Loss Prevention Human Resource

Les R. Whelchel

**** ****** **., ********, ** ***04 903-***-**** ************@*****.***

Summary

Proven and recognized professional with 20 years experience in successful recruitment, training

and orientating staff at various levels, including but not limited to line level staff, management in

industrial, retail and private sectors.

Wishing to continue my fulfilling career in management with full focus on the Human Resource

sector, to an organization which is in need of continued growth.

Qualifications and Skills

1. Full service HR with skills, with emphasis on I-9 Compliance, records, data keeping,

communication all in a hands on capacity

2. Worked under high volume expectations

3. Consistently placing 100 plus associates at any given time while handling multiple clients and

locations

4. Training, On-boarding of new employees, including the conducting of initial orientation,

presentations in safety and policies

5. Working hands on to ensure the highest levels of success

6. Running the day to day operations of multiple locations, with regard to fiscal responsibility, loss

prevention and safe work practices

Skill and Accomplishments

Certified Marketing and Design Specialist

Applied and completed a 4year course in three years with a 4.0 GPA--Lexington Vocational Technical, Lexington, MO

Other skills and accomplishments

Advisor to Kilgore College 2012 to current

Completed course with in Managing with emotional intelligence 2010

Published in “Americas Registry of Outstanding Business Professionals” 2000-2004 edition for

“Outstanding business and leadership skills in industry and mentoring”

Educational background

Concordia High School-- Diploma

Lexington Vocational Technical Certification

Various training and educational certification through employer programs

July 2010- Present Advantage Human Resourcing d.b.a Advantage Staffing

Overall responsibility for staffing several of Longview, TX premier employers with well pre-screened,

qualified, reliable personnel. Managing the Human Resource related day to day operations, as well the

overall financial responsibility to my organization for maintaining a multi-million dollar branch. All

while maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients, internally and externally.

• Providing solutions to complex problems and compiling data from existing policies and making

recommendations for additions to

• Acting as a PR resource for applicants, employees and internal staff

• Maintaining a staff of associates which ranges between 100- 200 at any given time

• Working with existing HR team at the corporate level to build, maintain and expand relationships,

while gaining knowledge to bring back to the local levels

• Creating new and using existing methods of recruiting for open positions

• Maintaining I-9 compliance and audits internally

• Time-keeping and controls to assure goals are being met as well as maintaining budgetary

requirements

• Utilize all resources to find resolutions to safety concerns within other organizations

• Supplying additional information for Safety Tool box topics

• Creating strong teams to better handle difficult situations i.e. disputes, grievances and delicate

matters

• Developing pay and compensation plans to help bring profit to the bottom line

• Being a total resource to employees for information that is needed to help better their careers

within our organization

• Utilizing my 20 plus years in management and HR related areas to assist colleagues who may

have less experience

• Utilize our current HRIS to maintain records in an organized manner and assure that privacy and

security of confidential information is maintained

• Utilize information to educate associates on benefits i.e. medical, dental, vision, 401K, etc…

Hollywood Entertainment/ Movie Gallery June 2006 to April 2010

Oversee a multi- unit multi- state regional operation consisting of 21 freestanding retail stores in

Arkansas, East Texas and Oklahoma. Being held responsible for every aspect of fiscal responsibility as

well and loss prevention and employee hiring and retention.

• Offering support of operations and technical support

• Handling of loss prevention methods and training

• Retention and placement of management and staff for retail locations to best suit company needs

• Orientation, benefits, safety training

• Processing of associates through the internal on-boarding computer program ( MegaLink )

• Maintain personnel files in a safe and secure manner, ensuring the confidentiality of all

documentation

• Maintain correspondence daily with Staff of 21 managers and 210 associates

• Monitor Time-keeping and labor controls to ensure budgets where adhered to

• Educate, coach, counsel with disciplinary action plans

• Fiscal responsibility in excess of 5.4 million dollars

Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Kansas City April 2001 to June 2006

Plan, coordinate, purchase and production of all aspects of the food and beverage needs for the property,

including special events of 10-550 people this includes the preparation and service to each of those

clients, such as General Motors, Ford, Cerner Corporation, Burlington Northern- Santa Fe Rail Systems

and Kenworth Trucking Co. Each client being more diverse than the next.

• Planning, purchasing and loss prevention

• Managing and guiding current staff

• Providing new talent to the team

• Orientation, On-boarding and processing of new-hires

• Recruitment of new staff

• Oversee all staff while on duty as night manager

• Problem resolution

• HR responsibility at any given time in the absence of on-site representative

• Payroll and time-keeping (accuracy and control)

Any prior experience is available upon request

References available upon request

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