Paul Vercher, MBA, MS, SPHR
Business Partner / Talent Acquisition Leader
http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvercher
Fort Worth, Texas 76114
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Business Partner, Human Resource Leader and Talent Acquisition Manager with expertise in comprehensive global HR
policy deployment, talent acquisition / competitive recruiting, employment law, training system development and delivery,
maximization of human capital ROI, strategic talent management, pro-active ER issue engagement, organizational
effectiveness, compensation and benefits management, and change management. Experienced in leading global,
multiple-state, multiple-unit territories. Experienced in global entities supporting up to 1700 employees. Excels at leading,
motivating, developing, mentoring, coaching people. Active Secret and Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) clearances.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Business Development HR Policy Development & Deployment Organizational Development
P&L Oversight Compensation & Benefits Mgt Recruiting & Sourcing
Customer Relationship Mgt Training & Development Change Management
Performance Management Staff Development & Mentoring Employee Relations Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL, Fort Worth, Texas 2012 – 12/30/14 (end of external customer contract)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
• Oversaw Global HR staff planning and administration of all activities for over 600 geographically dispersed
employees.
• Developed and administers global policies, procedures and programs covering recruitment, wage / salary analysis
and administration, training, employee relations, benefits and equal employment opportunity (EEO)/affirmative
action programs according to DCMA and ISO standards.
• Ensured assigned group programs, practices and policies comply with applicable governmental FAR/DFAR
regulations, host-country labor laws, and company policies.
• Investigated ER issues to include Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and "Hotline" issues.
RECRUITING PRODUCTION AND PROCESS MANAGER
• Directed full-cycle global recruiting for hard-to-fill, rapid deployment aviation, aviation maintenance (fixed wing &
rotary); vehicle maintenance (heavy/light, armored & standard), logistics, IT, program management, civilian police,
security-sensitive, skilled trade, firefighter, and weapon carrying positions.
• Regulated hiring policies and procedures within corporate, national and global standards.
• Led Global, Aviation, Logistics, LOGCAP Recruiting Teams (CONUS & OCONUS) to minimize time-to-fill
and maximize customer satisfaction according to complex candidate qualification requirements.
• Led Recruiting Coordinator Team in candidate pre-employment processing (CONUS & OCONUS),
pre-employment standardization and lean initiatives to improve time-to-fill.
• Managed hi-volume, hi-performance recruiting efforts according to USG / DOD / DOS / FAR / DFARS /
CENTCOM regulations and contractual requirements
• Developed and implemented recruiting metrics and productivity measures designed to measure and improve
recruiting output.
• Developed and implemented process improvements to maximize candidate to requisition yield and ensure
services are provided on-time, within budget, and with a high level of quality.
• Increased recruiting production by 60%.
CAREER SEARCH NETWORK, Fort Worth, Texas 2008 - 2012
CHIEF TALENT OFFICER
500+ member non-profit organization located in Texas, Colorado, and California
• Leader, talent manager, business partner, strategic advisor and coach.
• Developed and managed compensation and benefit plans, KPIs and performance management, HR policy.
• Directed the creation of comprehensive career management, career search, placement and continuation
training/certification services.
• Designed and delivered comprehensive career management workshops.
• Developed strategic alliances with regional, best-of-breed career search, recruiting and placement providers to
enhance organization's value, presence and reach.
• Directed foundation's funding initiatives via private/municipal/state/federal grant and donation pursuit.
THE HOME DEPOT, Texas 2003 - 2008
HUMAN RESOURCES BUSINESS PARTNER / MANAGER
• Promoted to oversee district's HR policy deployment, recruitment, talent management, ER issue resolution and
metric performance for 3 state, 9 location, 1700 employee district with combined revenues of $320MM.
• Directed HR policy development, recruitment, compensation and benefits management, leadership training and
development, union avoidance, change mgt. and ER issue resolution for 165 exempt/non-exempt employees.
• Directed full-cycle recruiting efforts to expand diversity, recruit/attract/motivate/develop/retain key talent, promote a
positive work environment and improve employee morale at store and district levels. Recognized as Division
Recruiting SME.
• Improved region's leadership effectiveness / execution rating to #2 in the corporation while serving as Regional
Management Trainer.
• Designed and implemented operation-wide program to proactively manage ER issues and transform disengaged,
under-performing cost-centers into profit driven teams; Surpassed revenue projections by 8 - 10% for 4 consecutive
measurement periods.
• Managed $10.5MM annual HR budget; Increased customer satisfaction scores by 10% and revenues by 35%.
• Improved HR metric performance by 60%; Trained and coached new HR Managers.
• Contained 50% of annual worker's compensation and safety related costs resulting in net savings of $50,000.
• Improved cumulative retention tenure from a baseline of 1 - 3 months to 1.5 - 2 years resulting in net savings of
approximately $195,000 in reduced on-boarding/training costs.
• Led efforts to grow revenue from $58MM to $70MM at 2 established retail locations through targeted recruitment,
enhanced performance management, enhanced training design/delivery and prompt ER issue resolution.
• Directed the implementation of 2 new retail HR offices; achieved combined annual revenues of $50MM.
EDS (Sabre Acquisition), Fort Worth, Texas 2001 - 2002
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE / PROGRAM MANAGER
• Served as business partner, program manager and strategic advisor while directing EDS IT development business
with American Airlines. Led support teams of 50 exempt employees.
• Oversaw account’s P&L. Directed project scope, work plans, change/risk management and product delivery.
• Grew combined revenues from $28MM to $30MM
SABRE, Southlake, Texas 1992 - 2001
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
• Served as business partner, program manager and strategic advisor.
• Directed Sabre IT development business with Air Canada, SITA, Northwest, United Airlines. Led support teams of 75
exempt employees. Overall account P&L responsibility.
• Improved managerial and critical talent bench-strength through strategic recruiting.
• Grew combined revenues from $75MM to $100MM.
GLOBAL PROGRAM/PRODUCT MANAGER
• Directed global, cross-functional team in the release of Planet Sabre. Oversaw human resource managers and
analysts, project scope, change/risk management, resource allocation, product delivery and management recruiting.
• Led global operation implementation support teams and software development teams (local and remote).
• Launched ahead of schedule, on- budget to 65 countries/6 languages.
EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
• Improved corporate leadership effectiveness and execution by recruiting from Top- 20 business schools.
• Awarded “Recruitment Champion” recognition.
EDUCATION
Masters of Science, Information Systems - University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
Masters of Business Administration - University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, Communications/Management - University of Texas, Arlington, Texas
CERTIFICATIONS
SPHR Certification – HR Certification Institute
AFFILIATIONS
Member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
Member of Fort Worth Human Resources Management Association (FWHRMA)
Organization Development Network