DIANE M. HUNTER, PHR

DIANE 303-***-****

aca3e4@r.postjobfree.com

HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE

Innovator Strategic Thought Leader Business Partner

Dynamic leadership career as a strategic, results-driven Human Capital Operations Executive. Combine astute strategic,

business, and HR skills with a proven track record of linking human capital behaviors to organizational outcomes. Highly

valued for providing decisive leadership, progressive thinking, and innovative solutions. Cultivate and maintain key

relationships with executives, strategic partners, and staff.

PROFILE & VALUE

Corporate Strategy & Development Specialist: Characterized as a visionary, strategist and tactician. Consistent record

of delivering results, managing change, and creating big-picture, long-term results.

Respect and Leverage Human Capital: motivate, mentor, and lead talented professionals. Lead by example. Direct and

lead cross-functional teams using interactive and motivational leadership and by communicating long term vision.

Consistently Deliver Mission Critical Results: driven by a visceral “hard-wired” need to strategize, to innovate, and to

disprove the words “It can’t be done!” Gifted with vision, determination and skills needed for changing how HR adds

value to an organization.

CAREER & ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY

Develop high caliber, peak performing human resource organizations that support business strategy, productivity

and profitability.

Possess “big picture” long-term thinking and decisive leadership strengths.

Successful in creating and implementing strategic plans, setting and meeting budgetary goals, and developing

improved processes to meet organizational goals.

Able to manage corporate and division assignments in diverse environments including growth, start-up, and

restructuring.

Recognized for strong commitment to maintaining high levels of operational improvements that meet

organizational objectives by relying on unique combination of business savvy and intuitive management and

leadership skill.

Adept at creating and implementing creative marketing campaigns to increase revenue, draw in quality resources

and enhance company reputation. Increased revenue 30% for state HR conference through creative marketing

efforts.

Saved $$ by implementing a company training program to enhance leadership skills through using in-house

talent. Unexpected result: increased productivity by trainers in their “day jobs” by 30%.

Reduced hiring time by 33%, hiring costs by 40%, and increased quality of pipeline talent through leadership on

national recruiting technology implementation and vendor sourcing project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR, HR, RECRUITING, & LICENSING

Connextions, Inc. – May 2012 to current Centennial,

CO

Owned by Optum Health, we are the leading technology and business partner to the health care industry.

Connextions is the expert in assisting consumers in the end to end navigation of health insurance use, selection, and

enrollment.

Established the HR. recruiting and insurance licensing functions for this $6M contact center. Attracted and

hired over 800 people in 3 months while maintaining lowest company attrition for new site development.

Orchestrate all people-related programs and initiatives and serve as focal point for issues including

mentoring, staffing, recruiting, organizational relations, and issue resolution.

Provide counsel and advice on legal issues relating to employment, compliance, and policy violations.

Direct, manage and oversee payroll, benefits, employee relations, performance management, and

compensation, licensing, insurance licensure program, recruiting, and training managing a staff of 8

including 1 HR generalist.

Serve as 2nd in command and responsible for enacting business continuity plan should a disaster occur.

Achieved strategic growth initiatives by assessing market data and implementing marketing campaigns to

attract talent and brand the company

Established best practices, KPIs and metrics to align with operational strategy

VP, RESOURCE OPERATIONS

Spinnaker Management Group – July 2010 to April 2012 Cherry Creek, CO

Global supply chain consulting and execution service company.

Created and launched new corporate compensation structure that included globally aligned broad bands,

geographic rate structures and HR salary tools. Benchmarked and reduced short-term incentives, saving $8

million annually.

Aligned with senior management and ownership to establish strategic initiatives and create programs to

align with such

Provided counsel and advice on employment trends, legislation, and market trends to enhance company

policies and systems

Aligned with outside counsel to resolve international compensation dispute resulting in saved jobs and

equitable compensation for all.

REGIONAL DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Republic National Distributing Company – July 2005 to Sept 2009 Littleton, CO

The country’s largest premier alcohol distribution company.

Sought out as counselor, mentor based on strategic nature of work, professionalism, and commitment to

people development.

Achieved more than $4M in annual savings through implementation of Taleo ATS to reduce talent

acquisition costs and increase quality of hire.

Facilitated Management Academy training program designed to develop first line managers. Created

content and trained operations managers to deliver content.

Managed all aspects of HR and a staff of 3.

BUSINESS CONSULTANT/OWNER

Diamond Advisors – 1999 – current Lone Tree, CO

Privately owned business specializing in small business HR and business consulting services.

Partnered with decision-makers of small companies to align organizational objectives with human capital

operations, policies, and programs.

HR/PR SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

PeopleSoft, Taleo, Kronos, Lawson, Cornerstone, ADP, Oracle, Paychex, other lesser known and off the shelf

products

EDUCATION

MA Industrial/Organizational Psychology

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT

BA Psychology

Potsdam College, Potsdam, NY

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