Senior Human Resource Director with proven leadership skills, experience in industry and government. Expertise in management of HR teams, legal functions, and international HR. Proven abilities with organizational start-ups, mergers, acquisitions and fast growth companies highly skilled in:
• Change Management • Collective Bargaining • EEO/AAP
• Professional Development • Arbitrations/NLRB • Audits
• Compensation Development • Union Avoidance • Safety
• Benefits • Workers Compensation • Staffing
Professional Experience 2006- present Austal USA Mobile, AL
Director of Human Resources
Senior Human Resources Director on site for over 1300 current employees with a direct reporting relationship to the Chief Executive Officer. Responsible for start-up of the new Modular Manufacturing Facility that will employee over 1800 new team members in the next 2 years.
• Successfully defeated union drive by Sheet Metal Workers 441 by a 76% margin with over 900 counted votes. This election was one of the 5th largest in the country for 2007.
• Partnered with executive management to design, develop and communicate corporate policies and procedures that ensured EEOC compliance and promoted improved productivity, quality and efficiency; successfully surpassed established goals and achieved profitability.
• Ensures alignment of human resources processes with business/site strategic and operating goals.
• Counsels and/or coaches senior staff, managers regarding employee relations issues including performance management, facilitation of formal/informal complaints to resolution, discipline and/or terminations, etc. in line with local culture and the business and legal environment.
• Prepares, secures approval for, and implements operating and expenditures budgets for department, and operates within guidelines.
• Developed a full compensation job value matrix for all salaried and hourly positions.
2003-2006 Harman/Becker Automotive Systems (Corporate) Detroit, MI
Director of Human Resources - North America
Serves as an intradepartmental liaison regarding staffing requirements, compensation packages. Provide salary forecasts for over 2000 salaried and 3000 hourly employees in 8 facilities in North America and Mexico.
• Developed and implemented new approaches to the management of staff selection and succession planning, including identification of critical positions and the development of the first approach to long range (5+ years) manpower planning.
• Designed, developed, and delivered employee training programs as an administrator that increased productivity levels through Lean training and management.
• Direct the staff in the recruiting, interviewing, testing, placement, orientation, appraisal, transfer, promotion, demotion or termination of Team Members ensuring a timely, qualified and cost effective recruitment program.
• European experience in expatriate, compensation and staffing in North America.
2002-2003 Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Martinsville, IN
Senior Manager, Human Resources
• Successfully negotiated union contract agreement with the Carpenter & Pipefitters Union as the Chief Spokesperson that lead to a 5-year contract in 2 weeks with a savings of $2.75 million in inventory build.
• Implemented the first ever company-wide employee opinion survey and drove management communication and response programs.
• Devised and implemented human resources standardized operating policies and procedures for hourly and salaried handbooks.
• Provided counsel/advice and guidance to staff and supervision on legal and regulated matters to assure the company complies with various regulatory agencies and guidelines (i.e., OSHA, EPA, EEO/AA, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, ERISA, HIPAA and FLSA).
1999-2002 Southwire Company Kingman, AZ
Human Resources/Operations Manager
Served dual roles as Operations Manager and HR Manager for 13 months which increased business skills.
• Successfully set up new HR service plant structure, strategic alignment of HR, personnel development concept, new bonus system, new appraisal system, continues improvement process
• Involvement in Corporate HR projects (Compensation & Benefits, Appraisal Systems, Job Posting System)
• Devised and implemented human resources standardized operating policies and procedures for hourly and salaried handbooks.
• Administrated employee benefits programs, including sick days, vacation pay, medical leaves of absence, COBRA, and FMLA.
• Established a safety program in compliance with OSHA standards that reduced work-related injuries by 92% and time-off injuries by 84% with an estimated cost savings of $741,000.
• Successfully negotiated union contract agreement with the IBEW Union, as a lead that resulted to a 5-year contract in 3 weeks.
1995-1999 Unites States Postal Service Charleston, WV
Human Resources Manager
Manager of a plant (550 employees) HR team. Main projects: set up the whole plant organization together with the plant management team, implementation of new HR structure, training of new staff on company culture and philosophy, performance orientated management system, continues improvement process, new compensation systems.
• Developed Employee Relations program strategy, design, and implemented communication plan to include counseling, reporting and assisting management with staff issues.
• Prepared, revised and conducted orientations for newly hired personnel for salaried and hourly employees.
1992-1995 Unites States Postal Service Charleston, WV
Operations Manager
• Led change management efforts within a culturally diverse environment that resulted in gaining full support of field management to drive organizational development initiative that included departmental restructuring; achieved operational consistency and growth accommodation company-wide.
• Partnered with corporate HR to efficiently train departments on job processes, automation practices and priorities while obtaining desired results through effective communication and highly versed practices.
1990-2000 United States Army/West Virginia National Guard
Sergeant
• Directly supervised over 40 soldiers providing them with technical and tactical guidance.
• Leading combat zone patrol duties, issuing orders to personnel, coordinating intelligence and reporting specifics.
• Inspiring soldiers to become mission focused and performance oriented individuals.
Education Master of Arts in Organizational Management
University of Phoenix - Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice
West Virginia State College - Institute, West Virginia
Professional Memberships State Workforce Investment Board (Appointed by Governor Bob Riley)
Board of Directors for Mobile Alabama Airport Authority
National SHRM Member - PHR Certified
WorldatWork, Alabama Manufacturer Association
American Society of Employers
Mobile SHRM Member
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