James Radulski

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Columbus, OH 43212

ad0aii@r.postjobfree.com

614-***-****

MY CORE VALUES

SERVICE INTEGRITY KNOWLEDGE DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Strategic global human capital strategy expert who proactively works with senior management teams to identify and deploy HR interventions to meet business requirements for not-for-profit institutions of higher learning, health services and private industry. Transformational expert in developing and implementing effective global HR programs, policies and successfully restructuring/reorganizing major business entities. I have the HR knowledge and experience to guide your organization in Compensation & Benefits, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Development and Retention Strategies, DEI, Labor, Government, Employee Relations, M&A activity from both a due-diligence and acquisition integration standpoint. I am expert in visioning, developing and putting into play cutting edge HR strategy designed to keep a college workforce on the leading edge. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in building relationships and trust with business leaders.

I am a magician when it comes to HR strategy and a tactical expert on designing and executing HR programs to build a highly effective organization that consistently delivers on its commitments, attracts and builds a diverse pool of talent ensuring a strong pipeline for the future, and ensure there is a winning culture that allows everyone to contribute to their fullest potential. Living and working experience in Latin America, USA, Far East and Middle East. Fluent in Spanish.

GLOBAL HR EXPERTISE

HR Best Practices Expert, Employee Relations & HR Management, Strategic Planning, Negotiation Skills, Restructuring, Building a WinningTeam culture, Training & Mentoring, Organizational Development, Global Compensation & Benefits, Budget Management, Policies & Procedures, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Conflict Resolution, Safety, Cross-Cultural Communication, M&A activity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECT EMPLOYMENT

KEAN UNIVERSITY,Union N.J. and Wenzhou, China, 9/2016 to 6/2019: Acting Global HR Director III (Remote and On-Site)

Responsible for administering Faculty affairs for more than 110 Faculty members at this joint venture university located in Wenzhou China and founded by the current President of China, Xi Jinping. The university is a joint venture between the city of Wenzhou China and Kean University of New Jersey and currently has more than 4,000 undergrad students enrolled. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Accreditation.

Accomplishments :

•Developed, implemented and disclosed policies and procedures designed to comply with federal and state legislation as well as with Chinese legislation on all aspects of ADA, ADEA, Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, FLSA, FMLA, Immigration, OSHA, Title IX requirements. Created and publicized avenues for employees to report Title IX-related complaints; designed and led investigation and resolution processes for same; ensured compliance with mandated employee training required by Title IX, VAWA, Clery and other related legislation.

•Recruited and hired more than one hundred forty teaching staff at the Lecturer and Professorial levels.

•Designing and implementing a 10 member HR organization to service the HR needs of the newly established organization

•Training of the newly established HR organization so that all aspects of U.S. and Chinese HR legal requirements are observed.

•Designed and implemented a “One-Stop HR Service Center” concept whereby Faculty and employees may obtain resolution of any and all HR related issues.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT and AUB Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon 7/04 To 7/13 VP

HR& Housing AUB & AUB Medical Center

Provided professional Human Resources counsel and guidance to a not-for-profit medical and educational institution considered to be the best in the Middle East. Workforce consists of over 400 physicians, 700 faculty and 4,500 person workforce supporting a 480 bed teaching hospital and 10,400 student campus. Budgetary responsibility (including payroll) of $200 million and stewardship of $100 million plus in retirement funds. Lead a group of 30 HR professionals in meeting the HR needs of the overall academic and non-academic workforce at the AUB Medical Center and university.The university and Medical Center were located in Beirut Lebanon and the headquarters office in New York City so my responsibilities were both remote and on-site.

Accomplishments include:

•Reduced by 10% (average $1.6 million) the annual operating cost of the in-house medical plan (18,000 employee +family dependents) through cost shifting to plan participants.

•Revised and implemented an updated Medical Practice Plan for the 400 MD’s at AUB Medical Center thereby saving $800K annually.

•Re-engineered the HR functions at AUB and restructured AUB senior management structure and levels reporting to the President from 3 to 6 positions. Presided over the HR aspects (including recruiting of senior management talent) of a change-out of the entire senior management administration (15 incumbents over a 5 year period) including the President, Provost, entire Board of Deans, VP Medical Center and various senior Directors as well as a major reorganization of the 400 bed AUB Teaching Hospital.

•Developed and installed a state-of-the art pay-for-competency system for the AUB Medical Center 700+nursing and Lab Test employees.

•Recruited and hired more than four hundred ninety teaching staff at the Lecturer and Professorial levels.

•Restructuring and retraining of the human resources function into a modern client focused organization delivering world-class HR services to the academic and non-academic community at no additional cost and with a 30% improvement in the annual employee satisfaction survey.

•Led the transformation of the university’s HR office from a tactical, transactional office to a strategic partner for campus community members.

•Dramatically increased the competency levels (75%+) of the human resources organization through a one year HR certification program.

•Developed, implemented and disclosed policies and procedures designed to comply with federal and state legislation; created and publicized avenues for employees to report Title IX-related complaints; designed and led investigation and resolution processes for same; ensured compliance with mandated employee training required by Title IX, VAWA, Clery and other related legislation.

•Replacement of the self-funded pension plan ($100 million) providers for the academic workforce and normalization of the benefit levels between local and international academic personnel; all were accomplished with an annual average cost savings of $600K in operational costs.

•Executive in Charge of the American University of Beirut through the war period between Israel and Lebanon in 2006

•Negotiated three collective bargaining agreements with an average cost increase of less than 2% annually

SAUDI TELECOM, RIYADH, KSA 6/00 to 6/03 Sr. HR Advisor

Lead a Saudi team consisting of twelve Saudi professionals involved in a corporate cultural transformation of this 28,000 employee telecommunications company as it moved from a governmental organization to a private company status over a three year period. Headed up all manpower planning initiatives, compensation & benefit policies and procedures, organizational development and design, management training and HR Strategic Planning & Budgeting. Senior HR Advisor to the VP HR and Head of the ORACLE HR implementation team, release 11.i

GENERAL CIGAR-BLOOMFIELD, CT. 10/98 to 5/00 Director Human Resources Operations

Generalist responsible for meeting HR needs of a consumer products manufacturing, sales and marketing organization with a 5,000-employee population in multi-site Latin American and U.S. locations. Guided the organization through a merger and acquisition while maintaining employee productivity. Revamped obsolete compensation and benefit programs to modern standards. Developed and implemented comprehensive HR policies and procedures and mechanized HR administration through implementation of HR Perspective. Responsible for facilities and centralized services. Work environment was characterized by family style management approach.

SOUTHERN PERU LIMITED - Peru, 1-97 to 10-98 Corporate Director of Planning and Development Toquepala Peru

Responsible for visioning and implementing strategic plans and programs to meet overall work force needs at the corporate and divisional levels for the largest mineral extraction and processing operation in Peru. Employee population consisted of 1,600 professionals and 3,400 production workers. Established and implemented HR vision and strategies for management development, succession planning, performance management, manpower planning along with values and culture training to support corporate culture change. Successfully carried out transformation program to replace 70 of the103 foreign management staff with local nationals.

GUEST SPEAKER A.S.T.D., National Foreign Trade Council Cornell Center of Advanced Human Resource Studies, Institute for International Research, INCAE, Costa Rica

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish; working knowledge of Portuguese, some French and Arabic.

EDUCATION

MBA in International Business, Cum Laude, Pace University, New York, NY

BA in Economics, City University of New York, NY

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Professional in International Human Resources and Compensation (IHRME)

HR SYSTEMS

ADP, ORACLE. KRONOS, BANNER

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