Robin Rowan, SPHR, CCP

**** ******* **** - *******, ** 27607 (h) 919-***-****

(c) 919-***-**** email: abgpul@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. HR Manager, Sensus Metering Systems, Raleigh, NC -9/30/2013- Present

• Serve as a senior level HR Manager and strategic business partner for Sensus’s global engineering

and R&D center located in RTP.

• Recognized as key provider of customized and flexible HR solutions; Proven consultative skills

with demonstrated success in managing and resolving complex employee relations issues.

• Serve as lead development coach for Sr. Directors and below. Certified to administer and interpret

Center for Creative Leadership 360 feedback tools.

• Comfortable and practiced in negotiating “gray area” situations involving complex management,

leadership and policy issues.

• Responsible for the successful implementation and on-time completion of all companywide HR

and org development initiatives including yearly performance management, merit review, open

enrollment and talent management programs.

• Currently in the development process for a cross functional mentoring and talent management

program.

HR Manager, Rho, Inc. Chapel Hill, NC - 6/1/2009 – 9/15/2013

• Led team of HR professionals in all aspects of HR services for a mid -sized Contract Research

Organization, supporting Research Scientists and Study Managers engaged in both NIH and

commercially funded projects.

• Provided oversight and mentoring to HR employees performing compliance, organization design,

benefit administration, compensation and employee relations activities. Ultimately responsible for

overall performance of the HR team.

• Developed and Implemented company’s first job banding and compensation program ensuring

overall market competitiveness in the company’s key talent areas of biostatistics, research and

SAS programming; Responsible for the execution of ongoing compensations activities including

structure movements, annual merit process and bonus plans.

• Accomplished in all aspects of HR management, including compensation plan development,

employee relations, benefits administration, OFCCP compliance, change management and

organizational design.

• Led the reorganization team to restructure Rho from a department focused structure to a multi-

disciplinary project focused structure; Developed and implemented the associated change

management strategies.

• Co-lead a companywide initiative to develop career paths and workforce plans for each employee.

Senior HR Business Partner, Progress Energy, Raleigh, NC 11/9/1998- 5/15/2009

• Served as strategic business partner and internal consultant for an 800+ employee organization,

supporting management in all aspects of business and workforce planning, succession planning,

performance management, and employee development.

• Consulted with leadership team on three reorganizations, each encompassing several hundred

employees: Developed plans for new organizational structures, staffing strategy, and change

management plans. Responsible for accurate legal risk assessments for all impacted employees.

• Participated on integration teams during the CP&L and Florida Power merger.

• Served as an employee advocate in a large Call Center organization, supporting Call Service

Representatives and IT and network employees.

• Ensured the company’s HR compliance with established regulatory guidelines.

• Lead investigations on employee issues ranging from sexual harassment to allegations of unfair

treatment based on race and gender. To date, have settled all issues in-house.

Senior College Relations Specialist, MCI WorldCom, Cary, NC 1/95 – 11/98

• Promoted from Human Resources Representative to lead the development and implementation of

MCI’s college hire and intern program.

• Developed The MCI Foundations Program, an organization wide college new hire training

program.

• Responsible for assisting in employee relations support for 400 Network Services Department

employees.

• Developed and taught management seminars on selection interviewing skills, performance

management, and college and intern/co-op hiring strategies.

Technical Recruiter, Executive Staffing Services, Inc., Cary, NC 2/93 - 12/94

• Supported the staffing programs of a diverse group of clients, including manufacturing, research

and development, technical services and information technology companies.

• Trained and supervised employment specialists in all aspects of human resource management.

• Developed and implemented industry specific employee orientation and pre-training procedures for

client companies.

EDUCATION

Smith College, Northampton, MA, Bachelors of Art in Architecture and City Planning - May 1991

CERTIFICATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management –SPHR Certified 12/2008

World at Work- CCP Certified- 2012

Center for Creative Leadership -– Certified Facilitator 360 Benchmark Tools – May 2014

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Associate Store Manager, The Gap, Inc., Durham, NC 7/92 - 1/93

Area Store Manager, Dillard Department Stores, Inc., Nashville, TN 10/91-5/92

Assistant Buyer, Dillard Department Stores, Inc., Little Rock, AR 5/91-10/91

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