abif1b@r.postjobfree.com
Tampa, FL 33634
CORE COMPETENCIES
-Sixteen years organizational -Global HR/Business professional
design/improvement experience
-Patent pending at Ford Motor Company for -Relied upon as a business professional to
succession elevate the HR
planning/workforce analysis tool function
-Translating strategic business objectives -Strong technological skills used to
to HR Deliverables streamline HR processes
-Relied upon as subject matter testimony -High level platform abilities (Board of
in litigation Directors)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Human Capital/Business Operations Consultant
2007 - Present
Tampa, Florida
Served as a strategic talent management HR/Business consultant for the
healthcare,
transportatio
n and
manufacturing
industries primarily focused on workforce planning, compensation,
health/welfar
e benefit
analysis and
execution
processes in multiple domestic locations.
< Successfully re-designed 17 medical practices and collectively
avoided $13m in unnecessary costs while raising net income.
< 2010 Corporate Investment and Community Impact Award (Click
hyperlink to view article in Trade and Industry Development Magazine
2010 CiCi Award - Community Impact Top 15 - Trade & Industry
Development )
< Executed large scale multi-site operations integrations (closing,
relocating and ramp-up facilities).
< Proficiently circumvented a 60% health care premium increase through
utilization analysis, exponential smoothing and wellness program
incentives.
< Generated workforce demographic analysis and launched entry-level
development program in partnership with targeted academic
institutions.
< Prepared leaders for organizational change through employee
relations training programs and engagement toolkits.
< Assessed workforce demographics and generated talent sourcing
execution plans.
Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Michigan
1999 - 2007
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive vehicle manufacturer generating
$172b in revenue (Fortune #7) and has 213,000 employees worldwide.
Ford Motor Credit Company
Senior Human Resources Business Operations Manager - Global Information
Technology, Organizational Effectiveness and Specialty Call Centers
(Three HR Roles -Global multi-site) - Dearborn, Michigan
August, 2006 - June, 2007
Ford Motor Credit Company is the financing arm of Ford Motor Company
generating $18b in revenue, 12,000 employees and operates in four regions
(North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific).
< Successfully facilitated a global $40m variable and fixed cost
reduction IT group initiative in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific
and Latin America.
< Redesigned salaried personnel incentive program that aligned with
decreasing volume presented and approved by Board of Directors.
< Restructured compensation program aligned with new business model
and performance management for 8,000 domestic employees.
< Streamlined the IT function resulting in a 25% voluntary personnel
cost reduction (600 employees).
< Developed a fully integrated "real-time" process for succession
planning involving 9,000 domestic employees.
Ford Motor Credit Company
Organizational Effectiveness Manager - Dearborn, Michigan
April, 2004 - July, 2006
Facilitated the transformation of Ford Credit North America from 178
locations to eight common service call centers involving the severance of
6,000 employees (Global multi-site).
< Prepared and presented six phase restructuring initiative that
included: revised job posting processes, relocation, compensation,
exiting employee presentations, severance packages, key speaking
points for leaders, brand business structure and cultural
integration that aligned with new business model.
< Implemented 2005 Fair Labor Standards Act changes, review of 160 key
salaried exempt/non-exempt positions and subsequent mandatory
training encompassing 1,500 management level employees.
< Assisted in the development of new business model and revised
incentive compensation program based on forecast.
< Designed a global intranet based succession planning system
(compatible windows based HRIS) resulting in an 89% cost savings for
the company. This system is currently being researched for
patentability by Ford Motor Company parent.
< Exceeded expectations by serving dual roles as the Commercial
Lending Human Resources Manager integrating a $10b receivable base
into Ford Credit North America (10 locations).
< Developed the "Ford Credit Global Human Resources Balanced
Scorecard" based on operating objectives, policy deployment and
succession planning cycle plans resulting in an annual Board of
Directors Review.
< Designed the financial division's human resource intranet portal
including the development of 260 position descriptions and
corresponding sample career paths/core competencies.
< Developed and globally launched the "Employee Development Survey"
for the business.
Ford Motor Credit Company
Corporate Personnel Relations Representative (Internal Resolution -
Employee
Relations -
Global-multi-
site) -
Dearborn, Michigan
January, 2002 - March, 2004
Served as one of three key personnel advisors to the division's Executive
Leadership Team.
< Final approval authority for internal global employee/labor
relations issues regarding company policy, employment/labor law,
strategy, compliance, employee investigations, disciplinary actions,
site closure/integration to 22 Human Resource Managers and 76 Human
Resource Associates while monitoring/diffusing potential media
exposure.
< Appointed as subject matter expert in all legal proceedings,
depositions (400+) and settlement negotiation (if applicable) while
cultivating strong rapport with the EEOC for objectivity and
fairness.
< Circumvented three union organizing efforts and developed an "Early
Warning System" to assess potential
vulnerability for all domestic locations.
< Detected unemployment errors and initiated an outsourcing program
resulting in a $1.6mm annual ROI for the
business.
Ford Motor Company
Human Resources Manager - Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures (multi-
site -
internati
onal and
domestic)
Marketing, Sales and Service - Dearborn, Michigan
November, 2000 - December, 2001
Launched four majority owned joint ventures focusing on Ford product
licensing and subsequent acquisitions in the United States, Sweden, Italy,
United Kingdom and China.
< Double promotion to HR Management
< Directed Global Human Resource Business Planning including systematic
financial due diligence/risk, start-up recruiting, compensation
programs at all levels, executive contracts, healthcare benefits and
defined contribution plans.
< Developed incentive compensation programs aligned with each venture's
business model.
< Served as Human Resource Business Advisor to each of the Joint Venture
Board of Directors.
< Created automated succession planning process for the "Marketing,
Sales & Service Executive Personnel Planning Committee" encompassing
250 executives and then appointed as HR Lead.
< Received Ford Motor Company's Executive Vice President of Human
Resources "Innovation Award".
Ford Motor Company
Human Resources Associate - Worldwide Direct Market Operations (multi-site
-
internati
onal and
domestic)
Marketing, Sales and Service -Dearborn, Michigan
October, 1999 - November, 2000
Provided Global HR consulting and administrative expertise for two
marketing and sales organizations of 400+employees in 11 different
countries. Facilitated all personnel processes including compensation
planning, employee development, performance management, international
service administration and separation programs.
< Led compensation-planning process for over 800 management-level
employees worldwide.
< Assisted with the facilitation of the Marketing, Sales & Service
Executive Personnel Planning Committee.
< Initiated and developed Peoplesoft query instructions for the HR MS&S
function (post launch).
< Addressed international employee/dealer concerns throughout the world
and represented the company at various United States Embassy events.
< Identified job function redundancy and facilitated Global re-
engineering project resulting in a $2.6m cost savings.
Johnson Controls, Inc. - Sterling Heights/Plymouth, Michigan
The Becker Group - Corporate Employee Relations Manager
December, 1997 - October, 1999
Johnson Controls HR professional (double promotion) tasked to integrate
post-acquisition processes for a Tier 1 Plastics Automotive Supplier
responsible for 8,000 employees with 12 union and non-union locations.
< Responsibilities included Recruitment, Training/Development,
Performance Management Programs, Succession Planning, Labor Relations,
Employee Investigations and subsequent Disciplinary Actions.
Johnson Controls, Inc. - Human Resources Supervisor
Human Resource Supervision (#2 site HR professional) of 700 employees in a
complete seat manufacturing facility (non-union) on a three-shift
rotational coverage basis, which generated $470m in sales.
< Developed detailed functional programs and procedures including:
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - Tracking and Training
Program resulting in a
30% absenteeism decrease, Affirmative Action Planning and
coordinated OFCCP on-site audit, negotiated a 46% reduction in
temporary labor costs, managed the PeopleSoft HRIS Database and
Certified Trainer in various JCI Manufacturing Training
Programs.
Magna International, Inc. - Howell, Michigan
Human Resources Administrator
June, 1994 - November, 1997
Human Resources Administrator for a Tier 1 automotive interior trim
manufacturing facility (non-union) operating three shifts with 600+
employees.
< Responsible for staffing, managing temporary service employees, policy
development, employee relations and benefits administration.
< Launched the Magna "Fairness Committee" process (i.e. Peer Review)
which emulates a five-step grievance process but is ultimately
reviewed by the complaining employee's peers.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Lawrence Technological University Master's of Business
Administration. July, 2007
Southfield, Michigan Concentration(s): Human
Resources and Finance
GPA: 3.88; "With Distinction"
Traditional MBA program
Michigan State University Bachelor of Arts Degree.
December, 1993
East Lansing, Michigan Major(s): Organizational
Psychology/Law
Concentration(s): Business Law and
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Traditional undergraduate program
Lectures, Certifications and Professional Memberships
Healthcare Financial Management Association Member (#8497992)
Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR)
Six Sigma Greenbelt
Professional Membership - Society of Human Resources Management
Senior Lecturer (2007 - Present) at Wayne State University and Lawrence
Technological University - "Building Strategic HR through Measurements,
Succession Planning and HR processes"
Patent Pending - "PDC Track" - Succession/Workforce Planning System
developed at Ford Motor Company
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish (Advanced), French (Beginning/Intermediate), Japanese
(Beginning)