Management Human Resources

David W. Finkbeiner

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Position Objective

Senior Consultant in the field of Human Capital Management

SUMMARY CAPABILITIES SKILLS

OF AND

Outstanding human resources professional with 15+ years of experience across HR disciplines including

compensation, benefits, learning, performance management, competencies and employee relations at

Fortune 500 companies and five years of experience with a leading global human resources consulting firm.

Proven experience in designing and implementing talent management solutions at both the division and

corporate level. Broad skill set including oral and written communication, analytical skills, program design,

project management, talent management, and change management with a global scope. Customer work

includes all levels of management from Board of Directors to top executives and individual employees

Specific Areas of Proficiency:

Competency Frameworks Data Architecture Project Management

Communication Planning Employee Value Proposition Process Design

Change Management HR Global Business Systems Performance Management

Career Frameworks/Job Design Goaling Succession Planning

Consulting Engagement Learning Management Workforce Planning

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS CONTRIBUTIONS

AND

Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara, CA 2000 to 2008

Global Director of Talent Management

Major accomplishments over seven years at Sun include:

Led work and primary thought leader for the development of a global corporate-wide system to

manage talent and reward employees. Work included systems design, implementation planning and

strategy, change management and communication, and data architecture

Designed and implemented a talent management approach in Product and Global Sales Marketing

Led team to design and implement a competency framework for Human Resources

Description of Roles at Sun Microsystems:

Global Director-Talent Management, 2004 - 2008

Thought leader on the development and implementation of a talent management approach to selection,

evaluation, development, learning and rewards

Senior Manager Global Rewards-Corporate Resources Group, 2000 - 2003

Managed all aspects of total compensation (performance management, base pay, incentive and equity

compensation) for a global corporate group of 5000 employees representing all corporate functions.

TOWERS PERRIN, San Francisco, CA 1995-2000

Rewards Management Consultant

Major accomplishments:

Development of global competency framework linked to base pay, selection, and employee

development to attract and retain talent for the IT and Engineering functions of a $20B corporation.

Design and implementation of a career structure that linked to competencies and a performance

management system for a large retail enterprise

David W. Finkbeiner

A partial list of client companies includes:

Bechtel Corporation Navigation Technologies Motorola Corporation

Cisco Systems NEC/Packard Bell Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Hughes Communications Novellus Systems Sony Electronics

HEWLETT PACKARD CO., Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park, CA 1985-1995

Major accomplishments over nine years at Hewlett Packard include:

– Led the work on the development of a third US pay structure for H-P’s exempt technical staff to

relieve attraction/retention issues for operations in the higher US pay market areas of California

– Co-led the consolidation of H-P’s US nonexempt pay structures from 18 to 6 to achieve related cost

savings.

– Spearheaded the development of a regional compensation organization for all of H-P’s Bay Area

operation.

Description of Roles at Hewlett Packard Company:

Human Resources Program Manager, 1991 – 1995

Managed day-to-day functions of compensation, performance management and HR Systems for 3200

employees and four divisions of HP. Directed communication and administration of HP’s pay programs,

interpreted laws, regulations, and policy. Managed staff of two analysts and an IT resource.

Management Trainer and Developer, 1988 – 1989

Responsible for training all division management in an employee performance problem solving process

and methodology.

Manager of Compensation, Records, Benefits and HRIS, 1986 – 1989

Responsible for the administration of all employee records, through an electronic database (HRIS &

Payroll), and HP’s benefit programs for a division of 1700 employees. Managed staff of three and third-

party vendors.

Employee Relations Consultant, 1985 – 1992

Employee relations consultant to a division functional organization of 500 employees. Facilitated planning,

developed change strategies, resolved/mediated conflicts, and counseled employees and management.

EDUCATION

MA* Organization Development, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

MA Psychology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

BA History (Honors), University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

*All academic work completed.

Professional Association and Accreditation

WorldatWork

Certified Compensation Professional

California Licensed Counselor

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