Human Resource Manager

SUMMARY

People, customer and operations oriented human resource and safety

professional with demonstrated accomplishments in human capital managent,

labor/employee relations, plant/company integrations, engineering/financial

talent acquisition, health and safety management, technical and leadership

training, employee engagement programs, benefits and compensation

design/management.

EDUCATION

. Masters Business Administration-Michigan State University Executive

MBA

Program 1991

. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics-University of Michigan 1989

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director Human Resources and Safety -Harsco Infrastructure Americas

(formerly, Patent Construction Systems) A Division of Harsco Corporation

January 2006 to January 2010

Director Employee Relations - Lafarge North America-Gypsum

August 2001 - December 2005

Director Human Resources and Organization-Lafarge Road Marking

April 1999-August 2001

Manager Employee Relations and Safety-Lafarge Corporation US Cement

May 1994 to March 1999

Human Resource Manager-Lafarge Corporation-Paulding, Ohio Cement Plant

May 1992 to April 1994

The Budd Company-Detroit, Michigan

. Human Resource Manager (Industrial Relations, Safety and Security)

. Assistant Manager-Labor Relations Safety and Security

. Supervisor-Labor Relations and Security

. Metal Assembly and Press Shop Supervisor, Assistant General Supervisor

and Management trainee

HUMAN RESOURCE LEADERSHIP

. Active Human Resource Director reporting directly to the presidents of

Lafarge Road Marking and Harsco Infrastructure Americas/Patent

Construction Systems

. Managed human resource managers, generalist and specialist Human

Resource associates and generalist

. Provided strategic and tactical Human Resource services to over 900

salaried and hourly employees, working in 43 office and warehouse

locations and hundreds of customer job sites throughout North America

with additionally contracted 3,000 full time equivalent union and non-

union trade employees working during peak construction periods.

. Sole US based management leader during the integration of two major

road marking paint and equipment companies in the United States

purchased by the parent operation based in Paris, France (Lafarge SA)

. Integrated a newly acquired wallboard manufacturing plant in Port

Newark, New Jersey into the wallboard division. This included

organizational rationalization and the implementation, staff

transition, union notification and completion of contract negotiations

for the plant's first collective bargaining agreement with the

Longshoreman.

. Automated and streamlined merit increase processes which also resulted

in 30 percent cost savings and minimized administration. The new

process also improved employee morale by assuring timely application

of the merit increases.

. Reduced benefit cost by 10 percent while improving employee benefits

by finding new medical/dental/vision vendors and redesigning the

benefit offerings

. Created and implement progressive pay for knowledge structures for

union and non union hourly employees

. Designed and implemented performance management structures (including

web based), compensation and bonus structures for 480 salaried

employees

. Actively sought methods to improved internal communications and

customer support by gaining approval of a budgets for common voicemail

and intranet systems

SAFETY EXPERIENCE

. Created safety audits and applied audit rating process, implemented

behavioral safety initiatives, safety promotion programs, strong

emphasis on management roles and responsibility with latest efforts

resulting in a 60 percent reduction in the OSHA incident rate and 65

percent reduction in lost time severity with Patent Construction

Systems year ending 2009.

. Managed safety professionals in automotive manufacturing, construction

and mining

. Introduced the DuPont STOP program to the manufacturing organization.

The division's medical incident rate fell by 75 percent during 2002

and surpassed company safety targets in 2003.

. Modified the safety audit process in 1997 and 1998 for international

applications used when I lead audit teams for cement and quarry

operations in Russia and Romania.

. Developed and implemented industrial hygiene air monitoring and

hearing test programs for US cement plants and terminals

. Chaired the American Portland Cement Association Health and Safety Sub-

Committee. During my two-year tenure achieved concurrence and

implementation of the first subcommittee safety strategy and

regulatory agenda. Represented APCA and Lafarge before Congressional

Subcommittee hearings.

. Conceptualized and directed the development of the Lafarge Safety

manual and handbook including the brainstorming that resulted in the

establishment of the 14 point safety program

. Trained employees and managers on the application of preventive safety

techniques, behavioral safety and root cause analysis

LABOR RELATIONS BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

. First chair negotiator with the Teamsters, UAW, Boilermakers,

Laborers, Ironworkers, PACE, and numerous other unions in

manufacturing, building materials, and construction industries

including professional office unions.

. Reduced operating/manufacturing cost and achieved concessions in

numerous with the UAW and Boilermakers

. Constructed and successfully negotiated contracts introducing

production and maintenance teams with the UAW automotive supplier

manufacturing unit

. Negotiated first medical, dental and vision cost sharing agreements

with the Teamsters and Boilermakers

. Designed, introduced and managed electrical and mechanical

apprenticeship programs with UAW and Boilermakers

. Successfully avoided organizing drives in two locations

. Managed and directed arbitrations and mediations regarding numerous

collective bargaining agreement issues

. Investigated, responded to and resolved thousands of grievances

involving the full range of collective bargaining issues

. Trained managers and provided guidance on employment and labor law

subjects including union free theory and application

. Managed and/or negotiated collective bargaining agreements across the

United States, Canada and Mexico.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

. Developed the concepts and implemented production and maintenance

teams in with in 1500 unionized (UAW) facility in Detroit

. Improved and streamlined the performance management process by

recommending and implementing a web-based performance management

system with strong focus on sales, administration and management

competencies

. Designed and introduced a project management/leadership skills

development course for North American engineering managers with Patent

Construction Systems

. Designed and implemented a sales management training course for 50

managers, including formal follow up processes

. Managed the selection and training program for 25 electrical, tool and

die, millwright and machine repair apprentices in a UAW setting

. Created and managed the selection and training processes for

electrical/electronic and mechanical/welding apprentices in cement

manufacturing including community college course

. Trained hourly employees and supervisors in the implementation of

statistical process control resulting in improved quality of stamped

automotive parts as well as increases in press line productivity

. Certified Achieve Global/Zenger Miller Trainer

. Team member in major program that developed online supervisory skills

training in the cement, building materials and aggregates industries

. Trained in the use of various competency tools

. Training certifications from Friesen Kaye in Training Needs Analysis

and Training Curriculum design

. Conducted succession planning and career development activities in

cement, gypsum wallboard manufacturing and construction

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management

National Safety Council

New Jersey Chapter-Labor and Employee Relations Association

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