IRFAN HAQUE
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San Antonio, TX 78258 **********@*****.***
Human Resources Leader
Business professional with 12 years of progressive HR experience in diverse roles within automotive, petroleum refining, and defense organizations. Highly motivated individual with a proven ability to generate results. MBA and MS in Strategic Management from a Top-20 program.
Strategy Development Statistical Analysis Budgeting and Forecasting
Management Reporting Workforce Optimization Process Reengineering
Lean Six Sigma Process Team Leadership Human Capital Management
EXPERIENCE
TESORO, San Antonio, TX April 2013 – Present
An independent Oil & Gas Refiner and Marketer, a Fortune 100 company
Sr. Manager, Workforce Planning & Analytics and HR Business Partner (Direct)
Pioneered Workforce Planning and Analytics at an enterprise level. Partnered with the Operations executive leadership regarding human capital decisions that support business objectives.
Leveraged Lean Six Sigma methodology and change management skills to effectively develop, implement, and continuously enhance workforce planning processes and tools; yielding an annual cost avoidance of 17 - 19 million.
Deployed a self-service enterprise-wide reporting strategy that reduces HR’s reporting time by 85%.
Designed & directed the Talent Selection process for the largest Merger & Acquisition in company history ($1.9 Billion). Responsible for delivering on Human Capital commitment to California Attorney General for 3 years post acquisition.
Served as chair on a cross-functional executive advisory council for Workforce Planning & Analytics.
Led creation of analytics that drive business decisions, quantitative risk models, key performance measures, and business intelligence tools.
FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES, Auburn Hills, MI May 2010 – October 2012
The seventh largest automaker in the world.
HR Business Partner (Direct)
Paired closely with Vice-President and management in Powertrain Organization. Responsibilities included employee relations, labor relations, employee & leadership development, diversity, compensation, organizational design/planning, performance management, succession planning, staffing for 2,000 employees.
Oversaw a manpower plan for domestic and international transmission & driveline organization
Executed an HR Plan (performance management program, training, and compensation) centered at employee retention and performance optimization. This plan reduced attrition to below 3% annually.
Created & implemented a 2-year rotational program to manifest future leaders & technical specialists.
Implemented a Technical Specialist Career path (and hiring plan) in place for a true R&D
organization. The implemented career path plan yielded a cost savings of 14-16 million
GENERAL MOTORS, Detroit, MI Oct 2006 – Sept 2008 & Dec 2009 – May 2010
The world’s second largest automaker, a Fortune Global 500 company.
Sr. HR Specialist (Contract) December 2009 – May 2010
Functioned as Talent Acquisition Program Manager working closely with management in Global Product Development, Engineering, & Creative Design divisions to develop and adhere to salaried employment plan.
Created a hiring plan that reduced cost of hire by $1,000 per new hire.
Generated a new workflow process that utilizes 63% fewer departmental personnel.
HR Specialist (Contract) October 2006 – September 2008
Employed numerous software packages to optimize efficiencies for management reporting, including PeopleSoft, Taleo, and Microsoft Office products.
Developed and analyzed forecasts and resultant reports to minimize human-capital inefficiencies and the lag time by 33% to replenish talent in key areas of growth and expansion.
Directed both internal staffing specialists and external vendors to satisfy the staffing needs of the customer and realize cost savings of over 12 million.
Created the Talent Acquisition manual and employee on-boarding process for GM. Both the process and manual are utilized globally within General Motors.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Lowell, MA September 2009 – December 2009
Division of the US Department of Treasury
Human Resources Team Leader (Direct)
Supervised and facilitated HR Specialists in the development of results-driven approaches to attract, assess, and retain a high quality and diverse workforce. Maximized proprietary and commercial tools (PeopleTrak, PeopleSoft, SAP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Sharepoint, etc.) to manage the reporting and analysis for 10 branch offices across the United States.
Created Performance Management Reports for Executive Management with statistical analysis and key proposals on talent and financial utilization. Findings eliminated 15% of superfluous processes.
Established a new reporting system to reduce reporting errors/redundancy by 40% and communication time by 3 days.
Certified in HR Compliance and Process, Reporting and Analytics, FBI Background Investigation.
BAE SYSTEMS, Troy, MI September 2008 – April 2009
A leading global defense, aerospace, and security company.
Staff HR Representative (Contract)
HR Business Partner for Human Capital Management and Planning for the Ground Systems. Served HR related needs and concerns for over 600 employees.
Constructed special forecasting models for organizational planning reports focusing on employee attrition, employment, and retention. The reports accelerated hiring by 6 months for strategic expansion in metropolitan Detroit.
Hired over 250 new employees in a span of 8 months for the organizational expansion into metropolitan Detroit. It yielded a savings of 4 million for the organization.
ROBERT BOSCH INC, Farmington Hills, MI, May 2006 – October 2006
The largest global automotive parts supplier.
HR Representative (Contract)
KELLY SERVICES, Sterling Heights, MI April 2005 – May 2006
A Fortune 500 corporation focused on staffing, resource planning, and outsourcing.
Recruiter (Direct)
AEROTEK INC, Southfield, MI March 2004 – April 2005
A subsidiary of Allegis Group and leading staffing company.
Technical Recruiter (Direct)
EDUCATION
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
MBA, Concentration in Strategic Management, December 2009
MS, Concentration in Strategic Management, May 2010
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
B.S., Concentration in Business Administration, May 2002
Human Capital Institute, Cincinnati, OH
Certified Human Capital Strategist, November 2013
Eccles School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Strategic Leadership Program Certification, May 2015