Human Resources Management

RICHARD D. SHOVAN

***** ***** ***** (C) 708-***-**** (H) 708-***-****

Tinley Park, IL 60487 Email: ******@*****.***

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Senior Human Resources Professional

Dynamic, versatile Senior Human Resources Professional with 20+ years of manufacturing industry experience in all aspects of personnel recruitment and retention, health and safety, and quality, with a proven track record of consistently providing outstanding service in personnel related activities including talent management, calibration, compensation, senior level coaching, talent acquisition, employee engagement, planning, metrics, compensations, and employing best practices. A self-motivated and accomplished professional with the excellent ability to facilitate strategic process improvements that enhance organizational development and implement leading change initiatives that drive company objectives and enhance overall team performance.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning

Performance Management

Conflict Resolution

Human Capital Development

Training Development

Benefits/Compensation

Union Contract Negotiation

Divestiture

Grievance Resolution

Talent Acquisition

Diversity Management

Employee Relations

Key Professional Accomplishments

Dramatically reduced benefit costs by $300K by planning and implementing policies and procedures for employee compensation, benefits, performance management, recruitment, and employee relations,

As a Change Agent, diagnosed organizational problems, separated symptoms from causes, helped set the agenda for the future and created plans for making change happen

Achieved a low turnover rate of 1.5% during the recent business acquisition by promoting a positive employer-employee relationship while effectively managing hourly and salary relations

Developed and implemented a business process management system which included Key Process Indicators (KPI’s) for all functional groups allowing the Leadership Team to quickly access the business’s performance

Professional Experience

H. KRAMER & CO., Chicago, IL 2010 – May 2015

Director Of Human Resources

Serve as the Head of Human Resources, directly reporting to the Vice President of Operations, for a leading brass smelting company in the Midwest. Tasked with driving, measuring, and tracking all personnel related activities, including labor relations, recruitment, benefits, compensation planning, coaching, metrics, and implementing health and safety best practices.

Key Accomplishments

Proactively collaborated with the legal department to implement cost saving contract negotiations two months ahead of schedule

Successfully negotiated a new contract with the uniform supplier, significantly driving up annual cost savings by $35K

Planned and implemented an innovative safety training and light duty program, effectively reducing the incidence of accidents and slashing worker compensation costs by 50%

ROHM AND HAAS/NB COATING, Lansing, IL 1993– 2007

Director Of Human Resources

As head of the Human Resources department, reported directly to the President and served as the team lead, supervising six staff members at a business unit composed of 500 employees spread out in 10 US states, Canada, and Mexico.

Key Accomplishments

Developed a collaborative partnership with the business unit leadership team to define and align business unit tactics into a human resource strategy through effective workforce planning, organizational design, and productivity improvement

Planned, developed, and implemented a Total Rewards system which consisted of Compensation, Benefits, Recognition, and Employee Development

Spearheaded a cross-functional team which successfully outsourced a new payroll system, benefits, and employee savings plan (401k) in a two-month time frame

Drove strategic change by utilizing the industry standard benchmarks to redesign the corporate policies and develop a comprehensive employee handbook for new business

Provided outstanding leadership while successfully designing and implementing a performance management system that linked performance to the business strategy metrics

Diligently handled all employee relation activities, including conflict resolution, grievance management, and benefit negotiations

Director Of Quality

Key Accomplishments

Spearheaded the implementation of senior management initiatives, successfully establishing an effective business unit cultural change

Developed strong partnerships with vendors, implementing quality audits that led to enhancements in the vendor quality improvement system

Oversaw cross-functional team activities, achieving TS16949 Quality Certification and ISO14001 Environmental Certification

Directed the quality initiatives at two manufacturing facilities

Lead a team of 16 members in areas of Quality Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and Quality Control

Implemented process modifications by recommending the adoption of a state-of-the-art business measurement system that would incorporate success as defined by the shareholders, customers, and employees, while concurrently allowing for business process adjustments to maximize business effectiveness

Manager Of Environmental Health and Safety

Key Accomplishments

Supervised a team of five professions

Spearheaded all environmental health and safety initiatives at five manufacturing plants in the United States, Germany, and Canada

Headed a cross-functional team, successfully implementing strategic tactics to earn OSHA VPP Star status

Achieved a significant reduction in OII from 6.0 to 0.8 over a five-year period

Planned and executed a Return-to-Work program for injured employees, slashing worker compensation costs by 30%

Implemented a behavioral based safety system, dramatically reducing accidents by 50%

Institutionalized an activity based safety evaluation system which prompted supervisors to complete their safety objectives on time

Designed, developed, and delivered safety training to employees

Placed positive emphasis on utilizing the Near Miss Reporting system, leading to a significant annual increase in employee reports from 20 to 800

Education & Training

Master of Arts, Communications, Governors State University, University Park, IL

Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL

Labor Relations Post Graduate Course

Six Sigma Champion Training OSHA 501 Training Special Government Employee Training

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