Ivan M. Lowe

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Charlotte, North Carolina

704-***-**** ac1oyp@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Highly talented Human Resources Professional, with over 25 years of in-depth knowledge of high volume internal and external recruiting, managing and developing large teams, forecasting and planning staffing needs, succession planning, and budget management. Human Resources tenure includes employee relations, labor relations, benefits and payroll resolution, compensation surveys, recruiting exempt level to senior level professionals in banking, education, and retailing industries.

York Technical College, Rock Hill, South Carolina 2008 – Present

Business Department Chair

Develop and implement diversity recruiting strategies to ensure diverse talent pool.

Resolve faculty employee relations issues by imposing appropriate discipline.

Effectively implement sourcing strategies while serving on campus-wide talent search teams.

Manage a $775,000 annual budget.

Responsible for onboarding and orientation of new hires.

Management exit interviews and termination processes.

Serve on Behavior Intervention/Mediation Team to determine student sanctions.

Manage and facilitate performance appraisals for 5 full-time and 35 part-time faculty.

Coordinate student ADA accommodations with Student Services Special Resources Office.

Coach and counsel faculty in order to meet performance goals.

Monitor FMLA and various other leaves of absences.

YMCA of Greater Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 2007 – 2008

Community Human Resources Manager

Managed HR functions for 3 branch offices.

Mitigated risk management issues by touring facilities daily.

Processed timekeeping and payroll utilizing Kronos HRIS.

Thoroughly investigated employee complaints and promptly determined resolutions.

Developed and implemented succession planning.

Served as contact to ensure administration of compensation and benefits implementation.

Managed the full-cycle talent recruiting process.

LENDINGTREE, Charlotte, North Carolina 2006 – 2007

Director, Employee Relations in Human Resources

Demonstrated exceptional leadership through managing 4 Human Resources Managers in Charlotte, NC and Jacksonville, FL areas.

Effectively demonstrated knowledge of Talent Acquisition compliance, reporting, and recruiting processes.

Elevated personnel satisfaction through innovation and creation of a one point of contact process to resolve employee relations issues for 600 employees.

Ensured staff compliance with company standards, policies and procedures which minimized grievances and litigation.

Participated in unemployment hearings.

Successfully launched internal communications initiatives through an internal newsletter and weekly announcements.

Reduced turnover by developing and implementing effective employee recognition initiatives.

Played an instrumental role in modifying all policies and procedures and effectively communicated changes.

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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY, Rock Hill, South Carolina 2004-2006

Assistant Professor of Management, Human Resources

Served as student advisor for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM).

Improved student academic achievement through teaching rigorous curriculum resulting in Professor of The Year nominations.

Taught graduate and undergraduate Human Resources, Labor Relations, Compensation and Management courses.

CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS, Charlotte, North Carolina 2001-2004

Human Resources Generalist

Recognized for providing HR training to over 100 administrators on staffing policies and procedures.

Successfully hired nearly 500 highly qualified personnel for multiple locations annually.

Developed and maintained relationships with various colleges and universities.

Recruited teachers through Teach for America, New Leaders for New Schools, Teach Charlotte, and Visiting International Faculty programs.

Monitored compliance of state license regulations for school administrators and instructors.

FLINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Flint, Michigan 1998-2001

Deputy Human Resources Director

Cultivated key relationships with all levels of personnel involved in the labor relations process which resulted in successful contract negotiation terms for 8 job classifications.

Served as Project Manager for a $175M bond referendum which included bond capital improvement presentations to over 4,000 employees and members of the community.

Resolved employee relations issues.

Attended nation-wide college and university recruiting events.

FLINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Flint, Michigan 1997-1998

Program Manager

Managed Building Trades, Electrical, Diesel Trucks, Automotive, Small Engines, Building Maintenance, Architectural Graphics, Weekdays Restaurant, Weekdays Banquet and Conference Center, and Weekdays Bakery.

Resolved employee relations issues

Led NATEF/ASEP/ASE Certifications in Automotive and Diesel Trucks

Dayton Hudson’s Marshall Fields, Flint, Michigan 1994-1997

Human Resources Manager

Managed 60 full and part-time sales associates.

Completed annual performance appraisals.

Assisted with benefits and payroll resolution.

Facilitated customer service professional development for associates.

Chase Bank, Flint, Michigan 1988-1994

Human Resources Manager

Resolved employee relations issues in an effort to mitigate litigation.

Prepared Affirmative Action/EEO reports for Michigan Department of Labor.

Conducted Affirmative Action training across HR disciplines.

Managed staffing of co-op, internship, professional and senior management positions.

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration

Baker College Graduate School of Business Administration, Flint, Michigan

Human Resources Management Concentration

Bachelor of Business Administration

Northwood University, Midland, Michigan

Management/Marketing Concentration

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