Manager Management

Forrest Whyte, CCP

Cell: 408-***-****

Email: ******@*****.***

Objective:

Seeking a challenging position where my 15 years of experience will

add to the success of an organization's goals and the goals of each

employee, by maximizing the impact of compensation/benefit programs,

increasing functionality of current systems, developing business

processes that make sense, enhancing a company's visibility to

meaningful metrics, and providing world class service.

Experience:

Eclipsys Corp.

Director, Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS 08/06 -

Present

Reporting to the SVP of HR, I am responsible for all planning and

execution of global employee Benefits, HRIS, and Compensation programs

for company with 2,700 employees in 3 countries, and HR Operations.

Major accomplishments include completely retooling HR Processing,

automation of Benefits Administration, HRIS Conversion to Oracle

(Core, ESS/MSS, & Comp Workbench, iRecruit), and rebuilt the HR team

in charge of HR Operations while having a net reduction in ongoing HR

costs (staff of 3 into staff of 1), in addition to several other

automation & process revamp projects.

Comp Committee prep, companywide leveling, equity planning, incentive

compensation, & executive & sales comp plans, and performance

management (system & process) are all within the scope of my duties.

Managed all aspects of benefits including renewals, 401(k) conversion,

compliance, and communications

FormFactor Inc.

Manager, Compensation 03/06 - 08/06

Responsible for all domestic compensation including base pay

management, incentive compensation, equity compensation, and other

ancillary compensation programs. Created and launched Engineering

Review Board to manage promotion proposals above the Sr. Principle

Level for dual ladder career growth. Implemented Nonexempt Incentive

Plan with quarterly cycle. Identified compensation plan defects and

areas of improvement for presentation to Compensation Board.

Stand in HRIS Manager until position was filled in July. This role

encompassed weekly and monthly reporting out of Oracle Discoverer, ad-

hoc requests, table setup requests, and taking lead role in Employee &

Manager Self Service project. Designed position based hierarchy

structure for use in Oracle Procurement system.

Neoforma Inc.

Staff Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS Analyst 11/02 -

03/06

Working in a hybrid department responsible for both employee and

customer success. Conduct salary grade analysis and adjust job family

positions as needed. Managed benefits costs by redesigning fee

structure to a self funded plan resulting in net savings to company

despite ongoing increases to health care costs across the country.

Support HR Business Partners with general compensation needs,

analysis, recommendations, succession planning, and employee

development planning.

Routine responsibilities include: Annual benefits renewal & open

enrollment. Working with all level of management on compensation

leveling, pay, and job content. Compensation & benefits surveys and

constant evaluation of market and industry pay standards. Employee

relations for client group. HR Metrics reporting. Annual review &

merit increase program with total compensation statements. Maintain

compliance with federal & state legislature. Continue to support and

make improvements to performance management system Success Factors.

Philips - Medical Systems Division (formerly ADAC Labs)

Senior Compensation, Benefits, & HRIS Analyst 5/99 -

10/02

Compensation duties related directly to the consolidation of several

Medical System Companies into one company with a shared services

model. Projects include, Base Pay, Management Incentives, Job Coding

Consolidation, Philips Global alignment, Total Annual Pay, and HRIS.

Work with executive staff to align objectives with local and global

initiatives.

Position includes but is not limited to management of all HR systems

including PeopleSoft (data integrity, security), system

testing/validation and integration/automation design as well as ad-hoc

reports with PeopleSoft Query and Crystal 7.0. Work closely with IT

department to plan resource allocation for current and future

projects. Managed the successful completion of a total HRIS conversion

from Powersource to PeopleSoft, including user and parallel acceptance

testing as well as the creation of test scripts and system validation.

Streamline and automation of 2 separate bonus programs and annual

merit increase processes. Created connectivity with remote office for

HRIS, internal IT projects for SAP Go-Live, and co-authored ADAC

Intranet.

Non-consolidation related Comp activities - Merit budget and

forecasting for annual focal program. Perform market, industry, and

internal pay analysis. Work with upper management on ad hoc

compensation issues. Member of Internal FDA/ISO Internal Audit team,

ADAC Laboratories activities team, and team member/HRIS Advisor for

multiple Medical System wide integration tracks.

Dionex Corporation

Compensation, Benefits & HRIS Analyst 1/96 -

5/99

Served as sole HRIS Analyst and report writer. Managed two direct

reports within Human Resources. Administered annual merit program and

oversaw administration of benefit plan matters such as renewals of

employee plans, claims issues, and vendor performance guarantees.

Analyst for HRIS conversion from Ceridian to Oracle. Developed new

employment data change request system. Created applicant tracking

database.

Education:

. CCP from World At Work (formerly known as American

Compensation Association)

. Certificate in Salary Administration

. Formal training seminars and conferences in HRIS systems,

Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k), Worker's Comp, COBRA and

HIPAA, Benefit and Employment Law.

Other Skills:

. Experienced with PC and Mac computers with an in-depth

knowledge of the Microsoft Office family of software. (self

anointed Excel guru)

. HRIS - PeopleSoft, Oracle, Probusiness, ADP, Ceridian,

limited SAP

. Other HR Systems - Success Factors, PeopleClick, Kronos,

Ceridian, Taleo, others

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