Human Resources Customer Service

CHARLES D. WEBB, JR.

*** ******* **** ? LaGrange, Georgia 30240

706-***-**** ? **************@*****.***

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HR PROFESSIONAL, ATTORNEY, SENIOR LEADER

Accomplished human resources professional and labor and employment attorney

with experience in the Transportation, Automotive, and Healthcare

Industries

. Decisive, confident leader with the ability to predict outcomes and to

react quickly to changes in circumstances.

. Customer service oriented manager who instills urgency in assisting

operations to achieve business objectives.

. Skilled provider of training, guidance and motivation that result in

the development and retention of top performing professionals.

. Experience with start-up, high-growth, and contracting organizations.

. Excellent business acumen; strong organizational, analytical and

strategic planning skills

. Respected advisor with a track record of reducing legal risks and

providing value-added HR, legal, strategic and business advice to

company management at all levels, from front-line supervisors to C-

Level management.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA, INC., WEST POINT, GEORGIA 2008-Present

KMMG is the first U.S. manufacturing plant for Kia Motors and began mass

production in November of 2009. KMMG will employ 2,500 employees making

300,000 automobiles per year at full capacity.

Deputy General Counsel (Head of Legal Department)

Duties: Counsel management of all levels regarding all legal issues with a

particular focus on employment, labor, benefits, and commercial law. Hire

and develop in-house attorneys and support staff. Develop HR and Legal

policies and processes. Provide training in areas of employment law,

ethics, union avoidance, positive employee relations, and servant

leadership. Provide HR support to tier-1 suppliers. Oversee

investigations and terminations. Negotiate and draft contracts. Procure

insurance and manage general liability, workers' compensation, employment

practices, and related claims. Prepare responses to administrative charges

including EEOC and OSHA. Perform wage and hour audits and compensation

analyses. Assess political and legislative developments.

Key accomplishments:

. Resolved all legal issues involved in establishing a successful start-

up manufacturing operation;

. Established a best in class start-up department while reducing the

legal and government affairs budget by more than 75%;

. Established necessary legal and HR policies and processes for a start-

up company;

. Maintained a litigation-free and union-free status; and

. Implemented a $1.1 billion bond-for-title agreement.

CHARLES D. WEBB, JR.

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RESCARE, INC., LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 2004-2008

ResCare is the largest provider of direct care services to the mentally

retarded and a leading provider of education and training services to at-

risk youth. During this time period, ResCare grew about 10% per year,

culminating in $1.4 billion in sales and 43,000 employees in 38 states and

several countries.

Vice-President of Labor and Employee Relations

Duties: Manage the labor relations, employee relations, and affirmative

action team as well as one-half of the benefits teams (FSA, 401(k), stock

purchase plans). Negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements

for 4,000 unionized employees. Provide union avoidance and employee

relations support for 39,000 non-union employees. Administered a company-

affiliated charitable entity. Developed, administered, and interpreted

company-wide HR policies and initiatives. Provided HR-related training.

Conducted investigations, disciplinary meetings, performance evaluations

and terminations.

Key accomplishments:

. Successfully integrated multiple acquisitions involving 10,000 new

employees;

. Reduced the HR Budget by approximately $750,000 annually;

. Negotiated a five year pro-management Collective Bargaining Agreement

which avoided the reoccurrence of a prior corporate campaign;

. Reduced grievances and arbitrations by over 60%; and

. Successfully stabilized an insolvent charitable entity.

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, LLC, JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA 2000-2004

At this time, ACL was the largest inland waterway transportation company,

with nearly $800 million in sales and 3,500 employees at the time,

including approximately 700 manufacturing employees.

Associate General Counsel, Labor and Employment

Duties: Provided HR, legal, and business advice to Human Resources,

Benefits, Risk Management, Safety, Quality, Drug Free Workplace, and

Auditing/Compliance departments. Defended EEOC, NLRB, FLSA, DOL and other

administrative charges. Conducted investigations. Conducted employment

and safety audits. Provided ethics and union avoidance training on a

company-wide basis.

Key accomplishments:

. Eliminated employment litigation and reducing EEOC charges by more

than 50%;

. Executed multiple reductions in force saving $11,000,000 per year

while avoiding litigation;

. Negotiated a 5 year Collective Bargaining Agreement saving the company

over $17,000,000 in future pension contributions;

. Instituted ACL's initial HIPAA privacy compliance program;

. Successfully defended a $2,000,000 regulatory penalty case; and

. Maintained union free status among our 2,500 non-union employees.

CHARLES D. WEBB, JR.

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WYATT, TARRANT & COMBS, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 1992-2000

Kentucky's then-largest law firm with approximately 250 attorneys

Partner, Labor and Employment Section

Duties: Conducted all phases of litigation from discovery through trial in

the areas of labor law, employment law, wage and hour, commercial law, and

related tort claims. Counseled clients regarding Title VII, ADA, ADEA,

ERISA, FLMA, FLSA, OSHA, OWBPA, and other employment related federal,

state, and local laws. Served in a human resources function for smaller

clients by preparing policies and handbooks, personally conducting

terminations, and assisting with recruiting efforts. Served as national

employment counsel for a foreign company with 16,000 US employees.

Key Accomplishments:

. Obtained two defense trial verdicts and over three dozen summary

judgment rulings in cases involving discrimination, harassment,

negligence and various related tort claims;

. Co-authored "Employment Contracts in Kentucky", a book which focused

on issues such as at-will employment, covenants not to compete, non-

disclosure agreements, and common employment contract terms; and

. Edited and co-authored the initial Kentucky Employer's Guide to Hiring

and Firing, a book distributed by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to

assist employers with meeting their employment-related legal

obligations.

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EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, 1992

University of Kentucky School of Law, Lexington, Kentucky

Graduated With High Distinction / Order of the Coif (Top 5%)

Associate Editor of and Published by Kentucky Law Journal

National Moot Court Team, Regional Champions 1991-1992

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, 1989

Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia

Summa Cum Laude (3.93/4.00)

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ADMISSIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Kentucky Bar Association

American Corporate Counsel Association

American Bar Association

Association of International Automobile Manufacturers

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