Joe Millington

( Address: Post Office Box **, Brant Lake, NY 12815

( Home: 518-***-**** ( Cell: 518-***-**** ( E-mail: abmyq4@r.postjobfree.com

Vice President of Human Resources

Accomplished Executive with extensive Global Human Resources Leadership

experience at Hewlett-Packard, Quantum Corporation, Acterna Corporation and

Plug Power Inc. Comprehensive corporate experience in all HR disciplines.

Strategic business partner with proven expertise in complex business

environments. Transformational, collaborative, and innovative leader

focused on integrating strategy, people and processes to achieve optimal

organizational performance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

( Change Management ( Mergers & Acquisitions ( Corporate Social

Responsibility

( Employee Communications ( Executive Coaching ( Succession Planning

( Organizational Development & Design ( Total Compensation ( Workforce

Planning

( Staffing & Recruiting ( Performance Management

EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultant, Brant Lake, New York 2003-2006,

2008-2010

Established independent consultancy with expertise in Organizational

Development, Executive Coaching and Executive Recruiting.

o Executive coach to the General Manager of Microsoft Licensing, Reno,

Nevada

o Designed and piloted Mentoring Program for Microsoft Licensing, Reno,

Nevada

o Executive Recruiting team member at Gilbert-Tweed, New York, New York

o Founder and Conference Leader for "Brant Lake Learning Circle",

annual 3 day seminar for HR and Organizational Development

professionals, Brant Lake, New York

o Conference co-leader for Executive Forum "Executive Coaching and

Consulting", Montville, New Jersey

o University knowledge transfer (Siena, Case Western, Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute, Georgetown)

Plug Power Inc., Latham, New York

2006 - 2008

Develops, manufactures, integrates, and services proprietary fuel cell

solutions, providing clean, reliable energy for customers throughout the

world.

Vice President of Human Resources

Directed and led the global HR, Environmental Health and Safety, and

Corporate Social Responsibility functions. Gained enterprise-wide

credibility for the HR function, and dramatically improved overall HR

performance metrics and customer satisfaction through the development and

implementation of a re-engineered HR Platform.

o Developed and implemented change management, communications, and HR

strategy for 2 company acquisitions.

o Improved teamwork and effectiveness of the Senior Management Team

through adept executive coaching, interventions, organizational

redesign, and the implementation of an executive bonus structure that

incorporated common and functional objectives.

o Executive Sponsor for Sustainability initiative resulting in the 1st

published Sustainability Report.

o Member Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees; led redesign

of the compensation system and the establishment of formal

compensation philosophy and severance guidelines.

o Managed executive search process for CEO, CFO, and VP of Sales

positions.

o Established and introduced: Applicant tracking system; College

Recruiting Program; Performance Management System; Compensation

Training; Global Employee Communications Framework; Management and

Employee Training Curriculum; On Boarding Process; Succession

Planning Framework; Online Benefits Manual and Open Enrollment

Process; Standardized HR Policies and Practices.

o Instituted and chaired 401 (k) Investment Committee and HR Council as

cross-functional forums for establishing and addressing guidelines,

policies and procedures.

Acterna Corporation, Germantown, Maryland

1999 - 2002

A global telecommunications test equipment and systems manufacturer with

annual revenue of $1.2 billion and 5,000 employees in 50 countries.

Corporate Vice President of Human Resources

Built and strengthened HR team and prepared the organization and function

for company merger, five acquisitions and two divestitures. In less than 24

months, the changes resulted in revenue growth from 240M to 1.2B and

headcount growth from 1,250 to 5,000 employees. Instituted and assumed role

of Change Management Leader focused on global organizational design,

leadership selection, transition management, and communications.

o Steered the organizational redesign process, introduced a global

performance management process, developed a formal Leadership

Development and Coaching Program including management training in

Change Management, Matrix Management and Global Management Competency

resulting in improved organizational readiness, which enabled a

smoother organizational transition process.

o Effectively managed 7 work force balancing initiatives throughout

North America, Europe, Asia / Pacific.

o Migrated HR function from a local decentralized model to a Shared

Services Model.

Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, California

1998 - 1999

A designer and developer of electronic storage devices with multi-billion

dollar annual revenue.

Senior Director of Human Resources

Strategic Business Partner and coach for the Senior Vice President of

Worldwide Operations. Developed and managed global HR business partner

network and HR service delivery for more than 3K global employees.

Designed and delivered Global Communications Strategy.

Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, California

1983-1998

Fortune 50 Technology Company that operates in more than 170 countries

around the world.

Career Note: 15 year tenure included five promotions and the following

positions: Worldwide Human Resources Director, Professional Services;

Change Program Leader and Director of Human Resources, Global Manufacturing

and Order Fulfillment; and Regional Field Human Resources Manager, U.S.

Field Organization.

EDUCATION

Master of Education, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Bachelor of Arts, Siena College, Loudonville, New York

Leadership Coaching Certification Program, Georgetown University,

Washington, DC (1/10 - 7/10)

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS

Dean's Advisory Council for the School of Business, Siena College,

Loudonville, New York

Vice President, Brant Lake Foundation, Brant Lake, New York

Chairman of Communications and Special Events for $250,000 Fundraising

Campaign to combat milfoil invasion, Brant Lake, New York

Guest Lecturer "Effective Organizational Change Management", Weatherhead

School of Management, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio

Guest Lecturer "Emerging Leaders and Managers", School of Business, Siena

College, Loudonville, New York

Guest Lecturer "Strategic Human Resources", Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute, Troy, New York

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