Human Resources Manager

IRVIN W. JOHNSON III, MA-HRM

**** ******* **** ***** ****: 513-***-****/Cellular 513-***-****

Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 E-mail: *********@*****.***

Summary of Experience

An accomplished Human Resources executive with over eighteen years of

achievements in the areas of employee relations, successful litigation,

performance management, union avoidance, succession planning, staffing,

training & development, compensation, diversity management, coaching,

project management, and career development.

Employment Affiliations

Tri-Health Hospitals Cincinnati, Ohio

2013 - Present

A full-service, not-for-profit health system that provides a wide range of

clinical, educational, preventive and social programs in the surrounding

Cincinnati areas as well as Hamilton and Butler counties..

Senior Consultant, Human Resources

Responsibilities include providing Employee Relations services to assigned

departments that located the Good Samaritan and Bethesda Oak facilities.

. Responsible for all employee relations oversight of Nutrition Department,

Environmental Services, Central Sterilization, Laboratory and all of

corporate campus.

. Instruct monthly "Professionalism", classes to salaried & hourly

personnel.

. Designed Pro-active Employee Relations program for entire Employee

Relations department.

The Office Depot Incorporated Cincinnati, Ohio

2004 - 2013

Global retailer of office products and services via stores, direct mail,

catalog, internet and distribution channels in the United States and Mexico

and Europe.

Senior Manager, Human Resources (Midwest Region)

Responsibilities include regional management of Human Resources exempt

staff and functions in the distribution-supply chain sectors located at

Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH, Detroit, MI, and New Orleans, LA.

. Authored national Supply Chain Substance Abuse/Reasonable Suspicion

policy.

. Saved the company approximately 2.5 million dollars with extensive

documentation and riveting testimony in an employment lawsuit in which

company was victorious due to my efforts.

. Wrote & formulated nationwide Supply Chain exempt level diversity

recruiting program entitled "O+2" that increased female and minority

representation by four percent.

The Home Depot, USA Cincinnati, Ohio

2003 - 2004

National retailer specializing in the sale of home improvement,

construction and building maintenance materials to the do- it- yourself

shopper.

Area Human Resources Manager

Responsibilities included charge of all Human Resources functions for

highest revenue producing retail store in greater Cincinnati as well as

assigned centers in the northern Kentucky region.

. Developed three-part management succession planning initiative to

increase diversity representation.

. Because of accomplishments relative to job duties, named recipient of the

"District Human Resources Manager of the Month" Award in August 2003 and

February 2004.

. Co-authored the Standards of Operations manual for incoming Human

Resources Managers.

Ethicon Endo Surgery Incorporated, Cincinnati, Ohio 2001 - 2002

Developer and marketer of advanced surgical instruments for treatment of

various diseases and conditions in the areas of general surgery, breast

care, urology, gynecology and bariatrics.

Human Resources Manager

Responsibilities included management of all personnel functions of the

company's Breast Care/Urology division. Duties also included succession

planning, recruitment, training and investigations.

Re-designed company exit interview process that increased employee

retention rates by 3%

Developed & implemented performance appraisal ratings system that permitted

better assessment of

employee job achievements.

Fluor Daniel Incorporated (Consumer Products Division), Cincinnati, Ohio

2000 - 2001

A division that consisted of approximately 400 non-union employees that

provided engineering and construction services to various Fortune 500

entities before its closure.

Manager, Human Resources

Responsibilities included management of Human Resources departments at two

locations. Span of direction entailed workload distribution, budgetary

control, succession planning, salary administration and executive sponsor

of diversity council.

Pioneered career development program that placed 38% of laid-off employees

into new jobs

and/or careers.

Created division wide succession planning and mentoring programs, which

prepared all

high potential employees for development into new job assignments in the

Midwest region.

Fluor Daniel Fernald Incorporated (Government Affairs Division), Fernald,

Ohio 1992 - 2000

A federal government contractor consisting of 2300 union and non-union

employees that was responsible for the demolition and environmental

restoration of the Fernald hazardous waste location.

Manager, Employee Relations 1997 - 2000

Supervised the Employee Relations and the Office of Employee

Advocate/Recognition departments. Provided confidential counsel to upper

management. Also responsible for company wide Diversity programming &

budget.

Saved the company approximately $14 million by resolving over seventeen

employment law

litigation matters while serving as company trial representative.

Personally recognized by Albert Gore, Vice President of the United States,

for leadership and innovations in the

Company's Welfare to Work & Diversity Initiatives.

Senior Human Resources Specialist (Employee Relations) 1994 - 1997

Conducted internal investigations and determined levels of employee

discipline. Also defended all charges of discrimination & unemployment

claims brought against the company.

. Successfully defended 100 percent of over thirty-seven charges of

discrimination. Nominee and recipient of company incentive award for

efforts.

Authored, performed and co-directed the company training video that was

entitled "Recognizing

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace."

Education

Master of Arts - Human Resources Management

Phoenix University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Science - Administrative Management

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

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