Charles A. “Andy” Clark

acvvt8@r.postjobfree.com / 713-***-****

Human Resource Leader with experience in Fortune 500 companies, effective communicator with strong work ethic and actively partnering with management to drive business results. Proven ability to lead change and develop collaborative partnerships with all levels of employees. Global responsibilities includes North America, Mideast and Europe.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Clark HR Consulting Services – Sugar Land, TX 8/2015 – Present

Human resources consulting services

Provided a variety of human resources services to a civil engineering company including but not limited to: amended the employee handbook, audited I-9s, researched federal and state regulatory compliance, implemented Affirmative Action Program, evaluated performance review process and documents, developed job descriptions, developed interview guidelines, reviewed personnel files and developed OSHA compliance recommendations.

Haverhill Chemicals LLC – Houston, TX 9/2011- 2/2015

A manufacturer of Phenol, Bisphenol A and Acetone in N. Am.; employing 175 to 210 employees/contractors ($850M in revenue).

Human Resources Director

Responsible for the overall human resources function and active member of leadership team. Supervised 4 professionals.

Established the human resources function for a newly formed manufacturing company with a plant location in southern Ohio and corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Re-structured the engineering department into 3 (maintenance, processing & projects) which allowed 3 engineers to be promoted to supervisory roles prior to staffing the new departments.

Developed and implemented a strategic initiative to modify the plant culture to more entrepreneurial: hired a new site manager, created company-wide communications on values and vision, provided talking points on same to plant functional managers for their respective staff, implemented a nepotism policy, changed hourly hiring standards to require completion of Operator certification program and or craft apprenticeship, and implemented a recognition and reward program for employees showing initiative and creativity.

Selected a benefit broker, Lockton Group, and added another affiliated company to our 401K program with Fidelity.

Staffed the corporate office positions in sales, supply chain, customer service, accounting and office administration. Recruited the plant HR Manager and took responsibility for the safety and training function with 2 professionals.

Insourced the maintenance, warehouse and rail functions by hiring 36 hourly employees, 2 hourly leads and 2 exempt supervisors; outsourced the guard service and dockside personnel.

Established a wellness committee and obtained a $15K grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation.

Implemented a Paid Time Off policy to replace a vacation and sick pay policy with as estimated savings of $250K.

Westlake Chemical – Houston, TX 7/2009 – 8/2011

A vertically integrated manufacturer and marketer of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers and fabricated products; employing over 2100 employees ($3.6B in revenue).

Corporate Human Resources Manager

Responsible for the overall Corporate Human Resources function including managing all administrative services. Supervised 3 direct reports.

Hired a corporate recruiter and developed a strategy to staff SAP functional analysts for the IT Department.

Served as the temporary Lake Charles HR Manager until one was hired.

Conducted all the corporate soft skills training using Development Dimensions International (DDI) material.

Oversaw all the office administrative services including remodel of 5000 sq. ft. activity area, the lobby, reception area, and 5 conference rooms.

Developed policies on de minims fringe benefits and use of credit reports during background checks.

Administered the corporate United Way Campaign with 100% participation level.

Worked with the Calvert City HR Manager to develop a plan to negotiate a 3 year contact with the US Steelworkers.

Hexion Specialty Chemicals - Houston, TX (also Momentive Specialty Chemicals, now Hexion Inc.) 2004 – 2009

World’s largest producer of binders, adhesives, coatings, inks and resins for industrial application; employing over 5,300 employees ($3.6B in revenue).

Senior Human Resources Manager for Oilfield Technology Group (2005 – 2009)

Managed the HR function of the Oilfield Technology Group’s associates in 3 manufacturing sites, sales office, lab and R&D facility and 3 transloads across the USA and Canada.

Implemented the human resources function for this diverse and growing business unit.

Developed a career ladder of education and job rotation for research professionals to move into the commercial side of the business. This program saved an estimated $500K over 2 years.

Staffed a Canada startup plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta in a very tight labor market with high wage demands.

Increased the professional staffing levels from 35 to 65 including the recruiting of 2 very specialized scientists – Geophysicist and Nano Technology Research Scientist.

Facilitated quarterly business management team meetings resulting in a clear list of action items for members.

Conducted hourly wage survey utilizing a third party resulting in adjusting the starting wage and modifying the progression program wage increase increments in order to retain experienced associates.

Revised the employee handbook with updated references to short term disability, absences and employee mobility.

Corporate Human Resources Manager for Resolution Performance Products (2004 – 2005)

Managed global compensation and policies. Supervised 3 direct reports – payroll, HRIS and generalist.

Created a global compensation system for the newly acquired Resolution Specialty Materials (RSM) utilizing Hay and Mercer survey data. The new system standardized the compensation structure and process for administering compensation across 18 countries.

Conducted training sessions on HR procedures for the human resources associates in Europe. This facilitated them being equipped to help management with HR procedures and answer associates questions.

Human Resources Consultant for Resolution Performance Products (2004)

Participated in the due diligence of the Eastman Chemical acquisition to be named Resolution Specialty Materials.

Lead the development of the human resources function for the newly acquired Resolution Specialty Materials.

Established employment contacts for US executives and payroll capabilities for US, Canada and Mexico.

Administered retention and severance programs for RSM associates.

Coordinated the addition of corporate staff to facilitate the increase of 2100 RSM associates in 18 countries.

Catalyst Technology, Inc. (now part of Clean Harbors, Inc.) - Pasadena, TX 1991 – 2004

Formerly part of the Shell Catalyst Venture Group; a global industrial maintenance service company to the petrochemical industry; employing 400 to 600 employees/contractors (36M in revenue).

Vice President Human Resources

Managed all aspects of the human resources function for a global service company (USA, CAN, UK, Saudi Arabia).

Supervised 4 directly and 12 indirectly.

Convinced the President and other Officers of the need to develop strategic plans resulting in the growth of the company from $25 million to $36 million.

Hired and trained personnel/safety coordinators in each of the regions to administer the HR processes and collaborate with local management on employee relations issues.

Implemented performance management system in association with the salary administration process. Resulted in better communication and compliance with human resources regulations.

Brokered with 4 vendors for better medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans. Able to hold costs and gain improvements in plan designs.

Developed and implemented safety policies and procedures to reduce safety statistics from 4.7 to 2.8 per 200,000 man-hours.

Negotiated with a Canadian union acceptable wage range increases in order to obtain concessions on substance abuse testing and management approval of promotion criteria.

Selected ADP as the payroll and HRIS service provider. This greatly helped with a single point of data entry and ease of information retrieval especially ad hoc reports.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pool Energy Services Company (formerly Pool Well Servicing Company, now Nabors Drilling) - Houston, TX

An international company providing oil and gas well-servicing, drilling, workover and completion, fluid transportation and disposal well services on land and offshore.

Recruiter - Instructor - Safety Rep - Regional HR Manager - Corporate Safety & EEO Coordinator

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Society of Human Resource Management

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