Human Resources Manager

Senior Human Resources Professional, solving people issues in an exemplary

manner, adding to the bottom line results, ensuring legal compliance.

Proven record of bottom-line results through the management of innovative

and cost effective solutions to business and people issues.

Strategic Human Resources Performance Management Employee Relations

Development and delivery Development and

Full-Cycle Recruiting of processes maintenance of dynamic

Benefits Design and Management training work relationships at

Administration Implementation of programs all levels

Compensation Procedure development

Design of Human Resources and implementation

Policies Complaint investigations

Safety and Loss Control

Mediator: Mediation of Employment, Civil, and Domestic Disputes, including

marriage dissolution, parental rights and responsibilities, collections,

tenant/landlord, and neighborhood disputes to name a few. Superior success

rate at getting at least 100 disputes resolved to satisfaction of both

parties.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

--Designed and developed a grievance procedure for a government agency

utilizing my education in Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR).

--Wrote job descriptions, designed and conducted salary surveys, and

developed salary structures.

--Dramatically reduced employee turnover rates through more focused

recruiting and selection processes.

--Developed a four-day workweek for a manufacturing facility increasing

employee satisfaction and loyalty.

--Streamlined numerous Human Resources functions to enhance profitability

and efficiencies.

--Developed Standard Office Procedures including Employee and Manager

Handbooks for a federal contractor company, assisting in their successful

defense in a law suit.

--Designed records maintenance procedures enabling the company to pass an

ICE inspection.

--Developed a Human Resources Department starting from nothing to a fully

functioning Business Unit of the company.

--Conducted job evaluations to write job descriptions for dissemination of

a salary survey enabling the development of a competitive salary structure

for a manufacturing company.

--Designed, developed, implemented, and administered a comprehensive

benefits program including medical, dental, 401(k), disability, life, AD&D,

FMLA, and pension plan which increased employee satisfaction and loyalty.

--Developed training materials and presented specific customized training

on subjects such as Performance Management, Disciplinary Processes,

Communication skills, and Supervisory Skills enabling supervisors to

perform their responsibilities in a legally compliant manner.

--Conducted Complaint investigations and brought them to satisfactory

resolutions. All issues were resolved without legal intervention.

--Have learned and become proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; many

HRIS's, including PeopleSoft, Resumix, and JDEdwards making me a more

valuable Generalist with Administration skills.

--Performed the duties of Safety Officer building a working relationship

with OSHA.

EXPERIENCE PROFILE

Independent Consultant, (between regular, full-time work)

Boulder/Longmont 1993 - current

Contract and Consultant work in recruiting, training, design and

development of policies and procedures, and employee relations.

Development of programs on organizational and employee relations issues;

consult with team leaders on the implementation of policies; audit HR

departments and make recommendations; ensure legal compliance; provide

recruitment services; and strategic development to companies in the high-

tech, IT, and telecom arenas.

Some of my clients since 2005 until now have included: The Finishing Touch

Janitorial Service for legal compliance; Flatiron Construction - Benefits

Administration; Collins Machine & Manufacturing - Develop performance

review forms, conduct training classes, write job descriptions, perform HR

Audits, and develop salary structures; FOCUS (Foundation of Catholic

University Students) - HR Audit, recommend policies and procedures for

legal compliance, assist in complaint investigations; Tyco Healthcare

(Covidien) Hire very difficult to fill positions; Intrado - Hire Engineers,

Marketing Managers, Sales Engineers, IT, and more (I was there on 3

separate occasions each assignment lasting approximately a year);

Clients from 1993 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2005 included: E2 Consulting

Engineers - Ensure policies and procedures were in compliance with state

and federal laws and hire hard to fill IT and DOE engineering positions;

StorageTek - Hire a variety of people field sales, marketing, engineers,

and technicians (was there on the 3 occasions - each time about 9 months);

Sun Microsystems - Hire training people; Seagate -- Reliability Engineers

were my focus; Level3 - Hire call-center managers and workers; Copan

Systems - Concentrated on hiring engineers of a variety of types; and 6

months as Naropa University's Benefit Administrator.

The Home Depot, Longmont, CO 2002 - 2005

Manager, Human Resources

Provided comprehensive Human Resources services to over 250 associates.

Developed and conducted training programs; and communicated and implemented

corporate policies and procedures. Duties included on-call and multi-

shift support.

Prior Professional Experience includes:

Human Resources Specialist/Manager (reported to San Jose, CA) Xilinx,

Boulder, CO

Director, Human Resources -- Developmental Disabilities Center, Boulder, CO

Human Resources Generalist - National Center for Atmospheric Research,

Boulder, CO

Director, Human Resources - Ball Corporation, Boulder, CO

EDUCATION

Master of Special Studies (MSS) - Applied Communications- University of

Denver (DU)

Bachelor's of Arts - Psychology - University of Colorado (CU, Boulder)

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) - American Compensation

Association

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - University College of University of

Denver

Sr. Professional in HR (SPHR) -HR Certification Institute

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM); Boulder Area Human

Resources Association (BAHRA) -- was Secretary during 2006; Boulder Bar

Association - ADR Section as a Mediator. Chairperson for the Keynote

speaker at the 4th Annual Colorado ADR Conference.

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