HR Business Partner

KENNETH TRINH

Castro Valley, CA • Mobile: 415-***-**** • Email: ******@*****.***

P ROFILE

Dynamic, results-driven HR business partner with experience in employee relations, performance management,

compensation, recruiting, employee engagement, and training

Proven track record as a high performer and leader; expert in building client trust through results and compassion

Effective written and verbal communicator; highly motivated and passionate about building organizations

P ROFESS IONAL E XPER I ENC E

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO (FHLBSF), SAN FRANCISCO, CA 12/2012 – PRESENT

HR Generalist (Business Partner)

• Coached and counseled managers and employees on effective methods of resolving HR issues, including employee

development, performance improvement plans, and terminations

• Managed and supported compensation analyses for recruiting, partnered with hiring managers on salary offer negotiations,

and participated in compensation surveys with Radford and Mac Lagan

• Led performance management process including goal setting and annual review (system: Silk Road WingSpan);

partnered with management to administer annual reviews, including merit, bonus, and promotion recommendations

• Generated HR metrics and compliance reports for Federal Housing Finance Agency, Board of Directors, and management

• Spearheaded the Employee Activities Committee to increase employee engagement through inclusive events

• Developed and administered company’s employment and supplier diversity programs

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY (PG&E), SAN FRANCISCO, CA 3/2007 – 12/2012

Senior HR Program Manager/ Senior Recruiter (9/2011 – 12/2012)

• Identified and analyzed complex HR issues with Engineer Rotation Development Program (ERDP); benchmarked best

practices and implemented program improvements to better support program goals, including recruitment, training,

benefits, employee relations, compensation, and program policy

• Managed complete lifecycle of ERDP and serve as primary HR business partner to 42 ERDP engineers and 50+

supervisors, managers, and directors, providing coaching and guidance on resolving HR issues, including performance

management, benefits, and compensation

• Mentored and trained team of recruiters and coordinators on recruiting strategies, technology, and compliance to fill 60 full-

time positions and 90 intern positions; personally filled 40 full-time and 35 intern positions

• Improved recruitment diversity by leading and managing relationship with multiple national, regional, and local engineering

organizations, including National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and Society of

Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Recruiting Compliance Consultant (9/2010 – 9/2011)

• Designed and managed enterprise-wide Recruiting Effectiveness Survey to assess PG&E’s recruiting and onboarding

effectiveness, identify key strengths and weaknesses, evaluate and present results to Recruiting Leadership Team

• Partnered with HR Compensation Team to roll out enterprise-wide initiative to establish a job progression framework

• Advised implementation of new ATS from Taleo to SAP E-Recruiting as recruiting subject matter expert; provided

feedback on ATS functions and user-interface; completed user-acceptance training before final rollout

Recruiter/ Employee Development Consultant (8/2009 – 9/2010)

College Recruiter / Internship Program Manager (4/2007 – 8/2009)

• Consulted with management and legal counsel to navigate through several discrimination cases, successfully provided

proof of equal employment practices to prevent escalation of cases to EEOC and DFEH

• Initiated, developed and facilitated professional development workshops for 800+ PG&E employees

• Led team of four College Recruiting staff to fill 70 intern positions; trained 50+ PG&E representatives for campus recruiting;

planned and managed internship program

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KENNETH TRINH

Castro Valley, CA • Mobile: 415-***-**** • Email: ******@*****.***

CHEVRON, CONCORD, CA 7/2006 – 04/2007

Excise Tax Analyst

• Prepared multi-state tax returns for Chevron and Unocal companies, totaling over two million dollars in taxes payable

monthly; maintained account reconciliations to accurately reflect current financial standings

OASES, OAKLAND, CA 2/2003 – 06/2006

Volunteer Manager

• Managed team of 15 supervisors and 300+ volunteers to tutor underprivileged K-12 youth; responsible for program’s

effectiveness, as well as staffing and development of supervisors and tutors

L EADERSH IP A C TIVI TIE S

EBAYC-OASES BOARD OF DIRECTORS 8/2009 – 12/2014

Board Member

• Strategize to enhance the financial health and sustainability of nonprofit through fundraising, organizational change and

merger, and brand and relationship management

PG&E NuENERGY EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP 9/2008 – 12/2010

Co-Founder & President

• Co-founded employee network to address generational gap issues and increase employee engagement; grew organization

from an idea to over 350 members in two years; received critical acclaim and recognition from senior management

A WARDS & R ECO GNITI O N

2014 FHLBank San Francisco Team Excellence Award (x2)

2011 PG&E President’s Diversity Award Finalist

2010 University of Phoenix Volunteer Leader Award National Finalist (awarded $10,000 to nonprofit)

2010 PG&E Commitment Award (for volunteer efforts to support San Bruno incident)

2009 Jefferson Awards Champion for Public Service

2009 PG&E Frederick W. Mielke Jr. Award for Outstanding Community Service (awarded $5,000 to nonprofit)

2008 PG&E Talent Acquisition Energy Star Award for Increasing Employee Engagement

2004-2006 U.C. Berkeley Emerging Leaders Scholarship Award and Cal Alumni Scholarship

E DUCATION A ND C ERT I FICATION S

Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) – Masters in Human Resource & Employee Relations

Current

University of California, Berkeley – Bachelor of Arts, Economics

2006

Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification (scored 91%; non-active)

2008

SKILLS: Recruiting: Jobvite, SAP E-Recruiting, Taleo 7.5, Resumix, Boolean Logic

Performance Management System: Silk Road WingSpan

HRIS: Ceridian HR/Payroll

Miscellaneous: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, basic HTML, Chinese (Cantonese)

INTERESTS: International Travel, Mentoring/Tutoring, Triathlons (Ironman), College Football

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