STEPHEN DOWNES

** ******* ***** ** • Palermo, Maine 04354

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HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE

Accomplished professional with exemplary human resources management experience. Demonstrated success in strategic planning of core staffing, operational, and administrative initiatives to derive overall HR organizational and bottom-line financial performance. Respected as a collaborative business partner who has led the HR function for multi- billion dollar global sector of global corporations. Persuasive communicator with excellent consensus-building and relationship skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CSC (Computer Sciences Corp.), Falls Church, Virginia • 2012 - Present

Provides information and enterprise technology and management and operations support to global industries.

Vice President, Human Resources - Defense & Intelligence

Human Resources Business Partner for two Division Presidents. Executive responsible for providing strategic, customer focused, results for 22,000 employee divisions.

• Executive representative for the development and implementation of employee relations strategies

• Formulate and implement labor strategies for 70 collective bargaining agreements across North America

• Executive responsible for ensuring execution of business strategies

CSC (Computer Sciences Corp.), Fort Worth, Texas • 2010 - 2012

Vice President, Human Resources

Direct a staff of 83 in the national and international design and delivery of HR programs and services for this $1.6 B Company, employee population 10,000.

• Streamlined struggling HR department and established bottom-line accountability both nationally and internationally.

• Formulate and administer new HR policies; employee suggestion system and opinion survey; various other

employee motivational and communication programs.

COMPUTER SCIENCES RAYTHEON (CSR), Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach Florida • 2009 - 2010

Joint Venture Company which manages all aspects of Eastern Range for the 45th Space Wing and NASA.

Sr. Manager, Human Resources (Autonomous HR Executive)

Direct a staff of 8 in the national and international design and delivery of HR programs and services for this $800 mm JV Contract.

• Operate at Executive Staff Level in directing the business and resolving organizational issues.

• Manage the organization to conform with the Service Contract Act (SCA)

• International responsibility for employees in Antigua (represented) and Ascension Island (UK employment Law).

EXECUTIVE CONSULTING, INC., Cape Canaveral, Florida • 2007- 2009

Small consulting firm specializing in the development and implementation of culturally sensitive business and organizational strategies.

Vice President, Human Resources Client Services

Analyze operations and processes; create and implement project plans for clients. Interact with functional directors to obtain resources and support. Provide guidance and expertise in HR functional areas, including benefits administration, process design, federal regulatory compliance, and recent federal law changes that affect SOX, ERISA, and FMLA. Provide full-cycle project management. Present results to senior management.

• Served as large southern utility’s human resources executive in implementation of PeopleSoft 9.0 Human Capital Module (HCM).

• Saved client $200,000 in annual administrative costs by assessing benefits structure, vendor interfaces, and cost structures.

• Executive responsible for reorganizing company’s 7,000 employee division and lowered headcount by 300.

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ENTERGY NUCLEAR NORTHEAST, INC. White Plains, New York • 1998-2007

Provider of electrical generation in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Nebraska and Michigan.

Regional HR Manager (Director Level), 2004-2007

Managed and administered human resources and labor relations for region. Directed and developed 4 HR Managers and 12 indirect reports.

• Captured total savings of $3.5+ million and reduced benefits costs by 30% by consolidating 30+ plans.

• Negotiated 5 labor contracts and held average incremental contract increase at 2.5%.

• Achieved headcount reduction of 15% through effective management of Voluntary Severance Program.

Senior HR Manager, Buchanan, New York, 2002-2004

Promoted to merge 2 sites into 1 and integrate that site with system policies and programs. Led and developed 4 direct reports in management of full service HR functions for 1500-employee site with 3 labor contracts.

• Consolidated 2 sites into 1 within 15 months, reducing staff by 300 through elimination of duplicate positions.

• Increased client base opinion of HR by 25% by improving employee communications.

• Achieved cost savings of 12% by negotiating consolidation of 2 local contracts into 1.

HR Manager, Lycoming, New York, 2000-2002

Developed and implemented HR initiatives to support site business plan and achieve post-acquisition organizational alignment for newly acquired asset, 700-employee site.

• Hired 127 new employees in first 12 months to integrate newly acquired and understaffed asset.

• Reduced turn over at end of probation period by 20% by implementing behavioral interviewing.

• Increased employee satisfaction with HR by 35% based upon surveys by reorganizing HR department and implementing generalist model.

HR Manager, Acquisitions, Jackson, Mississippi, 1998-2000

Analyzed organizational organization structures, benefits plans, compensation plans and employees of targeted acquisitions.

• Negotiated Human Resources sections of Purchase and Sales Agreements for acquisition of 3 nuclear plants.

• Lead for 1st in the nation acquisition of nuclear power plant; completed transaction ahead of schedule.

• Served as on-site project lead on $300 million, 2-site acquisition with 2200 employees. Additional professional background upon request.

RECOGNITION

Listed in Cambridge’s Executives “Who’s Who” 2010 Edition as “Executive of the Year”

EDUCATION

Bachelors in Business Administration

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire

Certificate – Executive Leadership

eCornell University, New York

Certificate – Labor Immersion

Cornell University, New York

Certificate – Conflict Management

University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Executive Board Member, Florida Texas Labor Council, executive Board Member, Texas

American Society Quality (ASQ) Executive Board Member, ASQ 105, Maine

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