Human Resources Manager

RHONDA CAROL BARNEY, SPHR

***********@**********.***

972-***-**** cell

EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVE: Human Resources Management

SUMMARY: A highly motivated and dedicated human resources professional

with 20+ years in generalist management. Specific areas include

recruitment, compensation, benefits, labor relations, employment law,

policy and procedure, interpretation of established Human Resource

policies, conflict resolution, mediation, communication and training.

Competencies:

Group Benefit Design Recruiting Outplacement Design Labor

Relations-Decertification-Table Negotiation Employee Communication

Training HR audits Conflict Resolution Mediation Problem-

Solving IPO due diligence HR Strategic planning Business acumen

Employee relations HR Delivery Acquisitions and Mergers

Certified Mediator

Directs comprehensive HR program at the corporate level. Developed HR

program for $15 million start-up pre-IPO enterprise software development

business and previous $31 million Healthcare business.

HR experience range from programs with less than 50 employees to 1000+

employees and multi-state environment. Supervise professional and support

staff. Member of senior management team and worked with C Suite and Boards

of Directors.

Work in high intensity environment with demanding priorities, fostering

teamwork and problem solving with employees, managers, outside interest

groups, and different Federal, State and local requirements. Developed

employee newsletters, designed employee orientation, and set up Employee

Communication strategies and committees.

Designed and taught Personnel Practices, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower

Act, Corrective Discipline, Performance Evaluation, and Hiring practices to

personnel managers, supervisory and administrative personnel.

Organization and Planning: Completes of recruiting processes, benefit

programs, payroll, salary tools, employee communication vehicles, record-

keeping; labor law compliance and HR basic assignments for alliance with

company business strategy. Implements cost effective and quality assurance

solutions for managing Human Resources. Implemented Hay & Associates

classification and compensation study for 50,000 State of OK employees,

directly supervising ten employee teams responsible for grievance

resolution.

Mediates internal employee concerns; develops and trains managers on

problem-solving with employees. Sole management representative appointed

to an employee based DMH Task Force designed to look at concerns of

staffing, security, communications, training and general employee issues.

Work with locals of Teamsters Union.

Dedication and Aptitude: Well versed in multi-state laws affecting human

resources practices. Designed and administered complex benefit programs

such as, 401(k) savings and retirement programs, uniform group plan welfare

benefits, term life, AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts, unemployment,

worker's compensation and liability insurance coverage. Maintained

administrative and healthcare compliance program and all legal and HR

files. Computer literate with Microsoft Word, Excel, Word Perfect; ABRA

HRIS system and internal payroll system (EXT). Payroll system also

included an outsourced payroll utilizing the ADP system.

Certified by the Human Resources Certification Institute as a Senior

Professional of Human Resources, SPHR, January 1992 to current. Completed

the OK Supreme Court alternative dispute resolution course and obtained

status of Certified Mediator in 1991; affiliated with the OK Merit

Protection Commission.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

November 2010 to Current: Director of Human Resources

HMA-Dallas Regional

Medical Center

Mesquite, TX 775149

Provide full range of HR services to hospital. Hospital provides med

surgical health services and has 202 certified beds. Cover all aspects of

employment from on-boarding, daily workplace issues, benefits &

compensation, employee-employer relations & communication to termination of

employment.

May 2009 to November 2010: Director of Human Resources

UHS - Springwoods

Behavioral Health

Fayetteville, AR 72703

Provide full range of HR services to brand new start-up hospital for

Universal Health Systems, Inc. Hospital provides behavioral health

services to all ages and has 80 certified beds. Cover all aspects of

employment from on-boarding, daily workplace issues, benefits &

compensation, employee-employer relations & communication to termination of

employment.

December 2004 to March 2009: Human Resources Manager

Time Warner Cable

Dallas, TX 75006

HR field manager for Plano, Richardson and McKinney/Frisco location.

Provide full range of HR services to union and non-union employees,

covering all aspects of employment from on-boarding, daily workplace

issues, benefits & compensation, employee-employer relations &

communication to termination of employment. Led team with successful

outcome with decertification of the CWA. Work with problem-solving and

grievances with CWA, member of negotiation team for collective bargaining,

and assist with providing guidance for market labor direction. Lead role

in transition from Comcast to Time Warner and working with details of

change, especially HR communication to employees.

May 2003 to July 2004: Employee Relations Manager

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE)

Oakland, CA 510-***-****

Team Lead for HR Generalist program. Provide Employee & Labor Relations to

Northern CA Division of CCE; travel throughout seven branches; worked with

union & non-union employee issues, problem-solving &; dispute resolution;

negotiate with various Locals of Teamsters Union, work with classification

& compensation issues, health & welfare packages; and all other employment

concerns. Negotiated with union employees, finalized contracts, wrote and

implemented Letters of Understanding, and attended Board of Adjustment

meetings. Tasked with various special projects, such as roll-out for CCE

Benefit Plan Year 2004, conducted training and development for EEO; Sexual

Harassment and Labor Relations and worked with managers & employees on

coaching and development of supervisory & work skills.

July 2002 to July 2004: HR Consultant

Clients: PoliVec & NCS Pearson

Contractor to provide HR Program guidance as needed for start-up business.

Recommended HR policy; conducted annual training on Sexual Harassment,

worked with employees on questions regarding employment, worked with

management on questions regarding HR issues.

Worked with outreach and staffing required for federalizing US airports in

conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration. Travel

throughout nation weekly to recruit and work job application centers.

Sourcing, contacting and working with community based organizations for

distributing information regarding federal positions available for

employment. Worked with NCS corporate headquarters for special project

work that included hiring special mobile screening force to meet special

needs; develop and maintain databank on numbers and location of hiring the

50,000 workers nationwide from 3/2002 to 11/2002. Special project team was

last to finish contract work with TSA for the hiring of screeners.

December 1999 to June 2002: Vice President, Human Resources

Elagent Corporation

Richardson, TX 75081 972-***-****

Directs comprehensive human resources management program for start up pre-

IPO enterprise software development company and 100 FTE. Supervise

professional and clerical staff. Responsible for human resources management

program to include recruitment, employee relations, compensation and

benefits, dispute resolution, employee payroll transactions, and management

reports. Developed Employee Communication strategy plan for effective

communication goals with employee; conducted reduction of staff due to

capitalization needs; evaluated and changed benefit programs to enhance

value to employee and employer; developed grievance program.

October 1994 to December 1999:

Director of Human Resources

MileStone Healthcare, Inc.

Dallas, TX 75201 214-***-****

Directed comprehensive human resources management program for 500+ FTE.

Supervised two professional staff and part-time assistant. Experiences

include parent company merger; acquisition of company by different

companies in short time span; right-sizing of staff; bringing staff on-line

from host companies with comparison of separate benefit programs and pay

objectives; working with strategic planning objectives to enhance

effectiveness of company; outsourcing benefit programs to achieve

efficiencies; working with significant legislation regarding healthcare

staffing requirements and all generalist duties associated with Corporate

Human Resources department. Had locations in seven states; maintained multi-

state responsibility and partnered with client hospital.

1992 to 1994 worked as HR Manager for TX State Agency for the Supercollider

project. Congress closed funding in 1994.

1984 to 1992 worked as HR Manager II for State of OK Griffin Memorial

Hospital. Relocated to TX.

1979 to 1984 worked as HR Supervisor for State of OK Office of Personnel

Management. Promoted to Manager with State agency.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Current coursework in MBA with Ashford University. BS in Business

Administration awarded from Cameron University, Lawton, OK. Graduated from

Apache High School, Apache, OK.

ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

Current membership in SHRM, Dallas HR Management, NW AR Human Resources

Association and American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Association

of the American Hospital Association and Golden Key International Honor

Society. Former activities include Frisco Library Board member, member of

the State Agency Council for Women in Austin, Women in Technology Cable

Association and TWC representative for Arlington Chamber and Frisco

Legislative Committee.

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