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Jim Porter joined Carlson in April 2003 as senior vice president of Human Resources and was promoted to executive vice president of the human resources organization in April 2005.

Prior to coming to Carlson, Jim was the senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Honeywell International.

In his 21-year career at Honeywell, Jim rose from the role of a human resources recruiter in the company's defense division to senior vice president and chief administrative officer, one of six senior officers who reported to the chairman and CEO of the $25 billion corporation.

In that role his responsibilities included corporate-wide oversight of human resources, information technology, e-business, communications, community relations and global business services.

Prior to joining Honeywell, Jim served in a variety of positions with The Trane Company, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Hoechst-Roussell Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Somerville, New Jersey; and ELBA Corporation, Denver, Colorado.

Jim is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University.