Sr. Human Resources Management. Also open to contract or contract to hire position.
RICK ALLEN
Human Resources professional with more than 15 years of experience is seeking a senior leadership role in Talent Acquisition or General Human Resources Management. I have corporate management as well as corporate consulting experience. Demonstrated success leading in a variety of cultures, including Healthcare, Entertainment and Financial Services. Bilingual in Spanish. I effectively partner with senior management to set strategy and accomplish business goals.
Career highlights include:
♦ Manage high volume and technical Talent Acquisition. Reduced costs per hire by up to 60%. Manage immigration processes for key foreign technical professionals. Develop strategic alliances and negotiate preferential rates saving thousands of dollars the company.
♦ Develop, streamline, and re-engineer policies, procedures, and legal compliance programs, as needed.
♦ Labor and Employee Relations management that includes conflict resolution in both union and non-union environments.
♦ Management of compensation and related programs, including job slotting and position descriptions, performance management evaluations, benefits, and Total Rewards program.
♦ Implementation of training and development programs for managers and employees. Creation of succession planning scenarios.
♦ Experience with HRIS, PeopleSoft, Applicant Tracking Systems, etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY GROUP / HRCS, Los Angeles, CA 2/06 – 2/09
Sr. Human Resources Consultant
• Manage and staff technology positions for New York based Brokerage / Technology firm.
• Recruited an average of 100 positions per year for the LA, New York and Boston offices and reduced costs by up to 60%.
• Advise management on succession planning, compensation and salary negotiations and immigration visa transfer processing.
• Responsible for process improvement, orientation, negotiating / managing vendor and contractor agreements, etc.
• Responsible for Generalist duties in the LA office and a variety of corporate directed H.R. projects, including company wide Internet training on Harassment Prevention and Ethics.
• Provide monthly reports to management team.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING, Los Angeles, CA 11/00 – 12/03 & 2/05 – 2/06
Sr. Human Resources Consultant
• Provided professional Human Resource services to client companies.
• Developed strategic recruitment initiatives, managed employment processes, and advised management on H.R. issues.
• Consulting projects varied from 6 - 28 months in length. These projects include compensation, retention, change management, and recruitment of executive, technology, and nursing/ healthcare industry professionals.
• Clients companies WellPoint (11/00 – 5/03); Healthcare Partners (5/03 -12/03); and Perot Systems (2/05 -2/06).
RICK ALLEN
BANK OF THE WEST, Monterey Park, CA 12/03 – 2/05
Staffing Manager, Southern California
• Managed the Southern California staffing department of 6, supporting 110 retail branches and related operations groups.
• Hands on recruitment for Wealth Management and IT groups.
• Assisted senior management in two mergers/acquisitions of banks, including a multi-state entity with 2,000 employees.
• Implemented Applicant Tracking System.
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT Culver City, CA 9/98 – 11/00
Director, Human Resources/ Business Partner - Sony Family Entertainment Group
• Consulted with senior division management on strategic Human Resources issues including;
- Staff and manage the high volume recruitment of executive, technical, artistic, and production employees for an Internet broadband venture and a TV animation unit.
• Managed employee / labor relations for 475+ union and non-union employees
• Responsible for facilitating division level HRIS conversion to PeopleSoft and Resumix
• Administered Total Rewards Program for division personnel including annual exempt and non-exempt performance reviews, bonus compensation and benefits programs.
• Coached Managers in employee counseling, harassment in the workplace, and CA labor laws.
HRCS, INC. Los Angeles, CA 3/94 – 9/98
Manager, Client Services
• Managed Client Services for a Human Resources Consulting firm.
• Responsibilities included managing a team of 30+ professional consultants at 20 client project sites for 2 years.
• Met with Sr. Client Managers to set expectations at the start of projects and in an on-going basis to ensure satisfaction.
• Counseled and supported consultants as needed to ensure successful engagements.
• Responsible for expanding client projects, client relations, and billings and collections.
• As a Sr. Project Consultant, I worked on-site at client companies including Walt Disney Company, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks SKG, and Digital Domain and recruited technical and professional personnel including digital effects staff, traditional artists, and others.
COMPUTER SKILLS
PeopleSoft, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Goldmine (CRM), Applicant Tracking Systems including E-Recruit, Restrac, and Resumix, Linked in profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickallen1
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Social Science w/ concentration in Labor and Industrial Relations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Attend classes and seminars on State and Federal employment laws, HR initiatives, and Best Practices.
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