Human Resources Vice President

James Main

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – EXPERIENCES

Private Consulting (1/11 – Present)

Working with higher education clients to assist with reorganization challenges, cost effective savings opportunities, and potential re-engineering of operations and processes. This work is driven by the financial crisis that public higher education is currently experiencing and will continue to face.

California State University, Monterey Bay (8/07 – 1/11)

Vice President for Administration and Finance & Chief Financial Officer (8/07 – 1/11)

This position is responsible for planning, developing, directing, and controlling the University’s financial, human, and physical resources to include operating ($70M) and capital ($108M) budgets, cash management, investments, endowments, and treasury functions. Additionally, the Vice President oversees responsibility for the institution’s financial services and business affairs which

include accounting, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, procurement, contracting, and budgeting (development, management and reporting). There are approximately 140 people in the division of Administration and Finance.

In addition, CSUMB entrusts the management responsibility for human resources and facilities operations to this position. Public safety (police), environmental health and safety, risk management, landscape services, facilities design and construction, and administrative (PeopleSoft) computing are also part of this leader’s portfolio. The Vice President also ensures intercollegiate athletics (Division II) as well as other related business/auxiliary operations (grants and contracts, parking, bookstore, food services, housing, etc.) are managed soundly with financial integrity. Campus legal activities are coordinated through this office.

Reporting directly to the President, and serving as a member of the President’s Senior Leadership Team and Cabinet, the Vice President works closely with the California State University’s Office of the Chancellor, the Board of Trustees and its various subcommittees, and certain State of California legislative fiscal analysts/representatives. As the Vice President for CSUMB, I serve as the

Secretary/Treasurer of the Foundation which includes chairing the Foundation’s Investment and Audit Committees, as well as the campus housing program for faculty, staff and students.

The Vice President for Administration and Finance partners directly with the President, Provost, and other Vice Presidents in developing and implementing long-range and strategic plans involving enrollment, academic programs, facilities, and financial goals. This position provides a strong, consultative, and decisive leadership role in the overall management of the campus, the development of campus policies, and the appropriate alignment, distribution and utilization of financial and human resources as they relate to accomplishing the University’s mission and vision. CSUMB serves a regional, under-representative population in central/coastal California. As such, the University is continually reaching out to community constituencies for advice and guidance. The Vice President serves on several local boards, committees, and participates in community social and philanthropic activities and events.

Southern Oregon University

Vice President for Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer (3/05 – 8/07)

This position is responsible for planning, developing, directing, and controlling the University's financial resources, operating ($65M) and capital ($90M) budgets, cash management, investment statements, endowments, and treasury functions. Additionally, the position oversees responsibility for the institution's financial services and business affairs which include accounting, accounts payable/receivable, budgeting and planning, human resources, payroll, facilities operations and maintenance, landscape services, construction and renovation, public safety/security, campus environmental matters, administrative (Banner) computing systems, intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports, as well as other related business support functions (i.e., parking and transit services, bookstore, housing and dining services, internal audits, procurement and contracting, etc.).

Reporting directly to the President, and serving as a member of the President's Executive Council, the Vice President works closely with the Oregon University System, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education and its various subcommittees, Legislative Fiscal Officers, and State of Oregon Legislators. I serve as a liaison for the University's Foundation/Alumni Association and various other affiliated organizations of the University (i.e., Jefferson Public Radio, Rogue Valley TV, Raider Athletic/Booster Clubs, Extended Campus Programs, and Rogue Valley Community College partnership.)

The Vice President partners directly with the President and Provost in setting the campus' long range administrative and financial goals and takes a strong, active leadership role in management of the campus, the development of campus policies, and the proper alignment, distribution, and utilization of financial and human resources as they relate to the University's priorities. The Vice President acts as the campus' lead negotiator in the development of campus-wide agreements and contracts with associated employee bargaining groups, property management, consultants, research grants and contracts, service contracts, and other campus privatization initiatives.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska (January, 1988 – March, 2005)

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance - Fiscal Affairs (8/03 - 3/05)Serve as the primary fiscal officer for the University as well as financial liaison with the University of Nebraska Foundation and Nebraska Alumni Association.Provide financial leadership, both operational and strategic, for the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska System which encompasses operations Statewide.Generate financial information used by the Board of Regents and Legislative Fiscal Officers from the State of Nebraska - Governor's Office and Appropriations Committee.Oversee investments of the institution's cash funds and treasury functions.The units that reported to this position:

-Accounting including Accounts Payable/Receivables

-Budget Office

-Bursar

-Conference Services

-Administrative (SAP) Computing for Budget/Financia1/Personne1/Payroll Systems

-Fiscal Management Services (Reporting)

-Payroll/Data Entry

-Student Accounts/Student Financial Aid Services

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance - Transition Team (8/02 – 8/03)As a result of mandated budget cuts from the legislature, and as requested by the Chancellor, I directed the transition team responsible to close and/or reduce both administrative and academic units.Administered the Reduction-In-Force (RIF) process and coordinated re-employment opportunities for those RIF’ed employees (both faculty and staff).Restrained and secured operational budgets, including salary and benefit dollars in order to generate savings which would help offset cash-flow problems.Closed a hotel and food service unit which included property disposal, auctioning fixtures, and mothballing the facilities.Redirected financial resources toward other academic programs and initiatives.

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance - University Services (1/91 - 8/02)Contribute broad leadership and management expertise in a dynamic institutional setting focused upon developing and implementing strategic initiatives which serve to advance the University to a position of prominence in higher education.Responsible for "integrating" administrative/business functions and processes which support the overall mission of the University.Share University-wide leadership that provides policy formulation, financial positioning, and long-range planning for the growth of the campuses.Provide management oversight for a myriad of University services that extend Statewide, which includes over 300 employees with a budget that exceeds $40M. These services include:

-asset management and surplus property disposal

-bookstore operations

-administrative computing-information services/technology systems

-computer sales & services

-environmental health and safety including hazardous materials and radiation safety

-ID card and express charge systems

-landscape services including an arboretum and botanical gardens

-mail and distribution services including moving & delivery services

-parking and transit services

-printing and copy services

-procurement and contracting which encompasses various prime vendor operations

-recycling services

-transportation services

-trash services

-travel services

-vending services

-outsourcing/privatization projects

Other direct reports included internal support staff for computing, accounting, budget/finance, training and publications, and customer service ("hot-lines") representatives.

Acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance (1/95 – 8/95)Provided administrative support and leadership within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance while a national search was conducted for a new Vice Chancellor.Assumed responsibility for approving and executing:

- institutional research grants and contracts

- personal service agreements

- product and service contracts

- other University transactions

requiring an authorized signature on behalf of the institution and the Board of Regents. Conducted fiscal analysis and provided feedback to auxiliary units regarding business operations. Prepared and submitted agenda items to the Board of Regents as well as generated reports for individual Board members.Served as the campus emergency coordinator, chaired the emergency preparedness committee, and conducted a "mock" emergency disaster drill for the campus community.Negotiated and approved all property transactions (sale, purchase, lease).Authorized, per event, the distribution and/or sale of alcohol at institutional events.Rewrote and distributed the University's "Signature Authority" policy document.Instituted several "peer review" processes for service units within Business and Finance. Attended various meetings and events on behalf of the Vice Chancellor and Chancellor.Served as the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance during the Interim's absence.

Director of Business Services (1/88 - 1/91)Directed the support/service activities (Purchasing, Stores, Inventory) described above.

The University of Texas - Austin, Texas

Superintendent (Director) of Physical Plant and General Services (9/84 - 1/88)

Trenton State College (College of New Jersey) - Trenton, New Jersey

Manager of Auxiliary Services (12/79 - 9/84)

Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island

Business Manager, Asst. Director of Residence Life, and Asst. Dean of Students (7/77 - 12/79)

Mitchell College - New London, Connecticut

Director of Student Activities and Residential Life (7/76 - 7/77)

University of Connecticut - Storrs, Connecticut

Area Coordinator. Head Resident. and Resident Assistant (9/71 - 12/74 & 8/75 - 7/76

General Dynamics - Eastern Data Center - Groton, Connecticut

Computer Programming Analyst (1/75 - 8/75)

Military Service - Parris Island, South Carolina; San Diego, California; and Vietnam

United States Marine Corp (5/69 - 5/71) Disabled Vietnam-era Veteran.

COMMITTEE SERVICE within a UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT

Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women

University’s Proactive Diversity and Gender Committee

President’s Campus Sustainability Committee

University Association for Administrative Development (various committees; i.e., Executive Board, Employee Concerns, Professional Development, Academic Senate Liaison, President)

Privatization/Outsourcing Task Force (system office committee)

Angle and Burns Commissions on Administrative Efficiencies (NU systemwide review teams) Purchasing Task Force(s) (State of Nebraska and system office committees)

United Way Combined Campaign

Business Services Advisory Council

Chancellor's Campus Safety Committee

Chancellor's Hazardous Materials Use Committee

Biosafety Council

Radiation Safety Committee

Institutional Animal Care and Use and Committee

Institutional Review Board

Occupational Health Committee - Job Hazard Analysis

Carl A. Donaldson Award for Excellence in Management – Award Recipient

Academic Senate Member - Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Representative

Quality Improvement Action Council - Culture of Change

Universitywide Benefits Committee

Employee Assistance Program Advisory Board

Audit Appeals Committee

Travel Services Advisory Board

Parking Appeals Committee

Employee Grievance Committee

Alcohol and Drug Free Environment Committee

Peer Review Teams

Search Committees

Economic Development Park Partnership

Gender Equity Study

Faculty Club Advisory Group

Lincoln Airport Authority

Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Campus Climate Commitment Committee

Budget Advisory Group (Faculty, Staff, & Students)

Campus United Way/Combined Campaign

EDUCATION

B.S. 1975 - University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

Undergraduate degree conferred in Education -Teaching and Coaching.

M.A. 1979 - University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

Graduate degree conferred in Education - Administration.

Ph.D. 1984 -1988 University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Pursued, but not completed, a degree in Higher Education Administration.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and ACTIVITIES

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)

Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO)

Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO)

California State University - Chief Administrators/Business Officers (CABO)

Big XII Business Officers Group

National Council of University Research (NCURA)

National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)

Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA)

College and University Personnel Association (CUPA)

Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I)

Association of College Unions-International (ACU-I)

National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS)

National Association of College and University Stores (NACS)

National Association of Educational Purchasing (NAEP)

COMMUNITY SERVICE and CIVIC ACTIVITIES

City of Lincoln, Mayor's Task Force for the Effectiveness of the StarTran Bus System

StarTran Advisory Board - City of Lincoln Bus System

Town and Gown - City and University Officials

Rotarian

Leadership Lincoln - Class XIV

Lincoln East High School Booster Association

Parent Advisory Committee - Lincoln Public Schools

Parent Teacher Association - Lincoln East High School

Assistant Baseball Coach - Nebraska Wesleyan University

Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball Associations - Lincoln, Nebraska

YMCA Youth Sports Basketball Board - Lincoln, Nebraska

Southwest Conference Football Official

Southwest Conference Baseball Official

Oak Hill Neighborhood Association - Austin, Texas

Optimist Club Executive Board (youth sports) - Austin, Texas

Research and Development Park Action Committee - Austin, Texas

Patton Elementary School PTA - Austin, Texas

Zoning Board of Appeals - Ewing Township, New Jersey

CONSULTANTSHIPS & PRESENTATIONS

E&I Cooperative, Strategic Sourcing. 2010.

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), Enhance Operations And Save Money: Creating Successful Partnerships. July, 2010 –San Francisco, California.

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), Small Is Big: Leveraging Aggregated Spending. July, 2010 – San Francisco, California.

National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), Cost Management: The Fastest Way To Bottom-Line Improvement. June, 2009 – Boston, Massachusetts.

National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS) - East Region, "Cola Wars -What They Can Do For Your Campus." June, 2001- Mystic, Connecticut.

University of California - Berkeley, "Pouring Rights - Beverage Contract." 1999 & 2000.

University of California - Berkeley, Bookstore Operations – Outsourcing Contracts. 1999.

National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), "Cola Wars -What They Can Do For Your Campus." November, 1998 - Dallas, Texas.

University of Connecticut, "Managing a Hazardous Waste Program and EPA Audits." 1994.

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, "Starting a Recycling Program." 1986.

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, "Trash and Refuse Operations." 1985.

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, "Contracted Food Service Operations." 1983.

Rider College, Trenton, NJ, "Custodial and Maintenance Services -Self-op vs. Outsourcing." 1981.

University of Rhode Island, "Design of Fire Safety Programs in Residence Halls." 1979.

State of Rhode Island - State Fire Marshall's Office, "Fire Safety in Residence Halls. 1978-1979.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

Grew up in Pawcatuck - Stonington, Connecticut. Attended Stonington Public Schools. During high school, I played varsity sports and was an active leader in student council. Participated in local youth group functions of our Parish and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Entered college with aspirations of teaching elementary school and coaching high school football, basketball, and/or baseball. Spent time in the Marine Corp and Vietnam. I pursued teaching and coaching until experiencing work associated with college administration and financial activities. Felt more at ease and comfortable working in a business environment, and desired to remain in higher education. Still desire to coach and participate in sports. I have stayed involved and associated with athletics by serving as a high school and college football and baseball official. Hobbies entail sporting events, racquetball, golf, and coaching youth sports programs. Lastly, but foremost in my life, are my loving wife, Camille, and our dear son, Clayton and his wife, Mandy, and our two wonderful grand-kids, Brooks Allen and Ryder James, who currently reside in Dallas, Texas.

REFERENCES

Dr. John (Jack) W. Goebel - (former Supervisor - Vice Chancellor for Business & Finance at Nebraska)

2235 StoneCreek Loop South

Lincoln, Nebraska 68512

402-***-**** home number

( *******@***.**.*** )

Mr. Bruce A. Currin - (former AVC (Human Resources) colleague at Nebraska)

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

407 Canfield Administration Building

Lincoln, NE 68588-0438

402-***-**** office number

( ********@********.***.*** )

Mr. Richard L. McDermott - (former AVC (Facilities) colleague at Nebraska)

Vice President for Facilities, Planning and Engineering

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

7000 Fannin Street - UCT 1723

Houston, Texas 77030

713-***-**** office number

( *******.*.*********@***.***.*** )

Mr. Jack Jewett - (former VP (Advancement/Foundation) colleague at CSU, Monterey Bay)

President & CEO

Flinn Foundation

Phoenix, AZ 85004

602-***-**** office number

( *******@*****.*** )

Dr. Kathy Cruz-Uribe - (former VP (Academic Affairs) colleague at CSU, Monterey Bay)

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

California State University, Monterey Bay

100 Campus Center – Administration Building

Seaside, CA 93955

831-***-**** office number

( *****@*****.*** )

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