Chad Lippincott
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641-***-**** (C) - *************@****.***
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Human Resource Professional
A Human Resource professional with over 20 years' experience as a strategic
business partner. Initiatives including: organizational development,
training, recruiting, compensation & benefits, employee and labor
relations, and succession planning.
Professional Experience
Metropolitan Utilities District - Omaha, NE
5/99 - Present
Director, Employment & Labor Relations
6/11 - Present
Accountable for all Employment and Labor relation functions for the
800 plus employee, public, natural gas and water utility.
Actions include: Supervision of employment functions including
recruitment, effective on-boarding, employee development and
retention, succession planning, EEO, AAP. Coaching supervisors and
managers with regards to employee development and providing direction
in the administration of District personnel policies. Supervision of
labor relations functions including: Leading negotiations, managing
and maintaining union relations, grievances, and arbitrations.
Providing interpretation and guidance for supervisors with regards to
the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and various laws affecting terms
and conditions of employment and labor relations. Additional duties
include responsibility for the District's alcohol and drug testing
programs for DOT covered employees and representing the District in
EEO and NEOC charges.
Director Labor Relations
6/07 - 6/11
Accountable for all Labor relation functions.
Actions include: Managing and maintaining union relations, assisting
with negotiations, handling grievances and arbitrations. Providing
technical advice to all levels of management and employees regarding
the interpretation and implementation of the District's Collective
Bargaining Agreement, HR policies and procedures, and various laws and
agreements affecting terms and conditions of employment. I was also
responsible for maintaining the District's alcohol and drug testing
program for DOT covered employees.
Sr. Training Specialist
5/99 - 6/07
Accountable for developing and providing effective managerial,
operational development and safety training.
Actions included: Developing and presenting effective operational and
business-related training programs for over 800 managerial and
operations employees. Provided Division trainers with technical
assistance for the development, presentation and maintenance of
various operational and safety training programs. In addition, I
provided general assistance to other Human Resources staff in the
areas of Employment, Labor Relations and Compensation& Benefits.
Beef Products Inc. - Waterloo, IA
4/98 - 5/99
Human Resource / Safety Manager
Accountable for: Human Resource and Safety functions for the local
production plant.
Actions included: Managing HR functions including payroll, benefits,
recruitment, company policies, labor relations, and safety functions
for the local production plant.
Seedorff Masonry Inc. - Ames, IA
5/93 - 1/98
Director of Safety, Health & Education
10/96 - 1/98
Accountable for: Overall direction and implementation of corporate
safety and training programs, workers compensation, and hiring for job
sites.
Actions included: Development and implementation of safety programs
in compliance with IOSHA and OSHA regulations and sound safe work
programs. Overseeing workers compensation and administering employment
activities and performing safety inspections of construction sites in
a three state region.
Safety Director - Omaha, NE
5/93 - 10/96
Accountable for: Overall direction and implementation of regional
safety and technical training programs.
Actions included: Development and implementation of safety programs
in compliance with OSHA regulations and sound safe work programs.
Administering employment activities and performing safety inspections
of construction sites in the Nebraska and Eastern Iowa region.
Education
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Master of Science, Adult Training and Development
May 2005
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Bachelor of Science, Human Resource Management.
January 1996
Professional Certification
Professional Human Resources (PHR)
Since 2008