WENDY L. CARNEY, PHR
*** *. ******* *** *** F *****Moses Lake, WA 98837**(509) 431-
2337*********@*****.***
Summary of Qualifications:
Over 15 years of experience in Human Resources with increasing complexity
and responsibility in each successive position. Demonstrated skills in
building relationships, and maintaining productive partnerships. Client
groups have included Production, Government, Finance, IT, Service,
Distribution, Sales, Engineering, Medical, Education/Training and
Operations.
Career Highlights:
Partnered with VP of Human Resources to re-calibrate, design and align the
HR organization to better meet the new company goals and objectives
Provided Human Resource support, assistance and leadership to multiple
manufacturing (throughout the US) supporting over 2600 team members,
implementing structure, budget, policies, procedures and bargaining
agreements as applicable
Successfully developed, proposed and implemented a comprehensive Diversity
& Inclusion plan within a Manufacturing environment
Successful member of State of Washington Union negotiations Team
Partnered with Director of Asia Pacific to provide first global Human
Resource support to over 100 team members in five countries (China,
Australia, Japan, Korea, and Asean)
Relevant Professional Experience:
2009-Current: Business Owner-Retail Clothing Boutique
2009-Current: Business Owner-Human Resource Consulting Group (PSE)
2006-2009:
Sr. Human Resource Manager (Regional HR Manager) Lean Environment
(Manufacturing) (Terex Corporation)
Client base of 2400 team members, 52 Managers, 13 directors, and 36
executives
. Ensure superb Human Resource services to our clients, and support
my HR team
. Provided coaching and counseling at the director and management
level (leadership mentorship)
. Business Partner to 6 facility directors (plant directors)
throughout US
. Drove resolutions for employee relations issues, working with
managers to provide effective consultation and corrective action to
drive behavior change and team member success
. Manage, monitor and assign action for EthicsPoint system
. Conducted investigations for issues of harassment, discrimination,
and/or unethical behavior. Review all other HR investigations
. Review and Approve budgets, headcount, compensation/salary,
performance reviews and recruitment requests
. Partner with Executives, Directors and Managers in Performance
Review process
. Compensation & Salary planning
. Training facilitator for New Hire Orientation, Supervisory Basics,
and First Line Management
. Diversity & Inclusion Director (AWP Business Unit)
1998-2006-State of Washington
Acting Regional HR Manager (temporary coverage to region-DOC-State of WA)
Human Resource Manager (State of Washington-Dept. of Corrections) (Multiple
Bargaining Units)
Human Resource Manager (State of Washington-Dept. of Corrections-Community
Corrections-Regional)(Multiple Bargaining Units)
Workplace Diversity Consultant & Investigator-Human Resource Consultant 3
(State of WA-DOC HQ) (Multiple Bargaining Units)
Human Resource Consultant 2 (State of WA-DOC-Prisons) (Multiple Bargaining
Units)
Human Resource Consultant Regional (State of WA-DSHS-Region) (Multiple
Bargaining Units)
Client base varying from 200 Government Employees to 2000, with up to
20 managers and directors
. Providing Human Resource guidance within state government to
employees, managers and directors
. Generalist duties under the general guidelines and provisions of
Washington State Administrative Code (WAC), bargaining agreement(s)
and Agency Policy
. Partnered with Managers and Directors to ensure consistent Human
Resource practices
. Investigations, corrective & disciplinary action
. Training and Development
. Payroll and Compensation assistance
. Benefits administration
. Partnering with DOP on WA Works
. Diversity & Inclusion
. Recruitment & Retention
. Labor Relations
. Coaching & Mentoring
Other professional Experience:
1997-1998: Division Payroll/Benefits Manager
1996-1997: Personnel & Payroll Manager
1995-1996: Human Resource Generalist
1990-1995: Human Resources Supervisor & EOE Investigator
Education:
1986-1990: University of Alaska (Fairbanks Campus)-Business Management
1986-1987: Hutchison Career Center (Accounting & Business Systems)
1990-current: Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) (Professional
Human Resources Cert.)(PHR)
1995-current: Mediation Services (Mediator Certification)
2008-Current: Human Resource Management