Human Resources Management

AL WILLIAMS

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HUMAN RESOURCE LEADER

Collaborative HR Business Partner – Domestic and Global HR Expertise Proven ability to provide guidance, lead and build multi-national human resource organizations. Leadership experience with optimizing organizational effectiveness, developing talent and enhancing service delivery. Trusted business partner and advisor, skilled at supporting executives, managers, and employees in organizational design, talent management, employee advocacy, performance management, executive development, administration of employment policies and practices harmonization. Proven Success in launching Global and Local Corporate policies across multiple functions. Industry experience with U.S. and Global manufacturing, consumer products and service industries. HIGHLIGHTS

Talent Management Succession Planning

Executive Coaching Performance Management

Leadership Training & Development Alignment of Global HR Processes

Organizational Design and Effectiveness HR M&A due diligence and integration

Project Management and Process Design Collaborative Expertise in Situation Resolution

Relationship Management and Employee Communication PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HR INTERVENTIONS 2011 to present

HR Consulting and Project Management Practice

Principal, Greater Chicago Area

Human Resources consulting practice with specialization in talent management, succession planning, performance management, training and development, organizational effectiveness, executive and leadership development. Sample Engagements

Executive coaching of employee relations issues (i.e. performance, discipline and retention)

Established consistent review of key talent using structured evaluations

Created a structured succession planning model

Implementation of calibration meeting process providing for consistency of performance reviews AZKONOBEL INC. 1989 to 2009

$15B Global leader in the Chemicals/Coatings Industries Director Human Resources/HR Business Partner, Chicago, IL and Amsterdam, NL HR Service Delivery Leader for global $500M Chemicals Business Unit with oversight of corporate/field HR staff of 14, 16 production facilities and 3 regional headquarters worldwide including the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Led Communications, Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Key member of Global HR Leadership Team for the implementation of HR Centers of Excellence and staff that supported all functional areas within the Business Unit (i.e. Administration, Finance, IT, HSE, Sales/Mktg., Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering and Research & Development).

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Selected as first U.S. expatriate to serve in international HR role based in the Netherlands

Introduced Situational Leadership techniques to organization and integrated with performance management system resulting in improved leadership effectiveness

Launched talent management and succession planning processes into Business Unit strategy planning resulting in increased retention and mobility of high potential employees

Managed multi-location HR organization in Americas/Europe/AP supporting business growth

Corporate/BU global project leader with reductions in HR costs and total BU budget

Member of global HR leadership team in developing competencies model

Developed and delivered new leadership/management training programs globally Earlier positions held at AkzoNobel Inc.

WW Business Unit Human Resources Manager

NA Business Unit Human Resources Manager

Site/Regional Human Resources Manager

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 1984 to 1989

$15B Global leader in Consumer Products

Sr. Coordinator - Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Piscataway, NJ and NY Corporate Offices Managed re-alignment of multiple technology groups with concentration on development of career path systems. Led recruitment efforts for North American operations and Organizational Effectiveness for consolidation of global technology campus.

Designed first tri-ladder career scheme with Manufacturing, Engineering, Research & Development

Responsible for corporate MBA recruitment program increasing acceptance ratios and reducing cost-per-hire

Delivered global training and education initiatives for new performance management system

HR lead on introduction of organization effectiveness initiatives including peer review

Coordinated multiple organization assessment projects resulting in consolidation of business processes AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

North American MTQ Trainer/Facilitator (3M)

Global Situational Leadership Trainer/Facilitator (The Blanchard Companies) EDUCATION

B.A., Psychology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA Graduate studies in Human Resources Management, Montclair State College, NJ MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

SHRM Society for Human Resources Management

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