Summary
Mike Overline is an HR leader and consultant with over 8 years as owner of Overline Consulting and decades of prior corporate HR leadership, specializing in employee and labor relations, union avoidance, executive recruiting, organization design, and change management. He has led HR teams across large institutions including the University of Minnesota and Supervalu, delivering measurable cost savings, successful RIFs, complex reorganizations, and union-defense strategies. Known for pragmatic project management and executive assessment, he has repeatedly translated corporate strategy into practical HR programs—such as PTO redesigns, relocation and real estate negotiations, and talent-acquisition restructures—that reduced costs and improved operations. Based in Minneapolis, he combines hands-on counseling for public, private, and nonprofit clients with adjunct teaching experience, bringing both practitioner depth and advisory perspective. A less obvious strength is his track record of navigating high-stakes stakeholder environments (CMOs, legal, labor panels) to win consensus and preserve business continuity.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S.B, Business, B.S.B, Business at University of Minnesota
Executive education, Human Resources and Employee Relations, Executive education, Human Resources and Employee Relations at University of Michigan
M.B.A., Business, M.B.A., Business at UMN Carlson School of Management