Human Resources Management

ERIC STEVEN GRIESEL, J.D.

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* 1 5+ years P r ovid ing Sen io r / C-Leve l Tac tic al & S trate gic H u man Resou rc e s Lead ership *

In te n s e ly Pa s s i o n a te a b o u t Engaging & Retaining Employees, Developing Human Capital & Increasing Shareholder Value

V a lu e d - A d d e d P ro p o s i t io n : L a b o r & E mp l o y m e n t L a w A t t o rn e y a n d R is k M a n a g e m e n t & E m p lo y e e S a f e t y E x p e r t is e

Facilitated numerous management transformations, including the North American office of a multi-billion dollar Global company

Integrally involved in all aspects of M & A activity, beginning with initial due diligence and the ultimate integration and rebadging of acquired organizations and employees

More than five years consultancy experience with local and international clients, providing legal and human resources’ expertise helping organizations manage change

Instrumental in helping drive employee lost-time injuries from alarming record-high figures to ZERO

C -L EVEL /S ENIOR B USINESS P ARTNER A CCOMPLISHED I N 3 C RITICAL C ORPORATE A REAS

A passionate ‘go-to’ team player frequently called upon to fashion synergistic solutions for all end users in the critical areas of Human Resources, Legal and Risk Management.

• Successfully facilitated management and cultural transformation at Vopak’s North American headquarters, which aligned organizational goals with newly created culture and core

values, generated management collaboration and training, and reversed declining morale and record-high work-related injuries;

• Integral player able to support aggressive M & A activity from cradle-to-grave, including due diligence, papering transactions and integrating and rebadging targeted acquisitions;

• Negotiated 24 contracts as ‘first-chair’ with Teamsters, UAW, IBEW and SEIU; obtained favorable decision in 26 of 28 arbitration cases in labor-strong Midwestern states;

decertified SEIU local and defended action before the regional NLRB; established Union avoidance environments that successfully withstood aggressive organizing efforts;

• Enhance employee benefits annually by monitoring of loss runs, ongoing training and education of healthcare end-users and remaining engaged with insurers to make timely

adjustments, while insuring that renewals were aligned with quantifiable metrics;

• Drove cultural change and related supervisory training, while instituting state-of-the-art recruiting and onboarding protocols that resulted in improved recruiting efficiencies and

reducing attrition from more than 60% to nearly ZERO;

• Designed, implemented and developed HR Departments with multi-state employers and up to 7,500 FTEs, consistently within budgetary constraints; operationalized standardized

employment and safety practices that successfully engaged employees and either reduced or totally eliminated work-related injuries at all facilities – significantly exceeding

departmental deliverables annually; prepared and implemented all policies and protocols; implemented two Human Resource Information Systems;

• Created high-performance teams that became impervious to employment law claims and litigation; mentored and coached team members that compiled impressive and

unmatched records of ZERO regulatory complaints or fines with all employers; an

• Converted Texas corporations from workers’ comp to non-subscription, resulting in more than $1,000,000 savings.

LEGAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES CORE COMPETENCIES:

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Strategic and Tactical Leader / Manager Mentoring and Executive Coaching

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Employee Engagement Training and Development

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Credible Activist & Cultural Steward Team Building / Servant Leadership

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Creating Strength-Based Relationships Risk Assessment and Risk Avoidance

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Talent Manager / Succession Planning State / Federal Regulatory Compliance

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Organizational Designer Collective Bargaining / Union Avoidance

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Strategy Architect Contract Preparations and Negotiations

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Performance Management Litigation Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GLOBALSTAINE ENERGY CORPORATION - Dallas & Houston, Texas / Centennial, Colorado

Chief Legal Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer (2007 - Present)

C-Level Executive with oversight authority for all Legal, HR and Risk Management activity for international energy start-up company. First year activity limited to creating the company,

preparing all governance documents, strategic planning, state and federal filings, addressing limited SEC questions, client presentations, addressing financial concerns and supporting

the corporate officers in any other operational manner essential to our mission. The company has yet to achieve positive cash flow and it does not appear that this situation is likely to

change anytime soon. See corporate profile at www.globalstaine.com/ContactInfo.htm.

Community Health Systems, Inc. - Dalton, Georgia & Macon, Georgia

Vice President, Human Resources (2006)

First VPHR for $375M integrated health services organization tasked with implementing and devising comprehensive organizational strategies to seamlessly absorb recent acquisitions.

Selected Accomplishments:

Created HR Strategic plan within budget; helping drive culture changes, insuring organizational development strategy aligned with, and mapped to, key initiatives.

Triggered more than $200K in savings by resolving benefits’ management and reporting issues

Redesigned training program, enhancing employee training and development deliverables

Streamlined HR processes and transformed HR operating model to provide greater ROI, enhanced proficiency, and strong organizational presence

Introduced and implemented performance management within selected business units

Provided Executive Coaching of both middle managers and senior level executives

Resources Global Professionals - Houston, Texas

Legal & Human Resources Consultant/Associate (2004 - 2006)

Provide Legal & HR consultation for prominent domestic and international clients for publicly traded staffing company

Selected Accomplishments:

Provided expansive HR and Legal solutions for C-Level and senior client executives

Facilitated change management initiatives throughout N.A. headquarters of the world’s largest provider of conditioned storage facilities for bulk liquids and gases

Comprehensive evaluation of internal operations to align goals with client’s overall business objectives

Nexus Health Systems, LTD. - Houston, Texas

Vice President, Human Resources & Risk Management / General Counsel (1998 - 2004)

First General Counsel / VP Human Resources and VP Risk Management for privately held hospital and healthcare company with revenues at or above $50M.

Selected Accomplishments:

Collaborated with owners to develop corporate culture, core values and organization restructuring resulting in ZERO employment related claims

Facilitated external branding and communication campaigns to fortify reputation and become an employer of choice in the competitive nursing market

Bolstered strength of leadership teams through strategic implementation of Organizational Leadership Development and Succession Planning programs

Oversight authority for all insurance coverages, including monitoring loss runs and negotiating renewals resulting in savings in excess of $300K during my tenure

Implemented new safety standards and protocols that initially resulted in reduction in workers' compensation claims by 70%; reversed spiraling trends of three facilities from

record high lost-day injuries - to attaining ZERO lost day injuries in two years

Converted Texas facilities from workers‘ comp to non-subscribers, developing internal networks to record, monitor and treat work-related injuries – all with savings in excess

of 300,000 over previous workers’ comp premiums during year one

Implemented effective litigation management which resulted in significant cost savings and more favorable outcomes

THE VINEYARD, INC. - Carrollton, Texas (and formerly Clovis, New Mexico)

Vice President, Law & Administration / Chief Administrative Officer (1996 - 1998)

Spearheaded all facets of HR, Legal, Risk Management and Administration for 200,000 square-foot light manufacturing operation employing 800 FTEs, originally located in two states.

Selected Accomplishments:

Restructured all administrative functions within the organization to achieve maximum efficiency

Established employee recognition and incentive programs to facilitate employee engagement and performance management

Instituted company’s first Safety Committee, eliminating work-related injuries by more than 55%

Credited for achieving ZERO employment law related lawsuits or settlements during my tenure

Chartwell Healthcare, Inc. - Dallas, Texas

Director of Human Resources and Risk Management / General Counsel (1993 - 1995)

First General Counsel, Director of HR & Risk Management for $160M, multi-state privately-held healthcare corporation, with 7,500 employees and 66 skilled nursing facilities.

Selected Accomplishments:

Established HR, Risk Management and Legal functions, designing and implementing organizational format designed to interface immediately with existing structure

Thwarted aggressive Union organizing efforts and decertified bargaining representative at Marshall, TX facility

Recaptured $500K through conversion from workers’ comp to non-subscription for Texas facilities

Credited with achieving ZERO employment law related lawsuits or settlements

Prior successes include Associate General Counsel, HEA Management Group, Inc, Denton, Texas; Associate Attorney, Healthcare & Employment Law Section, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff

& Miller, Fort Worth, Texas; and, Chief Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas and Sherman, Texas.

MILITARY SERVICE

Served as Lieutenant-Commander, U.S. Naval Reserve, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, at multiple commands, including Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. Individually

responsible for prosecuting more than 100 felony cases and overseeing the Civil Claims Department, which generally maintained in excess of $350M in overall claims responsibility.

EDUCATION, LICENSING & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• JD – University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (American Jurisprudence Awards for Contracts & Civil Procedure; Selected “Best Advocate,” first-year Moot Court competition)

• Completed all coursework towards MPA without taking oral boards - University of Memphis, Memphis, TN

• BA, Political Science – Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

• Admitted to practice law in Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas

• Active membership held in the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the State Bar of Texas

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