Human Resources Management
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Dina L. Hart, PHR
abmwxr@r.postjobfree.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dina-hart/8/597/20a
Summary
Seasoned HR Practioner with cross-functional experience that is both broad and technically
deep. A creative thought leader driving process efficiency, adoption of technologies and
people practices that support an engaged and productive workforce.
Functional Experience and Accomplishments
Staffing
Strong experience in creating and executing talent acquisition strategies for a wide variety
of roles including large scale coordination and execution of mass hire events for start-up
operations, planning and execution of national college recruiting campaigns and replacement
staffing at all levels
Reputation as a creative thinker and leader of innovative branding and recruiting campaigns
to generate applicant interest and build applicant pools
Understanding of regulatory requirements in foreign employment agreements; Experience
managing foreign employee sponsorship, including H1B and L1 transfer
High degree of competence in use and training of behavioral interviewing techniques
Systems expert and power user in ATS technologies
Expert in selection, use and interpretation of assessments for job fit; academic background
in psychometrics
Skilled negotiator and manager of external / third party search firms
Virtually eliminated primary reliance on headhunters by providing hiring managers with tools,
processes and education to own talent acquisition for their business unit
Compensation and Benefits
CCP Certified (February 2010); Active member of Chicago Compensation Association and World at
Work
Experience leading renewal of benefit plans - both self-funded and fully-insured plans;
Demonstrated track record of persistence in analyzing plan design to lower / hold costs,
including self-funding of benefits, introducing alternate plan designs and championing
wellness programs
Success with adoption of ancillary benefits as they come to market
Experience in RFP processes, broker selection and management
Familiarity with international benefit management (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia)
Exposure to management of equity plans
Strong background in market pricing and survey participation including pricing blended roles,
geographic and shift differentials, and sales compensation benchmarking
Experience in design, communication and management of multi-element variable pay programs
Thought leader in driving compensation philosophy and alignment of pay practices to business
objectives, including pay differentiation practices around key talent and key roles
Experience managing assignment and refresh of sales compensation plans
Managed adherence to compensation structure in assigned business units
Organizational and Employee Development
Academic background centered on behavior modification and adult learning principles applied
in the organizational setting
Strong experience with curriculum development on technical and leadership topics, and
delivery / facilitation across a variety of mediums in the following content areas: Change
Management; Situational Leadership; Train the Trainer; Mentoring; Behavioral Interviewing; HR
Process / HR Systems; Organizational Culture and Leadership; Respect in the Workplace /
Anti-Harassment; New Employee Orientation
Achieved Certified Master Trainer designation demonstrating expertise in curriculum design
and delivery and enabling instruction and evaluation of other internal trainers
Facilitated organizational development review process to determine performance and
promotability of staff and drive individual career action plans, and organizational
succession planning and workforce planning
Managed high-profile management trainee program including developing program branding and
content, recruiting and participant selection, participant assignment, progress monitoring,
and facilitating program improvement; P & L responsibility
Built competency-based career ladders in partnership with business unit leadership to improve
transparency of internal opportunities for career development, and drive improved
organizational use of internal talent
Owned designation and management of risk of loss for key talent in assigned business units
Employee and Labor Relations
Early and influential exposure to employees at all levels of organizations from line workers
to C-Suite
Managed reductions in force / layoffs including collaboration with legal to identify and
evaluate organizational risks; determination of selection criteria, Disparate impact
analysis under Title VII and OWBPA; Coaching management using scripting and role play on
message delivery; Participation in RIF meetings to communicate layoff decisions and benefit
continuation; Property collection and post-exit issue resolution
Managed disciplinary action and performance improvement plans in both union and non-union
environments
Wrote and delivered "Respectful Workplace" training (anti-harassment training) to employees
at all levels
Represented organization in unemployment claims and disputes
Formally trained in Union Avoidance; Experienced in managing in union environments (70-person
Teamsters warehouse site); Participated routinely in "Labor-Management" meetings; Represented
the company in voluntary binding arbitration; Ensured adherence to contact with respect to
hiring, compensation and other personnel actions
Successfully supported organizational efforts to avoid unionization attempts by facilitating
dialogue between leadership and employees and driving action plans to resolve areas of
dissatisfaction
HR Systems
Strong systems orientation as enabler for organizational efficiency and quality through
reporting and metrics
Reputation for eliminating redundant or non-value added work through understanding and
driving systems integration
Led selection and implementation of HRIS / Payroll tool; Eliminated cost associated with
external payroll management and improved speed and flexibility of payroll operations
Employee Engagement / Organizational Culture
Strong experience developing, deploying and analyzing Employee Surveys to measure on-boarding
success, employee engagement and success of people programs
Experience leading campaign to achieve "Great Place to Work" designation
Skilled in knowledge of organizational culture and building tactical programs to support
values, including communication models, organizational rites and rituals, and rewards and
recognition programs
Owned business unit compliance with performance management processes; Advised leadership team
on best practices in performance management to ensure validity of ratings, and congruence
across managers and business units
Implemented technology to support improved efficiency, quality and transparency of
performance management and goal alignment processes
Coached management on performance improvement plans for underperforming employees
Led Corporate Social Responsibility efforts at Petroferm and Initiate Systems, Inc.,
including formation of Giving Committees, policy development, coordination of volunteer
events, and direction of charitable contributions
Business Growth / M & A
Spearheaded functional HR support for RFP and start-up operations as HR liaison in bids for
new business. Determined and executed against talent acquisition strategies and established
local HR functional team in Greenfield and expansion sites
Led culture and leadership team integration following acquisition of Accenx Technologies by
Initiate Systems
Contributed significantly to due diligence and integration processes of IBM's acquisition of
Initiate Systems
Compliance
Led compliance and alignment of internal policy to legislation in Employment Practices in US,
UK, Canada and Australia
Compliance leader in Employee Benefits administration, including dissemination of required
disclosures and reporting
Responsibility for Affirmative Action compliance in recordkeeping, training of leadership
team, and plan renewal
Versed in compliance reporting for EEO, VETS 100, OSHA and other required disclosures
Supervision
Experience managing exempt and non-exempt level HR and administrative teams, including
managing employees remotely
Career History
Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Initiate, an IBM Company, Chicago, IL 10/2007 -
Present
Human Resources Manager, Petroferm, Gurnee, IL 9/2006 -9/2007
Senior Manager (Regional), Human Resources, DSC Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Des
Plaines, IL 3/2005 - 9/2006
Human Resources Generalist, DSC Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Des Plaines, IL
7/2001 - 3/2005
Education / Professional Certification
Expected 2010, World at Work, Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)
5/2000, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, M. S. in Industrial/ Organizational
Psychology, Summa Cum Laude
5/1998, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, B.S. in Psychology, Cum Laude
12/1999, Human Resource Certification Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, Professional in Human
Resources (PHR) certificate
Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Chicago Compensation Association (CCA)
Illinois Technology Association, Human Resources Roundtable
World at Work
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