Ben Herman, SPHR

***** ***** ******

San Antonio TX 78260

619-***-**** abguo9@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Over 20 years of success in generalist, training, investigative, managerial

and directorial HR roles.

In-depth experience leading change, establishing firm human resource

foundational principles.

Well-organized leader with proven success in conflict resolution.

Solid ability to strategically align HR initiatives with business

strategies.

Proven ability to build strong relationships between all levels of an

organization.

Professional Experience

Hudson Entertainment, San Mateo CA

Director, Human Resources and Administration

June 2006 - July 2011

Established a solid, compliant Human Resource support framework

Designed and implemented processes enabling the recruitment of specialized

employees for a creative and technical staff

Created all HR procedures to be compliant with the Japanese Sarbanes Oxley

requirements for a Tokyo-based parent company

Resolved global compensation disparities

Removed communication hurdles

Successfully targeted cultural conflict resulting in measurable morale

improvement

Lead Hudson Entertainment from start-up mode to a position of competitive

growth as a member of the Senior Management Team

GX Technology, Houston TX

Manager, Human Resources August

2005 - June 2006

Managed a department supporting a client group of 180 domestic and foreign

employees

Delivered successful results on immigration and expatriate issues, foreign

office openings and decommissionings and performance management processes

Developed 'leveling' processes to assure continuity between parent company

HR strategies and GXT procedures that allowed a smooth transition to one

global human resource department

Administaff, Houston TX February

2005 - August 2005

Senior Specialist, HR

Provided outsourced HR services to diverse client groups in the US with

employee populations from 50 to 250

Advised executive management on issues such as organizational development,

policy interpretation and employee counseling

Enron Corp, Midwestern US

March 1982 - December 2001

Senior Specialist, HR

Provided field HR services to self-directed work teams in MT, ND, SD, IA,

IL and MN

Facilitated a mass relocation and realignment of resources for 'The Chicago

Project', an $850 million dollar pipeline delivery expansion project,

bringing in the total re-staffing/relocation dollars 30% under budget

Served as an Employee Relations Investigator under the corporate umbrella

resolving claims of harassment, discrimination, unfair treatment and

wrongful termination for employees throughout the United States

Lead the Digital Forensics Team dealing with corporate misuse of electronic

data, writing and enforcing policy addressing abuse of corporate systems

2 Education

SPHR Accreditation by the Human Resource Certification Institute

Sul Ross State University 1980-

1981

Alpine TX

North Texas State University 1979 -

1980

Denton TX

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