Ray Mitchell

Email: abqnnb@r.postjobfree.com

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

City: Louisville

State: KY

Zip: 40291

Country: USA

Phone: 502-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $175,000

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RAY MITCHELL, MSHRL, PHR

11117 Little Spring Blvd Louisville, KY 40291 T: 502-***-**** abqnnb@r.postjobfree.com

VP / DIRECTOR: HUMAN RESOURCES

HR Business Partner / Leading Global Teams / Delivering Results

Results-driven Human Resources Executive and effective business partner with successful history of leading top-performing, human resources functions that deliver productivity and profitability. Demonstrated success of translating organizational strategies into HR initiatives. Highly effective design of human resources programs and processes that attract, engage, motivate, reward and retain key talent. Background includes significant operational improvements in all facets of HR providing vision through change and leading reorganization efforts that accelerate organizational capability and enhance productivity. Hands-on organizational design and cultural collaboration experience.

CORE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

* Strategic Planning & Execution * Recruitment & Retention * Compensation & Benefits Design

* Employee Relations * Merger & Acquisition Integration * Performance Management

* Talent & Succession Planning

* Culture Transformation * Continuous Process Improvement

* Policy Development * Organizational Development

* P&L / Budget Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC 2012 - Present

Director, Human Resources

Growing $22MM regional accounting and business consulting services firm employing 160 professionals

Hired to lead HR and implement a strategic HR/OD plan that fully integrates and supports the overall firm strategy. Leading culture development initiative to advance firm alignment following the merger of two firms. Integrated talent management, performance evaluation, compensation processes and leadership development programs to ensure differentiation and retention of top talent. Supervising and developing staff of 3 HR professionals. Delivering HR advisory support to owner group of 16 leaders, including CEO.

Selected Achievements

* Led culture improvement initiative resulting in the Firm`s 9th consecutive Best Place to Work in KY award

* Implemented Retain the Best / Improve the Rest program resulting in 95% retention of identified top talent and 50% improved productivity from previous low performers

* Improving employee satisfaction and communication scores through implementation of HR blog, intranet enhancements, Total Reward Statements, improved benefit plan offerings and online policy database.

Ceridian Stored Value Solutions 2011 - 2012

Sr. Vice President, Human Resources

$220MM privately held global professional services organization of 250 employees serving clients in 49 countries with superior prepaid gift card products and services

Recruited to improve global leadership of human resources function in growing international market expansion. Established leadership communication cadence to improve organizational accountability and performance. Implemented recruiting and selection processes to improve time to fill and quality of hires. Supervised and developed staff of 7 geographically dispersed HR professionals. Served as key member of executive team reporting to CEO.

Selected Achievements

* Improved performance management compliance from 32% to 100% in less than 45 days through the establishment of goal setting and performance review dashboard

* Implemented Human Capital Scorecard resulting in improved revenue per employee and increased retention

* Partnered with leadership to exceed 10% revenue growth through strategic acquisition of international talent, targeted training of account executives and redesign of commission plans to drive cross-selling focus

Papa John`s International, Inc.

1998 - 2011

Sr. Director, Human Resources (2010 - 2011)

$2B publicly traded global organization of 15,000 employees throughout the world serving customers in 30 countries with superior quality pizzas

Expanded to lead the recruiting, organizational development, employment and HRIS functions. Organizational oversight and accountability for onboarding, performance management, leadership development, talent management, company policies, affirmative action, relocation, background checks, unemployment, and all recognition programs. Supervised, coached and developed a team of 12. Key HR member of the organization`s Sr. Leadership Team.

Selected Achievements

* Improved time to fill by 50% via process improvements, reporting and talent acquisition dashboard

* Implemented new manager assimilation program accelerating new team productivity measures by over 40%

* Renegotiated key contracts resulting in over $600K annually

Sr. Director, HR Business Partnerships (2007 - 2010)

Appointed to lead transformation of HR function from traditional structure to strategic and proactive integrated function aligned to business units. Complete oversight of 10 Sr. HR generalists delivering strategic and operational HR services across all facets of the business including corporate, operations and manufacturing/distribution centers.

Selected Achievements

* Improved delivery of HR processes including performance management, compensation, culture improvement and policy administration leading to HR effectiveness scores over 90% satisfaction for 3 consecutive years

* Facilitated talent management program resulting in 91% actionable success and 325% increase in succession readiness amongst all leadership positions (director level and above)

Remaining Papa John`s Career Chronology

Sr. Director, Employment, HRIS and Employee Relations (2005 - 2007)

Director, Employment, HRIS and Employee Relations (2000 - 2005)

Manager, Employee Relations (1998 - 2000)

Oversight of employment and employee relations functions responsible for over 100,000 employment transactions annually and conflict resolution of over 2,000 workplace issues annually.

Selected Achievements

* Implemented manager and employee self-service HRIS automation resulting in annual savings of $1.3MM

* Led multiple restructuring and workforce reduction initiatives of over 600 job eliminations with 99.8% success rate (over 600 severance agreements executed with only 1 lawsuit)

* Introduced 5 primary organization-wide recognition programs resulting in annual recipient retention rate of 87%

Cardiovascular Associates, P.S.C. 1989 - 1998

Director, Human Resources (1993 - 1998)

Regional cardiology practice specializing in cardiovascular treatment servicing 5 locations throughout Kentucky and Indiana with 22 cardiologists and 250 medical professionals and office support staff

Promoted to the new role of Director, Human Resources to establish the HR function, as well as managing the payroll, accounts payable and purchasing functions. Served as a member of the management team and supervised a staff of six.

Selected Achievements

* Built the HR function from -ground zero- through development of multi-year strategic plan

* Created company policies and established employment processes and communication practices among 5 locations

* Developed a practice-wide compensation system to improve internal and external pay equity and competitiveness

* Devised system-wide performance management system resulting in significant consistencies, increased effectiveness and strong alignment of performance and pay

* Progressed the practice`s orientation, onboarding and training programs leading to 30% decrease in turnover

Remaining Cardiovascular Associates Career Chronology

Operations Supervisor (1991 - 1993)

Accounts Receivable Team Leader (1990 - 1991)

Billing Specialist (1989 - 1990)

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

* Master of Science Human Resources Leadership 2012, summa cum laude, President`s Cup Award

* Predictive Index Analyst and Coach Certification 2012

* Advanced Employment Law Certificate 2004

* Professional Human Resources Certificate 1998

* Bachelor of Business Administration 1993

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

* Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)

* Louisville Society for Human Resources Management (LSHRM)

* Corporate Leadership Council

* Greater Louisville, Inc.

* HR and Talent Management Executive

* HR People and Strategy

* HR Executive Network

* Talent Management Professionals

* The Recruiter Network

* Linked:HR

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