STEVEN SCHWARTZ

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Missouri City, TX 77459

281-***-****

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EDUCATION

Northeastern University: Graduate study toward an M.B.A. in Human

Resource Management

University of Nebraska: Graduate study toward an M.S. in

Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology

City University of New York: B.A. in Psychology and English

EXPERIENCE

Intertek

Manager, Compensation & Performance Management

June, 2008 - Present

Intertek is a global leader in product safety certification, laboratory

performance testing and ISO management systems registration for all

industries with annual revenues exceeding $1.5 billion.

. Global responsibility for the company's largest division (Oil,

Chemical & Agricultural division)

. Corporate responsibility for seven domestic divisions (OCA, Consumer

Goods, Commercial & Electrical, Analytical Services, Minerals,

Industrial Services, and Government Services)

. Global HR Generalist responsibilities emphasizing HR metrics

. Designed and implemented shared services compensation function

encompassing base, incentive and sales incentive compensation for a

1.5 billion dollar global laboratory testing and product certification

organization

. Created career development job families and compensation program for

company laboratories

AssociationPay.com

Owner

February, 2000 - May, 2008

Owner of compensation website specializing in conducting online joint-

venture salary surveys for professional business associations.

Bell Canada/BCE Communications/Teleglobe Communications Corporation -

Business Solutions Division

Director, Compensation & Performance Management / Acting Director of Human

Resources

September, 1997 - February, 2000

Responsible for the design, implementation, and administration of the

company's Compensation and Performance Management programs. Programs

encompassed a broad array of base and incentive (including stock and

executive pay) programs, as well as team-based incentive program design.

Coverage included both sales and operations support employees within a wide

variety of sales channels, i.e., direct sales, franchise sales, carrier

sales, dealers, switchless resale and resale billing.

1. Designed/implemented performance management program during first 3

months

2. Designed/implemented incentive program during first 3 months -

increased revenues by $650,000

3. Promoted to report directly to the President after 4 months

4. Appointed to Executive Committee after 5 months

5. Revised and implemented new sales incentives for all channels

during first 6 months

6. Designed/implemented measurements to track return on investment for

all incentive programs

7. Chaired company's quantitative measurement (metrics) development

committee

8. Designed/implemented company's stock option program

9. Served as Acting Director of Human Resources

Westar Energy

Senior Compensation Analyst

November, 1995 - August, 1997

Westar Energy is the largest electric and gas utility in the Midwest and

the third largest commercial and home security provider in the world with

over 4,000 employees and $9.5 billion in assets.

STEVEN SCHWARTZ

(Continued)

Responsible for a broad range of compensation responsibilities, primarily

for non-regulated business acquisitions and subsidiaries. Duties included

heavy emphasis on development of customized incentive programs for acquired

non-core businesses, as well as organizing and conducting a series of two-

day performance management workshops attended by all middle and top

management employees. Additional responsibilities included designing the

communications program for WE's new short-term incentive and long-term

incentive stock option programs, and heavy input into the design of

marketing, market research and product management positions for new

businesses. Developed broadbanding pay plan for acquired businesses.

Developed scoreable system for screening marketing candidates and screened

all candidates at request of division. Wrote script, designed incentives

for, and trained all employees for new telemarketing center.

Telemarketing Services Group / Ultimate Publications Group

Owner

February, 1991 - October, 1995

Telemarketing Services Group provided professional telemarketing services

employing the use of a computerized tracking system to ensure coverage and

callbacks combined with a customized approach to client script design.

Ultimate Publications Group published targeted industrial and consumer

database publications.

Transamerica Financial Group

Manager, Salary Administration

October, 1987 - January, 1991

Responsible for compensation program design and administration for

approximately 8,000 employees within Transamerica's Financial Services,

Commercial Finance, Title Insurance, and Information Services companies and

for all home office employees.

SFS & Associates

Independent Management Consultant

January, 1983 - September, 1987

Responsible for generating and performing client assignments typically

encompassing the design of base and/or incentive pay plans, performance

appraisal plan design, training program design and the design of related

data processing support.

National Convenience Stores, Inc. (Now - Diamond Shamrock / Valero Energy)

Director, Compensation & Benefits

October, 1980 - December, 1982

Responsible for creating and staffing the department from scratch.

Additionally, responsible for the design, implementation and administration

of all base and incentive pay and performance appraisal programs, employee

benefits plan design and for the development of related data processing

support for over 5,000 employees throughout the United States.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Director of Compensation

July, 1977 - September, 1980

Responsible for creating and staffing the department from scratch and for

customizing, implementing and administering a Hay

pay plan. Additionally, responsible for the design of customized

performance appraisal programs for all major employee groups,

design of all mainframe systems support, and for the design/implementation

of the first real-time metrics system in the U.S.

HONORS

Awarded Special Commendation by C.E.O. for Outstanding Contribution

Graduate Business Admissions Test - Top 5%

Holder of two Copyrights National

Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist - Top 3%

Synopsized in Sales and Marketing Management Magazine Winner

- New York State Regents Scholarship

COMPUTER SKILLS

Experienced in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,

Outlook, Internet Explorer, Acrobat, Hay PayNet, ERI,

CompAnalyst, ADP ReportSmith, Lawson, Kronos, OrgPlus and Watson Wyatt

REWARD.

MISCELLANEOUS

Spanish - Moderate speaking ability

Northern California Human Resources Association - Certificate - Effective

Wage & Hour Management for California

Member - WorldatWork

Multiple award-winning digital photographer

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