Loriena Valdez serves as an HR Business Partner at James Hardie since January 2024, focusing on workforce planning and recruitment strategies in collaboration with plant managers. Previously, Loriena Valdez worked as an HR Partner at Amazon from September 2021 to November 2023, where responsibilities included managing HR policies and influencing cross-functional collaborations. Prior experience includes a role as Regional Human Resources Director at CarDon & Associates and various HR positions at Amazon and United Companies, demonstrating extensive expertise in employee relations, performance management, and benefits coordination. Loriena Valdez earned an Associate of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Southern Indiana.