Theodore C. DeLong

**** ********* *****, *********, ** 18015

MOBILE: 610-***-****

BUSINESS PARTNER ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEVELOPING AND DRIVING HUMAN RESOURCES

STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS.

Organizational Leadership...Performance Management...Communication...

Human Resources Development...Regulatory & Legal Compliance...

Recruiting...

Reorganization...Short & Long Range Strategic Planning...Negotiation...

Building Business Relationships...Risk Management...

Building Consensus with Tier-1 Management...

Profile

As a strategically driven managing executive, exemplifies a continuous

record of accepting increased responsibility to support large-scale

organizational development. Applies a well-developed skill for governance

to find and implement new opportunities that complement growth. In the

constantly expanding role of a cross-functional leader improves

effectiveness through innovative tactical planning and leveraging the

available human resources potential. Consistently achieves new and

heightened levels of performance by using analysis and broad experience to

solve complex problems that block organizational progress.

Professional Accomplishments

. Saved $19 million over a projected 10-year span by eliminating or

changing non-cost effective benefit programs.

. Collaborated in capturing significant cost savings, eliminating

redundancies, by forming integration teams with upper level management

to unite the merged companies into a single entity.

. Contained labor costs, and developed parameters to remain industry

competitive, by directing the management strategy for 75 labor

agreements, and serving as chief spokesperson for 25 of those

agreements. Unions I have dealt with include United Steelworkers,

PACE, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Teamsters,

International Longshoremen's Association.

. Reduced recruiting costs, avoided the loss of key talent, and saved an

estimated $1 million dollars annually by implementing succession

planning and talent management programs.

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. PLAYED AN INTEGRAL STRATEGIC ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING AN HRIS, (HUMAN

RESOURCES INFORMATION SYSTEM), CONVERSION TO SAP, RESULTING IN

SIGNIFICANT OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTH COST AND EFFICIENCY.

. Led efforts to inform, communicate and educate the employee population

concerning unionization, resulting in no new successful union

organizing campaigns.

Professional Experience

1984 - 2009 LEHIGH HANSON

Lehigh is a $3 billion, 6,100 employees, multi-national manufacturer

and distributor of construction materials.

2005 - 2009 Corporate Vice-President of Human Resources

Managed a $3.5 million dollar budget, and directed HR initiatives for

North America, via a corporate HR staff, as part of a matrix organization.

Delivered a full spectrum of HR services for 6,000 employees. Represented

North America as part of a Global HR Leadership Team responsible for the

design and implementation of global corporate policies and programs

ensuring the adherence to local labor and employment laws.

1995 - 2005 Vice President of Human Resources - Lehigh North Division

Represented HR on a senior management team and directed all HR

functions for $600 million dollar division with 24 locations and 1000

employees throughout eastern and northern US. Performed all collective

bargaining duties at unionized facilities (11 contracts total).

1991 - 1995 Director of Human Resources

Directed HR functions serving workforce of 3000 employees at 13

operations.

1984 - 1990 Manager of Compensation & Benefits

Designed and administered both base and incentive compensation

programs and initiatives, and all employee benefit and retirement programs.

Previously employed by Dresser Industries and GATX Corporation (Fuller

Company).

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Relations

Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

QAT Facilitation Training

Training for certification as a facilitator for quality action teams.

Mutual Gains Bargaining

Cornell University training on effective techniques for mutual gains

bargaining.

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