Justin Baldassare

Justin Baldassare has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Their most recent position is held at Plug Power as a Global HR Business Partner since June 2021, where they are responsible for providing strategic HR leadership and guidance to the Plug Material Handling and Field Services business units.

Prior to this, Justin worked at GE Power for several years in different roles. From November 2018, they served as a Senior HR Manager - Sales and Services, overseeing a team of 11 HR Managers and providing HR support to approximately 2,600 employees. Justin also held the position of Senior HR Staff Manager, managing Atlanta site HR projects and serving as the HR Manager for 150 finance function employees.

Before joining GE Power, Justin worked as a Senior Manager, Employee Resources, where they managed a team of 8 Employee Resource Managers and 3 Employee Resource Coordinators, providing HR support to approximately 2,500 employees in the Power Services organization. Justin also held the position of Manager, Employee Resources, serving as the HR first point of contact for the Power Generation Services Sales and Services North Region Teams.

Justin's work experience also includes roles at SAP, where they worked as an HR Specialist and an HR Business Partner Associate, providing HR support to employees and managers in the US and Canada and supporting HR processes. Justin also had a role as an HR Assistant at Cephalon, assisting in the implementation of SAP software and performing various administrative tasks.

Additionally, Justin worked as a Benefits Counselor at Aerotek/Benefit Harbor, assisting employees with benefits enrollment, and held roles at Exceed Corporation as a Manager and Analyst, and at the Nuclear Policy Research Institute as a Program and Development Intern.

Overall, Justin Baldassare has a strong background in HR, with experience in strategic leadership, team management, HR support, and project implementation.

Justin Baldassare earned their Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2005. Justin then pursued a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Saint Joseph's University between 2008 and 2011. In addition to their degrees, Justin obtained certifications including Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner from Scrum Alliance in October 2016. Justin also received a PHR certification from the HR Certification Institute - HRCI in 2014.