Human Resources Management

CAREER SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

Global HR Experience PeopleSoft/Lawson/Ceridian/ Training & Development

Policy/Procedure ADP

Development HRIS Enterprise Affirmative Action/EEO

Strategic Executive Implementation

Partner Organizational Development TQM Program Training

Staff Reorganization Employee/Public Relations Recruitment/Staffing

Compensation/Benefits Performance Management OSHA Certification

Planning Counseling/Discipline FLSA/FMLA/ADA

International HR INS Compliance Start -up Operations

Organizational Diversity

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

HR Contracts January 2005 - Present

Metropolitan Global Transportation (2007 - 2008) Created and implemented

HR functions for a nationwide ground transportation service company

headquartered in Silver Spring, MD. Created general policies and work

flow procedures where none previously existed. Advised on Benefits and

Payroll issues. Trained and advised management on employee relations and

disciplinary actions. Proposed, won, and implemented a nationwide GSA

Schedule for ground transportation services. Continue to advise on an

as needed basis.

CNF America (2005 - 2010) Created and implemented turn-key start up

operations for HR, Payroll, Safety, Benefits and Environmental compliance

functions for a Biodiesel fuel plant located in Herrin, IL.

Bearing Point / KPMG Consulting, McLean, VA

November 2000 - March 2003

Director, Human Resources

HR Partner to BearingPoint's senior executive leadership team for

Consumer and Industrial Markets, primarily responsible for the creation

and implementation of global workforce plans to maximize the

effectiveness of the organization through leverage modeling; staffing

(recruiting and resource management), and talent management (compensation

and rewards) initiatives. Strategic initiatives included, but were not

limited to: providing up-to-date legal compliance advice and direction to

senior executive team; creation and implementation of retention

strategies for highly rated employees, development and implementation of

global-practice procedures; employee relations & risk mitigation

strategies, and implementation of global human resources policy.

Responsible for benefits program management of international and

expatriate employees. Leveraging my Information System knowledge, I was

the organizational HR lead in the modernization and web adaptation of

global self-service tools for direct employee interface to the PeopleSoft

HRIS and Performance Management programs.

2nd Century Communications, Arlington, VA

Director, Human Resources / HRIS February 2000 - October 2000

Developed and implemented start-up HR functions. Created and implemented

standardized policies and procedures for a nationwide workforce. Audited

existing organizational functions and processes to determine compliance

with state and federal employment law, and subsequently redesigned those

areas deemed non-compliant. Responsible for the design and

implementation of a wide array of benefit programs; chief among them:

annual performance review, paid time off, and nation-wide relocation.

Created and implemented compensation plans for multiple pay regions based

upon industry standards and competitive drivers. Provide organizational

metrics and suggestions to CEO and Board of Directors as to the direction

and state of the company. Created and implemented numerous web-based

HR/Enterprise solutions to increase communications and decrease time of

sourcing, hiring, processing and orienting new employees into the 2nd

Century culture. Web-based/kiosk applications include on-line

policies/procedures, interactive communications directory, and

organization wide workflow processes. Created and implemented an in-

house HRIS, eliminating paper-based administrative functions.

Litton PRC/ Enterprise Solutions, McLean,

VA August 1998 - February 2000

Project Director, Human Resources

Provide senior executive level organizational development and project

management for the Department of the Treasury's PeopleSoft HRIS

Implementation. Attached to the Treasury's

Human Resource System Program Office (HRSPO) to evaluate the deployment

strategy of the Treasury's core HR product. Act as executive level

liaison to bureaus involved in the development of the Core product.

Direct System Integrator (SI) activities and their task orders (recommend

opportunities to share or leverage work between/among bureaus). Evaluate

recommendations of PeopleSoft software modification requests. Evaluate

the feasibility of release strategies as they impact upon the overall

functionality of any given Treasury bureau. Provide direction on

implementation of HR management processes, recruitment, performance

management and compensation.

Qwest Communications, McLean, VA

Director, Human Resources / HRIS August 1997 - August 1998

Director of HR functions for a nationwide workforce realigning overall HR

management practices and implementing PeopleSoft HRIS. Established

recruitment and hiring guidelines for technical and sales force with a

subsequent decrease in processing time; facilitate disciplinary actions

and process improvement plans; streamlined payroll and benefits

administration processes. Primary HR functionary responsible for LCI due

diligence proceedings during acquisition by Qwest Communications.

Additional corporate HR functions included: recommendation and

implementation of improvements in HR procedure as related to the HRIS

system; creation and implementation of performance management and

compensation plans; executive briefings on state of the company; edit and

publish the Quarterly Executive Work-force Report; general

troubleshooting of often sensitive employee and corporate level issues.

Successfully directed the process/data mapping and conversion of Human

Resource information from legacy data system to PeopleSoft; creation and

implementation of internal end-user training; and establishment of end

user applications. Implemented web-based/e-business solution for end

user access and reporting capability within the HRIS.

CertiPro, Inc., Merrifield, Virginia

Director, Human Resources August 1996 - August 1997

Established Human Resource functions for a multi-state workforce.

Directed corporate functions as they related to organizational change,

staffing and classification, counseling and problem resolution, training,

benefits administration, personnel policy and legal issues and payroll

processing. Staffing and classification focused on technical, managerial

and administrative positions with additional staffing performed through

contract recruitment and temporary placement. Coordinate training

programs that include supervisory, technical and administrative subject

matter. Created and administered in-house policies and procedures.

Sourced and delivered benefits and pay systems as they related to staff

compensation plans. Created and implemented performance based

management, evaluation and incentive programs. Facilitated disciplinary,

counseling and coaching proceedings. Represented corporate legal

interests as they related to hiring, compensation, discipline,

termination, unemployment, immigration and overall personnel program

administration.

Trawick & Associates, Bethesda, Maryland

August 1995 - August 1996

Senior Contracts Manager, Human Resources

Dramatically improved staffing through increased use of alternate

recruitment resources; located and recruited highly qualified technical

personnel for computer services positions world-wide; administered wage

and compensation packages; maintained contracts with corporate and

government clients and fulfilled internal staffing requirements.

LMI, Inc., St. Charles, Missouri

Manager, Human Resources January 1992 - August 1995

Employed as a change agent to improve and upgrade Human Resources for a

nation-wide aerospace workforce: researched, purchased and implemented

the LAN/WAN based Ceridian Ensemble HRIS to centralize employee

information and decrease processing time; streamlined benefit and payroll

processing administration; established and maintained automated AA/EEO

Tracking systems; redefined corporate policies and procedures;

implemented quality management processes; staffed openings with improved

candidate quality while cutting recruitment cycle time; reduced excessive

benefits costs; instituted critically needed training; created an

employee development plan where none previously existed; directed work

skills training programs in conjunctions with local colleges and

universities; administered assessment tests to verify work skills

improvement; instituted organization-wide benefits briefings and brown

bag informational seminars; counseled employees on available training;

tracked progress of plan participants to expedite merit and skill-based

pay adjustments. Through implementation of behavior-based safety and

health programs, reduced illness, accident and injury rates by 45%,

yielding a substantial reduction in insurance carrier medical costs and a

subsequent decrease in insurance premiums. Built comprehensive

environmental and workplace safety programs to bring company into

EPA/OSHA compliance.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,

Washington, D.C. July 1987 - December 1992

Personnel Management Specialist

Recruited and relocated to Washington, D.C. by the Department of Labor's

Bureau of Labor Statistics to initiate professional recruitment and

employee development programs. Significantly decreased process time in

staffing and placement of economists, computer scientists and finance

professionals; substantially improved administration of performance

evaluations and employee compensations programs; streamlined Bureau

disciplinary proceedings. Created the Bureau's college recruitment,

direct hire, new employee orientation, benefits briefings, and Hazard

Communications programs.

AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource International Who's Who of

Management Professionals

Organizational Development Network National Training Labs Associate

Behavioral Science Technologies

AAIM Management Association Human Resource Association

ASTD Associate

EDUCATION

M.S. Human Resource B.S. Behavioral Psychology

Management and Organizational and Sociology

Development Southern Illinois University

The American University Edwardsville, IL and

School of Public Affairs Carbondale, IL

Washington, DC 1985

1991

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