Human Resources Manager

Betty Fleming

abg8z6@r.postjobfree.com **** 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)

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