational efficiency by 30%.

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Challenge

A newly combined aviation education organization needed aligned people practices, stronger infrastructure, and workforce stability after an acquisition.

Leadership

Led site-level integration in partnership with executive, finance, compliance, and operations leaders, aligning organizational design, workforce planning, policies, benefits, and core HR practices.

Impact

Standardized practices across entities within 3–4 months and improved operational efficiency by 30%.

Associate Director of HR

Promoted from HR Manager to Associate Director

Chinese American Service League · ~700 employees

Directed organization-wide HR leadership for 700 employees across five states, spanning operations, employee relations, benefits, performance, engagement, and executive partnership.

Total RewardsRisk Mitigation

Mitigating $1M in Retirement Plan Exposure

Impact: Testing passed, minimal correction was required, mitigating approximately $1 million in potential corrective-contribution exposure.

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Challenge

An inherited 410(b) retirement-plan coverage issue created significant corrective-contribution exposure and Department of Labor compliance risk.

Leadership

Researched historical HRIS records and coordinated with ERISA counsel and the former 401(k) recordkeeper to assess the issue and drive the correction.

Impact

Mitigated approximately $1 million in potential corrective-contribution exposure while reducing major Department of Labor compliance risk.

Employee RelationsRisk Mitigation

Resolving a High-Risk Employee Relations Matter

Impact: Resolved the matter through decisive action; the subsequent external review closed without trial, settlement, judgment, fine, or financial liability.

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Challenge

A sensitive workplace concern required an impartial, discreet response that protected employees and the organization.

Leadership

Led end-to-end fact-finding, documentation, counsel coordination, executive advising, and the organizational response.

Impact

Resolved the matter through decisive action; the subsequent external review closed without trial, settlement, judgment, fine, or financial liability.

ComplianceRisk Mitigation

Coordinating HR’s Role in a Successful Compliance Audit

Impact: Delivered all HR documentation on time and contributed to a successful compliance audit.

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Challenge

A communication breakdown with another function put the timely delivery of required HR documentation at risk.

Leadership

Led the HR portion of the audit, created a project plan and accountability structure, delegated work to two HR team members, and tracked completion.

Impact

Delivered all HR documentation on time and contributed to a successful compliance audit.

HR TransformationRisk Mitigation

Building HR Capacity for a 700+ Employee, Multi-State Organization

Impact: Reduced legal risk by 75%, increased HR department efficiency by 50%, and improved HRIS data and reporting by 30%.

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Challenge

A growing multi-state organization needed stronger HR consistency, infrastructure, accountability, and workforce insight.

Leadership

Directed HR operations and a three-person team, standardized policies, introduced KPIs and OKRs, and brought workforce insights into executive and Board channels.

Impact

Reduced legal risk by 75%, increased HR department efficiency by 50%, and improved HRIS data and reporting by 30%.

Employee Engagement

Raising Employee Engagement by 50%

Impact: Increased the organization’s employee engagement score by 50%.

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Challenge

The organization needed stronger employee voice, leadership responsiveness, and connection across a large workforce.

Leadership

Built an engagement approach that included a culture committee, translated employee feedback into priorities, and helped leaders turn those priorities into action.

Impact

Increased the organization’s employee engagement score by 50%.

HR Manager — North America

Distribution & Supply Chain

Waldom Electronics Corporation · ~250 employees

Served as HR business partner to North American leadership, supporting 250 employees across six U.S. states and Canada.

Performance Management

Strengthening Performance Management and Succession Planning

Impact: Increased high-performer one-year retention from 25% to 75%.

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Challenge

The organization needed a stronger approach to performance evaluation and succession planning to retain high-performing employees and maintain continuity across distribution operations.

Leadership

Revamped the performance evaluation process and succession-planning approach for a multi-region workforce supporting corporate and distribution operations.

Impact

Increased retention of high-performing employees from 25% to 75%, strengthening continuity across distribution operations.

Employee Engagement

Raising Employee Engagement from 15% to 65%

Impact: Raised employee engagement and satisfaction from 15% to 65%.

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Challenge

Engagement and satisfaction measured 15% across corporate and warehouse/distribution teams.

Leadership

Designed and implemented targeted employee-engagement initiatives for corporate and operational teams.

Impact

Raised employee engagement and satisfaction from 15% to 65%.

HR Manager

Mission-Driven Organization

Baby TALK, Inc. · ~85 employees

Led HR strategy, talent acquisition, retention, compliance, total rewards, and HR technology.

HR TechnologyHR Transformation

Modernizing HR Operations Through an Organization-Wide HRIS

Impact: Improved HR processing efficiency from 15% to 75%.

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Challenge

An 85-employee organization needed to replace fragmented, manual people processes with one integrated platform.

Leadership

Led the Paycor implementation end to end—from vendor selection and requirements through configuration, migration, testing, training, rollout, and vendor management.

Impact

Implemented a unified organization-wide HRIS, consolidated multiple timekeeping and payroll systems, and improved processing efficiency from 15% to 75%.

Total Rewards

Reducing Benefit Renewal Rates by 3%–5%

Impact: Reduced benefit renewal rates by 3%–5% while preserving a competitive employee offering.

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Challenge

The organization needed to continue offering strong employee benefits that supported retention while ensuring the program remained cost-efficient.

Leadership

Negotiated benefit renewals as part of a broader total rewards approach balancing employee value and financial stewardship.

Impact

Reduced benefit renewal rates by 3%–5% while preserving a competitive employee offering.

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