Kris Dexter, BBA, PHR
Phone: 989-***-**** . **********@*******.***
Overview:
. Sustainable business practices in area of operations and strategic
planning
. Proven leadership in human resources management, and project
management
. Proven knowledge and implementation of HRIS, and ASP systems
. Proven ability to collaborate with diverse talented groups, building
trust and leading teams.
. Demonstrated progressive level of responsibility
. Credible and respectful community leader in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Work Experience:
Consulting (Independent)
(2008 - Present)
Provide consulting services for HR solutions, performance management,
project management, and leadership effectiveness
. HR Consulting/Assessment/Strategic Assessment
. Process improvement/creating value, unity and balance in the workplace
. Successfully directed and developed of staffing company
. Successfully led an independent DME vendor in their initial Commission
on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for Medicare
compliance
. Collaborative partnership on organizational performance improvement
Director of Operations/Sales
RightAnswer.com, Inc. (2011 - Present)
Responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day Operations, Account
Management and Human Resource functions.
. Significantly involved in the business operations for a $2.3 million
acquisition Software-as-a-Service
. Significantly involved in establishing business Unit International
Distributors Agreements, invoicing and account management throughout
USA.
Director of Human Resources
MidMichigan Industries, Inc (2010 - 2011)
Managed the day-to-day Human Resources operations; including budget,
employee relations, wage & hour compliance, employment law, policy
administration, recruitment, benefits, pension administration,
compensation, and training.
. Successfully Implemented a new benefit structure HRA model for cost
containment measures without increasing cost to employees or
eliminating benefits.
. Served as the Recipient Rights Administrator for clients
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Employment/Recruitment Manager
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland/MidMichigan Health (06/2001 - 12/31/07)
Responsible for overall management of employment, recruitment and
retention, budget, workers compensation, unemployment, policy and
procedure, strategic planning, project management, regulatory compliance
and coordination of Business Association Agreements as part of Corporate
Compliance.
Outcomes:
. Successfully passed 2007 Joint Commission survey with zero
recommendations
. Worked closely with Corporate Compliance Officer related to Business
Associate Agreement and various Independent Contractor contracts
. Developed and implemented a strategic recruitment plan resulting in
successfully filling nationally known healthcare professional shortage
positions
. Managed health system's recruiter and unemployment coordinator
. Significantly involved in Developed and implemented a "centralized"
unemployment claims management process for the multi-hospital system,
long term care facilities and physician practices resulting in reduced
costs and improved productivity
. Evaluated, redesigned and implemented a new structure for system
hiring and employment practices
. Significantly involved to Develop, train, implement, and administered
a Talent Management solution system to "standardize" employment
practices, establish retention benchmarks, improve hiring process, and
decrease "time to fill" for multi-health system, long term care
facilities and physician practices
. Successfully lead a team to coordinated multi-hospital merger and
relationship building for employment practices and legal compliance
. Developed and implemented workforce development strategies to increase
student clinical rotations resulting increased qualified applicant
pool
. Coordinated a successful healthcare career showcase event in
collaboration with MiTech and tri-city area public schools
. Significantly involved to Develop and implement "standardized" system
wide employment policies in accordance with regulatory compliance
. Community representative in providing coaching/mentoring related to
healthcare careers
. Served as Operations team member with Executives i.e.; budget, FTEs,
contract staff, compensation, employment offers and recruitment issues
. Managed, coordinated and implemented special community recruitment
programs and events in coordination with public schools, MiTech and
Michigan Works
. Served on various internal strategic and parallel teams
. Assisted with planning and implementation of affiliate downsizing and
workforce strategies
. Served on Lawson (Human Resources Information System) implementation
team
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Human Resources Manager
Gratiot Medical Center (1995 - 2001)
Managed the day-to-day business operations; including employee relations,
wage & hour compliance, employment law, policy administration, labor
relations, recruitment, benefits, pension administration, compensation,
workers compensation and unemployment, and training and development
activities for over 1,000 employees and four subsidiary affiliates.
Outcomes:
. Developed and managed departmental budget including compensation
program
. Managed the self-funded health insurance program, and all benefit
programs
. Administered three labor union contracts, and successful union
negotiations
. Served as a team member for negotiations of three union contracts
. Successfully participated in the decertification of (1) union contract
. Completed cash out of a Defined Benefit Pension program with 385
participants
. Implemented new Defined Contribution Pension program
. Designed and implemented a benefit plan and pension program for the
subsidiary Dialysis companies
. Implementation of new compensation program
. Project Lead for the Human Resources Information System Implementation
team
. Implemented a new Payroll/Human Resources Information System
(MedSeries4)
. Project lead for Joint Commission's Accredited Organization Human
Resources standards
Education
Bachelor in Business Administration/Management
Northwood University, Midland, MI
Leadership/Professional Development/Membership
. PHR Certified, Professional Human Resources through Society of Human
Resources
. Completion of Great Lakes Bay Regional Leadership Program - 2012 Board
Vice President, Humane Society of Midland County
. Prior Michigan Healthcare Human Resources Association (MHHRA)
-Conference Planning Committee member
. Society of Human Resources Management member
. Event Coordinator - Largest Charity Fundraiser for Humane Society of
Midland County
.
Past affiliations
. Hospital Council of East Central Michigan Healthcare taskforce team
. East Central Healthcare RSA - Re-career Committee
. Midland County Career Showcase Committee - MiTech
. MiWorks Nursing Task Force Team