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HR Rising Star
Andrea Scheelar, Horizon North
Analytics give Andrea Scheelar HR edge
By Lesley Young
I NEEDED > pg. 21
L
istening to Andrea Scheelar talk about shifting
Horizon North Logistics — a Calgary-based
construction company of 1,500 employees
— to shared services, it's little wonder she
was fast-tracked from a short-term contract role to
full time at the company.
"We are basically changing the way HR interacts
with business on a wide scale, from how HR
is modelled, to how services are delivered to
businesses, to how information is managed, to how
we are recruiting," she says. "It's a scope of work. We
are halfway through the process now. We've got
people services and groups established. Now, we're
process mapping end-to-end every HR process."
In making the nomination, Horizon North cited
Scheelar's ability to engage with customer groups
and manage signifi cant projects both strategically
and technically — which she proved in the year
leading up the implementation of the company's
fi rst HRIS system.
"It's never a matter of if Andrea will do it, but
when," says Ben Bazinet, vice-president of HR.
But it's Scheelar's analytical business mind that
Horizon is most impressed with.
"Most HR folks are not of a business mindset
to the level Andrea is," says Josh Roberston, HR
administrator at Horizon North,
in his nomination. "Andrea's
ability to focus every project
to a bottom line number and/
or business driver has gained
her significant credibility
with business unit leaders. It
isn't about 'touchy feely HR
topics' with Andrea, she is
about driving success at the
bottom line."
