Human Resources Plant Manager

ELLEN SOBCZAK, SPHR

***** ********* *** ******, ******** Pines, Florida 33027

Phone: 954-***-**** E-mail: abklvb@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly accomplished leader of both strategic and operational Human

Resources with a 20+ year track record of results and continuing

advancement. Strengths include innovative HR leadership, strategic

thinking and the ability to drive results. Diversified experience with

startups, fast growing organizations, insurance and financial services,

customer service and industrial manufacturing settings. Core competencies

in the following:

. Strategic HR Initiatives

. HR Leadership roles

. HR Business Process Design and Improvement

. Performance and Career Management

. Organizational Development

. HR Service Delivery Strategy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2008 - 2009

Associate Consultant (Outplacement Firm)

Five month assignment to provide one on one career counseling for displaced

executives, facilitate career management workshops and seminars, assist

with layoff notifications at enterprise level corporations for world's

largest outplacement firm. Implemented and conducted a Career Center for

the closing of Macy's Florida Headquarters for 600 employees.

HR KNOW-HOW, INC. Pembroke Pines, FL 2005 - Present

Senior Consultant (Human Resources Consulting)

Provide viable employee related solutions for small to mid-size companies

with little or no Human Resources function in place. Consult with clients

to develop goals and objectives for their Human Capital services and

strategize with senior management regarding organizational development,

change management and employee satisfaction methodologies. Facilitate

various HR related workshops and seminars, specializing in outplacement

programs for all levels of employees.

NATIONSHEALTH, Sunrise, FL 2005 - 2006

Head of Human Resources (870 employees/Medicare Parts B and D Supplier)

Provided multiple site leadership for HR department tasked with the start-

up of a 500 seat call center within a 3 month time frame, while supporting

existing 200 seat center in a different location.

Managed an HR staff of 14, in multiple locations; accomplishments

include development of successful processes and procedures necessary

to recruit, hire, in-process, train and accurately pay 600 new

employees and 200 temps hired within 4 months.

Successfully implemented recruiting strategies to decrease use of temp

agencies by 50 percent thereby improving the quality of new hires

while greatly increasing savings in recruitment costs

Completed revamping and design of employee benefit plans (able to

recommend cost savings of almost $500k).

Guided Sr. Management Team with organization and improvement of all

operational areas.

WILDCARD SYSTEMS, INC., Sunrise, FL 2000 - 2005

Head of Human Resources (550 Employees/Card Payment Systems Provider)

Reporting to the CFO, and managed a multi-site staff of 12. Achievements

included start-up of HR function, staffing company from 80 employees to 350

professional level employees and a 200 seat call center in a two year

period.

Created Human Resources function for pre-IPO high tech start-up

company.

Directed the development and implementation of organization-wide

policies and programs encompassing all aspects of human resources

management

Worked directly with top management in developing HR strategies and

policies and the communication to the employee population.

ELLEN SOBCZAK, SPHR

16726 Southwest 8th Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33027

Phone: 954-***-**** E-mail: abklvb@r.postjobfree.com

Saved company $350,000+ in recruiter and headhunter fees In less than

one year.

Installed HRIS, payroll, time and attendance systems, as well as the

company's first formal compensation program. Implemented company's

first Affirmative Action Plan.

Redesigned benefits program to create a very competitive package w/o

extra cost to the company and simultaneously implemented a completely

paperless, web based, employee benefits self-service system.

Spearheaded a rapid recruiting campaign to increase software

development from 40 employees to 200 employees and contractors in

support of an agile development (Scrum) and Extreme Programming

initiative. Ramp up be was complete in less than 3 months.

AMERIC DISC, INC., Miami, FL 1998 - 1999

Director of Human Resources (200 Employees/Compact Disc Manufacturing

Plant)

Reported to Plant Manager with dotted line reporting to Corporate Vice

President of HR at Americ Disc Headquarters in Canada. As a member of

senior management team consulted with plant manager on how to improve

productivity, quality and morale, as well as security, employee theft and

all HR related legal issues.

. Led the plant manager through a major reorganization and downsizing of

the plant without incident or negative impact on employee morale.

. Complete reorganization of Human Resources Department and automation

of HR and payroll, which enabled elimination of a payroll clerk

position and improved efficiency in payroll processing and benefits

administration

. Developed HR metrics for corporate headquarters and senior management

team to provide more effective data for use in HR trend analysis.

UNITED STATES ARMY

Personnel Administration NCO

EDUCATION

BA - Theater, State University of New York at Potsdam

Major Course Concentration, Computer Programming, Rockland Community

College, Suffern, NY

CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), Human Resources

Certification Institute - 1999

. Certified HR Metrics Specialist, Human Resources Metrics.org

. Member, Society for Human Resources Management - 22 years

. Member, Greater Miami Society for HR Management & HR Association of

Broward County

. Member, Human Resources Metrics Association

. Member, Lean Enterprise Institute

. Member, International Customer Management Institute (ICMI)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/HONORS AND AWARDS

. The Disney Approach to HR Management SHRM Academy - Finance for

HR Professionals

. HR Metrics Certification Training Program

2005- 2007 Recipient - South Florida Business Journal 1s, 2nd and 3rd

Annual Excellence in Human Resources Award

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