Chief Human Resources Officer

ERIC JOHNSON

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CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Dynamic Chief Human Resources Officer with more than 25 years of high profile civilian and military leadership experience. Demonstrated Human Resources operations expertise in biotechnology industry and US Navy operations and recruiting. Proven startup and restructuring experience building streamlined Human Resource operations to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Skilled at optimizing and aligning resources, developing human resource strategy, global recruiting, and employee engagement to meet performance goals and objectives. Solid leadership and management experience in recruiting and retaining talent to attain and maintain organizational requirements. Strong expertise leading policy and process development, employee relations, and workforce and succession planning.

Chief Human Resources Officer Executive Leadership Budgeting Payroll Recruiting Reporting

Change Management Crisis Management Strategic Planning Team Leadership / Motivation

Benefits / Compensation Employee / Labor Relations Training / Development Workforce Planning

Policy Development Talent Management Performance Management Employee Engagement

Project Management International Business Process Improvement Organizational Development

PSC BIOTECH CORPORATION Pomona, California 8/2015 – Present

One of the world’s largest life science specialty consultancies.

Vice President, Human Resources

Direct global Human Resources operations and develop strategy to attract and retain company talent. Create strategic and business plans and tactical operations directives to successfully achieve HR strategic and operational goals. Develop proactive compensation and benefits programs and effective human resource planning models.

Achievements:

Rapid growth execution: Hired 50 employees for new pharma manufacturing business line in 3 month period. Developed Human Resources strategies, programs, and policies to provide staffing services and support.

Agile: Implemented new Payroll / HRIS system to replace paper-based operations. Provides safe and secure HR processes, reporting and tracking, saving $250,000 in costs, increasing efficiency and employee engagement.

Future focused: Reviewed semi-annual performance evaluation process with company-wide employee survey. Determined process improvement requirements and established new program based upon Adobe’s ‘Check-In’ Performance Feedback Framework. Increased manager and employee engagement with clear channels of communications.

U.S. NAVY REGION MIDWEST Great Lakes, Illinois 6/2013 – 8/2015

Major Navy shore installation command.

Human Resources Director

Guided support services for shore installation management and base operations for a 16 state area. Led planning to eliminate US Navy Region Midwest and realign functions with three other regions. Developed and implemented 11 month plan to eliminate and consolidate operations. Completed reorganization on schedule and within budget.

Achievements:

Managed SWOT team planning for elimination and realignment of US Navy Region Midwest operations. Led 75 staff members to complete reorganization on schedule and within the $12.5 million budget. Maintained organizational morale while reducing and transferring base operating units, staffs, commands, resources and functions.

Delivered 25% reduction in program overhead costs by re-validating 144 support agreements. Reduced annual cost from $11 million to $7 million through renegotiated contracts and overhead reductions.

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U.S. MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND North Chicago, Illinois 1/2011 – 6/2013

Major command for quality control of all U.S. military recruiting.

Commander

Competitively selected from all U.S. military officers to command standalone DOD organization for qualifying and processing 750,000 US Armed Forces entry applicants annually. Reported to the Secretary of Defense. Led and managed 70 direct reports, 300 staff members, 3,000 employees and 67 global facilities with $1 billion operating budget.

Achievements:

Saved $10 million annually by reducing redundant employee positions and closing two battalion facilities.

Optimized headquarters staff structure and communication processes. Closed two departments and combined two other units to eliminate 65 redundant staff positions. Saved $4.68 million in annual costs.

Introduced $250 million Virtual Interactive Processing System to standardize Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard recruiting systems and leverage emerging electronic medical records capability. Prepared plan submitted to Secretary of Defense; projected ROI of more than $4 billion after implementation.

NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND Millington, Tennessee 7/2009 – 1/2011

Major command responsible for all global U.S. Navy recruiting.

Chief of Staff / Director of Operations

Directed US Navy Recruiting Command's headquarters staff operations. Supervised two Regional Commanders and 26 US Navy Recruiting Districts. Managed an $800 million annual operating budget and maintained more than 5,000 worldwide recruiters. 45 direct reports.

Achievements:

Led assessment team conducting review of US Navy Recruiting Command organizational structure. Reorganized support and communication processes to realize $202 million in annual savings through improved efficiency. Improved staff survey results from 35% to 67% of employees rating efficiency as excellent.

Streamlined US Navy ROTC scholarship applications process to reduce processing from 3.5 months to 5 weeks. Delivered over $3.2 million in costs through realignment, redundant position elimination and automated processing.

NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5/2007 – 7/2009

Regional Navy recruiting command for 7 state area and Washington, DC.

Commanding Officer

Managed district recruiting operations and programs. Led 23 direct reports and controlled $230 million in assets with a $2 million operating budget. Maintained operations for 50 recruiting sites in a five state area.

Achievements:

Revitalized recruiting operations for US Navy Recruiting District Philadelphia, ranked last out of 26 worldwide districts. Reviewed leadership team and implemented training and qualification program to improve performance. Delivered district’s best recruiting year in history within 18 months, reenlisting 64 recruiters with 100% retention.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Washington, DC 12/2004 – 5/2007

Provided command, resource utilization, and operating efficiency for US Navy vessels and shore installations.

Senior Staff and Liaison Officer

Selected to develop and implement US Navy and Navy Reserve Human Resources Officer Community recruiting, certification, qualification standards, and career incentive packages.

Achievements:

Addressed 18% recruiter shortfall for US Navy Intelligence Officers. Identified low recruitment issues and implemented corrective actions for aggressive recruiting and retention programs. Returned intelligence community to 100% strength within 14 months.

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NAVY RESERVE RECRUITING AREA, NORTHEAST Washington, DC 10/2002 – 12/2004

Navy Reserve officer and enlisted program recruitment for 16 states in the Northeast and the District of Columbia.

Commanding Officer

Tasked as Commanding Officer for all US Navy Reserve Officer and Enlisted recruiting efforts for 16 Northeastern states and the District of Columbia. Led over 230 recruiting personnel in 40 recruiting sites, managed $180 million in assets, and executed an annual operating budget of $2.7 million.

Achievements:

Led best command recruiting performance in its history; earned ‘Area of the Year’ honors.

Managed consolidation and merger of US Navy Recruiting Command and Naval Reserve Recruiting Command. Assessed and planned project while maintaining ongoing US Navy recruiting. Successfully completed consolidation of facilities, processes, HRIS systems, workforce plans, and training on schedule and under budget with 98% retention. Saved $45 million in facility closures and elimination of redundant positions.

NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, AMITYVILLE Amityville, New York 3/2001 – 10/2002

Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center

Commanding Officer

Served as Commander of Navy Reserve Center for Long Island, New York. Provided leadership to 21 direct reports and 11 Naval Reserve units with over 370 Naval Reservists. Managed $7.6 million operating budget for plant, equipment, and personnel.

Achievements:

Responded to 9/11 attacks with rapid mobilization of US Navy Reserve forces. Activated 100% of assigned Navy Reservists in support of Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in System Analysis

Navy Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

Bachelor of Science in Physical Science

US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Senior Professional in Human Resources

Certified Systems Analyst

Top Secret (SCI) Clearance

AFFILIATIONS

Society for Human Resource Management

Human Resources Certification Institute

U.S. Navy HR Officer's Association

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, HRIS, Systems Analysis Modeling platforms.

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