Human Resources Manager
Resume:
*********@*****.*** Gurnee, IL 60031
www.linkedin.com/in/vincepiat
Human Resources Leader that thrives in an "all crew-no passengers" hands-
on work environment
A focused and determined business leader with progressive experience at
single and multiple locations serving headquarter and manufacturing firms
with sales ranging from $25m to over $1b. I am a SPHR certified HR
generalist with a broad range of skills I could deliver as both an
individual contributor and as a multiple location leader. I am passionate
about developing trust and positive productive relationships with
employees and managers using strong interpersonal and conflict resolution
skills and have been characterized as a real team player - capable,
confident and courageous - but not ego-driven.
( Strategic Analysis & Planning ( Programs, Policies & Procedures (
Mentoring ( Employee & Labor Relations
( Compensation ( Benefits ( Retirement Plan Administration ( Performance
Improvement ( ISO 9000 ( Payroll
( Recruiting & Retention ( Affirmative Action Plans ( Organization
Development( Safety & Workers Compensation
Saved $250,000 over three years as strategic management team partner by
developing healthcare programs to flatten health care costs during era
they rose 20% annually nationwide. Effectively implemented consumer based
high deductible medical insurance program.
Created and implemented work instructions, developed policies, procedures
and training required to obtain QS9000 quality standard and ISO 14001
environmental standard certifications. Upgraded employee basic core
capability requirements, role readiness and offered education pathways to
reach required capabilities by level. Also focused on problem solving and
job handling basics providing employees with opportunities for working
outside their box or silo.
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Professional Experience
Challenger, Gray & Christmas www.challengergray.com
2010 - present
The nation's first, oldest and premier outplacement consulting
organization.
Counselor
Report to Sr. Vice-President Counseling Service. Travel nationwide to
provide individual and group job search training that prepares clients with
job search tools, networking techniques and answers to those difficult
interview questions that tend to eliminate them from consideration.
Old World Industries, Inc. www.oldworldind.com
2004 - 2009
$1b privately held non-union marketer of automotive aftermarket and
industrial chemical products, manufacturer of blow-molded containers, an
energy exploration firm and grower/packager of bake dried organic snack
food.
Director, Human Resources
Reported to Sr. VP/CFO, managed 12 headquarter employees responsible for
HR, Payroll, Recruiting, Travel and Building Management; led HR Managers
at 3 off-site locations. Hands-on responsibility for employment law,
employee relations, policy, handbook, affirmative action and:
. Organization Development - Created environment / systems where employees
and managers understood their roles and took responsibility for practices
and behaviors that achieved personal and company goals.
. Recruiting - Personally recruited on average 60 employees per year
ranging from AP clerks to National Sales Managers. Eliminated search firm
fees resulting in over $100,000/year savings.
. Employee Relations - Implemented and developed progressive discipline
and assertive employee development program; revised and implemented
Madras Packaging and Old World Industries handbooks.
. Performance and Compensation - Developed and implemented software based
performance review system that helped link performance and development in
the performance planning and review process.
. Benefits - Negotiated and implemented high-deductible PPO medical plan
that resulted in ZERO dollar increase in second year; implemented Roth
401(k) Plan option as administrator of $20,000,000 401(k) Plan.
. Payroll - Hands-on and leadership experience for Corporate Payroll
service functions; negotiated recent transition from Ceridian HR /
Payroll Web to Paylocity Webpay.
MacLean-Fogg Company www.maclean-fogg.com
1994 - 2002
A $250 million non-union privately held manufacturer supplying automotive
and industrial customers with custom-engineered fasteners and assemblies.
Director, Human Resources, Cold Formed Products Division
Reported to General Manager; managed staff of four responsible for full
range Human Resource, General Administration, Health, Safety and Building
Security at two plants.
. Quality Certification - Changed culture by defining the things we wanted
to do (work instructions; job descriptions), the ways we wanted to behave
(performance review; feedback) and then to identify required training to
do what is necessary to reinforce those behaviors.
. Compensation - Introduced broadband wage & salary program and
synchronized increase program that reduced wage and salary costs by 50%
during the first year.
. Affirmative Action - Developed and maintained firms first Affirmative
Action Plan and successfully completed six month EEOC audit.
Safety and OSHA - Developed and implemented OSHA, MSDS Right to Know,
Evacuation Plan, and Safety Incentive program with monthly goal of zero
lost days due to injury.
Yaskawa Electric America www.yaskawa.com 1991 -
1992
$70 million foreign owned high tech industrial electronics manufacturer
and distributor with 160 employees.
Human Resources Manager
. Immigration - Managed relocation of 15 expatriates from Japan.
. Policy Development - Developed training, employee discipline, job
posting, drug/alcohol abuse and sexual harassment policies.
. Labor Law - Taught "no-harassment classes" and successfully defended
firm in a sexual harassment claim before Department of Human Rights.
. Training - Established supervisory training and development program,
conducted classes and led monthly roundtable discussions on HR related
topics.
. HRIS - Developed and implemented Spectrum 1200 Human Resource
Information System.
Liquid Controls Corporation www.lcmeter.com
1973 - 1991
$25 million privately owned union represented manufacturer of flow meters
serving the chemical, pharmaceutical, petroleum, food and beverage
markets.
Human Resources Manager
. Safety and OSHA - Reduced lost time accidents by 80% with workstation
improvements and aggressive safety training; successfully passed OSHA
audit; reduced WC premiums by $35,000 year.
. Compensation - Led employee/management team that replaced a 75-
classification seniority based wage system with a 6-classification
performance based system; improved company wage administration and has
been as a model in other Steelworker shops.
. Employee Reorganization - Managed extensive employee downsizing activity
as a result of lost market share and business restructuring. Effectively
delivered dozens of layoff notices with respect and clear written
communication.
( Labor relations and grievance experience - Co-negotiated collective
bargaining agreements with United Steelworkers; helped settle a strike
with a package less costly that original intended proposal.
Education & Certifications
. MBA, Business Administration - Lake Forest Graduate School of
Management
. Bachelor of Science, Personnel Administration - Northern Illinois
University
. SPHR - Sr. Professional in Human Resources - Society of Human
Resource Management
Computer Skills
MS Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio; Ceridian and Paylocity HR
/ Payroll Web pay systems
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