Human Resources Sales

NANCI PATTERSON, SPHR

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Highland Park, IL 60035

847-***-****; ********@***.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

15+ years as a human resource generalist, with a broad range of experience

with employment and immigration law, staffing, compensation and benefits,

management development, employee relations, and business management.

JOB HISTORY:

Independent Consultant, Ongoing

Providing a variety of human resource services to small organizations (5-

250 employees), including design and development of HR functions and

protocols, compensation plan design, employee benefit audits, designs and

implementation, policy and handbook development, legal compliance reviews

and employee relations. Client groups are both start-ups and developing

companies that provide an array of services including educational,

financial, legal, medical and manufacturing.

I have also provided temporary project management and administrative

support services.

Goliath Solutions, March 2008 - January 2009

Contracted Business Administrator with a company which provides performance

data to retailers and CPG companies. Responsibilities included while

supporting all business functions, including executive, finance, human

resources, sales and marketing.

Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Deerfield, IL, March 2005 - June 2006:

Senior Director, Human Resources, Reported to Vice President and Chief

Legal Counsel, managed staff of two.

Organization has multiple facilities and off-site staff, consisting of the

home office in Deerfield, IL, a manufacturing facility in Lebanon, NJ,

field staff comprised of medical science liaisons and specialty sales reps,

and an office Dublin, Ireland.

Accomplishments included

. Increasing staff from 70 to 200 from March 2005 to June 2006 using

creative recruiting methods which reduced both hiring costs and "fill

time";

. Assisting with the build out of a marketing and sales department,

increasing the size of an outside sales force from 8 to 38 in a six

week period; full responsibility for sourcing, interviewing, hiring

and orientating specialty sales representatives.

. Reducing staff attrition from 28% to 7%.

. Staffing company's first ex-US office in Dublin Ireland; involved

sourcing, hiring and orientating staff; developing a thorough

understanding of Irish employment law, work/visa issues and developing

a comprehensive employee benefit plan and policy manual.

NeoPharm, Inc., August 2000 - February 2005:

Director of Human Resources with company headquartered in Lake Forest,

Illinois and R&D facility in Waukegan, Illinois. Report directly to the

president, and was a member of senior management team. Served as staff

liaison to Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.

Supervised staff of two.

Responsible for all Human Resources programs, including

Administration of compensation, benefits, employee relations, legal

compliance and training programs.

. Ensuring organizations staffing and retention needs were met.

. Performing difficult staffing duties, including understaffing,

refereeing disputes, individual terminations, administering

disciplinary procedures and development and implementation of

reductions in force.

Advising NeoPharm management and Board of Directors in personnel and

program matters, making or recommending appropriate decisions on

matters affecting the well being of the organization and staff,

including Sarbanes-Oxley requirements related to the Human Resource

function.

Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund September 1991-February 2000:

Vice-President, Human Resources, with responsibility for all nine regional

offices throughout the U.S; headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Reported directly to the president, and served as a member of senior

management team.

Responsibilities included:

Employee relations;

Recruiting, hiring, retention and termination;

Policy development;

Design and administration of compensation and benefit programs;

Legal compliance;

Management training.

Management of risk assessment programs, including providing analysis,

recommendations and final decisions concerning professional liability,

general liability, property, umbrella, key employee, and workers

compensation Insurance.

Participation in $12 million annual budgeting process, with exclusive

responsibility for the human resources budget.

SKILLS:

Strong written and oral communication skills. Exceptional employee

relations talents. Proficient with Microsoft Office products, ABRA HRIS &

QuickBooks. Some experience with ADP Payroll.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS include membership in the Society of Human

Resource Professionals, Society of Human Resource Management and Human

Resource Management Association - Chicago

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & PROJECTS have included speaking engagements with

the national Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), co-chairing BIO's

national HR Conference in Chicago, IL, and work with the Illinois

Biotechnology Organization.

Ongoing participation in professional development courses, seminars and

conferences, including successful completion of the Biotechnology for

Managers course at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University,

Chicago.

References available on request.

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