Summary
Jon Dayton is a Total Rewards Consultant with over 30 years of multi-industry HR and business management experience, currently supporting Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He specializes in leave of absence, disability management, reasonable accommodations, employee relations, and performance management, consistently coaching leaders and staff through complex, high-volume processes. Jon combines strong written and verbal communication with a pragmatic, creative approach to project execution, having redesigned compensation structures and HR program infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and tech environments. His background includes high-stakes roles at Amazon managing multi-state LOA and accommodations and hands-on HR leadership in hospital and research settings, giving him deep operational and compliance expertise. Known for quickly building rapport with diverse teams, he also brings experience managing immigration, large-scale onboarding, and workforce transitions—skills that often surface behind the scenes when stabilizing growing or changing organizations. Based in Richland, WA, he pairs institutional knowledge with a coach-first leadership style that helps organizations balance employee care with business priorities.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Woodrow Wilson High School
BS, Liberal Arts, BS, Liberal Arts at Oregon State University
Certificate, Project Management, Certificate, Project Management at Portland State University
Certificate, Human Resources Management, Certificate, Human Resources Management at Linfield College