Manager Human Resources

WILLIAM A. PAYNE

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Mentor, Ohio 44060

440-***-**** (Cell)

********@**.**.*** 440-***-**** (Home)

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CAREER PROFILE

Proven professional with more than seven years public employer experience

in Human Resources, Workers' Compensation claims management and defense of

liability claims. Private sector experience as an attorney in areas

including personal injury litigation defense, collections, estate planning,

probate administration, and cost reduction. Prepared to utilize a broad

range of skills in a setting requiring attention to detail, confidentiality

and teamwork.

AREAS OF EFFECTIVENESS

? Human Resources ? Labor relations to include

grievances, ? Insurance placement/renewals

? Workers' Compensation disciplinary action, Negotiated

Agreement ? Unemployment compensation

? Risk identification interpretation and negotiation

claims management

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CAREER PROGRESSION

Parma City School District Parma, Ohio

2002 to June, 2010

The Parma City School District is the second largest school district in

Cuyahoga County and one of the fifteen largest school districts in the

state of Ohio. Its 19 schools serve students in grades k-12 across three

cities.

Risk Manager

2007 to June, 2010

Responsible for managing all aspects of:

. Workers' Compensation program

. Property, casualty and E&O insurance placement

. Liability claims - personal injury, property and casualty, E&O, EEOC and

ADA

. Asbestos Program Manager (A.H.E.R.A.)

. Underground Storage Tank management

Results include:

. Reduced annual Workers' Compensation premium cost last year by 25%

. Earned 4% Workers' Compensation premium rebates in each of last two

years

. Achieved reduction in total number of recordable Workers' Compensation

claims last year

. Placed property and casualty insurance with a different insurance

company resulting in a 54% reduction

in cost versus renewal premium

. Reduced expense of outside legal counsel through proper reporting of

covered claims to insurance

carrier and utilization of no cost options such as City Law

Director and OSBA staff attorneys

. Saved expense of mercury hazardous waste disposal by finding no cost

disposal options such as

Cuyahoga County Board of Health and Ohio EPA

Classified Personnel Supervisor

2002 to 2007

Responsible for:

. HR compliance for 850 Classified employees represented by six different

union locals

. Drafting Hearing Officers' decisions in grievance and disciplinary

hearings

. Participating on negotiating team for Classified employee Negotiated

Agreement

. Interpreting and applying human resource/benefits-related laws such as

COBRA, FMLA, ADA, etc.

. Overseeing third-party vendor responsible for unemployment compensation

claims and appeals

. Supervising staff performing new hire functions such as fingerprinting,

HRIS updates and orientation

. Providing consultation and reports to senior school district

administrators and Board Members regarding a broad spectrum of Human

Resource matters

WILLIAM A. PAYNE

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Payne Payne & COOK Cleveland, Ohio

1983 to 2002

Payne Payne & Cook provided legal services for approximately 50 years, with

a heavy emphasis as insurance defense counsel on behalf of small

businesses, homeowners and motor vehicle owners. Other areas of

representation included estate planning, probate, collections, small

business interests and domestic relations.

Attorney, Partner

. Defended a variety of property loss, personal injury, motor vehicle,

property dispute and other types of claims

. Worked with engineers and other experts to discern what actually caused

a given medical condition,

accident or alleged defective condition so as to eliminate or

mitigate liability

. Successfully purchased, managed and later sold at a profit a collection

practice

. Built a clientele of estate planning and probate clients

. Responsible to hire, train, direct, supervise and conduct annual

performance review of staff personnel

. Identify operations and staff issues and assume responsibility for

resolution

Prior work experience includes:

Business Manager, residential home builder

. Responsible for bidding all subcontract labor and materials per blueprint

specifications

. Scheduled subcontractors and construction materials delivery

. Managed accounts payable

Operations Manager, department store

. Managed a department of furniture refinishers and wood craftsmen

. Responsible for readying big ticket furniture merchandise and appliances

for home delivery

EDUCATION

. Certified School Risk Manager - Certification expected by August, 2010

. JD Ohio Northern University, College of Law

. BSBS John Carroll University

TRAINING

. Bureau of Workers' Compensation training classes, various subjects

. Continuing Legal Education (24 hours, every two years)

. A.H.E.R.A. Training (asbestos)

. Toastmasters International

. Sales Concepts, Inc.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

Over the years, community involvement has included organizations such as:

. Planned Giving Advisory Board, Ursuline College

. Single Volunteers of Lake County

. Transitional Housing, Inc.

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