Debra K. Lamb

**** ****** ******* ****, *********, OH 44906; Cell: 419-***-****; Phone: 419-***-****; Email: abnm1v@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ArcelorMittal Tubular Products – Shelby – Manager, Employee Relations 2007 – 2/2009

132 W. Main Street, Shelby, OH 44875.

AcelorMittal - the largest steel company in the world, with over 320,000 employees in 60 countries across the globe. Ranked 39th

on Fortune’s Global 500, ranked Most Admired Company in the Metals Industry in 2008.

Reason looking for new position: Downsized

• Employee Relations: Manage the employee relations function to include coaching, counseling, disciplinary actions,

and terminations in compliance with all federal, state and local employment laws. Consult with department heads,

plant management and employees on performance issues. Ensured disciplinary actions and terminations are in

accordance with applicable laws and consistent. Provide guidance, coaching and mentoring for both employees and

managers. Maintain effective labor relations insuring compliance with contract provisions, and prompt handling of

grievances. Confidentially investigate Employee Relations issues, to resolve issues. Develop and generate HR metrics

and reporting; recommend strategies to drive productivity and improvements. Manage employee relations activities in

a manner that effectively limits corporate exposure to legal liability.

• Talent Management: Recruiting, planning and delivering programs that ensure the timely availability of qualified

employees to accomplish business objectives. Manage talent to ensure “top talent” is in place, necessary

skills/capabilities are present, planning and managing activities that ensure a diverse workforce with equal

opportunities. . Participate in the screening, and interview process in order to make recommendations to hiring

managers regarding candidates. Analyze staffing, turnover, personnel statistics and human capital ROI; identify

changes in the process that will either improve productivity or reduce costs. Manage “On-Boarding” program,

overseeing the administration of relocation and immigration activities.

• Development: Responsible for evaluating the need for, planning and implementing employee training that supports

business objectives. Design, develop, implement and evaluate training plans, curricula, and methodology.

• Compliance: Direct interpretation and application of company policies, legal compliance with various governmental

laws and regulations covering areas of labor relations, EEOC, wage and hour, affirmative action and compensation

system. Keep plant management and department heads informed of new development and practices. Ensure

Organization-wide policies and procedures are administered consistently within the division.

• Change Management: Work with management team to develop and implement strategies and business processes that

identify organization and cultural changes, lead to work structures and practices that drive performance, create a high

performing culture, and increase productivity. Provide and analyze organizational development assessments in order

to recommend/implement go forward strategies to drive organizational change. Represent/obtain employee’s

perspectives on changes and assist in effectively managing those changes. Reorganized organizational structures,

merging two (2) divisions.

• Performance Management: Coordinate performance management (GEDP) process, facilitating performance reviews;

recommend internal and external candidates for key exempt level positions; coordinate leadership identification

process; and coordinate leadership and management education and training. Provide coaching.

• Work with Corporate HR in resolving benefits and compensation inquiries.

ANCHOR HOCKING/WEAREVER COMPANY - Manager, Human Resources 2005 - 2006

1115 W. Fifth Street, Lancaster, OH 43130.

Reason for leaving: Global Home Products, holding company for Anchor Hocking/WearEver filed bankruptcy.

• Fortune 500 Consumer products manufacturing companies - glass and kitchenware. Reporting directly to the President

and by dotted line to the Global Home Products - VP of Human Resources, I served on the President’s executive team,

participating in developing and implementing global HR programs and labor relations strategies for the two (2) divisions.

Managed HR budget, monitoring cost and ensuring best practices, and organizational effectiveness at multi-manufacturing

and distribution sites in multi-states throughout the United States and Canada. Plant employment levels of nearly 3,000,

represented by 13 USW locals.

• Responsible for overseeing overall labor relations activities to include: establishing and maintaining satisfactory labor

relations, resolving differences with local unions; interpreting the collective bargaining agreement; administered grievance

procedures and arbitration proceedings; insuring compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations, as well as

changes leveled by State and Federal regulatory agencies. Represented corporate in legal actions related to human

resources.

Debra K. Lamb

1607 Spring Village Lane, Mansfield, OH 44906; Cell: 419-***-****; Phone: 419-***-****; Email: abnm1v@r.postjobfree.com; Page 2

• Responsible for selection, hiring and retention of key exempt employees, sales forces and for staffing production. I was

responsible for monitoring and maintaining compensation programs for exempt and non-exempt employees insuring

salaries were competitive and both divisions were capable of retaining and attracting qualified employees. Directed

performance management, training and development, employee benefits, workers compensation, payroll, health and

safety programs, coaching and counseling, community relations and employee recognition programs.

• Developed and maintained policies and procedures, and drafted forms as needed, monitoring cost and ensuring best

practices, organizational effectiveness and most efficient utilization of corporate funds.

• Merged and downsized Anchor Hocking and WearEver’s executive, management and sales teams.

• Monitored the direction of ten (10) direct reports at multi-sites in multi-states to insure that they were acting in concert

with overall corporate goals.

TIMBERLINE CONSULTING – Senior Human Resources & Management Consultant 2003 - 2005

Estes Park, Colorado. Reason for leaving: Offered Anchor Hocking/WearEver position.

• Provided general management and human resources consulting and strategic planning. Consulted with clients to increase

effectiveness and reduce cost of HR delivery through improved processes. Performed accurate and effective diagnosis

of client issues and managing organizational and operational analysis, developing, delivering and implementing complex

human resources management systems. Assisted in the development of global business, marketing and staffing plans,

expanding the client’s organization into foreign markets and creating a new division. Prepared documents, reports, policy

and procedures.

CLEMANS NELSON & ASSOCIATES - Senior HR & Management Consultant 2001-2003

6500 Emerald Parkway, Suite 100, Dublin, Ohio 43016; Phone: 614-***-****; John Krock.

Reason for leaving: Trailed significant other to Colorado.

Clemans Nelson is one of the largest HR Consulting firms in the mid-west. In addition to private sector clients, over 200 municipalities

and 66 of Ohio’s 88 counties retained the firm to outsource their human resource, management, labor relations, personnel management,

regulatory compliance, project work, and attended training sessions and seminars on human resources related topics. While at Clemans

Nelson I also spearheaded a new division offering outsourced human resource services to school districts throughout the state and was

responsible for developing, maintaining and growing client relationships for the division.

• Provided general management and human resources consulting and strategic planning. Consulted with clients to increase

effectiveness and reduce cost of HR delivery through improved processes. Performed accurate and effective diagnosis

of client issues and managing organizational and operational analysis, developing, delivering and implementing complex

human resources management systems.

• Managed major projects, and developing solutions to personnel and labor relations needs, offering comprehensive

guidance that linked liability avoidance with solutions. Developed Human Resources Management systems, including

job descriptions, personnel policies and procedures, employee handbooks.

• Developed and oversaw labor relations activities. Represented clients in mediations and fact-findings and legal actions

related to human resources. Resolved employee complaints and grievances; served as Hearing Officer. Insured

compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations and answered inquires concerning the same. Made changes

necessitated by changes leveled by State or Federal regulatory agencies.

• Developed objective evaluation systems based on job content, job responsibilities and other job related performance

criteria; reviewed existing job descriptions, identifying essential functions and developing job performance standards for

evaluating employees, monitoring performance, identifying barriers and quickly making the adjustments necessary to

achieve success. Recommended restructuring or other practical initiatives, solutions and alternatives. Laid-off and

downsized workforces. Established processes to recruit employees, developing their skills and abilities and preparing

them for advancement, all the while retaining them to ensure a return on training investment.

• Contract Negotiations experience - developed clients posture and subsequently negotiated their labor agreements on their

behalf. Bargaining table representation and support – utilizing traditional, modified traditional and win-win bargaining

techniques. Conducted wage and benefit surveys and analysis, prepared salary schedule and budget worksheets.

Debra K. Lamb

1607 Spring Village Lane, Mansfield, OH 44906; Cell: 419-***-****; Phone: 419-***-****; Email: abnm1v@r.postjobfree.com; Page 3

THE OHIO SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION - Management Development & Labor Relations Consultant

1999 – 2000

8050 N. High St. Columbus, Ohio 43235; Phone: 614-***-****; Van Keating.

Reason for leaving: Deep cuts in governmental funding to school districts affected their abilities to pay for services.

School district’s throughout Ohio retained OSBA to outsource their human resource, management development, labor relations,

personnel management, regulatory compliance, project work, and attended training sessions and seminars on human resources related

topics.

• Provided general management and human resources consulting and strategic planning. Consulted with clients to increase

effectiveness and reduce cost of HR delivery through improved processes. Performed accurate and effective diagnosis of

issues, organizational and operational analysis, developing, delivering and implementing complex human resources

management systems. Analyses, revised and refined human resources management systems; including performance

evaluations, job descriptions, employee handbooks, policy manuals, hiring and selection processes for school districts

throughout Ohio.

• Insured compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations and answered inquires concerning the same. Made

changes necessitated by changes leveled by State or Federal regulatory agencies. Developed and oversaw overall labor

relations activities.

• Developed clients posture and subsequently negotiated their labor agreements on their behalf; bargaining table

representation and support – utilizing traditional, modified traditional and win-win bargaining techniques. Conducted

wage and benefit surveys and analysis, prepared salary schedule and budget worksheets. Administered labor contracts.

Represented clients in mediations and fact-findings and legal actions related to human resources. Resolved employee

complaints and grievances; served as Hearing Officer.

• Developed and presented management development in-service programs and seminars; wrote and edited publications;

published 15 articles and a book on employee and labor relations issues.

OWENS - CORNING/INTEGREX - Contract Legal Professional 1999

Granville, Ohio; thru Interim Legal Services, 1121 Chiquita Center, 250 E. Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Phone: 513-***-****; Trish Alatorre-Ridings. Reason for leaving: Completed the project.

• Served on corporate litigation discovery team for two multi-million dollar product liability class actions cases,

summarized discoverable documents for litigation database.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctorate - Ohio Northern University – 1996 -– 2.68 GPA

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management, With Distinction

Ohio Northern University – 1993 – 3.34 GPA

Associates of Science in Business/Marketing, 1st in class - Lima Technical College – 1983 – 3.01 GPA

ASSOCIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management National Association of Professional Women

Professional Women in Corporate America

PUBLICATIONS

15 Articles and 1 Book on Human Resources Topics published.

DEBRA K. LAMB, EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE, A "HOW TO" GUIDE ON PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE AND JUST CAUSE

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