Manager Human Resources

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Human Resource Executive with 14 years of comprehensive experience, including recruitment,

payroll, HR systems, benefit and compensation administration, and retirement plan designs.

Worked in collaboration with other Senior Human Resource leaders to produce and execute

strategic goals in support of corporate vision. Initiated cost containment policies that resulted in

substantial savings. Implemented successful process improvement programs to enhance

efficiency.

WORK OF EXPERIENCE

BNY Mellon Corporation 1991-Present

Director of Retirement Benefits / Managing Director (October 2011 – Present)

Administered defined benefit and 401(k) plans and ensured amendments were adopted

timely to maintain compliance with ERISA regulations

Provided leadership, guidance and support to plan participants regarding retirement

issues

Researched and resolved employee retirement benefits issues to assist employees and

mitigate potential plan losses

Developed and maintained collaborative relations with existing retirement vendor

partners

Defined and initiated retirement projects, and assigned Project Managers to manage cost,

schedule, and performance of component projects

Created a financial literacy program to prepare employees for retirement and the

escalating cost of medical care which was rolled out to 35,000 US employees

Director of Strategic Benefit Delivery / Managing Director (June 2010 – Present)

Managed all benefit initiatives, including development of requests for proposal, selection

of benefit administration vendors, and utilization of new products

Lead the contract negotiations, establish performance metrics and the statement of work

with new benefit administrator

Project manager for the seamless implementation and execution of the outsourcing of the

health and welfare administration

Provided strategic guidance as Executive Sponsor for the corporate Global Total Rewards

system targeting 49,000 employees world wide

Supported the Health and Productivity Management strategy with a primary focus on

leveraging technology and creating a best in class staffing model

Reduced benefit plan costs by 5% utilizing Net Effect and Decision Analyst software in

collaboration with Truven Health Analytics

Enhanced standardized benefit processing and streamline interfaces

Global Director of HR Operations / Managing Director (July 2007 – June 2010)

Provided leadership, planning, project coordination and management for a team of 75 HR

Operations employees world wide

Managed 7 different cost centers budgets totaling $9 million including all HR technology

and HR Strategic projects

Transformed the HR Operations team from an administrative role to a strategic business

partner Developed strategic vision and executed strategic plan to integrate two legacy HR

Systems and HR Operations units while reducing the staff by 20%

Upgraded services and support through enhancement of staff skills and promotion of

cross training throughout HR functional units

Achieved a $3 million expense reduction through redesigned operational processes,

implementation of Taleo applicant tracking system, Success Factors performance

management system, Sum Total learning management system and staff reduction

Negotiated and signed contracts up to $5 million with payroll, relocation, recruiting,

compensation, and commuter benefit vendors

Payroll Manager / First Vice President (July 2003 – July 2007)

Led, managed and coordinated all aspects of Payroll Operations, Tax and Accounting for

20,000 employees in more than 40 domestic based companies

Developed and executed strategies to improve vendor relationship with ADP, TALX, and

MinTax

Supervised various IRS, State and external Sarbanes-Oxley compliance audits

Negotiated Payroll Transitional Service Agreement with ACS

Provided guidance to the PeopleSoft Technology Developers in designing, customizing,

and implementing the Employee Self-Service Payroll module

Human Resources Budget Manager / Vice President (April 2002 – July 2007)

Managed a $35 million Human Resource expense budget in partnership with the Finance

Controller

Built an expense model for capital projects that exceeded $1 million

Collaborated with the Executive Director of Human Resources on a corporate expense

initiative that yielded a $3.6 million staff savings to the department

Presented quarterly budget results to Mellon’s Executive Financial Committee

Merger and Acquisition Analyst / Vice President (January 2002 – July 2007)

Developed and implemented a Human Resource cost analysis model

Spearheaded Human Resources due diligence analysis to assist Corporate Strategy on

cost of the acquisition

Recognized as 2003 Mellon Star

Corporate Recruiter / Assistant Vice President (July 1999 – January 2002)

Supervised a staff of seven recruiters under Mellon’s growth businesses

Provided consultative services to management in regards to salary, benefits,

compensation and all aspects of Human Resources policy and procedure

Initiated and managed relationships with several community agencies

Branch Manager (January 1996 – July 1999)

Managed, trained, developed, mentored and promoted staff of eight employees in Retail

Banking

Developed and implemented several sales strategies to exceed yearly loan, investment,

and revenue goals

Customer Service Rep/ Assistant Branch Manager (December 1991 - January 1996)

Focused staff on developing new business while retaining existing relationships during

branch transition

Cross-sold retail banking products

EDUCATION

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION December 2001

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

University of Pittsburgh

Concentration: Finance

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE December 1991

California University of Pennsylvania

Concentration: Marketing

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