Human Resources Manager

Phone 314-***-**** • E-mail abh4c1@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/pepaulton

PERI ELIZABETH PAULTON

Summary of qualifications

Dynamic human resources professional with a solid knowledge of HR operations, change management,

organization design; proven track record of achieving “no violation” outcomes in OFCCP audits, no-finding

determinations in EEOC complaints, and successfully defeating union organizing campaigns. Create safe,

experiential training environments for maximum effectiveness in adult learning situations. Utilize

performance management opportunities to challenge and engage employees to produce optimum results.

Knowledge Areas

• Employee Relations • •

Labor Relations Compensation

• Training & Development • •

Contract Negotiation Benefits Administration

• Team Building • •

Contract Administration HRIS Systems

• Group Facilitation • •

Safety & Health Succession Planning

• Recruitment & Retention • •

Federal & State Employment Laws PeopleSoft

Professional experience

Senior Manager Human Resources (contract) July 2010 –

Present

Express Scripts Inc.

Assisting and guiding the Information Technology department in aligning talent with strategic business

initiatives to drive a high performance culture. Conducting leadership training on performance

management, and other people-related initiatives and objectives.

Volunteer January 2010 – Present

GO! Network St. Louis: A community delivering hope and encouragement to the growing population of business

professionals who have lost their jobs; providing personal and professional growth through life, education and career opportunities.

Program Committee, Linked In instructor; New Member Orientation facilitator

Division Vice President Human Resources – 380 Employees – Two Divisions

U.S. Foodservice/Allen Division January 2006 – October

2009

Overall responsibility for safety, recruiting, payroll, training and development, performance management,

succession planning, employee and labor relations and collective bargaining negotiations for two divisions,

supervised staff of one nonexempt and two exempt direct reports.

Member of traveling team delivering Diversity Awareness training to all company leaders

Developed and implemented consistent hiring criteria and compensation schedule for new sales

representatives

Developed formal exempt and nonexempt recruitment and selection process

Managed process to combine two-tiered collective bargaining agreement into one contract

Regional Human Resources Manager – 3,000 Employees – Nine-State Region

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. September 2002 – September

2005

Advised, counseled and trained management on coaching, performance management, conflict

management and resolution; coordinated response to union organizing petitions, ULPs and arbitrations;

assisted in M & A; coordinated and monitored 25 AAPs; directed HR activities of three dotted-line

subordinates.

Designed, developed and facilitated new supervisor training curriculum and Union Avoidance,

Performance Management, and ADA, FMLA and EEO compliance training for supervisors and managers

Participated in the design and execution of corporate-wide Recruitment and Selection process

Successfully defeated three Teamster organizing campaigns

Regional Manager Employee Relations – 8,800 Employees – West of Mississippi

American Airlines (Trans World Airlines) May 1999 – September

2002

Advised, counseled, and trained management on employment law, company policy and collective

bargaining agreements. Heard and resolved grievances at the third step as the company spokesperson.

Developed and implemented formal interview and selection process used in TWA/AA integration

Served on the TWA/AA HR Integration Team; selected for Key Employee Retention Program

Designed, developed and implemented policy, processes and forms for Family Medical Leave and

Americans with Disabilities Acts

Senior Human Resources Manager – 500 Employees

Qualex, Inc. (subsidiary of Eastman Kodak) July 1998 – April

1999

Supervised staff of five in training, payroll and benefit departments; provided guidance and support to

four other facilities in district.

Implemented Welfare-To-Work program

Instituted, designed and published quarterly human resources newsletter

The Boeing Company November 1987 – July

1998

Job Titles

Specialist Union Relations – 2,500 Employees (1996-1998)

Subject Matter Expert for PeopleSoft Implementation (Compensation, EEO, Labor Relations)

Specialist Equal Opportunity Programs – 25,000 Employees (1994-1996)

Achieved a “no-finding” determination on Commissioner’s ADA complaint

Senior Organizational Development Representative (1992-1994)

Realized opportunity for $70,000 cost avoidance in training department budget from audit of software

licensing requirements

Internal Divisional Auditor (1991-1992)

High potential rotational program

Compensation Analyst – 5,000 Employees (1989-1991)

Established approach for response to Department of Labor audit

Production Operations Analyst (1987-1989)

Education

M.A. Management – Webster University

B.S. Management/Management Information Systems – Sterling College

certifications and Professional memberships

Senior Professional in Human Resource (SPHR) Certification

Certified Labor Relations Specialist – Michigan State University

Society for Human Resource Management - Member

Human Resources Management Association of Greater St. Louis - Member

DDI Certified

Peri E. Paulton

Phone 314-***-**** • E-mail abh4c1@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/pepaulton

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