Carrie Cavanaugh, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP

Carrie Cavanaugh, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP has over 20 years of experience as an HR Manager / Director in manufacturing, engineering & professional services organizations.

Before joining FGP HR Consulting, she held senior human resource management positions with prominent organizations, working with companies with employee bases between 50 and 30,000. She has been responsible for HR department startups and the management of multiple HR sites within a single company. In these roles she gained vast experience in covering HR issues including training & development, policy & procedure development, benefits, compensation, and labor relations.

Carrie has extensive experience in the field of compensation analysis, receiving her Certified Compensation Professional designation in 2018.  As a compensation expert, Carrie is highly trained in labor costs, salary analysis and benefits structures. Carrie has experience using metrics and models to understand current salary trends and predict future trends. She works with businesses to help develop compensation plans and compensation philosophies.

Carrie often speaks to groups throughout South Carolina on various Human Resources and employment issues. During her career she has played a significant role in the development, roll out and delivery of multiple training programs including diversity, hiring/recruiting, management fundamentals, critical conversation skills and union avoidance. Additionally, Carrie is certified as a Crucial Conversations trainer and facilitator.

Carrie has a BS in Human Resource Management and Marketing from the University of South Carolina- Columbia. She received SPHR certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute and her SPHR-SPC from SHRM. Carrie received her Certified Compensation Profession (CCP) designation in 2018.

Interesting Facts:

What is your proudest accomplishment?

I think it’s a series of accomplishments. My daughter is in her teenage years and when I see her make good decisions I think, ‘wow’ maybe we got this right after all. As a parent, you hope and pray that you have done the right things to help your children become the best people they can be. When you see them come to tough decisions and work it out on their own and make the decision you would want them to make- well that’s about as good as it gets.

What did you want to be when you were small?

I am a real animal lover. My family and friends will tell you that I can spend way too much time watching videos of dogs, cats, mini pigs, etc. As a child, I wanted to be a vet. I wanted to be able to spend all my time with animals. I still stop to pet a dog any chance I get. I even stopped on the way to a client meeting to pick up and rescue a stray dog.

What is your greatest piece of life advice?

Whenever I was upset about something my mother would always ask me, “what’s the worst thing that can happen?” Once you answer that questions you realize that things aren’t usually quite as bad as you think they are.