Six Sigma Training

Ernest Gause

Email: abqc32@r.postjobfree.com

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

City: Liberty Township

State: OH

Zip: 45044

Country: USA

Phone: 317-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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ERNEST D. GAUSE Page

ERNEST D. GAUSE

317-***-**** 6489 Winter Hazel Dr. Liberty Township, OH 45044 abqc32@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

SUMMARY

Personable result-driven communicator capable of fast-paced contribution with 15 years of operations experience. Over 10 years of IT experience in system deployment. Responsible for HR Compliance functions for 7 operating divisions and 35,000 associates. Increased HR Compliance training by 300% to achieve a 90% saturation across the organization. Led HR Procurement initiatives across multiple HR functions with $4MM in cost savings and revenue without loss of services to organization or associates. Proven background in raising $2MM in donations for philanthropic initiatives from concept to implementation for community based initiatives.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Quality

Quality Management

Six Sigma (SSBB)

Business Analytics

Operations

Organizational Development

Compression Planning

Project Management

Informational Technology

Training Development

Multiple Business Unit Support

System Implementation

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Responsible for HR Compliance for North American, Canada & Puerto Rico comprising of 5,100 stores, 35,000 associates and 7 operating divisions.

Reduced cost, increased benefits, and drove revenue across multiple HR functions to over $4MM without a reduction in services levels, benefits, impact to lines of business or associate resources.

20 years delivering training and professional development programs to private and public institutions.

Knowledge of instructional design and eLearning, background in virtual and instructor led training to include IPads and Android platforms. Understanding of LMS systems and MIS reporting requirements.

Knowledgeable in developing company-wide risk assessment audits to identify opportunities to mitigate risk.

Over 13 years of manufacturing, operational and production experience across diverse industries.

Managed day-to-day operation of the HR Compliance program to meet federal employment laws & regulations and reduced cost by 80% on compliance related contracts and services and a 500% expansion in training library.

SKILLS AND TRAINING

Compression Planning, Six Sigma Black Belt, Human Resources, Network+, MCP, Managing Diversity, Labor Unions, Succession Planning, Union Sensitivity Training, Comp and Benefits, Labor Relations, Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LUXOTTICA RETAIL, Mason, OH 2009 2013

Luxottica Group is a leader in premium fashion, luxury and sport eyewear, with 9 operating divisions over 6,200 optical and retail stores in North America, Asia-Pacific, South Africa and Europe.

Director HR Compliance

Responsible for ensuring the Companys compliance with employment, operational and HR-related requirements imposed by federal and state regulations in which the Company operates. Also responsible for identifying risks and communicating to internal stakeholders. Building educational programs; driving accountability and leading projects to mitigate risk.

Operational Highlights

Conducted organizational risk assessment to identify issues and gaps. Led cross-functional team to identify key challenges within business units to identify existing controls and plans to mitigate risk.

Increased HR Compliance regulatory training by 300% to achieve a 90% saturation level and increased all other training to a standard of 90% completion level of all compliance training across organization.

Achieved 100% training completion of regulatory & non regulatory compliance training of all senior and field leadership teams.

Worked directly with Associate Relations to support brand operations as it relates to compliance, union activities, investigations, consultations, projects and day to day operations.

Worked with cross functional teams in Canada and Puerto Rico to build union sensitivity training, identity key risk areas, compliance training and infrastructure development of compliance program.

Reduced cost by 80% on compliance contracts, compliance training restructuring and related services.

FIFTH THIRD BANK, Cincinnati, OH 2007-2008

A Fortune 500 bank ranked in the Top 20 of US held banks.

Assistant Vice President / Six Sigma Black Belt

Facilitated process improvement initiatives; participated in managing key process improvement projects to successful implementation using Six Sigma, Lean Processing, Change Management and Team Building Concepts; key projects included Six Sigma Training, BPO Right Sizing, Retail Banking transaction ticket elimination.

Operational Highlights

Saved $2MM by streamlining processes and off shoring through BPO Methodology for strategic alignment.

Worked with quality development team to create yellow belt training to be implemented enterprise wide and aligned to the overall strategic goals of the organization.

Reengineered mortgage payment process to align e-commerce, teller transactions and mail operations strategies for payments, resulting in systemic enhancement that led to a 60% reduction in error rate.

HSBC (HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION), Carmel, IN 2002-2007

One of the largest financial services companies with 10,000 offices in 82 countries.

Senior Manager / Six Sigma Black Belt

Responsibilities included increasing revenue, identifying best practices and implementing strategic goals using Six Sigma methodology.

Operational Highlights

Partnered with Training and Development regarding building a platform for new products and initiatives. Worked with team to identify new processes, procedural enhancements required for new product offering and alignment to organizational objectives.

Reengineered several Six Sigma project to reduce turnover and improve productivity; rolled out locally and nationally to over 5,000 employees.

EDUCATION

Master Degree, Management Information System, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE

Bachelor Degree, Business Administration/Management, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE

Bachelor Degree, Management Information System, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE

ACTIVITIES

LuxTiger Mentoring Program Withrow University High School digital conversion initiative to introduce technology on a 1 to 1 basis for each student and expand program from 45 to 1,300 students in 1 year. The program will help to design school curriculum also provide 4 year scholarship or technical training.

Founder of Diversity Council Developed the diversity council model for Carmel, IN

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