Betty Fleming
********@**********.*** **** Fairway Drive
C 402-***-**** Plattsmouth, NE 68048
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Results-driven Senior Human Resources Executive with a stellar, 11 year
track record of advancement and achievement. Draw on uniquely
collaborative, proactive leadership style to generate HR solutions that
have positive budgetary impact, improve compliance posture, and foster
communication through entire enterprise. Firm grasp of all core HR
functions, with demonstrated success in complex, global business
environments. Advanced knowledge of state and federal employment law.
Areas of Expertise
Staff Benefits & Compensation
Labor Relations & Negotiations
Staff Recruitment & Development
Workforce Planning & Staffing
Policy Development & Integration
Business Change Management
Team Leadership & Motivation
Cost Reduction & Elimination
Process Redesign & Improvement
OSHA & Regulatory Compliance
Budgeting & Expense Control
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Professional Experience
Telvent DTN, Omaha, NE 2009 - Present
[Global company with 6k employees and ~$1b revenue.]
Director, Human Resources: Charged with maximizing performance of staff
across 7 states. Generate and implement strategies for all employment areas
including global mobility, recruitment, training, benefits, compensation,
and strategic planning. Lead 4 direct reports. Control a $52M budget.
. Consolidated North America region's immigration and mobility function
from 4 external resources to just one contract, cutting expenses by 14%
for 2011.
. Captured ~$150K savings in Q1 2011 by uncovering and solving numerous
expatriate tax situations.
. Lowered benefit costs 13% ($500K) during a period of 11% medical
inflation by consolidating 2 major North America plans.
. Streamlined operations and raised compliance by effecting 2 payroll
conversions in 2010. Achieved no errors or delays while deftly
navigating various wage and tax reporting complexities.
MidAmerican Energy Company, Council Bluff, IA 2007 - 2009
[4K employees and $900M revenue in North America.]
Senior Employee & Labor Relations: Selected to ensure morale and engagement
of a complex, 1200-member workforce and union. Promoted positive work
culture, investigated staff complaints, and recommended disciplinary
actions to combat discrimination and harassment issues. Maintained federal
and state compliance while representing company to all government agencies.
. Resolved 40 grievances and 9 pending arbitrations by rehabilitating
broken relations with union leadership, at no major cost to company.
. Minimized CBA violations and staff complaints by integrating new online
toolkit that strengthened managers' understanding and application of
labor contracts.
. Raised compliance posture by creating manager training courses that
shed light on areas including EEO, labor agreements, and performance
management.
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Professional Experience continued...
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Omaha, NE 2004 - 2007
Senior Human Resources Manager: Led 6 direct reports driving a full array
of HR functions (recruitment, development, labor relations, performance
management, compensation, compliance) in support of 700 employees. Advised
and influenced central business strategy as member of key leadership team.
Executed a $3M budget.
. Shortened average staff placement time 40% by revamping recruitment
strategies and processes, resulting in $150K cost reduction in first
year.
. Minimized labor grievances by forging positive, productive union
relations (praised as among organization's best ever). Established new
quarterly labor-management meetings that enhanced communication between
all parties.
. Elevated a key staff segment by streamlining related training program
and launching a highly successful "forward fill" succession plan that
minimized attrition-caused disruptions.
Omaha Public Power District, Omaha, NE 2001 - 2004
Employee & Labor Relations Specialist: Recruited to support a 2300-member
workforce by generating strategic proposals based on intensive HR data
analysis. Supported areas including labor relations, compensation planning,
conflict resolution, and staff retention. Responded to all EEOC
discrimination and harassment filings.
. Reduced open grievances by conducting numerous labor-management
meetings and driving several leadership concessions.
. Captured major savings in back wages by achieving positive resolution
on 80% of arbitrations heard by Administrative Law Judge.
. Reached last-minute union agreement that ended a critical negotiation
impasse and prevented impending trial at Commission of Industrial
Relations (CIR).
Education
Master of Arts (MA) - Organizational Leadership and
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Business Leadership Development
College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) ... Human Resource
Association of the Midlands (HRAM)