Human Resources Manager
Resume:
John V. Klimas
Human Resource Generalist
*** **** **** *********, ** 04076
Tel. 207-***-****
Email: *******@*******.***
Executive Summary
Experienced HR Generalist experienced in a variety of industries working as
an independent consultant (Blue Hills Human Resources) and HR Contractor
(Winter Wyman). Some accomplishments include: the creation and streamlining
of existing HR administrative processes resulting in increased
efficiencies, developing and recommending legally defendable HR policies,
efficiently managed benefit programs as well as bringing in new healthcare
vendor for a multi-state organization. Recruiting, Training, Hr
Administration, and Communication process are functional areas I have
improved for a number of organizations. I have over 10 years HR experience
in several industries.
The following is only a very brief summary of my skills, abilities, and
experience I can put to work for you in your organization. I have more
to tell you - Let's Talk!
Education
Troy State University: Master of Science, Human Resource Management
Saint Leo University: Bachelor of Arts, Business Management
Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)/Old Dominion University:
Certificate: Professional Human Resources Management
Responsibility Highlights
H.O. Wolding; CMV Recruiter/Trainer/Operator 03/2006 to Present
. Northeast Regional Recruiter - Increased New England Driver pool by
10% by directly recruiting at NE Driving Schools
. Mentored and successfully brought "on line" 12 new company drivers to
date
Town of Sanford; Director of Human Resources 04/2004 to 12/2005
. Reoriented HR dept by streamlining HR processes and associated
functions
. Nurtured trusting relationships, responsible for employee and labor
relations in a union environment
. Participated in multiple contract negotiations
. Eliminated wasteful practices and brought in efficient new technology,
Administer Budget of $115,000
. Cultivated new vendor relationships as Purchasing Manager for Towns
Office Equipment and supplies
. Modernized and Created strong legally defensible documents in the area
of position descriptions
. Implemented an efficiency in organization and position relationships
by creating and establishing new positions/classifications
. Improved employee moral by conducting compensation surveys and getting
compensation package increases for key personnel
. Ensured mandatory/essential training kept up to date, Oversaw,
coordinated and conducted employee training
. Eliminated outdated documents. Created, recommend, and implement up to
date personnel policies and procedures
. Recruited quality candidates by interview hiring managers for
candidate requirements
. Quickly Filled vacated positions within 4 weeks or less on average,
evaluated recruiting methods against applications received, tracked
overall costs per hire using in-house software - containing excessive
recruiting expenditures
. Negotiated employment offers
. Oversaw / processed Payroll
Blue Hills Human Resources; HR Consultant (Contractor) 03/2000 to
04/2004
. Enhanced company communications by creating informational handbook on
resume preparation and promotional material on firm's services
. Successfully created a career counseling and resume development
service
. Developed clients for a recruiting firm - Generated over $70,000 in
revenue
. Consultant for recruiting business marketing strategy
. Conducted Focused searches for Nurses in a variety of clinical areas
for client hospitals in Southeastern Massachusetts - met recruiting
goals within established time lines
. Ramped up HR Department through the Assessment of HR data needs,
researched and installed state of the art HR system - 30% under budget
ceiling
. Devised and implemented new HR procedures to exploit increased HRIS
capabilities
. Authored training publications and provided training on various data
processing applications for the IS dept.
. Wrote safety articles for company news letter
. Chaired Safety Committee Meetings
. Directly managed workers compensation process and administrated OSHA
200 log
. Defended Company actions at Department of Industrial Accident hearings
. Employee relations point of contact - Provided successful counseling
on a variety of issues
Winter Wyman Inc; HR Generalist 08/1998 to 08/2000
. Health Care recruiter - alleviated company staff pharmacist/skilled
nurse shortage
. Negotiated employment offers
. Gained control of organizational recruiting cost by Developing
labor/recruiting cost reports
. Resurrected defunct new employee orientation/ training program
. Resolved employee relations issues for several branch operations to
include evaluation and disciplinary counseling
. Ensured compliance to OSHA, employment, federal, and state regulations
pertaining to human resources
. Administrated medical, dental, life, disability insurance, COBRA,
FMLA, workers comp
. Eliminated employee confusion and misconceptions by counseling
employees on their health and pension plan
. Increased benefit plan administrative efficiency about 90% which
included records maintenance for population composed of 5 unions,
exempt and non-exempt employees
. Interview hiring managers for candidate requirements and set the
recruiting goals
Employment History
. H.O Wolding, P.O Box 217 9642 Cty. B Amherst, WI - March 2006 to
Present - CMV Recruiter/Trainer/Operator - Tel 800-***-****
. Town of Sanford, 919 Main St. Sanford, ME - April 2004 to December
2005 - Director of Human Resources - Tel 207-***-****
. Navin Group, 80 Washington St. Norwell, MA Jan 2004 to April 2004 -
Contract Recruiter - Re-located to Maine - Tel. 781-***-****
. Crosby Benefits Systems, 27 Christina St. Newton, MA - January 2003
to June 2003 - Business Data Analyst - (Position Eliminated) - Tel.
. Dimock Community Health Center, Non Profit 55 Dimock St. Boston, MA -
March 2002 to January 2003 - HR Coordinator - Tel. 617-***-****
. Urban Edge, Non Profit, 2010 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA - April 2001 to
February 2002 -Contract HR Consultant - Tel. 617-***-****
. Ashmore Rogers Inc., Swampscott, MA - March 2000 to March 2002 -
Recruiter/Consultant - Part time
. Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center, One Deaconess Rd. Boston, MA -
November 2000 to Jan 2001 - Contract HR Consultant - Tel. 617-***-****
. Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, 10 Brookline Place w. Brookline,
MA - June 2000 to August 2000 - Contract Recruiter - Tel. 617-***-****
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. Chartwell Home Therapies, 411 Waverly Oaks Rd. Waltham, MA - May, 1999
to March 2000 - Regional Human Resources Manager - Contract to Perm
(Firm Closed)
. Pollak Engineered Products, 300 Dan Road, Canton, MA - February 1999
to May1999 - Human Resource Consultant - Contract - Tel. 781-***-****
. Jewish Memorial Hospital & Rehab Center, 59 Townsend St, Boston, MA -
August, 1998 to December, 1998 - Benefits Manager - Contract, - Tel
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