Human Resources Training
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Grafton, WI *****
************@*****.***
Madi Catalano
Career Summary
Highly skilled Human Resources Leader with over 20 years of demonstrated achievements in
various areas including:
Innovative Planning and Leadership Employee and Labor Relations
Compensation Analysis / Administration Welfare and Retirement Benefits
Recruitment and Strategic Retention Safety / Workers Compensation
Regulatory Compliance Systematic Lean Problem Solving
Professional Experience
Bradley Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI 2000 – June 2008
A $175 million privately held manufacturer of non-residential washroom fixtures and accessories. Employs
500+ employees in multiple sites/states.
Director of Human Resources
Member of the Sr. Management team, providing leadership in all human resources and organizational related
areas. Focused in organizational development, employment, benefits, compensation, workers’ compensation,
training and development and labor/employee relations. Developed and mentored a staff of five.
Coached the executive team and operated as a confidant to the COO, to whom I reported.
Coached and counseled department managers on employment legal matters and productivity issues
involving employees within their teams.
Key participant on the strategic management team that created and implemented action plans for the
business operation.
Delivered annual strategic HR plans to support the company business goals.
Worked with top managers to develop succession plans, recognizing high potential individuals, creating
development opportunities and gap analysis to identify talent acquisition needs.
Developed a market-based compensation system and systematically created a competitive wage
structure throughout the organization.
Participated in two successful labor contract negotiations with the United Steel Workers Union.
Facilitated lean process mapping training to streamline and improve office processes.
Built an empowered and engaged organization who embraced trust, teamwork and continuous
improvement.
Designed and delivered HR policies, practices and training to attract, retain and motivate top
performers.
Facilitated communication training to help dysfunctional teams work together and become productive.
Key Participant on Quality Improvement Team. Facilitated employee opinion survey process, led ISO
compliance tasks and fostered continuous improvement.
Developed a pay and training skill matrix to provide career pathing within manufacturing.
Brady Worldwide, Milwaukee, WI 1990 – 1999
An international manufacturer and marketer of identification, safety materials and graphics solutions. Brady
employees 2700 employees worldwide with 1500 located in the U.S.
Compensation and Benefits Manager 1995 – 1999
Managed a 401(k) plan conversion – changed record-keeper, plan design and merged newly acquired
companies. Negotiated elimination of participant fees. Saved approximately $75k in the first year.
Re-engineered the entire benefits plans effective January 1998. Improved overall benefits program
saving the company over $200k in the first year.
Revised North American pay practices by moving to a common salary review date in 1998.
Developed and implemented a compensation training program for all North American employees.
Researched and implemented an “All Salaried” workforce as a part of the HR team.
Participated as a member of a three-person team that effectively implemented a corporate restructuring
plan impacting 10% of the global workforce within one month’s time. (1998)
Developed and conducted action plans for a company-wide employee opinion survey.
Centralized the recruitment activities for Bradley and negotiated an agreement with Manpower to create
an on-site presence for temporary help.
Directed the Diversity Training Team in selecting a Diversity Consultant for a Company-wide training
program. Worked with the consultant to develop a company-specific program.
Led Company through a successful affirmative action audit in 1999.
Re-designed the Canadian benefits program saving both employees and the company money while
improving the level of benefits. Realized a 24% decrease in costs while increasing the number of
employees covered.
Established a competitive benefits program for newly formed company site in Mexico.
Managed benefits for acquisition in Brazil.
Human Resources Manager 1990 – 1995
Established an HR presence in a stand-alone division of Brady Corporation.
Effectively flattened organization through division-wide restructuring process.
Assisted in the planning and implementation of a division-wide move to a new location.
Researched, planned and implemented a division-wide gainsharing plan.
Led a team in developing a division-wide new performance review system.
Established a division-wide Training Center / Learning Center for Brady employees and their families.
Developed and conducted a time-management training class for Brady’s Coating Division that moved to
a 7-day continuous operation.
Managed all workers compensation issues at site.
Quad/Graphics, Inc., Sussex, WI 1987 – 1990
The world’s largest privately held printer of magazines, catalogs, and other commercial products.
Quad/Graphics employs 12,000 employees across the US and boasts $2 billion in annual sales.
Human Resources Generalist
Co-created a department where none existed, the “Career Development” department to centralize
recruitment and career development for internal and external recruits. Hired an average of 3 people
every day of the first year and a half of employment.
Established policies and procedures for hiring and worked with internal departments to establish bona-
fide job requirement and hiring criteria for each job.
Developed relationships with technical colleges to recruit and train new employees
Facilitated program that enabled high school teachers to shadow various jobs within the company to
better understand what their students needed to know to move into the world of work.
Worked in every aspect of “Employee Services”, including payroll, benefits, recruitment, training and
employee relations.
Education
University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
MBA
University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonee, WI
BS – Vocational Rehabilitation
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