KELDA E. DAVIES
***********@*****.***
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Paxton, Illinois 60957 Cell: 414-***-****
OBJECTIVE A challenging position in HR with a progressive company where the
opportunity for growth, development and the ability to contribute is
highly valued.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EXELON CORPORATION-NUCLEAR GENERATION, Warrenville, IL
Exelon Nuclear is headquartered in Warrenville, Ill., and is a business unit of Exelon Corporation. It
operates the largest nuclear fleet in the nation and the third largest fleet in the world. Exelon’s ten
stations – with 17 reactors – represent approximately 20 percent of the U.S. nuclear industry’s power
capacity.
HR Generalist, Braidwood, Plant 2008
Subject Matter Expert on CBA for Nuclear, Physical, and Clerical Employees represented by IBEW
Local 15 at the largest nuclear facility in Illinois, with 876 employees.
Responsible for contract interpretation, administration and grievance resolution for Maintenance,
Operations, Chemistry and Radiation Protection Departments.
Develops disciplinary guidance for both Management and Bargaining Unit Employees.
Project Lead for Security Guard Conversion. Responsible for ensuring NLRB compliance, and
Bargaining for affected personnel. Main focus establishing contractual guidelines, wage and hours
negotiation and establishing the Company’s expectations with regards to future Labor/Management
interactions.
Responsible for Effects Bargaining, and Arbitration Preparation
Management Development projects centered driven by INPO AFI; developing alignment and
accountability for site First Line Supervisors; High Potential Candidate identification and succession
planning for long term growth.
Ownership of all major policy changes, accountable for change management initiatives support
currently underway in Maintenance Department.
SME for NRC work hours changes and impact on outage Support and Collective Bargaining provisions.
Trainer for Labor Relations for Supervisors.
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Sacramento, CA
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the
USA. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are 20,000
employees (16,800 union employees) who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary
business the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service
to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central
California.
Labor Relations Specialist 2006 to 2008
Subject Matter Expert on the Collective Bargaining Agreements for IBEW 1245 Physical, Clerical,
and Engineers and Scientist of CA, contracts.
Maintained strong, positive local Labor/Management Relationship
Resolved Grievances for Call Center Operations, Hydro-Electric Generation, Electric Transmission
and Distribution, Gas Transmission and Distribution, and General Construction,
Transmission/Substation Construction.
Managed Labor Issues for North Valley area- 1,500 Bargaining Unit Employees; 3 Contracts
Developed and Conducted Trainings on Effective Grievance Resolution, Labor Relations for Leaders,
and Contract Interpretation for Over Time Administration
Actively negotiated local letters of agreement.
Researched and provided disciplinary recommendations
Provided Contract and Ad Hoc Letter of Agreement Interpretation.
Participated in Compliance and Ethics Investigatory Process
ZURICH NORTH AMERICA, Schaumburg, IL
In North America, Zurich is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global
corporate, large corporate, middle market, small business (not offered in Canada), specialties and
programs sectors. Behind this success is a culture of continuous improvement and a pride in excellence.
Talent Management Intern June-August 2005
Worked as Business Partner between VP's and Learning Services to identify High Potential
Individuals, and areas in which they needed improvement.
Identified key areas in Business Units with needs for succession planning.
Created templates and models to be used for tracking succession planning candidates, and outlining
performance plans for those identified in key areas.
Project driver for Business Talent Review.
BUSINESS SKILLS
Proven ability to comprehend and work with complex financial and empirical data; including strong
analytical and problem solving capability;
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing in a clear concise, organized and persuasive
manner.
Strong collective bargaining negotiating skills;
Extensive independent reading on contemporary issues affecting Collective Bargaining with regards to
deregulation, outsourcing, the decline in percentage of employees represented by organized labor,
and the modern emergence of the represented professional.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 2005-2006
Master’s of Human Resources and Labor Relations
G.P.A. 3.76
Graduate Certificate in Mediations and Negotiation
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 2000-2003
Bachelor of Arts Psychology with Minors in German, Philosophy and Mathematics
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Adept computer skills to include: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Peoplesoft, SAP HR
platform.