Human Resources Management

Larry M. King 949-***-**** ( abm834@r.postjobfree.com ( 1355 Night Heron

Street ( Plumas Lake, CA 95961

Senior Human Resources Executive/business partner with significant

international experience and exceptional business skills. Delivers bottom

line results and competitive advantage through talent identification,

culture development, change management, re-engineering, and excellent

delivery of human resource systems and programs

EDUCATION - PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Michigan State

University MA; BA in Psychology, Marshall University; Member, Society for

Human Resources Management

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Played key executive role in building multinational presence and sparking

Chiron Vision from $20M to $240M...

Created global HR framework, systems, and processes, expanding staff from

100 to 1,500 in five years - integrating five acquired companies;

established unified corporate culture and positive employee morale despite

site consolidation

Provided vital enterprise-level re-engineering for Taco Bell, cutting

annual overhead costs $20M...

Restructured management layers and transformed restaurant general manager

position into central store-level role to support key business initiatives

and value marketing; resulted in reduced pricing and increased volume.

Devised business-centered HR strategy for corporate transformation of

Holiday Corporation ($2B company

Drove key changes in the human resource strategy and systems to support a

major business strategy initiative to dispose real estate and take on

management contracts

Reduced excessive hotel turnover delivering $3M in annual savings and

productivity improvement ...

Designed and implemented an automated selection system for hotel front-

desk/operations staffing; sold the system to franchisees at $1,000 per unit

to recoup development expenses

Lowered inventory levels 20% in Europe within six months pulling more than

$6M in cash from the balance sheet...

Formulated a new manufacturing planning method based on product demand vs.

sales forecasting; simplified returns process, purging $160K backlog of

unprocessed items

Professional Overview

VP - Human Resources Morning Star Company: 2004-Present

< Sought out by owner to reorganize HR operations for $600M self-managed

food processing company; revamped, structured, and administered

professional and legal employee programs, systems, and processes.

< Rebuilt costly self-funded benefits program to provide stronger focus on

colleague choice and management of expenses and wellness; resulted in

$700K+ in recurring annual savings.

Independent Consultant 1998-2004

< Provided recruiting and organization development services for clients

such as Genentech, Allergan, and HireRight.

< Acted as director of West Coast Life Sciences practice for fifth largest

retained search firm in US (DHR International).

VP - European Administration, '96-'98 VP - Human Resources, '92-'96

Chiron Vision: 1992-1998

< Engaged to launch global HR organization, proving vital in growth and

expansion, including M&A activity, which transformed company from small,

California-based business to $250M global player; operating committee

member.

< Transitioned to France in 1996, heading manufacturing, logistics, and

quality assurance in Lyon for $100M business; chaired workers' council

(Comit d'Enterprise)

Senior Director - Management Development & Training Taco Bell

Corporation: 1990-1992

< Oversaw national management development and succession planning program

for company-owned and franchise locations of $2B business; executed

product launches to ensure uniform roll-out across thousands of sites.

< Led up to 50 direct reports, controlled $4M+ annual budget, and directed

five training centers.

Corporate Director - Human Resources Holiday/ Promus Companies, Inc.:

Prior to 1990

< Initially recruited for HR planning/development, assumed corporate role

to aid in company's large-scale recapitalization/reorganization;

recipient of Chairman's Award for multinational computerized selection

system.

< Transformed annual HR planning/employee review process into powerful

business tool, providing improved talent identification and development

for senior management and board of directors.

Prior human resource management roles with The Standard Oil Company.

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