Don Bridges

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  May 1992 - Aug 2001

  Subject matter expert developing operational policies and programs for 9,000+ aircraft maintenance professionals across the Pacific; subsequently selected as member of 4-star General’s personal staff and also served as the Executive Officer for the Commanding General of all coalition air forces flying over northern Iraq Led teams of 100 - 350 people from a wide variety of specialties across three shifts of maintenance to repair aircraft and their components and support daily flying operations

  • Headquarters Staff Officer

    Dec 1998 - Aug 2001

  • Aircraft Maintenance Officer

    May 1992 - Dec 1998
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  GE Energy

  Aug 2001 - Aug 2005

  HR Business Partner supporting 400+ high-tech Manufacturing associates on-site and 200+ global associates in Commercial Operations, Finance, and Quality Process improvement leader and HR Information Systems specialist for headquarters team supporting 300 HR professionals and 35,000 employees globally; completed two-year rotational program (concurrently) specifically focused on transitioning junior military officers into Corporate America

  • Human Resources Manager

    Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Six Sigma Black Belt, HR Information Systems Specialist, Junior Officer Leadership Program

    Aug 2001 - Aug 2004
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  Bank of America

  Aug 2005 - Jan 2023

  Trusted advisor for two senior executives and their leadership teams within the Chief Administrative Officer group who provide a wide range of critical services for the company, including orchestration of the company's response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Responsible for delivering the full breadth of HR services and support for more than 1,400+ teammates globally. Led a high performing team providing program management and coordinating support across our amazing Global Benefits and Life Events Services teams responding to colleagues affected by COVID-19. Show less Chief Operating Officer for the 150-member Global Technology & Operations and Staff Support HR Team and senior advisor to the 50-member Consumer HR team, who together support over 165,000 employees and contractors in 30+ countries around the world. Accountable for creating actionable organizational health and workforce management trend analysis, communicating it effectively to senior executives, and combining it with HR process capabilities to solve complex problems and drive meaningful business results. Led team of 35+ delivering centralized HR operations and people analytics as well as on-site HR leadership at 20+ operational locations across the United States. Show less HR Manager, then HR Executive, leading People Analytics and key planning / operations functions for the HR teams supporting 15,000 employees in the company’s global corporate staff functions (Audit, Compliance, Chief Financial Officer, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Legal, and Risk). Member of the Legacy Asset Servicing HR team helping re-shape the company's mortgage servicing business. Direct report to a member of the Global HR senior leadership team, and a core team member and HR Business Partner for Project New BAC, a transformational change effort to help make the company more efficient Show less

  • Human Resources Executive, Chief Administrative Officer Group HR Team

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2023

  • Human Resources Operations Executive, HR Shared Services Team

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Human Resources Executive, Global Technology and Operations and Staff Support HR Team

    Jun 2014 - Apr 2018

  • Human Resources Executive, Staff Support and Legacy Asset Servicing HR Team

    Mar 2010 - Jun 2014

  • Human Resources Manager

    Aug 2005 - Mar 2010
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  USAA

  Jan 2023 - now

  Human Resources Executive, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, CFO and Bank HR Teams