Edward R. Dean

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Oak Brook, IL 60523

773-***-****

Profile: Strategic business partner specializing in employee relations,

talent acquisition and organization development with union and nonunion

environments, domestic multi-state and international multi-location

experience. Manufacturing line plant floor experience.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Development Dimensions International (DDI) - Learning Systems Facilitator

Project Management Methodology (Baxter)

EXPERIENCE:

WellCare Health Plans

Director, Human Resources 2/14 - Present

Sr. Manager, Human Resources 10/10 - 1/14

. Provide executive coaching/mentoring for senior leadership in CT, IL,

MO, NJ, NY and OH regarding organizational structure/development

initiatives, engaging top talent and succession planning.

. Direct supervision of a remote based team providing employee

relations, talent acquisition and HRBP support for 1,000 associates

across the 6 state region.

. Key accomplishments - reduced turnover in first 12 months by 58% with

an increase to sales productivity of 22% by engaging non-exempt sales

force through a structured communication plan and redesign of the

external recruiting process.

. Full life-cycle recruiting for clinical, administrative, sales,

technical and executive level positions, with utilization of Taleo,

HireRight and ADP Enterprise applications.

. Coach and counsel associates regarding employee relations issues from

day-to-day performance to sexual harassment/discrimination

investigations, workers compensation claims and FMLA administration.

. Establish/build internal partnerships with operational support teams

in order to understand the overall impact of organizational structure,

policy and process changes.

. Facilitate executive leadership and management essential courses

across the organization, including the Sexual Harassment course

required of all managers and executive staff.

Baxter Healthcare

Sr. Manager, Human Resources 10/08 - 9/10

. Assumed responsibility for providing HR support/management for a

manufacturing facility in Beltsville, MD which included full

outplacement responsibilities for staff, technology transfer to

Austria and plant closure.

. Regional business partner for 1100 exempt and non-exempt associates

within 17 collection centers across a 5 state territory.

. Provided counsel to management and associate level roles on complex

employee relations issues and handled all investigations/disciplinary

evaluations.

. Directed regional talent planning, which includes the implementation

of function-wide training and development plans and talent management

support.

Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. (Chicago, IL)

National HR Director 6/05 - 9/08

National HR Manager 2/01 - 6/05

Regional HR Manager 2/00 - 2/01

. Managed HR functions for corporate office, and field executive sales

management (8-regional vice-presidents and 34 district managers),

store management, and sales associates for 386 jewelry retail stores

with approximately 2,500 employees nationwide.

. Direct supervision of a staff of 8 employees.

. Responsible for all programs and processes related to Compensation,

HRIS reporting and data integrity and store payroll and budget

allocations.

. Prepared and Implemented an Organizational Development Analysis of the

Human Resources department for the Executive Vice-President of

Operations and CEO, consisting of a complete restructuring of the

department for more efficient and effective operations.

. Conducted all investigations pertaining to EEOC, DOL and civil

lawsuits, and provide the appropriate responses to all allegations.

Attend mediation and civil proceedings as needed. No decisions had

been ruled against the company out of more than 50 complaints filed

through a government agency.

. Provided corporate and in-market training on Sexual Harassment

Awareness, Prevention and Reporting.

Edward Don & Company (North Riverside, IL)

Corporate Generalist (Union) /HRIS Administrator 2/99 to 2/00

Motorola (Fort Worth, TX)

Associate Manager of Manufacturing 6/97 to 1/99

Production Supervisor

. Six Sigma certified

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communications and Human Resource

Management Minor

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI May, 1997

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