Human Resources Management
Resume:
Kevin S. Oxley
Avon Lake, OH **012
*******@*******.***
Summary
A Human Resources executive and strategic Business Partner who is successful at collaboratively driving change to
improve organizational effectiveness and deliver significant bottom-line results. A values-driven leader with extensive
global experience building talent and leading HR strategy in a broad range of organizational environments from start-
ups with explosive-growth, to down-sizing in medium to large, complex, matrix organizations across diverse industry
sectors including aerospace, automotive, health care, industrial products, financial services and insurance. Skilled
negotiator with exceptional process management skills with a track record of dramatic cost savings and organizational
and process efficiencies and improvements.
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Global HR Strategy and Policy Implementation HR Business Partner
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Workforce Planning and Talent Management Business Acumen
• Lean Manufacturing
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International Employee/Labor Relations Executive Coaching
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Workday HRIS Implementation Mergers and Acquisitions
Experience
AmTrust Financial Services
One of America’s fastest growing companies – Financial Services with $5B Premium and 5,200 employees
Senior Vice-President Human Resources 2012-2015
• Reduced health care costs by $2MM annually and created Global Benefit and Admin model enabling rapid
global growth and an annual savings of $800K.
• Implemented Human Capital Management Process that created an infrastructure for managing all people
related expenses and creating a foundation for financial planning and budgeting in other areas.
• Centralized management of temporary labor and secured more favorable contracts resulting in $1.5MM
annual savings while accelerating the rate of filling jobs and increasing customer satisfaction.
• Led Workday HRIS Global implementation including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Comp, Talent and Expense
Management and developed and deployed global HR and expense management practices.
NACCO Industries
Global holding company - lift trucks, appliances, retail and mining with $3B revenue and 6,000 employees
Vice-President Human Resources 2010-2011
• Implemented enhanced global talent management and work force planning process and formulated leadership
development strategy approved by Executive Leadership Team and Board.
• Consolidated NMHG and NACCO Headquarters resulting in $1.5MM annual savings.
• Developed and deployed a performance-based merit budgeting process and created a Total Rewards strategy
to rebalance imbalanced components of total compensation.
Invacare
Leading global manufacturer of home care products with $2B revenue and 6,000 employees
Group Human Resources Director – Cleveland, OH 2009 – 2010
• Crafted Global HR strategy for Homecare division and strategic human capital plan for Global Supply Chain
and Manufacturing resulting in 15% headcount reduction.
• Led Global HR team in development of standardized Global Workforce Planning process and toolkit.
• Launched Global Employee Engagement process resulting in productivity improvement of 5%.
• Initiated “Your Education Series” to improve employee understanding of global business.
Alcoa, Inc. 1991 – 2009
Leading integrated Aluminum Company with $22B in revenue and 132,000 employees
Human Resources Director – Wheel & Transportation Products - Cleveland, OH 2004 - 2009
• Formulated and implemented Global HR Strategy and policies aligned with strategic business plan for a 3,000
employee, $1.2B revenue business.
• Forged strategic partnership with executive leadership team driving business growth and development from
$600MM to $1.2B in four years. Provided executive coaching for global leadership team and served as
personal advisor to the Business Unit President and key confidant for the Executive Team.
• Co-led Global HR Transformation Project creating global HR Best Practices, Business-Based HR, Centers of
Expertise and Shared Services resulting in $16MM annual savings and benchmark efficiencies.
• Created global workforce planning process for Manufacturing, Commercial, and Global Supply Chain talent
resulting in 15% cost reduction, benchmark operating efficiencies, record growth, 20% inventory reduction
and 10% improvement in employee engagement.
• Negotiated international and domestic multi-year labor agreements exceeding all cost and timing objectives.
Managed early closure of Canadian and US manufacturing plants maintaining productivity while retaining
key talent. Supervised HR activities related to sale of Italian plant and due diligence processes for the sale of
additional facilities in Germany, Hungary and Italy.
HR & ABS (Lean Mfg) Manager - Aerospace Products – Lafayette, IN 2000 – 2004
• Integrated strategic HR and Lean Manufacturing for the 1,500 AEAP Division employees at three US
locations and achieved 30% headcount reduction and $20MM savings.
• Negotiated unprecedented continuous-shift agreement resulting in retention of multi-year, multi-million dollar
customer contract, and receipt of Boeing’s Most Improved Supplier Award and the Alcoa Customer Award
preventing plant closure.
• Achieved $2.4MM annual savings by creating a partnership with local health care providers.
Senior HR/IR Consultant M&A – Alcoa Corporate HQ 1999 – 2000
• Managed all HR acquisition activities associated with $2.9B acquisition and Benefits M&A for two $1B+
acquisitions exceeding all cost and timing objectives while retaining key talent.
Manager HR Shared Services & Employee Benefits – Alcoa Corporate HQ 1997 – 1999
• Saved $1.3MM annually through implementation of continuous improvements and collaborative vendor
management of all benefit administration for 60,000 employees and retirees and reduced Retiree H&W costs
by $800K while improving customer satisfaction by 10%.
• Led national benefits negotiations with USWA and chaired Alcoa's/USWA Joint Health Care Committee and
resolved all outstanding issues and grievances.
Supervisor Group Benefits – Alcoa Corporate HQ - Pittsburgh, PA 1994 - 1997
• Implemented a Managed Care Network that resulted in a $ 3MM annual cost reduction and an additional
$500K in Managed Disability annual savings.
• Achieved $5MM savings by managing outsourcing of benefit administration and co-led cross-functional team
to outsource pension, life insurance, and disability and negotiated administrative changes securing $750K
annual savings.
Human Resources Supervisor – Alcoa Extrusion - Lafayette, IN 1991 - 1994
• Developed and administered an innovative “greenfield” performance-based restructuring process resulting in
20% headcount reduction. Negotiated agreement with the local Union to exit the Soft Alloy business while
ensuring the retention of key operational talent.
Colgate-Palmolive – Jeffersonville, IN 1982- 1991
HR Salaried Employee Supervisor 1989 - 1991
Safety & Government Compliance Supervisor 1985 - 1989
Maintenance Supervisor 1983 - 1985
Industrial Engineer 1982 - 1983
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Education: B.S.ChE., May 1982, University of Notre Dame; MBA/HRD, Webster University – completed 75% course
requirements: Organizational Systems-Leadership and Organizational Development 2002, Leadership Institute of
Seattle
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