MARGARET REYNOLDS HODGE, SPHR
College Park, GA 30337 Cell: 404-***-****
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Dedicated Human Resource Leader with 15 years of experience and a proven ability to partner with clients on
strategic initiatives to transform business deliverables/processes to deliver substantial cost savings and revenue
enhancements. Seeking a challenging HR leadership position that will leverage my experience as well as provide
challenging opportunities. Respected HR consultant with proven ability to build leader capabilities and positive
employee relations.
Core competencies include:
Employee Relations People Management Human Resources Leadership
Performance Management Project Management Organization Effectiveness
Training & Development Customer Retention Vendor Negotiation / Management
Planning & Budgeting Recruiting Change Management
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Trained and fully versed in MS Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Visio), PeopleScout,
Resumix, Tesseract, BRIO, CMS, and WebEx
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
General Manager – Talent Acquisition and HR Operating Standards 05/2010 – 6/2012
• Led recruitment team for full life cycle recruitment of 12,000+ annual hires
• Led development and implementation of Vendor Management System –
Annualized cost savings $2M
• Led development and implementation of on line Form I 9. Led E Verify team in
submitting
E Verify cases for 65K employees across the U.S. and U.S. Territories
• Established retention schedules for all HR records. Led development and
implementation of strategy for imaging all Criminal History Record Checks
• Led development and implementation of Delta specific on line interviewer training
course
General Manager – Human Resources, Policies and Procedures 10/2009 05/2010
• Led initial development of enterprise wide Time and Attendance system
• Led full lifecycle of Northwest Airlines (NWA) document management to include
analysis of document types, retention requirements, and implementation of scanning into Delta’s
document system
• Led data mapping of NWA HRIS data to Delta’s HRIS
Temporary Assignment– Talent Acquisition 7/2007 10/2009
• Restructured the recruitment department and outsourced all Non exempt hires
(annual hires 10K)
• Hired 1300+ Flight Attendants with unique language qualifications within 5
months. Project included process development, facilities build out, logistics, and day to day
operation
• Led full lifecycle development and implementation of a new Applicant Tracking
System
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Human Resource Manager – Technical Operations Center 12/2005 7/2007
Client Group of 5,000 Employees – Exempt and Non Exempt
• Led team of HR Generalists
• Led development and implementation of retention strategy for critical/at risk talent
groups
• Led development and implementation of leadership development programs for front
line leaders and front line employees seeking leadership opportunities
• Led organization through RIF of 1,000+ employees and subsequent recall of 700+
employees
• Led PER – Union Avoidance
Human Resource Manager – Airport Customer Service (ACS) 10/2004 12/2005
Client Group of 5,000 Employees – Exempt and Non Exempt
• Led team of HR Generalists
• Led restructure of client’s organization to include organizational structure,
development and implementation of new roles; succession planning, and developed series of
front line leader workshops
• Successful implementation of corporate initiatives new Manager Self Service and
Employee Self Service tools
• Educated leaders to deliver messages on benefit changes, pay reductions, and
bankruptcy announcements
• Led PER – Union Avoidance
Human Resource Manager – ACS Corporate Support 4/2000 10/2004
• HR Generalist responsibility for client group of 500 exempt employees
• Built leader capability: Career discussions, performance management, compensation
issues administrative action, and employee relations
• Led RIF for division of 16,000 non exempt employees
• Ensured client leaders were prepared for leader led communications on corporate
initiatives, benefit changes, RIF, etc.
• Client representative on the Corporate Ethics and Compliance Committee ensuring
appropriate and timely resolution of issues
• Led divisional compensation and pay processes for approximately 18,000 employees.
Led developed both strategic and tactical plans to provide consistent application of payroll/HR
policies and procedures
• Member of Compensation team in job mapping and market based pay initiative
EDUCATION
George Washington University, Washington, DC
Masters Certificate/Project Management 1999
Point University, Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Human Relations 1995
Certifications & Professional Development:
Certified Targeted Selection Facilitator (DDI Certified)
Numerous leadership, management, diversity, and customer relations courses – company sponsored,
2000 2012
Organizations and Associations
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), national