HR operations
& strategy
Operating models, role clarity, policies, manager accountability, executive advising, and metrics that support better decisions.
Kilgore, Texas · Serving complex workforces
People systems that
hold up in the field.
I’m Brittany Sutton—an HR operations leader and consultant who turns people-heavy, paper-heavy work into practical systems that leaders can run and teams can trust.
For oilfield services, manufacturing, transportation, and other operationally demanding teams, HR is not a side function. It is the operating system behind safe, compliant, staffed, and productive work.
01 The operator behind the work
About Brittany
Strategic enough for the executive table.
Practical enough for Monday morning.
I bring more than 15 years of full-scope HR experience to organizations where workforce decisions move fast and operational details matter. My work has supported field teams, production facilities, logistics operations, public-sector employees, and lean HR departments across multiple states.
My focus is simple: build HR operations that make the business easier to run. That means cleaner workflows, better controls, clearer manager expectations, credible data, and employee experiences that hold together through change.
- Industries
- Oilfield services · manufacturing · transportation · public sector
- Operating range
- Department of one to 1,000+ employee workforces
- Based in
- Kilgore, Texas · available for project-based work
02 What I solve
The work behind a workforce
that actually works.
I connect HR strategy to operating reality—from the first candidate interaction to payroll close, manager accountability, and the next ownership transition.
HR operations
Talent & workforce
planning
Recruiting systems, onboarding, compensation frameworks, high-volume staffing, and practical workforce reporting.
Risk, relations
& compliance
Employee relations, investigations, leave, workers’ compensation, safety alignment, and multi-state employment risk.
Systems & process
modernization
HRIS, payroll, timekeeping, Microsoft 365 workflows, data integrity, process controls, and operational visibility.
03 The career record
Professional experience
Built through
real operating pressure.
Each role expanded the range: supporting more employees, more locations, more systems, and more change without losing sight of the people doing the work.
2025Now
Crude HR Consulting
Project-based HR leadership, compliance, systems, and process-improvement support for industrial and field-service organizations.
- Assesses HR structure, recruiting, payroll, benefits, policies, compliance, and HRIS workflows.
- Builds corrective-action roadmaps for owners and executives around operating models, data integrity, workflow controls, and people-process modernization.
- Designs and deploys Microsoft 365 solutions using Power Automate, Power Apps, and SharePoint to replace manual HR and field-service workflows.
20232025
Yellowjacket Oilfield Services
Directed a two-person HR department supporting as many as 423 employees across six states.
- Led full-scope HR operations across field and corporate teams, including employee relations, payroll and timekeeping, benefits, leave, compliance, workers’ compensation, records, and policy administration.
- Advised executives and operations leaders on workforce planning, discipline, terminations, staffing priorities, compensation, organizational decisions, and multi-state employment risk.
- Led the APS-to-Paylocity migration with data validation, payroll controls, employee support, and benefits continuity; standardized workflows across six states to cut time-to-hire 64%.
20222023
Peak Fishing Services
Managed HR operations for an oilfield service workforce through the company’s January 2023 merger with Yellowjacket Oilfield Services.
- Led employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, payroll and timekeeping support, benefits, compliance, and employee-record processes.
- Led the Paychex-to-APS migration and prepared employee data, payroll, policies, benefits, and onboarding workflows for integration.
- Contributed to 98% retention and zero payroll errors during the transition into Yellowjacket.
20202022
Master Woodcraft Cabinetry
Led HR operations and weekly payroll for a 600+ employee manufacturing workforce through ownership transitions from Master Woodcraft to ACPI and then Cabinetworks Group.
- Scaled and led the HR team from four to ten employees following the Cabinetworks merger.
- Led Workday HCM and Kronos implementation work from data mapping and testing through training and go-live support.
- Insourced contingent staffing and redesigned sourcing practices, eliminating agency markups and generating $4.8 million in annualized labor savings.
20182019
LATX Operations
Managed multi-state HR for a 300-employee field workforce and partnered directly with operations leaders.
- Led employee relations, recruiting, payroll, benefits, leave, investigations, workforce planning, and regulatory compliance.
- Converted tens of thousands of paper personnel records into structured electronic files.
- Developed standardized wage scales, position descriptions, and compensation frameworks; supported a transition to self-insured health coverage.
20172018
Woodlawn Manufacturing
Managed full-scope HR as a department of one for a 150-employee manufacturing operation.
- Led payroll, staffing, benefits, safety, workers’ compensation, employee relations, and compliance.
- Implemented progressive-discipline and complaint-resolution practices.
- Partnered with regional workforce boards on pre-vetted training pipelines and replaced manual timekeeping with an electronic system.
20162017
Marshall Independent School District
Administered complex leave, benefits, workers’ compensation, and compliance programs for 1,000+ employees.
- Brought ACA reporting in-house, saving $95,000 annually while improving accuracy and audit control.
- Managed open enrollment and benefit and payroll reconciliation through Skyward and TRS ActiveCare.
- Created standardized leave and medical-certification tracking tools.
20132016
Fowler Transportation
Managed full-scope HR and biweekly multi-state payroll for 300–500 field and logistics employees.
- Supported Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico operations.
- Maintained DOT driver qualification files and drug and alcohol testing programs.
- Trained clerical staff across seven terminals on haul logs and timecard auditing, and implemented Dynamics GP tools for ACA tracking.
Earlier foundation: Advantage Office Products, Stringer Contracting, and Comstock Oil & Gas (2010–2013).
04 Measurable impact
The numbers behind the work
Better processes.
Better business outcomes.
Faster time-to-hire
Standardized recruiting, onboarding, and pre-employment workflows for a multi-state field workforce.
Annualized labor savings
Insourced contingent staffing and restructured the sourcing model for a 600+ employee manufacturer.
Less payroll processing time
Introduced digital timekeeping, stronger controls, and clearer approval requirements.
Retention through integration
Prepared Peak Fishing Services for its Yellowjacket integration with zero payroll errors during transition.
Annual savings
Brought ACA reporting in-house while improving accuracy and audit control for a 1,000+ employee district.
05 Systems fluency
Technology with a purpose
Map first.
Standardize second.
Automate third.
I use technology to make a good operating process easier to run—not to automate confusion.
HRIS + payroll
Workday HCM · Kronos · UKG · Paylocity · Paycom · APS · ADP · Paychex · iCIMS · Skyward · Dynamics GP · QuickBooks
Workplace productivity
Microsoft 365 · SharePoint · Teams · Forms · Outlook · Excel · Power BI
Workflow modernization
Power Automate · Power Apps · structured electronic records · approval controls · data-quality workflows
People process
Employee relations · investigations · recruiting · benefits · leave · performance · workers’ compensation · compliance
Education + development
BBA in Human Resources coursework, LeTourneau University · App in a Day: Power Apps · IBM Generative AI · Google AI Specialization
06 Digital content + offers
Resource shelf
Practical tools for
the work between the work.
Explore field-ready templates, practical HR resources, and project-based support—built for the realities of industrial and service organizations.
Gumroad
Templates & field-ready tools
Downloadable HR resources, checklists, and operational templates.
Browse GumroadPayhip
Practical HR resources
Digital products designed for small industrial and service organizations.
Browse PayhipContra
Project-based support
Engagement details, collaboration opportunities, and consulting availability.
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Employment · consulting · collaboration
Bring HR operations
back to solid ground.
Whether you are building a stronger people function, untangling a workforce process, or looking for an operator who understands the work behind the work, let’s talk.