Human Resources Manager
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Title:Lee Hecht Harrison
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Name: JD Biggs
Address: **** * ********* ***
City: Kansas City
State: MO
Zip/Postal Code: 64157
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E-mail: abpzt7@r.postjobfree.com
Primary Phone: 816-***-****
Background
Most Recent Job Title: Director, Associate Learning Programs
Most Recent Employer: Cerner Corporation
Career Level: Executive (SVP, VP, etc.)
Availability or Timeframe: Immediately
Authorized to work in the US: Yes
Security Clearance: Other
Do you have transportation: Yes
Over 18: Yes
Education: MBA
Languages Spoken: English
Job Preferences
Desired Salary: Open
Willing to Relocate:
Desired Job Titles: Director
Vice President
Senior Manager
Desired Job Types: Contract, Employee
Work Status: Full Time
Desired Shifts:
Desired Travel: 50%
Category: Corporate Relations/Communication, Human Resources, Teaching/Training,
Transportation/Logistics
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Company Type:
Industry: Computers Software and Hardware, Educational Services, Health Care / Social
Assistance, Information Technology, Transportation
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Copyright c 1997- Lee Hecht Harrison, Inc.
Leader, Consultant, and Entrepreneur, who has led human resource and training functions,
partnered with clients (internal and external) across industries and throughout the world
and built a successful family business. Proven track record planning/implementing
organizational change, adoption of new technologies, human capital growth strategies as
well as developing and delivering training programs.
KEY SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY - development & implementation
HR at corporate, regional and field offices
Staffed 178% growth rate by implementing a recruiting plan to attract IT professionals
and eliminate agency/placement costs.
Reduced cost of benefits by re-designing fringe benefit package and selecting new
carriers that resulted in 14% improvement of cost position.
Training/Development innovation
Saved $700k travel expenses by developing mobile learning assets and implementing
collaborative learning solutions leveraging Web 2.0 technologies.
Established Leadership Development programs to support 80% promotion from within
resulting in 97% of promoted leaders and their managers agreeing they were more effective
on the job.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Integrated acquired company with retention model that eliminated duplicate work and saved
$1m annually.
Improved teamwork through design and implementation of incentive bonus plan that lowered
operating costs by 2% and created a common mission.
Technology adoption
Created a roadmap methodology and defined a sequence of activities for clients to
successfully navigate significant organizational change.
Introduced distance education technologies to reduce the time off job for training and
saved over $250k annually.
CONSULTING managing, selling & partnering
Business Development and Practice Management
Led the business development of a new service offering. Created a roadmap methodology and
defined a sequence of activities for clients to successfully navigate significant
organizational change.
Grew practice revenues from $0 to $6m annually and grew practice staff from 3 to 40+
consultants to meet business development targets.
Client partnerships
Trusted advisor to client hospital CXOs to elevate IT from project status to strategic
initiative and execute organizational development activities.
Created Health Professions offerings and led University research projects that generated
innovative solutions and grew client base/revenues to over $1m.
LEADERSHIP plan, execute & deliver results
Establish vision, mission and strategy and build high performance HR and Training teams
Led internal learning function supporting 7000+ associates that was ranked 13th among the
Top 125 Training Organizations by Training Magazine. Managed five teams with total staff
of 40 associates.
Established and led human resources function chartered with preserving the union-free
status of our 1600+ employees in 56 locations. Managed a staff of 12 associates.
Established and led training function with programs/processes serving 13,000 associates
in over 200 facilities. Managed a staff of 17 associates in 6 locations.
Built five Learning Centers to instruct 500 associates weekly and saved over $1m in
annual travel and lodging expense.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CERNER CORPORATION, Kansas City, MO 2001 - 2009
Healthcare Information Technology Company offering software, hardware, managed services
and professional services to domestic and international healthcare clients.
Director Associate Learning Programs
(Training Executive
)
Senior Manager
Transition Management Practice (Change Management Consulting)
J BIGGS & ASSOCIATES INC
., Kansas City, MO 2006 - Present
Retail internet sales S-Corporation branded Bigg Brands 4 Less Boutique offering
primarily name brand retail clothing items to domestic and international consumers.
President
- Entrepreneur
TIMM COMMUNICATIONS, INC
., Kansas City, MO 2000 - 2001
Application Service Provider offering e-business solutions to the transportation
industry.
Vice President
Human Resources
VITRAN, INC
., Indianapolis, IN 1998 - 2000
A transportation company offering less than truckload service to 16 midwestern states
with revenues of $160 million annually.
Vice President
Human Resources
FEDEX FREIGHT, Harrison, AR 1994 - 1998
Formerly known as American Freightways, a transportation company offering less than
truckload service to 28 states with revenues of $800 million annually.
Vice President
People Development (Training Executive)
UPS FREIGHT, Richmond, VA 1986 - 1994
Formerly known as
Overnite Transportation Company, a transportation company offering less
than truckload service to 48 states with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.
Manager - Human
Resources
EDUCATION
Masters Business Administration University Missouri at Kansas City
Area of Study Industrial Relations
Bachelor Science Missouri State University
Area of Study Human Resource Management
CERTIFICATIONS SPHR, PHR Society of Human Resource Management
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Biggs
abpzt7@r.postjobfree.com
Kansas City, MO
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