Director, Human Resources

Robert H. Jones, SPHR, GPHR

******.*********@*****.*** 919-***-****

Human Resources Professional

www.linkedin.com/in/robertjoneshr

Professional Summary

As Human Resources Director aligns human capital strategy and employee development with

overall business strategy and vision. Specifically, ensures that talent acquisition strategy,

compensation and benefits rewards program, employee development strategies are in place to

build and sustain strategic capabilities and diversification. Maintains close contact with

stakeholders and clients to deliver high quality employees and services.

Experience:

Human Resources Director

Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, NC July 2013 - Present

Oversees Human Resources functions for a private country club with over 330 employees. Provides

talent acquisition, on-boarding and orientations, employee relations, benefits administration,

compensation, performance management, employee recognitions programs, compliance, employee

engagement and safety programs. Supports directors and managers in developing and sustaining a

culture of service and hospitality second to none. Ensures benefits programs are ACA compliant.

Provide support to directors using a Human Resources Business Partner approach. Ensures newest best

practices implemented across the organization. Help create a strategic approach to HRM.

Oak Grove Technologies, LLC, Raleigh, NC June 2008- Apr 2013

Director, Human Resources and Administration May 2010 – Apr 2013

Oversees the daily human resources operation, recruiting staff and recruitment functions. Manages the

overall corporate staff and headquarters. Conducted employee on-boarding, benefits enrollment,

orientations and administration. Responsible for Global contracts and staffing process including pre-

deployment orientation, training, medical readiness and travel. Manages contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan

and Africa. Stays engaged with the business development and proposal process to ensure talent

acquisition and compensation strategies are synchronized to position the organization for growth in a

competitive market. Focus on compliance issues and supporting growth strategies. Shares a significant

role in customer relations and program management. Manages a portfolio of contracts with P&L

responsibilities.

Director, Human Resources May 2009 – April 2010

Manages the day to day Human Resources functions of the organization to include staffing, employee

relations, compensation, benefits, organizational development and client relations. Conducted

employee on-boarding, benefits enrollment, orientations and administration. Closely involved in the

strategic business partner role to business lines. Successful in growing numerous staffing contracts

through providing “best of athlete” candidates to the team resulting in 200% increase in revenues.

Selected to take over Program Management of several staff augmentation contracts supporting DoD

and State Department. Responsible for growing overseas staffing by finding qualified candidates and

obtaining additional positions on existing and new contracts. Coordinate with in-country staff for arrival

of new staff and performance management.

Recruiter June 2008 – May 2009

Corporate recruiter responsible for identifying, screening and acquiring high quality candidates for

employment in support of government contract work at home and abroad. Also, responsible for

supporting proposal efforts with qualified candidates. Closely coordinated with program managers and

proposal staff on all recruiting efforts. Coordinated and attended focused recruiting efforts such as

career days and job fairs on and off military installations to build a pool of high quality candidates.

Assisted with new hire paperwork and on-boarding.

Operations Officer, Joint Special Operations Command

Fort Bragg, NC September 2006 – March 2008

Served as a Senior Staff Officer in the J-3 (Operations) of an elite special operation command. Forward

deployed to operational areas to lead a staff section in a Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF).

Supported the Deputy Director Operations as one of several officers performing daily mission command

tasks.

Director of Human Resources

North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, NC. April 2004 – September 2006

Served as director of a 22 person Human Resources department responsible for 1,700 full-time

employees and $98 million dollar budget. Gained experience at the Director level with extensive

participation in staff coordination, problem solving, strategy development and program management.

Developed and executed a strategy to increase the number of employees by 10% and staying within a

$54 million dollar budget which resulted in increased effectiveness of the organization. Gained

substantial experience in employee relations, staffing, compensation, EO/EEO, benefits, recruiting, labor

relations, placement and employee development.

Human Resources Officer

North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, NC. February 2002 – March 2004

Responsible for day to day operations, supervision, and activities of 4 sections within the military

personnel directorate ensuring that each section functions efficiently, effectively, and has guidance as

needed. Served as Deputy to the Director and performed those duties and special projects as assigned.

Worked closely with organizational development (OD), performance management and evaluations and

as well as organizational effectiveness (OE) programs. Served as Secretary to the General Officer Career

Management Board which met monthly to oversee matters of senior and executive level assignments

and secession planning. Provided reports from the HRIS, maintained minutes and other planning

documents. Executed personnel actions as directed by the board.

Director of Public Affairs

North Carolina National Guard, Raleigh, NC. July 1998- October 2002

Served as Special Staff to Commanding General. Led a 4 person team responsible for media relations,

community relations, command information, public information, and communication to internal/stake-

holder audiences. Developed office procedures to use the internet, e-mail and websites to proactively

pass information to external and internal audiences. Examples of such activities include using e-mail

groups to send press releases and web links to inform recipients’ on National Guard activities. Planned

general officer overseas travel to visit units performing duties abroad. Extensive experience with

overseas travel. Duties included detailed planning and coordination with a multitude of organizations

including the Department of Defense, State Department and Major Army Commands to develop travel

arrangements, clearances and itineraries. Coordination of threat briefings, security procedures, ground

transportation and escorts. Extensive experience with media relations, public speaking, basic

photography, basic web design, special events coordination, and protocol. Developed targeted

messaging and activities to support the annual strategic plan of the organization.

Operations Officer

North Carolina National Guard, RDU Airport, NC. September 1994- June 1998

Senior full-time staff officer for high priority unit supervising 3 personnel. Responsible for equipment,

administration, training, and logistics for a 52 person unit. Passed all inspections and readiness

evaluations and maintained in excess of 100% personnel strength. Successfully developed and executed

a pre-deployment and personnel readiness plan for all unit personnel prior to deploying to Bosnia.

Received North Carolina Meritorious Unit Award and the Army Superior Unit Award for the performance

of the unit. Only awarded to the top 5% units.

Education:

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Raleigh, NC

B.A. in Business Administration

UNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE Carlisle Barracks, PA

M.S. in Strategic Studies, 2006

Professional Certifications:

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) May 2012

Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) December 2012

Affiliations:

Advisory Board, State Employees Credit Union 2007 - Present

Board of Directors, North Hills Club, Raleigh, NC 2008 - 2013

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2010 – Present

Triangle Society for Human Resource Management (TSHRM) 2013 – Present

Triangle Hospitality Human Resources Association (THHRA) 2013 - Present

Military Education: US Army War College, Command and General Staff College, Human Resources

Manager’s Course, Recruiting Manager’s Course, Human Resources Officer Course, Combined Arms Staff

College, Infantry Advanced Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Infantry Officer Basic Course,

Canadian Airborne Course

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