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Customer Service Manager

Location:
Chicago, IL, 60601
Posted:
April 24, 2010

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Matthew P Rausch

*** * ***** ***** **. #****

Chicago, IL 60601

773-***-****

**************@*****.***

Education

****, ** *********/*******, ****** College, Adrian Michigan

****, *** ** *******s, University of Minnesota, Carlson School of

Management

1998, PHR, SHRM

Work Experience

July, 2008-Present AlliedBarton Security Services; Chicago, IL

Director of Human Resources, Chicago July, 2008-present

. Manage teams responsible for recruiting, employee relations,

compensation, workers' compensation, and performance management in

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

. Recruit and select candidates for internal management level positions

. Successful negotiation of CBA with SEIU, build rapport with union

representatives, and manage escalation of grievances with a positive

result of no arbitration

. Managed other HR Generalist duties: performance reviews, harassment

investigations, OSHA reporting, and annual review/adjustment of

compensation and incentive plans

. Manage client interaction with employee relations

July, 2007-June, 2008 Brill Street Staffing; Chicago, IL

Managing Director

. Co-founded and helped raise venture capital funding for start-up

staffing company

. Recruited, hired, and managed team of staffing and sales experts

. Managing bidding and selection process for ATS software

. Increased sales to over $2million annually

. Sold shares to investment company during market recession

April, 2006-June, 2007 CBS Personnel LLC; Cincinnati, OH

Vice President, Ohio Region; April, 2006 - June, 2007

. Increased tenure of internal staff through accountability standards

and succession planning

. Revamped training and on-boarding program for all incoming colleagues

. Recruit and select candidates for internal staff positions, reducing

annual turnover by 40%

. Strengthened organizational structure of market by promoting

teamwork, leadership development, and change management

. Responsible for Employee Relations and Workers' Compensation for 150+

regular employees and up to 3000 temporary industrial employees

. Managed other HR Generalist duties: performance reviews, harassment

investigations, and annual review/adjustment of compensation and

incentive plans

. Network with current clientele, identify needs, and design tailored

personnel recruiting and staffing programs for those clients

. Set budget performance goals and objectives with all staff members

. Responsible for staff training of effective recruitment techniques

for a wide range of positions

. Managed relationships and contracts with Teamsters Union

. Resigned to co-found staffing company in Chicago, IL

May, 1995-March, 2006 Adecco USA, Inc

Vice President, Operations, September, 2003 - March, 2006

. Responsible for Employee Relations of 350+ regular employees, and

10,000 temporary industrial and clerical staff

. Oversaw the development, implementation and standardization of HRIS

systems and operations technologies for use in business processes and

colleague training

. Ensured on-boarding and on-going training for 350+ regular employees

. Reduced internal staff turnover 75% in key markets through

strengthened staffing methods

. Led Corporate team that developed performance review program for all

colleagues

. Implemented ISO standard certification, increasing measured customer

satisfaction by 20%

. Managed relationships and contracts with AFSME

. Implemented quantitative performance measures for customers (i.e.

turnover of staff, time to fill, etc.) to establish performance

objectives and continuously raise performance standards

. Acted as conduit of rapport between corporate office and field

offices, while reinforcing the direction and vision of senior

management

. Left for career advancement as leader at CBS Staffing

Area Vice President, MN Region; September, 2002 - September, 2003

. Manage employee relations for Twin Cities, Duluth, and Rochester, MN

areas

. Recruited and trained internal staff, including recruiters, sales

people, and managers

. On-boarded and trained internal recruitment efforts for client

support

. Rebuilt management team, bringing sales from -1% ROS to +3.4% ROS

. Reduced annual expenses by $100,000 for entire state of MN and part

of WI (Eau Claire)

. Ensured strong branch operations, including collections, training,

and succession planning

. Implemented and managed a $20mil staffing account with Thomson Legal

in Eagan, MN, including recruiting, hiring, and training of staffing

experts for industrial and clerical roles

Other Positions Held with Adecco:

. National Account Staffing Director, January, 2001-September, 2002 :

managed $10mil+ accounts nationwide

. Partnership Manager II, March, 2000-January, 2001: managed staff that

recruited and placed industrial, IT, engineering, and clerical

professionals at Steelcase, Inc

. Partnership Manager I, April 1999-March 2000: recruited and placed IT

and engineering experts at Steelcase, managed staff that placed

clerical staff

. On-site Manager, January 1998-April 1999: recruited and filled direct

hire and temp to perm IT and engineering experts

. On-site Supervisor, May 1997- January 1998: recruited and filled

clerical professionals

. Accounting Account Executive, July 1996-May 1997: sold direct hire

accounting and CPA positions, recruited and filled positions

. Office Supervisor, May 1995-July 1996: recruited and filled positions

in light industrial, clerical, and management positions

Positions Held Before Adecco:

Supervisor, Consumer Loan Collection, Old Kent Bank (Fifth Third Bank)

Collection Officer, Old Kent Bank

Customer Service Representative, Old Kent Bank



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