Human Resources Resource

Jodi coplan

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ******** **

City: Highland Park

State: IL

Zip: 60035

Country: USA

Phone: 847-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $90,000

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Jodi Coplan

2366 Egandale Road, Highland Park, IL 60035

*********@********.*** 847-***-****

Qualification Summary

Senior-Level Human Resources Executive

Senior-Level Human Resources executive with demonstrated achievement leveraging people, processes, structure, and culture to best advance organizational goals. Accomplished architect of policies and programs that uncover the full potential of professional staff, with success leading all aspects of HR. Proven ability to align HR strategy and initiatives with broader business objectives, identifying and capturing opportunities to bolster staff performance, cut costs, and increase departmental efficiency to grow P&L. Trusted business partner who collaborates with executive officers to create a professional environment that promotes employee engagement, growth, and retention, and rallies staff behind a shared vision in pursuit of organization-wide objectives.

Areas of expertise:

Organizational Development Performance Management Staff Training & Development Strategic Planning

Organizational Restructuring Benefits / Compensation Employee Relations Employee Engagement

New Hire Onboarding Curriculum Design & Development Budget Management Team Leadership

CCIM Institute and CCIM Technologies, Inc., National Association of Realtors A(R)Chicago, Illinois

$15M commercial real estate trade association and subsidiary.

Senior Director of Human Capital and Administration Chicago, IL 2008 to Present

Govern human resources strategy and initiatives across a national, multi-site organization, driving the performance, development, engagement, and retention of 150 staff members and independent contractors. Help lead programs both to build and best serve membership base of 15,000. Partner with CEO and other executive officers to define organizations strategic direction and establish both short- and long-term performance objectives. Direct organizational restructuring efforts and align HR policies with the mission and vision, code of business conduct, values, and guiding principles of the organization.

Facing 25% drop in operating budget, streamlined personnel structure and made critical salary and benefits decisions to best balance organizations mission, fiscal health, and responsibility to its staff:

Captured $2M in savings without sacrificing performance or service levels.

Cut benefits costs by approximately 15% through strategic negotiation and selection of benefit carrier contracts; implemented a new health and wellness program to counter impact to employees

Helped organization achieve less than 2% employee turnover rate, building a professional environment of trust, transparency, and creating pathways for individual growth; approximately 75% of new staff members have progressed to more senior positions during tenure.

Conceptualized and launched an intranet system to improve communication and collaboration between different departments, structuring staff to move in unison toward common organizational goals.

Developed and implemented new on-boarding process for staff across more than 10 different departments; engaged senior officers across multiple divisions to identify development priorities, and created department-specific programs to better integrate staff into organizations fabric and prepare them for immediate contributions.

Planned, negotiated, and recommended budget for 5 areas totaling $5M, ensuring most efficient allocation of organizational resources, including reduction in personnel requirements for operational functions.

Partnered with instructors to create educational programming and content for members, helping to grow the impact of organizational development efforts.

Director of Human Resources Chicago, Illinois 2004 to 2008

Led HR strategy and initiatives during period of organizational expansion, overseeing policies and programs for 160 staff members as part of a $19M operating budget, and serving 19,000 members. Helped to architect HR operating systems and framework, growing the divisions effectiveness and efficiency. Established compensation structures and benchmarked all salaries using relevant job descriptions and compensation surveys. Served as staff liaison to the Professional Standards Committee, Faculty Subcommittee, and Human Resources Workgroup of the Governance structure.

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Facilitated and administered annual leadership development academy for approximately 100 volunteer leaders over 7 years, growing the volunteer pool of professionals involved in the organizations governance by 40%.

Led RFP process, selected vendor, and helped design and manage new HRMS database (Peopletrak); created and evaluated reports providing critical analyses of the HR lifecycle, using insights to improve divisions performance.

HR Matters, Inc. Highland Park, Illinois

Privately-held consultancy delivers HR solutions to diverse client roster comprised of small- and medium-sized businesses.

Principal 1997 to 2002

Launched and presided over HR consulting firm, overseeing all business functions. Generated new client leads and won engagements to lead processes for small- to mid-sized businesses in the areas of people strategy, talent development, retention, leadership development, succession planning, career mobility, benefits and compensation analysis, and establishment of a high performance business culture.

Delivered HR solutions to businesses ranging from 10 to 75 in staff size across multiple industries and sectors, helping clients to develop a talented, efficient, and well-structured staff roster.

Formulated and recommended HR policies and objectives for clients to grow both revenue and organizational efficiency; identified legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting HR function to ensure compliance with current laws.

Helped establish HR departments for companies without formal systems, building foundation and creating sound, sustainable HR governance structures to support and propel business growth.

Prior Experience

S and J Designs, Inc. Highland Park, Illinois President 2000 to 2002

Launched and directed start-up retail clothing manufacturing company, leading staff of 5 and generating $150K in annual revenue.

Administaff (Insperity) Rosemont, Illinois

Consultant 1996 to 1997

Served in business development and consulting role for nation's leading professional employer organization, delivering business and personnel solutions to small- and mid-sized companies.

In praise of performance, earned companys Rookie of the Year Award in 1997.

CCIM Institute and CCIM Technologies, National Association of RealtorsA(R)Chicago, Illinois

Human Resources Specialist 1995 to 1996

Established HR function by systematically implementing policies, training, and control points, and identified and eliminated barriers to effective performance.

Enhanced HR role as employee advocate, helping to improve relations between employees and executive management.

Recruited and hired exempt and non-exempt level staff; successful in hiring over 60% of association staff and reducing turnover rates to less than 5%.

Corporation Counsels Office, City of Chicago Chicago, Illinois

Human Resources Analyst / Human Resources Supervisor 1992 to 1995

Helped lead HR policies and programs for the City of Chicagos Legal Department.

Established framework for processing Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims, bringing structure and organization to procedure previously handled on ad hoc basis.

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Education

Loyola University Chicago, Illinois

MS, Human Resources and Industrial Relations

Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana

BA, Liberal Arts, Concentration in Criminal Justice

Professional Certification

HR Certification Institute (HRCI)

SPHR Certification

Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois

Certificate, Professional Human Resource Management Prep Program

Professional Affiliations

Association Forum of Chicagoland

Human Resources Special Interest Group Chair and Mentor

Human Resource Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC)

Employee Relations Interest Group

Society for Human Resource Management and Northern Illinois Society for Human Resource Management

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