Manager Human Resource

Oxford, Michigan 815-***-**** / *************@*****.***

Shannon M. Hensel

Vice President, Human Resource

An accomplished HR leader responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan. Experienced at aligning and executing strategic best practices for the organization with their human capital goals. My aspiration is to build a positive work environment by utilizing interpersonal relationships, and business partnerships to build a results oriented team, focused on trust, open communication, and respect to achieve our business goals.

ARCH Global Precision – Warren, MI

Vice President, Human Resources February, 2012 – Present

HR Consultant for ARCH/SCP November, 2011 – February, 2012

Proven ability to provide strategic leadership by articulating HR needs and solutions to the executive management team, shareholders and board of directors.

Serve as an internal consultant to other senior leaders, equity partners, supervisors and/or employees on personnel issues that affect performance and business relationships.

Handle all due diligence on mergers/acquisitions surrounding employees, benefits and retirement plans. From pre-analysis to post closing transition, including onboarding the new employees, benefit, retirement and payroll transition.

Maintain ongoing knowledge of multi-state HR legislation; State mandated policies, programs, laws and issues.

Evaluate and advise on the impact of long range planning of new programs/strategies and regulatory actions as those effect the attraction, motivation, development and retention on human capital throughout the organization.

Develop progressive and proactive compensation and benefit programs to provide motivation, incentives and rewards for effective performance.

Manage, negotiate and oversee the entire benefits renewal process of a 10+ million dollar budget of a self-funded medical plan. Including oversight of all ancillary benefits and all legal filings and audits associated to the plans.

Responsible for managing and advising on fiduciary responsibility for the companies multiple retirement plans and all mandatory annual filings and audits.

Lead HR team with implementation and rolling out across 15 EIN numbers a new cloud based HRIS, company portal and payroll system with Ultimate Software (a 19 month long implementation).

Oversee and manage union negotiations, arbitration, and any conflict management resolution processes for all the companies.

Ability to write, train and coach on customized training requirements for a business.

Hensel HR Consulting

President & Principal Consultant February, 2010 – February, 2012

Consulted and provided resources for small to mid-size employers with any Human Resource requirements from performance, compliance, writing employee handbooks, HR recruiting, HR strategy and organizational development (served both the Chicagoland and Metro-Detroit areas).

Whiling consulting and through 2016, taught graduate level HR courses online for North Park University’s School of Business and Non Profit Management. Taught their HR capstone course HR Strategy and Metrics, Compensation and Benefits, Strategic Staffing and Planning and Principles of HR Management.

Dexter Magnetic Technologies

Global HR Manager April, 2008 – September, 2010

Planned, developed, organized, implemented and/or directed the organizations human resource function for a multi-state and global business.

Handled the annual benefit renewals, payroll, and compensation practices (including international business in the United Kingdom and China).

Managed a $9.5 M dollar payroll and benefits budget for the organization. Identified over $500,000 in actual cost savings within 1st 9 months of employment, along with over $500,000 in savings during 1st benefits renewal.

Home Depot

Fenton, MI

Transferred to Carpentersville, IL Summer, 2009 - September, 2010

Store HR Manager in both Michigan and Illinois. Was offered a promotion to District HR Manager to stay, post resignation.

Involved with seasonal and store staffing strategy, along with annual compensation and reviews recommendations with management team.

Great Lakes Athletic Club & VMV, Inc. (Private Investors), MI

Office Manager/HR Manager September, 2001 – June, 2006

Orchestrated and negotiated entire start up HR department for expansion of new facility. Including insurance benefits, 401k plans, mass hiring’s, payroll system, created company policies and anything required for a new start up business.

Developed and standardized comprehensive pay structures for instructors, rental/investment properties, restaurant, summer camp programs, seasonal and specialty situations.

Facilitated management team through a companywide marketing strategy and plan for business in 2006.

Colgate-Palmolive Company, Roselle, IL

Marketing Coordinator/Administrative Asst. March, 1993 – December 1997

Managed production of marketing analysis information for the broker organization sales force. Worked on projects including sales forecasting, strategic business/budget planning, consumer products forecasting.

Monitored regions product allocations, scheduled promotions, demo’s and special packaging for regions promotional events.

Was on the regions pilot team for launching Nielsen’s syndicated data to field sales force.

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS:

Masters Organizational Management, focus on Strategic HR Management – Capella University, MN

Bachelor of Arts, Communication – Concordia University, Mequon, Wisconsin

SHRM – CP Certification and Membership

Adjunct Professor, North Park University, Chicago, – Specialty in Compensation & Benefits and Strategic HR Management for Graduate and Capstone HR Certification Programs (2011 – 2015)

Former Strategic HR Consultant and Project Manager with Tap Roots Foundation, Chicago, IL

Former Adjunct Instructor for Illinois Small Business Development Center in McHenry County, IL

Former Member of the Sterling Heights Business Referral Group (BRAG), MI

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