Thomas Bunker, SPHR
*** ***** ***** *****, ******* Way, WA 98003
Home Phone: 253-***-**** / E-mail: *****@*******.***
Human Resources Director
Skills Summary
> Human resources department management
> Organizational development and company culture development
> DOL EEO Audits for Federal Contractors
> Customer satisfaction program instruction and management
> Coach for use of personality inventory (Personalysis)
> Behavior based interviewing
> Group and team meeting facilitation
> Leadership training
> Instructional Systems Design
> Training Department supervision and management
> Sales skills training
> Safety team leader
> Use word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database programs
> Lean manufacturing experience
> OFCCP Audits
Education - Professional Affiliations - Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
Coursework Concentration: Architecture and Industrial Education
courses
Graduate Courses: Organizational Development including Learning
Theories, Analyzing Performance, Instructional
Systems Design, Managing the Learning Environment,
and Leadership
Memberships: Epsilon Pi Tau Honors Fraternity for
Industrial Engineering/Education Majors
Oregon Technical Institute - Klamath Falls, OR
Coursework: Structural Engineering and Surveying
United States Navy - Honorable Discharge
Coursework: Air Traffic Control School
Member - Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) - Human Resources
Certification Institute
Continued Education: Sandler Selling System, "Sell Like Hell", OSHA
Compliance Course, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry Labor
Law Course, SHRM Certification Preparation Course
MPR Build with the Best Behavior Base Interviewing, Six
Sigma, Total Quality Management
Professional Experience
NCM Contracting Group,LP, Snoqualmie, WA 2008 - 2012
Human Resources Director
Corporate HR leader reporting to the COO of a specialty demolition and
abatement company
. Update department policies and procedures
. Upgrade staff for several operational areas by coaching discipline and
documentation procedures to division and department managers,
recruiting, and implementing targeted selection practices
. Union employee relations
. DOL EEO Audits
. Recruit and make recommendations for new hires
. Changed Third Party Administrator for 401(k) plan
. Review and select benefits providers for annual renewal
. Building maintenance supervision
. Corporate Ambassador (Reception) staffing upgrade and supervision
. Oversee, and in most cases, either participate or provide sole
functional support for all HR operations for performance management,
benefits, recruiting, HRIS, compensation, and
. Updated the Member Handbook to be both current with changes in company
policies and compliant with current HR laws and best practices
. Review, update, and evaluate exempt status on all applicable job
descriptions
. Review payroll operations for regulatory compliance and make
recommendation for company policies regarding compensation
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BPI MEDICAL, INC., Fife, WA 2006 - 2008
Human Resources Manager
Corporate HR leader reporting to the President/CEO owner of a surgical
instrument and equipment sales and service company
. Developed and implemented a progressive discipline program
. Updated the Member Handbook to be both current with changes in company
policies and compliant with current HR laws and best practices
. Developed and implemented a performance review program
. Developed and implemented a new hire orientation program including but
not limited to training on lean manufacturing, open book management,
and reading financial statements
. Led a team to simplify and improve the sales compensation plan ending
practices that created barriers to teamwork and sales growth
. Converted vacation to Paid Time Off and implemented accrual and usage
changes that reduced absenteeism by approximately 40%
. Recruited customer service and technical employees using multiple
sourcing strategies
. Completed benefits renewal process that yielded better coverage for
the Members at a 2% reduction in premium cost to the company and no
added cost to the Members
. Processed all HR documents and performed all HR functions including
benefits administration, recruiting, Member relations, performance
management, discipline and terminations, and sales skills and customer
satisfaction training.
CERTAINTEED CORP., Auburn, WA 2005 - 2006
Human Resources Manager
HR Generalist activities for vinyl windows manufacturing plant
. Benefits administration, Employee relations, Compensation, Payroll,
Training and development, Recruiting
. Coach for performance management processes
. Reorganized office layout and document storage to add efficiency and
to dramatically improve the security and privacy of employee and
company information
. Analyzed data and made recommendations changes to the employee
referral bonus program
. Analyzed hiring and promotion practices and made recommendations to
reduce turn-over
. Developed and implemented new recruiting methods including theater
ads, military career fairs, and use of government funded political
refugee jobs program
PETERSON MACHINERY CO., (Business unit was purchased from Pape` Group,
Inc.) Eugene, OR 1995 - 2005
Human Resources Manager 2003 - 2005
HR Generalist activities for Caterpillar dealership including
. Benefits administration, Worker's Comp administration, Employee
relations, Compensation, Recruiting
. Training supervisors in EEO, FMLA, and ADA guidelines
. Coach for performance management processes
. Writing new job descriptions of most positions within the company
. Grading all jobs and realigning compensation levels for most positions
. JD Edwards HRIS program
THE PAPE` GROUP, Eugene, OR
Manager, Training and Recruiting 1995 - 2003
. Provide leadership and guidance for employee development programs
for three (3) Pape` companies including 33 facilities over six (6)
states:
< Pape` Bros., a Caterpillar dealership
< Hyster Sales Co., a Hyster lift-truck, Bobcat, & Ditchwitch
dealership
< Flightcraft, a Piper and Cessna Citation sales, service, and
charter company
. Worked with Lane Community College in Eugene, OR and Montana State
University - Northern in Havre, MT to develop a lift truck
technician training program.
. Developed recruiting relationships with technical training schools
(Montana State University - Northern, Cal Poly, Embry-Riddle)
. Team leader to update and implement OSHA safety program for all
Pape` facilities
. Coach to service training departments for Pape` Material Handling,
Inc. and Pape` Bros., Inc. including five (5) technical trainers
. Coach and instruct managers and supervisors in the use of
personality profile (Personalysis) during selection and
professional development of work group members
. Develop a Federal Veteran's Administration approved apprenticeship
training program to train mechanical service technicians
. Develop and facilitate the use of a supervisor managed professional
development program
. Develop and implement performance review system including option
for multi-rater feedback
. Designed and delivered customer satisfaction training to
Flightcraft, Inc. company members
. Provide support and back up for benefits administration, hiring,
and termination processing
HARRIS WASTE MANAGEMENT GROUP, AMFAB Resources Div. Woodburn, OR 1993 -
1995
Western Regional Manager - 9 western states
. Sell company products including scrap metal processing machinery, long
haul municipal waste compaction systems, and materials compaction
systems for the recycling industry
. Develop sales and marketing support materials for automated bale de-
wiring system
. Provide supervision and support services to Harris distributors for
company products
. Project management, New product development
. Managed custom metals fabrication operations including sales and
leadership of three sales engineers
. Reorganize project cost estimating and project management procedures
to retrieve accurate
production costs and achieve consistent profit margins