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BARBARA FALKENRATH

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Senior level human resources professional with a strong track

record of organizing material and human resources to accomplish

goals. Adept at team building and bringing opposing parties to

consensus. Experienced in employee relations, policy design,

vendor management, compensation and benefits.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

August 2006 to February 2010

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Sr. Staff Human Resources Business Partner - Senior level

generalist position partnering with exploration and production

employees in field locations and their management teams in the

corporate office

~Researched, selected and implemented applicant tracking system.

Implementation of the system expected to save approximately a

quarter of a million dollars in recruiting costs over a three

year period

~Designed and documented HR processes by creating process flow

diagrams and a detailed instruction document for each process to

promote consistency among HR staff

~Conceived and implemented a strategic staffing plan aimed at

replacing retirement eligible offshore production employees as

they exit the company

~Partnered with compensation and payroll teams to conceive and

implement travel allowance benefit for production workers to

address high gas prices and a very tight labor market

~Partnered with corporate security to reassess practices

associated with random DOT drug testing; resulted in policy re-

write

~Designed and implemented a paperless on-boarding process

~Facilitated talent reviews for US and international engineers

~ Conducted due diligence, mapping of jobs into compensation

structure, advising managers on organization structure,

integration of employees into new organization after acquisition

May 2005 to August 2006

Kerr-McGee Corporation

Human Resources Advisor - Provide full range of generalist

leadership and support to oil & gas production employees and

their management teams

~Advised managers on structuring and executing succession plans;

sourced training or provided it as needed

~Investigated and mediated employee issues; advised supervisors

in employee performance matters; reviewed employee retention

issues and suggested resolutions

~Documented and wrote job descriptions; reviewed salaries for

internal equity; evaluated employee competency and education to

determine career level; made salary recommendations to managers

for new hires, promotions and merit increases

~Coordinated internship program and college recruiting; sourced

job candidates and made recommendations to managers on new

hires; obtained contingent workers as necessary

~Conceived and implemented a quantitative method to assess

quality of internship program; tracked time-to-hire data

~Conducted survey of local companies to determine flex time

policies and compile information for presentation to

management; establish database to compile and assess exit

interview data

January 2003 to May 2005

Kerr-McGee Corporation

Human Resources Representative - Position of increasing

responsibility to include process improvement and automation of

administrative HR functions, development of less experienced

team members, as well as providing generalist support for Shared

Services employees

~ SOX testing for payroll functions; tracked, compiled and

assessed AAP data; maintained applicant tracking data

~Functional SME on Contract Services Implementation Team;

functional SME for team to identify issues related to leave

policies and suggest possible resolutions; member of initial e-

Learning Management System project team; member of e-Recruit

team

Sept. 2000 to Jan. 2003

Kerr-McGee Corporation

Group Insurance Associate - Administration of benefit plans for

active and retired employees in bargaining and non-bargaining

groups

~PeopleSoft super-user; conceived and implemented method to set

up information in HRIS by organizational structure to facilitate

ease of reporting; functional SME on development of HRIS

compensation administration system; conducted training on e-

performance system, employee profile and time and labor system

Aug. 1997 to Sept. 2000 State of

Oklahoma Employees Benefits Council

Flexible Benefits Representative - Administration of benefit

plans for 11,000 active State of Oklahoma employees

~Conducted on-site group benefits meetings; wrote employee

benefits communications; supervised enrollment video process

from conception to finished product; organized and recorded

benefits guide for sight-impaired employees; compiled, assessed

and allocated benefits costs; resolved claims issues in

accordance with policy and plan guidelines

SYSTEMS PROFICIENCIES

Strong Microsoft Office usage to include Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher and Visio; PeopleSoft and

SonicRecruit

EDUCATION

Master of Human Relations - University of Oklahoma

BA English/Journalism - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND HONORS

Global Professional in Human Resources - Human Resource

Certification Institute

Senior Professional in Human Resources - Human Resource

Certification Institute

INROADS Oklahoma Business Coordinator of the Year 2005

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