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Patrick J. Comeau

accwb3@r.postjobfree.com • 540-***-****

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SUMMARY: Domestic & International experience in all facets of human resources.

Extensive background in Salary, Benefits, Executive Compensation, Organizational &

Leadership Development, Union Avoidance, Communication, Employee Relations, Talent

Development and Training.

Professional Experience

Virginia Transformers

January 2011 – August 2013

Dir. Human Resources

• Human Resource responsibility: 750 employees, US, Mexico & India.

• Reduced turnover to the lowest level in company history

• Started Salaried Employee Mentorship/Coaching program.

• Consolidated Engineering into a single location

• Investigated all EEOC discrimination & sexual harassment charges

• Established Supervisory training program for all supervisors

ISS Facility Services Inc.

May 2008 – May 2010

Sr. Vice President Human Resources

Domestic human resource responsibility: 16,000 employees, managed 4

professionals and 20 HR/Office

Managers

Lead the HR acquisition & merger team

Consolidated medical plans into a core medical model plan. Moved all benefits to

model plan eliminating brokerage commissions and reduced medical plan costs by

over $600K

Negotiated with our Broker to provide an insurance clerk in our offices.

Implemented a Mini-Med health insurance that provided basic health coverage to

our part-time and lower level employees, who were not covered by our core

benefits plan

Established on-line training programs for all supervisory employees

Investigated all EEOC discrimination & sexual harassment charges

Emerson Electric

1984 – 2008

Ridge Tool Company, Elyria, Ohio

2000 - 2008

Vice-President Human Resources

Domestic and International human resources responsibility: 2,000 employees

managed 18 human resource professionals worldwide

Led restructuring that included closing, downsizing and moving plants that

resulted in a cost savings of $4.4 million. These closings and moves were achieved

without labor disruption

Started new state of the art distributions centers in North America, Mexico,

Japan, Australia and China with no disruption in service or delivery

Implemented Medical Plan design changes that reduced our medical inflation to

less than 6% for the last 5 years. Premium reduced over $1 million for CY 08

Implemented “The Healthy Outlook Program” to change the health profiles of our

employees. This program has clearly helped us to contain medical inflation below

national average increases. The program includes: Health Fairs, 10,000 Step

Walking Program, Weight Watchers, Smoking Cessation, Financial Wellness Planning

and a new exercise center with various exercise programs.

Implemented annual communication plans at all locations and significantly

improved the results of our employee opinion surveys. The annual communication

plan included a benefit statement and presentation that showed the cost of all

benefits and the true individual total compensation.

Moved our relationship from an adversarial to a cooperative environment with

our only domestic union.

Integrated new European acquisition into Ridge that enabled us to improve our

product offerings and to expand into adjacent markets.

Implemented a Leadership Development Program for our high potential

employees.

Worked with a team of human resource professionals and company attorneys to

develop a training program called “You and The Law”.

Emerson Appliance Controls, Indianapolis, Indiana

Vice-President Human Resources

1997 – 2000

Domestic and International human resources responsibility: 3,250 employees,

worldwide and managed 16 human resource professionals

Merged two divisions with different cultures, policies and compensation practices

into a successful integrated business

Restructured plant in Mexico to profitability in less than 12 months

Negotiated successful labor agreements in Italy & France with minimal labor

disruption

Started new plant in Eastern Europe to take advantage of labor savings

Buehler/Krautkramer, Lake Bluff, Illinois

Vice-President Human Resources

1995 – 1997

Domestic and International human resources responsibility: 1,400 employees

worldwide

Extensive work with Works Councils in Germany to improve productivity and

move product to an Eastern Europe plant in Slovakia

Camco, Wheeling, Illinois

Vice-President Human Resources

1990 – 1995

Domestic human resource responsibility: 400 employees

Redesigned hourly compensation program that reduced turnover to less than 7%

E. L. Wiegand, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Division Human Resource Manager

1988 – 1990

ASCO, Aiken, South Carolina

Plant Human Resource Manager

1987 – 1988

Emerson Motor Division, McHenry, Illinois

Plant Human Resource Manager

1984 – 1987

Echlin, McHenry, Illinois

Assistant Human Resource Manager

1980 – 1984

EDUCATION & ASSOCIATIONS

Kansas University

Business Administration

Red Cross Board of Directors, Lorain County, Ohio

Society for Human Resource Management

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