Lynn Beaulieu, SPHR
860-***-**** **** Sawgrass Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76132 ***.********@*****.***
Vice President, Human Resources
Change Management Business/HR Excellence Organizational Development
Energetic HR Professional with 20+ years of experience in the retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and consumer industries. Thought leader and influencer with record of delivering organizational change management and organizational development solutions to meet business objectives. Experience in the following areas:
•Change Management
•Talent Management
•Coaching
•Organizational Design
•Project Management
•Strategic Staffing
•Employee Relations
•Investigations
•Compensation
•Team Leader
•Benefits
•Communications
•Facilitation
•Integration
•Employee Engagement
Professional Experience
General Wireless, DBA RadioShack Feb 2016 – Feb 2017
Vice President, Human Resources, Fort Worth, TX (7/2016 – 2/2017)
Sr. Director, Human Resources, (2/2016 – 7/2016)
Leader of Human Resources, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for strategic human capital planning for corporate offices and 1,500 field locations; 7,000 employees nationwide. A member of the leadership team, and leader for the HR organization, including strategic partnership with leaders, leadership coaching, staffing, training & development, compensation, benefits, employee relations, field HR and HR systems.
The Hertz Corp Aug 2011 – Feb 2016
Director, Human Resources - Donlen, Northbrook, IL (3/2014 – 1/2016)
Provide HR leadership to Donlen, a fleet management and financing company within Hertz. 330 employees. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team partnered to set HR strategies to deliver business objectives. A few highlights of accomplishments include items such as:
Donlen named Chicago Best & Brightest company in 2015; Chicago & National awards. Chicago Tribune 2015 survey scores increased 15% over 2014, as much as 71% in specific areas.
Introduction & development of Donlen University. Rewrite of Company Employee Handbook
Implementation & lead for Social Responsibility Committee
Human Resources Business Partner, Park Ridge, NJ (8/2011 – 3/2014)
As a strategic business partner worked with clients to review and assess business needs; increasing organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction. Provided leadership coaching, and HR consulting in many areas; change management, integration planning, organization design and effectiveness, performance management, talent assessment and development, compensation, staffing/recruiting, and management of employee relations cases.
Clients – Legal, Communications, Revenue Management & Pricing Strategy
•Partnered with Revenue Management group on a transformation project. Realized a 40% acceptance of field employees moving to NJ and recruited 24 people in one year to fully staff the group.
•Implemented Talent Management rigor across four client groups resulting in development plans, improved addressing of performance issues and development of talent resulting in increased performance.
Special Project Management Assignments (in addition to client responsibilities):
•Hertz/DTG Integration HR Lead (9/12-3/14) – Leading a 40-person HR Team during the integration with Hertz and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. Meet targeted synergy savings and implementation timelines.
•Benefits Online – Project Manager (2/12-8/12) – Led 12-person team to design and implement an online benefits enrollment process and benefits portal. Launched in 5 months to approx. 30,000 US employees.
•World Class HR – Hackett Research Project (8/11-1/12) – Identified opportunities for Hertz HR to continue as World Class HR. First project at Hertz to include a change readiness assessment and stakeholder involvement. Resulted in implementation of cost savings and process improvement projects.
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Pfizer Inc Jun 1993 – Dec 2010
Associate Director, Human Resources, Groton/New London, CT (2005-2010)
Collaborated with clients to evaluate business needs and implement changes to enhance overall organizational effectiveness. Focus areas; talent acquisition, retention, development, and organizational climate.
Clients – Global Operations, Finance, Procurement, Communications & Legal
•Partnered with clients for design and implementation of changes on reorganizations during Pharmacia and Wyeth mergers, and multiple internal reductions and reorganizations.
•Led Advanced Implementation Methodologies (AIM) change management project for Global Operations, including training for multiple leadership teams, and an external vendor.
Special Assignments, in addition to client responsibilities:
•Global Shared Services Project (2/09-12/10) - Managed core Process Development team of 6 people (full networked team of ~40) to design and build a global shared services model, went live in 4 countries (32 total). Focused on enabling Manager and Colleague self-service of HR information and transactions.
•Interim Director, HR Pfizer Global Manufacturing (PGM) Groton (8/06-12/08)
Directed 6-person talent retention team, bridging PGRD and PGM organizations; resulted in retention of 90% of PGM key talent as the site was closing. Led team of 4 HR professionals.
Partnered with manufacturing Senior Leadership Team to develop and execute a Site Exit Strategy, resulting in closing of the plant of 400 people with no legal actions.
Associate Director, HR Business Partner, Groton, CT (2003-2005) Clients - Safety, Regulatory, and Quality
Senior Manager, HR Business Partner, La Jolla, CA (2000-2003) Client - Development Organization
Manager, HR Generalist, Groton/New London, CT (1998-2000) Clients - Clinical Pharmacology & IT
Senior Advisor, HR (1994-1998) / Advisor (1993-1994) Clients – Molecular Biology & Biology
Highlights of a few accomplishments:
•Managed a Healthcheck process for Worldwide Development Quality Assurance (WDQA) (3 countries, 7 sites), reducing turnover by 50%.
•Partnered with Regulatory Affairs to develop competency model incorporating vision of organization, values, and stakeholder feedback. Reduced customer complaints, improved submissions quality, and decreased employee turnover from 30% to 5%.
•2004 PGRD Achievement Award Recipient (awarded to less than .1% of employees) for overall contributions for work in La Jolla. Included Integration work in La Jolla, design of separation processes across the US organization) and increasing colleague engagement, reducing turnover by more than 25%..
•Led HR team to develop website for orientation and development of HR colleagues.
•Partnered with IT client to lead a Managing Change program globally during merger with Warner Lambert.
•Assisted in developing career ladders in Research and Development organization globally.
•Participated on a cross-divisional team to develop first global job posting system.
•Identified need in client, which resulted in increasing openness of comp system across the organization.
Bristol-Myers Squibb 1990 – 1993
Senior Employment Specialist (1992-1993) / Employment Specialist (1990-1992)
Provided full function staffing support to biology and chemistry, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, managing external vendors, and recommending candidates. Built and maintained strong client relationships.
•Divisional responsibility for Affirmative Action Plan and EEO; implemented goal-setting for all Senior Leaders. Compiled and developed recruiting strategies with senior leaders to reach these goals.
•Designed and delivered behavioral interviewing skills training and implemented formalized phone screening, resulting in 50% reduction of candidate travel expenses.
•Designed and implemented a ‘host’ program, increasing acceptance rates on offers from 30% to 95%.
Education
San Diego State University - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; emphasis in Organizational Psychology