Human Resources Manager

Paul Garcia

CVO - www.cenveo.com HQ

Lincoln, NE 68516

********@*****.*** - 402-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

CVO

www.cenveo.com HQ - Stamford, CT - 2007 - Present

A leading global provider of print and related resources, offering world-class solutions in the areas of custom labels,

envelopes, commercial print, content management and publisher solutions with a worldwide distribution platform,

delivering solutions and services for 100K+ customers. Vice President, Labor Relations (Chief Spokesperson / Negotiator) and H.R. (Senior Director prior to Jan. 2009)

• Key and contributing member of the corporate senior leadership team - providing strategic business leadership and operational HR / Labor Relations support across the USA & Canada. Applied principled HR practices, legal, regulatory & policies compliance and administration plus labor negotiations / chief spokesperson & negotiator for multiple collective bargaining agreements (CBA's) plus arbitration & mediation preparation / presentation.

• Strategic partner and integration team leader and planner during multiple acquisitions - improving efficiencies, lowering costs, negotiating collective agreements & fostering positive employee relations.

• Initiated and led positive employee relations within an industry that has a long history of union dominance - fostering two way communications, respect, honesty, directness and fair and consistent adherence to policies.

• Achieved an 80% reduction in legal costs by replacing the use of outside law firms.

• Successfully negotiated neutral or labor cost-reductions. Negotiating 8-12 CBA's/year - 100% ratification.

• Spearheaded first-ever successful pension-freeze bargaining initiative (multi-site / multi union including IBT

& USW.)

• Provided union avoidance, legal compliance, HR and labor-relations issues. Providing leadership methodologies, How-to-Motivate employees, and the implications of collective bargaining agreements.

• Represented Company on various National Mediation Board charges with excellent results.

• Represented Company in arbitration hearings including authoring of post hearing briefs. Reduced the number of arbitrations submitted from an average of 20 per year to a handful during tenure. Human Resources Manager, NE Division

QUEBECOR WORLD, INC - 2001 - 2007

Now acquired/integrated into Quad/Graphics www.qg.com ) 2001 to 2007 (Closure) A 600 employee / 400K square-feet division of the international, commercial printing, company producing magazines and catalogs for leading publishers and retailers. This division was formerly owned by Foote & Davies and American Signature

Graphics and was subsequently integrated into other divisions and closed following the merger of Quebecor and World

Color.

Human Resources Manager, NE Division

• Senior management team member - led the full HR function including safety and security and labor relations for three local unions and managed the closure/relocation processes.

• Reduced grievance activity by 70% in the first year. Developed /Implemented two-way communications strategies, consistent adherence to the COB's, policies and procedures and positive labor relations.

• Successfully negotiated all-of the three 2002 - 2007 local CBA's with cost savings and work rule provisions.

• Initiated and implemented post-accident testing - eliminated inconsistent application and favoritism.

• Saved $300K in Workers' Comp. in the first year. Implemented safety training, rewards and recognition. had sales

EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY - St. Louis, MO - 1998-07 - 1999-07 St. Louis, MO 07/1998 to 07/1999 (Company split off - RIF) Ralston Purina Co. spun-off its Energizer and Eveready battery unit. The Eveready Battery Co. Inc., which is the world's

largest maker of dry-cell batteries and flashlights, had sales of $2.07 billion in fiscal 1998. Human Resources Manager, North America

• HR leadership: training, development, performance-appraisals and organizational effectiveness for 600+ regional and field staff including Sales, Account Managers, CSR's, Marketing, Trade Marketing and Accounting.

• Represented Eveready / Ralston Purina Corporate Benefits Council - Final arbiter of appealed benefit claims. Human Resources Manager

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC - Fort Collins, CO - 1994 - 1997 Human Resources Specialist

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC - Van Nuys, CA - 1992 - 1994

Initial HR career experience began with Mattel Toys, Inc. in City of Industry, California EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts degree in Personnel & Industrial Relations University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH

SKILLS

Human Resources, Labor Relations, Mediation, Change Management, Employee Relations, Consulting, Negotiation, Grievance and Arbitration

LINKS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-garcia-816b792

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