Human Resources Employee Relations

IRFAN (IAN) KHIMANI,

CPHR, FCIPD & MBA

***** ******* **, ********, ** 77407

Cell: +1-832-***-****; *********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/irfan-khimani-cphr-fcipd-mba-2a708448/

HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER

Creating work environments where employees and organizations excel

PROFILE

Human Resources professional and innovative business leader with over 15 years of diverse experience to the success of a business in a variety of settings including oil & gas manufacturing, construction, education and health sectors. Global experience in Strategic HR and Leadership Coaching, worked across multiple industries and regions. Last 12 years working as an executive in the oil & gas and construction industries, leading and managing key strategic HR transformations that resulted in highly engaged workforce and improved operational efficiencies. Led major organizational change agenda including leadership development and succession planning, implementing HCM system, developing onboarding programs, aligning HR policies and practices across multiple countries/regions.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Provide strategic direction and expert HR advice to fellow executives and managers.

Harmonize HR Policies and Procedures to global system while compliance with local legislations.

Proficiency in developing behaviour-based performance management system.

Expertise in high level of organisational changes – business acquisitions & integration, redesigning of roles, downsizing, redundancy and redeployment.

Effective coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution and relationship management skills; with the ability to succeed within a fast-paced organization.

Proven skills in HRIS and Talent Sourcing through Oracle based systems – HCM & TALEO.

Effective communication skills, able to resolve conflicts and negotiate win-win outcomes.

Excellent Computer skills – strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook.

CAREER HIGHTLIGHTS

AzK Consulting Inc. USA July 2016 – To-date Principal Consultant

Hi-Kalibre Equipment, Canada/USA February 2013 – Dec 2016 Director, HR

Aga Khan Health Services, Kenya Aug 2012 – Jan 2013 HR Consultant

National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Canada Aug 2007- July 2012 HR Manager

John Brown Publishing, London, UK Jan - July 2007 HR Consultant

PME-Carillion PLC, London, UK June 2006 – Jan 2007 HR Manager

CAFCASS, London, UK June 2002 – May 2006 Senior HR Officer

*Worked with other companies on various administrative positions since December 1990.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AzK Consulting Inc.

Principal Consultant

Principal Consultant providing expertise in strategic human resources, change management and leadership coaching and succession planning.

Proven track record of delivering tangible results through the offering of uniquely tailored solutions to human capital challenges in diverse settings.

Hands on experience in both startegy and execution with a keen understanding of what matters to the Board leaders and stakeholders.

Hi-Kalibre Equipment

Director, Human Resources – {150 employees}

Reporting to the President of the Company to deliver the strategic Human Resources objectives.

Provide strategic HR Leadership and expert consulting from executive team to supervisor level.

Accountable for generic HR and Payroll activities within the company.

Develop and implement policies, procedures and guidelines according to employment standards and common law practices for effective communication and best practices.

Responsible to have motivated and enthusiastic workforce.

Manage to attract good candidates and to retain “star” employees at all times.

Accomplishments at Hi-Kalibre Equipment.

Set up and implemented HR, Payroll and Benefit systems for Hi-Kalibre US Office opened in 2015.

One of the first companies to implement federal government work share program due to economic downturn in 2015/2016. 25,000 employees’ hours diverted to this program to retain 60% of the workforce with $500,000 of shop salary cost deferred.

Introduced HR Infrastructure and Business Processes for the smooth running of the business.

Increase retention and control turnover rate to go down by 26% in one year.

Successfully design the new Group Health Benefits Program plus Health Spending and EFAP.

Negotiated the “best rates” with all key insurance carriers and changed to Great West Life.

Changed Organizational Strucuture to be more transparent to support Organizational Objectives.

Implemented Vertical and Horizontal Alignment techniques.

Successfully implemented Ceridian Dayforce HR & Payroll Self Service system.

Developed and successfully implemented Performance Management Framework.

Developed and implemented “On-boarding program”

Aga Khan Health Services, Kenya (An agency of the AKDN)http://www.akdn.org

Human Resources Consultant – [Contract] [1,200 employees in East Africa]

Reporting to the AKHS Board Chairman and CEOs of three hospitals in East Africa.

Provide expertise to integrate and streamline key HR functions of regional healthcare;

Develop Organizational structure for integrated health management system;

Advise Leadership team on HR best practices & Organizational Effectiveness programs.

National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Nisku, Alberta

Human Resources Manager (Lead role) – Downhole & Mission Divisions-Canada

{Listed company in NYSE, over 50,000 employees’ worldwide, $15 billion revenue}

Reporting to Group HR Director in Houston and dotted line to sectors’ Area Directors & GM.

Supporting two business divisions of NOV in Canada; 600 employees across Canada.

Responsible for managing the team of 12 employees (direct and dotted line) in effectively driving all HR functions for 10 Downhole facilities across Canada.

Manage and oversee key HR functions for NOV-Downhole Manufacturing, Rentals, Engineering, Sales, Field Operations businessses across Canada.

Provide effective leadership and range of strategic HR consulting services to Downhole & Mission divisons. This includes staff planning, salary review, bonus plan and disability management.

Budgetary responsibility for the divisional HR department, projects and programs.

Lead Advisor for immigration and cross-border issues; Manage expatriates and international travellers from and to Canada; Familiar with the process of LMIA and work permit.

Plan & coordinate programs and services to maximize the strategic use of human resources and align HR services to meet business objectives.

Champion in the development of a positive and productive work environment.

Define NOV and HR policies and ensure their compliance within the company.

Manage Downhole salary review exercises based on industry standards and market survey.

Facilitate soft skills development workshops, deliver presentations and conduct lunch and learns sessions for management and employees.

Accomplishments at NOV:

Nominated as “Charter Champion” to lead one of the Downhole Charters globally named “P3 - People Passion and Power”. This was a global strategic initiative with the specific goals and objectives aligned to the divisional business plan. Rolled out complete “on boarding” program globally. Introduced employee recognition awards worldwide; safety, performance & service.

Talent Acquisition Campaign: Planned and organized several NOV and private Career Fairs within province and outside the province. Ontario Career Fair in September 2008 (led this project from start to finish) was a historical success where we advertise across Ontario through various means including radio, newspaper, facebook and linkedin that NOV management team will be visiting 3 places in Ontario to select and offer the jobs to right candidates on the spot. We visited Toronto, London and Windsor. This resulted in selecting and offering jobs to 30 candidates.

Coach and train managers on successful Hiring and Retention Strategies. This was a corporate strategic initiative to develop a program to train managers on effective hiring strategies and equip them with tools to hire and retain their “star” employees. This program helped to increase retention by at least 40% and cut staffing cost by 18%.

Organized and facilitated Talent Management Program with different departments of Downhole Manufacturing, Sales & Operations. This turned out to be the great tool for line managers to plan and execute Career Progression and Succession Planning for their respective teams. In Canada, Downhole group was the first one to introduce this program in early 2008.

Effectively dealt with various Employee Relations’ matters including thorough investigations on the critical Employee Standards and Human Rights cases such as Sexual, Harassment, Favouritism, Drug & Alcohol, wrongful dismissal, Health & Safety etc.

Successfully launched and implemented NOV and HR Policies and Guidelines to Downhole business group. This includes Drug & Alcohol Policy, Vehicle Policy, Travel and Expense Policy, Gifts & Award Guidelines, Relocation, Vacation, Sick, Pay Practice and Privacy Policy etc. This was the biggest achievement to roll out these policies and guidelines from the scratch in the organization.

Developed and implemented various programs including Diversity recognition, Service Awards, Best Performer Awards and Mentorship Program related to Organizational Culture Change.

Rolled out a proactive Health and Safety programs namely Guiding Principles, Safety Awards, Awareness sessions, New Hire Orientation and culture change across the organization, resulting in a 20% reduction in reportable injuries and 36% savings in Workers’ Compensation Payments.

Led the process of effectively developed the Staffing Plans for the Division. Partnered with multiple facets of the business to engage them in this exercise. This process resulted in reducing 25% of the staffing cost and 75% cut down on temporary agency workers.

Restructured job profiles through Competency based Job Evaluations to retain and attract technical talent in the organization. 15 workshops on Competency-Job Evaluation were conducted across region to obtain the grass-roots level information from employee group. This resulted in developing competency based Job Profiles and Descriptions

Managed the complete process of HR, Payroll and Benefits Integration in four NOV business acquisitions which impacted 6 different facilities in Canada: NQL (300 employees), Marlex (80 employees), Progressive (50 employees), New Era (50employees) & ReedHycalog (100 employees).

Successfully developed and delivered comprehensive interactive New Hire Orientation and Company Overview Programs for new hires and existing employees on an on-going basis. This program was a great success and very well received by new hires and their line managers.

Introduced and implemented HCM Manager and Employee Self Service modules. Downhole division has taken a lead to introduce this first time in NOV Canada in mid-2008.

Planned and execute the strategic initiative of Reduction in Workforce (RIFs) program due to the economic downturn and market situation in 2009. Accomplished the targeted reduction of 30% which included over 100 employees across Canada. This was done in 10 rounds during the course of 8 months. This was not possible without partnering with business, effective communication and building relationship with the line managers.

Played a lead role in `Shut Down’ (part of Consolidation process) of 4 Manufacturing facilities; deployment of employees to outplacement and lay-offs. Initially over 200 employees were affected by this decision however; I was successful in saving 40% of employees’ job through deployment, relocation and transfers to other divisions of NOV.

John Brown Publishing Group, London, UK

Human Resources Consultant {Contract} [2,000 employees in UK]

Reporting directly to the HR Director and work with the small team of HR Advisors.

Provide expert advise to sales, marketing and operations managers/supervisors on Employee Relations matters and HR best practices;

Develop Employee handbook and refine HR policies as per employment legislations;

Responsible for the successful implementation of a new HR MIS.

PME - Carillion PLC, London – UK

Human Resources Manager {Contract} [45,000 employees worldwide]

Reporting directly to the HR Director. Worked for Planned Maintenance Engineering (PME) division of Carillion PLC. 1,500 employees in this division.

Provide a high level advisory service across multiple sites handling disciplinary and grievances, restructuring, TUPE and redundancies within a challenging environment;

Managing employment tribunal cases with the help of employment lawyers.

Ensure compliance with the changing legislation and update the company policies.

Organise and conduct training sessions on employee relations and reward management.

CAFCASS, London – England

Senior HR Officer [2,000 employees in UK]

Reporting directly to Assistant HR Director and dotted line to business unit Director.

Lead role played in the development and implementation of two major projects - Recruitment Code of Practice and Performance Appraisal System for the organisation;

Successfully dealt with various caseworks including disciplinary & grievances, occupational health referrals and performance issues;

Facilitate management development and skills based training programmes;

High quality support provided in the two large projects – IT infrastructure and Finance & Payroll Systems worth £3 m each annually;

Organise and support monthly Service Review meetings between finance, HR, IT and the outsource contractors to monitor, review and improve the applicable services.

QUALIFICATION

Sept 2004 - July 2006 Post Graduate Diploma in HRM & CIPD (UK) certification

Kingston University, Surrey, England

Oct 2000 – Apr 2002 MBA degree [major: HRM]

Newport University, London campus, England

CERTIFICATION

Management Essential Program – University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension

Leadership Skills

Corporate Change Management

Effective Succession Planning

Leadership Development Program – National Oilwell Varco (NOV)

Global Organizational Leadership Development (GOLD) – Houston

Managing for Performance – Edmonton

Alcohol & Drug Free Workplace: Reasonable suspicion Training - Edmonton

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Associate Member of Human Resources Institute of Alberta (HRIA). [2007-todate]

Chartered Fellow Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD). [2014-todate]

Chartered Professionals in HR of British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR) [2017-todate]

VOLUNTARY AFFILIATIONS

HR Consultant, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Egypt (July 2016 – April 2017)

Vice Chair, Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Edmonton, Alberta [July 2008- July 2010]

Chair, Ismaili Volunteer Corps, London, UK [July 2004-July 2006]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Have been attending following conferences/workshops on a regular basis since 2007:

Insights – Ceridian’s Annual Conference, Las Vegas

HRIA Annual Conference, Calgary & Edmonton

PSAC Annual Conference, Red Deer

Power Within Conference, Edmonton

Employment Law Seminars, Edmonton

World HCM Oil & Gas HR Conference – June 2015 in Houston & Sept 2015 in Calgary

Contact this candidate