Manager Human Resources

Frederick Gaston

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**** ******** ***** ( Murfreesboro; TN 37127 ( H; 615-***-**** ( C; 615-

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Senior Human Resources Manager with 20 years extensive corporate experience

in recruitment, staffing, labor relations, employment law, compliance,

policy formulation and HR start-up.

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Professional Experience

SRS, INC. - Gallatin; TN

Director of Human Resources

Provides construction services including design/build, facilities &

maintenance support to the U.S. Government

. Hired 115 employees in 90 days & trained 200 subcontractors to execute

$100M FEMA contract

. Reduced overtime wages in one business unit from 28% to 1% in less

than 60 days

. Created policies initiated drug testing and background check

procedures and processes

. Worked directly with the CEO and other owners to create the first

senior management team

. Created HR Department, formulated policy and created the company

employee handbook

. Created benefits program including major medical, dental, vision, 401-

K, paid time off

. Achieved regulatory EEO-1, VETS-100, E-Verify and HUBZone compliance

. Created the company's Superintendent & Project Manager training

program

. Developed Davis Bacon Act (DBA) and Service Contract Act (SCA)

training materials for SRS management and other businesses under the

SBA guidelines

. Acted as the subject matter expert for compliance and employment law

matters including FMLA, ADA, DBA, SCA, prevailing wages and FAR issues

. 200% to 350% increase in revenue in 2006, 2007 and 2008

. Created employee handbook; ethics policy; EEO policy, Affirmative

Action policy

. Created salary, wage and benefit spreadsheet and other management

reporting metrics

. Reduced third party staffing fees by up to 60% and in some instances

eliminated conversion fees

. Build partner relationships with both local and national third party

staffing agencies to reduce direct and indirect wage expense

CRACKER BARREL, INC. corporate headquarters - Lebanon; TN

Senior Employee Relations Specialist

Provides employee relations support to management and employees

. Conducted an open investigation and closed an active case

. Resolved open issues regarding discrimination in 2 Illinois stores

with active EEOC class charges

. Conducted 4 open investigations in Tennessee, Illinois (2) and

Virginia

. Advised 2 regional vice presidents, 20 district managers & 100 store

managers and employees

. Worked closely with EAP counselors regarding highly sensitive

management issues

. Subject matter expert for company rules and regulations, employee

handbook, policies and procedures, employment law, Title VII and Title

II matters regarding the company's voluntary consent decree

THE KROGER CO. (Retail Stores, Manufacturing and Accounting Centers) -

Nashville; TN

Senior HR Manager; HR Manager; Labor Relations Manager and Training &

Development Manager

Provide support to Kroger retail stores in 2 divisions, 2 accounting

centers and manufacturing.

. Managed 35 active EEOC Charges

. Responded and wrote 20 position statements

. Closed favorably 30 EEOC charges

. Conducted 8 EEOC Mediations with favorable outcomes

. Served as company representative for 3-onsite EEOC investigations in

Alabama and Tennessee

. Conducted and won 7 FMCS arbitrations

. Managed 40 active Step 3 Grievances

. Served on negotiations committed

. Consolidated 3 contracts into 1 universal contract

. Executed company's only mid-year modification to contract

. Managed 10 active lawsuits and 4 class action lawsuits

. Worked closely with local and corporate counsel to favorably resolved

a class wage action case

. Managed and processed $2M monthly health; welfare and pension payments

. Managed 32,000 active employee records

. Managed employee data & information for company's KERMIT (HRIS) system

. Created strong working relationships with the Department of Labor;

EEOC and state agencies

. Created strong working relationships and conducted semi-monthly

meetings with Union leadership

. Created hourly/salary training budget for 10,000 employees in the

Kroger Nashville division

. Created and scheduled internal and external management training for

the Kroger Nashville division

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS

Bachelor of Science ( History ( Middle Tennessee State University (

Outstanding Senior

Human Resource Executive Program ( Ross School of Business ( University of

Michigan Ann Arbor

o Human Resources Executive Program

o Negotiating & Administering a Labor Contract Program

o Recruitment and Interview Program

Member ( Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) ( National &

Nashville/MT Chapters

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