Carolyn R. Grimes

*** ***** ***** *** *

Walnut Creek CA 94598

acwe9f@r.postjobfree.com * 805-***-****

Education

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Master of Business Administration May 2011

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science May 1998

Professional Experience

SEA TEL INC. DBA COBHAM SATCOM Concord, CA

Human Resource Manager April 2014 to Present

30 plus year old Maritime Antennae Company. Brought on to help close facility, revenue changed and hired full time. Morale extremely poor, HR Department had no creditability, management lacked functional direction and no employee accountability. Restored HR creditability, improved morale, and brought common sense back to management and employee accountability.

Oversaw 3 sites 180 employees

Improved employee engagement

Conducted management training on multiple topics

Integrated organizational design principles into hiring, leadership and employee performance

Sole HR Practitioner

Oversee ADP Payroll and Benefits

Moved organization from being a litigious environment to a compassionate environment

Won a case brought against company by CA DOL

Manage Safety Health and Environment program

Revised/Updated Business Continuity Plan

Completed Broad banding compensation plan for 3 divisions

Manager by “walking around”

Trusted counselor for Manager/Supervisors and Executives

Highly skilled on all state and federal laws.

MONROE PERSONNEL San Francisco, CA

Contractor Feb. 2014-April 2014

Various administrative/office management assignments

ACT MEDICAL GROUP Wilmington, N.C.

ACT HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES June 2012-Oct. 2013

Human Resource Director

Three mental healthcare practices. Beginning December 2012 CFO and I became aware of the serious financial mismanagement of the company. We pulled together the financials and a proposal to present to the Bankruptcy attorney. This was rejected by the owner. Company began defaulting on payroll in January 2013, this continued until they closed December 2013; $500,000 in unpaid wages.

Identified redundancies in all departments; established measures to improve processes and efficiencies by 10 %

Conducted usual Human Resource Functions: recruiting, onboarding, daily transactions

Analyzed compensation plans to improve performance and reduce financial inadequacies

Implemented and analyzed stay interviews using data to improve orientation, communication and retention

Provided corporate financial updates weekly to all employees

Coached President on retention, fiscal responsibility, and organizational design of family owned companies

Conducted grievance investigations

Worked with State and Federal Departments of Labor

Stabilized company during financial downturn, pay cuts, and multiple weeks of pay delay

Managed employee relations and retention strategies during low cash flow period and slow or no pay periods

Partnered with CFO to develop plans for bankruptcy, and or restructure of company’s financial deficits

Sage ABRA HRIS and Payroll

ABC-Clio LLC Santa Barbara, CA.

Human Resource Director September 2011 – March 2012

80 year old educational publishing company. Was vigorously recruited by the organization to come on board, finally gave in. They had over extended on a number of hires and then I was laid off.

Initiated automated testing efforts that reduced post production defects by 40%

Implemented initiatives to reduce overall project time frames by involving quality team members early in the Software

Development Life Cycle iterations

Ceridian HRIS and Payroll

MOSS MOTORS Santa Barbara, CA.

Human Resource Manager April 2006-September 2011

70 year old aftermarket auto parts distributor. HR Department had been run by facilities manager for 25 years. Morale was extremely low, no formal process and procedures, job descriptions, and a host of other neglected administrative areas.

Designed, developed, managed internal HRIS system

Conducted job analysis and wrote job descriptions

Redesigned performance measurement system

Developed and implemented on-boarding, orientation, and training programs company wide

Established stricter procedures for disciplinary action ensuring proper and safe terminations

Counseled management on employment laws and best practices

Improved intradepartmental collaboration and communication

Reduced workers compensation experience rate by 10 points

Improved ADP payroll efficiencies saving company $30,000 per year

APPLEONE Santa Barbara, CA.

Contracted as Treasurer July 2005-April 2006

Managed stock option plan

Filed quarterly and annual earnings for 10Q and 10K reporting

Managed and balanced cash accounts

Supervised payroll department

PINNACLE PERSONNEL Louisville, KY.

Contracted to Humana Military Subsidiary of Humana, Inc. February 2003-June 2005

Applied direct mail campaign to hire 50 nurses; three weeks to recruit, train and hire, saving

company from losing contract.

Performed government background checks

Developed and oversaw recruiting database, measuring FTE’s, open positions and placement

of temporary staff

Conducted open houses; employee orientation

AMERICAN DIRECT MARKETING Louisville, KY.

Director of Human Resource June 2000-October 2002

Hired to help close down several business units: Print manufacturing facility, call center and data center across three states.

Helped aid in the controlled dismantled divisions in anticipation of Chapter 11 filing

Managed day to day business during Chapter 11 process

Provided outplacement counseling

Improved safety of company; safety became a corporate imperative

Improved customer service satisfaction by 70%

Improved direct mail processing by 65%

Reduced printing redundancies to less than 2%

Reduced staff across 6 sites; three were sold; three closed during 15 month period

Professional and Volunteer Affiliations

Sir Alan Cobham Award Winner – Employee Engagement 2015

CalChamber 2006 – Present

Santa Barbara Human Resource Association

Santa Barbara, CA.

Chair Marketing Committee 2006-2008

Vice President Professional Programs 2011-2012

Society of Human Resource Association 2006-2012

Guardian ad litem CASA 2000-2002

Classroom volunteer 1987-1997

Contact this candidate