MELINDA A. FABIANO - MSIR, SPHR, PCC
Iowa City, IA ? 319-***-**** ? **************@*****.*** ?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/melindafabiano
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Accomplished HR LEADER with 13+ years experience partnering with senior
leaders to identify, develop, and implement the people strategies needed
to grow both business and individual capabilities. Consistently deliver
high quality processes and services that contribute to profitability.
Collaborative and tactical with progressive HR functional and diversified
industry experience. Authentic passion for people - inspiring trust,
teamwork, synergy, and commitment at all levels.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Recruiting / On Boarding
Positive Employee Relations
Team Building / Coaching
Conflict Resolution
EHS / Health / Safety
Compensation Plan Development
Continuous Improvement / Lean
Metrics / Service Delivery / Budgets
Employment Law
HR Best Practices & Policies
Union Free Environment
Organizational Development
EXPERIENCE
IMPACT Group, Inc. ? Iowa City, IA
10/2011 to Present
A global human capital service provider supporting Clients with high-touch
/ high-tech solutions in talent development, employee mobility, and career
transitions that improve individual and organizational performance.
CAREER / TALENT STRATEGIST
Use a Solutions Focused Coaching Model and an e-learning platform to
deliver talent development services for Fortune 500 Clients including:
personal assessments, marketing strategy, social media / branding, resumes
/ cover letters, networking, interviewing, salary negotiation, and on
boarding / assimilation.
. Assigned and engaged 550+ Candidates; securing and delivering $825K+ of
coaching business.
. Candidate Evaluation Return Rate of 60% exceeds 40% Target.
. Candidate Satisfaction Index of 4.3 exceeds 4.0 Target.
. Recognized by CEO for 'Warm Lead Incentive' and 'Stories with IMPACT'
contributions.
RR Donnelley ? Eldridge, IA [Plant Closure]
8/2009 to
10/2011
Global provider of integrated communications with 55,000 employees, $10B in
sales, and 60,000 customers.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Reported to VP Operations. Led HR Team at ISO registered printing facility
with $55M annual sales and 450 employees. Managed staffing, benefits
administration, salary planning, employee/labor relations, safety,
training, and compliance. Built relationships with senior leaders by
influencing HR related-decisions and coaching them to maximize their
leadership effectiveness.
. Member of Team that negotiated 4 year concessionary Teamsters labor
contract with $1.43M targeted savings.
. Recalibrated and raised employee expectations regarding safety,
ergonomics, productivity, and team work with targeted communications,
involvement, problem solving, and training initiatives.
. Implemented cultural and procedural changes that reduced safety
recordable rate by 14%.
. Led all business closure activities including employee communications,
WARN Act compliance, the coordination of state and local resources,
outplacement, a successful employee job fair, and securing a $650K Trade
Adjustment Act Training Grant. Redeployed key talent to other plants;
ensuring uninterrupted work transfer.
CIVCO Medical Solutions / Roper Industries, Inc. ? Iowa City, IA
4/2006 to 7/2009
$40M medical device manufacturer / distributor of ultrasound, urology, and
radiation oncology diagnostic products.
SITE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Reported to VPHR at combined headquarters/manufacturing facility with 250+
non union employees. Proactively diagnosed HR issues/opportunities and
developed HR solutions/programs. Immediately staffed and launched a clean
room 'weekend' shift; reducing overtime expense and increasing capacity and
sales. Managed hiring practices, total rewards, associate relations, issue
resolution, performance, compliance, and corrective action. Consulted
business leaders in the identification of annual HR goals and drove towards
their successful execution.
. Recruited, assessed, and on boarded 90 'A Players' using Topgrading with
95% retention in first year of employment.
. Introduced the Caliper Assessment to assess candidates and identify
behavioral tendencies needed for job success.
. Introduced union free 'strategy' with focus groups, huddles, and training
plans; improving employee engagement.
. Developed new 'Discretionary Bonus' focusing hourly employees on core
values, safety, and innovation.
BorgWarner Inc. ? Auburn Hills, MI
9/2004 to 4/2006
$5.2B global manufacturer of highly engineered automotive systems and
components for power train applications.
MELINDA A. FABIANO ? http://www.linkedin.com/in/melindafabiano
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CORPORATE MANAGER, ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
Coordinated and delivered high-potential development programs that
maximized global leadership talent. Tools and processes included:
assessments, individual development plans, classroom / online training, on-
the-job activities, action learning projects, simulations, coaching, and
mentoring.
. Increased employee learning and performance by steering various learning
programs e.g. Talent For Tomorrow, Talent Leadership Program, and the
BorgWarner Production System.
. Facilitated 5 Assessment Centers in US and Europe for 250 High
Potentials.
. Aligned Executive Council to define its Lean Manufacturing mission,
strategy, and goals. Launched an e-learning
'Best Practices' portal for roll-out of 5 Priority Tools i.e. 5S, Kaizen,
Error-Proofing, Operator Licensing, Audit Systems.
. Designed and coordinated a 3 day team building and skill development
conference for 80 HR leaders.
Crane Corporation ? Iowa City, IA
2/2003 to 9/2004
$2.6B diversified global manufacturer of highly engineered industrial
products.
MANAGER, HUMAN RESOURCES
Reported to the Director, Operations at union facility that 'turned around'
in 4 months to exceed its production, scrap, and inventory turn goals.
Developed strong and trusting relationships with business partners.
Challenged their thinking on people matters. Influenced their support of
HR activities and provided coaching to ensure leadership effectiveness.
. Cultivated a more positive labor relations climate with proactive issue
resolution Made safety #1 and reduced
safety recordable rate by 15%.
. Developed new job descriptions and cultivated a more efficient facility
with 20% fewer employees.
. Coached managers in the development of performance scorecards improving
employee engagement and productivity.
. Facilitated Operational Excellence Yellow Belt training; increasing
employee accountability and efficiency.
Superior Essex ? Fort Wayne, IN
3/2001 to 2/2003
$600M global wire and cable manufacturer serving the auto, electronic,
electrical, and industrial power markets.
DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Reported to the President, OEM Business. Member of the business unit and
HR leadership teams. Provided strategic HR planning, goal identification
and execution. Lead HR Consultant for 2500 union/non-union employees in 12
plants & 25 warehouses in North America, Europe & Asia. Oversaw and
provided daily HR Generalist support to large field HR Team related to:
complex employee issues, senior level recruiting, job evaluation /
movement, workforce planning / headcount management, policy /procedure
interpretation /guidance, structure changes, HR communications, and
compliance.
. Closed Rockford, IL plant realizing $8.8M+ annual cost savings on labor
related issues.
. Successfully integrated $40M, multi-state acquisition while averting
potential FLSA litigation and environmental risks.
. Conducted rapid searches for operations / finance executives and saved
$275K in budgeted consulting fees.
. Concluded labor negotiations with no work stoppages at 4 plants with 4
different unions.
Qwest Communications Intl. a.k.a. CenturyLink ? Denver, CO
3/1998 to 3/2001
$19B leader in internet-based data, voice, and image communications.
DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Reported to VPHR. Supported 3 EVPs (R&D, Network Planning & Network
Complex Services) serving as their trusted HR advisor. Member of the HR
leadership and 3 business unit teams. Developed strong knowledge of
business areas supported (goals/challenges, products/services,
structure/jobs, culture). Guided and advised a large field HR Team in
matrix structure. Provided HR services to 10,800 union/non-union employees
across 15 states. Partnered with other HR Leaders and Centers of
Excellence in the development/deployment of company-wide HR programs.
? Promoted from HR Manager to HR Director in 6 months. Recognized by
business units with President's Club Award.
? Increased region's productivity/morale by coaching managers on goal
setting and performance management.
? Filled 1100 technical and professional openings in 6 major cities
meeting all budget and time to fill targets.
? Increased leader bench strength by championing "9 cell" succession
planning process across assigned region.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen - Jindal School of Management ?
Dallas, TX
Professional & Executive Coaching Program - March 2014
Iowa State University ? Ames, IA
Master of Science ? Industrial Relations
University of Connecticut ? Storrs, CT
Bachelor of Arts ? Psychology
MELINDA A. FABIANO ? http://www.linkedin.com/in/melindafabiano
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CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING / TECHNICAL SKILLS
International Coaching Federation
Professional Coaching Certification (PCC)
Human Resources Certification Institute
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
Toastmasters International
Watts of Talk Chapter President
Competent Toastmaster (CTM)
Development Dimensions International
Targeted Selection - Interviewer and Trainer
Bizet Human Asset Management
Activity Vector Analysis (AVA)
Saratoga Institute
Measuring Human Resources Effectiveness
RR Donnelley
Advanced Safety Observation Training - Trainer
CIVCO Medical Solutions
Bradford D. Smart - Topgrading
Caliper Corporation - Caliper Assessment User Training - Hiring and
Employee Development
Center for Business - Southeastern Iowa Community College - Value Stream
Mapping Workshop
BorgWarner Inc.
Denison - Leader Development Survey and Organizational Culture Survey
Discovery Learning - Decision Style Profile, Change Style Indicator, and
Press Time Simulation
Corporate ProfitAbility Simulation
Understanding Financial Concepts & Resource Allocation
LaMarsh Global - Managed Change
Crane Corporation
Certified Operational Excellence Yellow Belt - Trainer
Qwest Communications
Partners In Change - Performance Consultant Training
Lominger Ltd. Inc. - Leadership Architect Suite (Competency Model)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Step 1 and 2 (MBTI)
Technical Skills
MS Office, Outlook, Access, Lotus Notes, Visio, Project, OrgPlus, Wingspan,
Open Hire
HRIS & Payroll - PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP, ADP Workforce, Plex, ABRA
Talent Management Systems - Taleo, Kenexa, Success Factors
Learning Management & Performance Management Systems[pic]