Human Resources Management

KEVIN J. OWLES

** ******* ****** ? Wernersville, Pennsylvania 19565 ? Phone: (610) 678-

**** ? Cell: 484-***-****

E-mail: *********@*****.***

HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL

. QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Vibrant, accomplished, and driven Human Resources Professional, offering

qualified and verifiable years of coaching and counseling expertise in full

spectrum of human resources programs and services, with well-rounded

business background including employment laws and compliance issues.

Responsibly dealt with extensive workforce; handled and facilitated

personnel training and development programs. Consistently successful in the

development of core efficiency initiatives to drive organizational change,

performance improvements, and cost containment initiatives resulting in

significant savings for the company. Possess excellent ability to address

and implement strategic plans for talent acquisition, retention, and

succession planning. Proven skills in labor and employment law including

complaint investigation to prevent legal action.

. CORE COMPETENCIES

|Employment, Recruitment, and |Budget and Benefits Administration |

|Retention | |

|Staff Development and Supervision |Performance Appraisals |

|Salary Structure and Compensation |Employee and Labor Relations |

|Worker's Compensation |Process Development and Improvement |

|Contract Negotiations |Employee Training and On-boarding |

|Policy Design and Administration |Communication Skills |

. CAREER OVERVIEW

. Staffing, Compensation, and Performance Management - assisted the

development of compensation plans for employees; negotiated employment,

and implemented internal politics and performance control mechanism

. Personnel Development - mentored teams to be effective, more productive,

and efficient. Persuaded executive management to modify compensation

based on performance, team building, and communication; aligned business

culture with values and productivity goal to reverse sluggish performance

. Legal Compliance - wrote and enforced numerous policies and procedures to

ensure compliance with corporate, union, federal, and state requirements

. Strategic Planning - worked directly with executive management on the

development of operational human resource and best practices

. SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Human Resources

. Established the department to supervise administration of recruitment for

all levels of staffing including administration of teacher certification,

benefits and salary administration, staff development, recruitment, and

labor relations to include negotiations and grievance process

. Organized and assessed numerous requests for proposals (RFPs) on various

benefits such as long-term disability, life insurance, and health care

Benefits

. Achieved annual savings in excess of 13% ($400,000) as a result of

proposing changes in funding a health care plan

. Consulted restructuring of health care benefits that led to more than $2

million savings for the company during tenure

KEVIN J. OWLES E-mail:

*********@*****.***

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Salary

. Created a merit system tied to objective evaluation instrument in

collaboration with the administration and board members

. Established an evaluation system, related to merit pay, for all non-union

employees through development and implementation of salary administration

systems for every employee, whether union or non-union

. Developed and implemented a reclassification instrument in conjunction

with a pay scale system for all union positions

Recruitment / Training

. Enhanced efficiency of recruitment process and assisted in diversified

selection of candidates by shifting employment of professionals from

paper system to Internet-based system

. Modified hiring procedures for all types of employment, focused on

increasing alternative staffing in addition to attracting and retention

of skilled and efficient staff

. Led the management team in negotiating four consecutive three-year

bargaining agreements with AFL-CIO unions consisting of faculty, non-

teaching professionals, and clerical staff

Labor

. Initiated monthly meetings with union officials in order to build rapport

and created an atmosphere of trust

. Functioned as the first step hearing officer on all labor related

grievances

. Designed and instructed administrative staff on all new contractual

obligations as a result of the negotiations process

. RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

|Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA |

|Relief Houseparent - Part-Time |

|Oct 2001-Present |

|WILSON SCHOOL DISTRICT, West Lawn, PA |

|Human Resources Department Head |May 2001-Dec 2004 |

|READING AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Reading, PA |

|Director of Human Resources |Oct 1989-May 2001 |

. OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

|CLOSET AND STORAGE CONCEPTS, Lancaster, PA (Jan 2006-Present) |

|Mini-Franchise Owner, Central, PA |

|July 2010-Present |

|Designer |Feb 2008-June 2010 |

|General Manager |Jan 2006-Jan 2008 |

|BAYARD SALES CORPORATION, Middletown, PA |

|Purchasing |Dec 2004-Sept 2005 |

. MILITARY EXPERIENCE

|Officer ? United States Army, various posts |1978-1989 |

|throughout US and Germany | |

. EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

. Master of Education, Major in Educational Administration

Millersville University (formerly Millersville State College),

Millersville, PA

. Bachelor of Arts, Major in Foreign Languages (German)

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

. Labor Relations Certificate in Contract Administration Studies

. Labor Relations Certificate in Collective Bargaining Studies

Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

. Certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

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