BETH BUTLER
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Asheville, NC 28803 Email: *************@*****.***
HR GENERALIST
An accomplished, articulate Human Resources (HR) Generalist professional with proven team leadership. Demonstrated progressive responsibilities over 12 years for fast growth, high tech companies. Generalist expertise complemented by strengths for Leadership Development and Talent Acquisition.
Areas of Expertise
Employee Relations
Strategic Candidate Pipelining
Leadership & Team Development
Consultative HR Strategies
Data Analysis & Budgeting
Financial and Business Acumen
Professional Experience
WHELESS PARTNERS, Asheville, NC; Denver, CO 2010 – Present
Managing Partner, inland west
A privately held, nationally recognized executive search company
Key Accomplishments:
Fortune-Ranked Clients’ executive global searches: Fluor Engineering ($21B); Westmoreland Coal ($1B+); MWH Global Engineering ($1B+)
Healthcare & Non-Profit executive searches: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Vail Valley Medical Center & Steadman Clinic; University Presidents.
Opened the organization’s Inland West office in Denver, CO.
Responsibilities:
Lead Fortune-Ranked executive talent lifecycle recruiting across energy, engineering, high tech and academia (mid-level management to c-suites, high level unique positions).
Analyze metrics and data for greater efficiencies; Oversee office and budgets.
Drive team development and partnering excellence using training, metrics, assessments, personal and professional goals; Supervise staff (5-9).
Oversee all aspects of talent acquisition: job description, research, HRIS/ATS, prospective engagement, candidate pipelining, vetting, interviews, assessments, references, and offers.
THE JNE COMPANIES, Huntsville, AL 2003 – 2010
Vice President, Director of Human Resources & Administration, Carina Technology (2007-2010)
Multiple privately-held companies funded by a small cap equity investor
Key Accomplishments:
Championed a wellness program.
Won 2 successful patent issues in the highly competitive energy industry.
Entrusted with investor due diligence activities, confidential HR and corporate projects, strategic projects and initiatives for the board of directors.
Responsibilities:
Led HR across the engineering company footprint: Lifecycle recruiting and candidate development. Employee relations and communications, benefits administration, performance management, policies and procedures, on-boarding and terminations. Analytical use of metrics. Member of Senior Leadership Team.
Ensured compliance with human resource laws and regulations; Managed compensation; Advised VPs and partners on HR matters. Liaison with legal counsel. Facilitated leadership succession planning. Supervised 2.
Maintained a multitude of responsibilities pertaining to investor relations and intellectual property for patents.
Presented frequent formal and informal presentations/meetings for venture capitalists, investment bankers, private investors, and the board of directors.
Director of Human Resources & Operations, JNE Publishing (2003-2007)
Key Accomplishments:
Sold the company to EBSCO Publishing, a $387 million competitor.
Led the company’s business operations and human resources from inception to transition to the buyer.
Responsibilities:
Oversaw company’s HR, IT, HS&E, Business Operations and Finance (budgets, cash flow, payables/receivables). Supervised 3-5.
Led human resources and day-to-day operations: Lifecycle recruiting and staffing, strategic talent pipeline, procedures, benefits vendor selection, benefits administration, compensation, performance management, retention, employee communications, employee relations, on-boarding and terminations, regulatory compliance, metric analysis, and payroll. investigations. Member of Senior Leadership Team.
YMAW, Huntsville, AL 1999 – 2003
Partner & Consultant
A self-developed and owned consulting company with numerous local and regional clients
Key Accomplishments:
Developed and implemented consultative business plan for Madison Drugs & Pharmacy, leading to the company’s migration from traditional prescription sales to branding a wellness center model. Recruited and managed sales team.
Created and executed a sales and marketing master plan for Metagem Software; Resulted in a $300k business partnership within 60 days of implementation.
Developed and directed a national promotions plan for prominent author, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, effectively calendaring a national book tour.
LAMAR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, Huntsville, AL 1994 – 1999
Media Sales Representative
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Union Grove, AL 1984 – 1993
Teacher & School Coordinator
Education
Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, Birmingham-Southern College, in Birmingham, AL
Masters of Science, HR (Currently Enrolled), Western Carolina University Online
International Economic Studies, L’Universite’ Libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, Belgium
French Language Studies, L’Institut D’Etudes Francaises, in Tours, France
Rotary Scholar
Recent Training & Seminars
Power for Global Change-Global Trends in Change Management (2015). HR Law & Compliance (2015).
Strategies for Global HR Leadership (2014). Risk Management Lessons in Global Crisis (2014).
Technical Proficiency
HRIS, ATS, (Applicant Tracking System) WIRED
Federal and State Laws, EEOC/AA, FMLA, FLSA, Worker’s Compensation, etc.
Microsoft Office Software (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
Boards & Memberships
SHRM National Member #01707664
SHRM Greenville, NC: Greenville Human Resource Association, 2015 Member
SHRM Asheville, NC: Western North Carolina Human Resource Association, 2015 Member
SHRM Denver, CO: Mile High Society for Human Resource Management, 2015 Member
OSBO.org, International Board of Advisors, 2002 to Present
Leadership Class 21, Huntsville, Alabama, 2006
US State Department & University of Alabama Global Initiatives “Armenia Trade Mission”, Armenia