Michael W. Burney

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Professional Summary

Experienced executive accomplished in increasing organizational productivity, reducing staff turnover and discovering cost-saving solutions to operational problems.

Skills

• Operations management • Strong in MS Office

• Human resources management • New employee orientation

• Termination procedures • Employee recruitment

• Interviewing • Employee coaching

• Payroll administrator • Audit preparation and reporting

• Statistical reporting • Records maintenance

• Profit and loss statements • Strategic objective execution

• Financial management • Variance analysis

• A/R & A/P • Fiscal budgeting

• Intuit Quickbooks specialist • Process account reconciliations

Work History

Reader

03/2014-Current Measurement Incorporated Tampa, FL

Scored argumentative essays on high school proficiency examinations.

Office Clerk

01/2011-12/2013 VTBT FPC La Tuna Anthony, NM

Accurately completed payroll; maintained student records; produced monthly and quarterly class rosters; maintained inventory of office and cleaning supplies; properly filed all reports and office documents; maintained records pertaining to safety training, orientation, and inspections; graded tests and assisted students with technical and educational needs.

Executive Director

11/2004-11/2009 Camp Fire USA West Texas Council Midland, TX

Responsible for board development; staff development; resource development; program development; marketing and public relations; effective management of all organizational operations. Specific responsibilities included:

•Educating /advising employees on group health plans, voluntary benefits, and IRA retirement plans.

•Developing company personnel policies, standard operating procedures, and employee handbooks.

•Developing and facilitating new-hire orientation.

•Conducting employment verifications and investigations.

•Developing and enforcing company policies relating to all phases of human resources activity.

•Facilitating the criminal background check process for new hires.

•Offering fair and equitable compensation by comparing current salaries with market pay.

•Managing the employee’s reward program.

•Conducting job analysis and job evaluations, resulting in quality job specifications.

• Acting as liaison between employees and insurance carriers to resolve conflicts and clarify benefits.

•Processing unemployment claims and acted as the company representative at unemployment hearings.

Accomplishments include:

•Developing a formal orientation process for new board members.

•Increasing the participation of board members at regional and national conferences/meetings.

•Involving board members in the client survey process.

•Decreasing staff attrition rates by 72%.

•Developing and implementing the Balanced Scorecard as a method of organizational goal setting and evaluation.

•Creating and updating the organization’s website.

•Implementing customer friendly methods for client registration and payment of fees.

•Doubling the number of licensed childcare directors on staff.

•Increasing the annual operating budget form $425K to $775K.

•Increasing average daily attendance of clients from 285 per day to 525 per day.

•Operating at a 12% budget surplus during my tenure.

•Increasing the number of operational sites from 7 to 11.

•Reducing the number of administrative staff for operational efficiency.

•Developing a quarterly newsletter and annual report for stakeholders.

•Streamlining the client survey process to ensure an appropriate survey model.

•Outsourcing collecting of specific past due accounts with positive results.

•Instituting tuition reimbursement program for employees.

•Instituting retirement benefit program for part-time employees.

•Improving the transportation needs of the organization.

•Implement online training opportunities for staff.

Assistant Executive Director

12/2000-11/2004 Camp Fire USA West Texas Council Midland, TX

Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, and terminating front line employees; ensuring all operational sites met regulatory standards; keeping adequate program supplies on hand; maintaining a positive relationship with stakeholders; writing funding proposals; preparing accurate and timely reports.

Executive Director

07/1995-11/2000 Boys & Girls Club of Odessa Odessa, TX

Executive Director

11/1993-07/1995 Boys & Girls Club of Pulaski Pulaski, TN

Unit Director

09/1986-11/1993 Little Rock Boys Club Little Rock, AR

Graduate Teaching Assistant

08/1983-05/1986 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK

Responsible for all aspects of teaching freshman level classes of American Government

Athletic Director

10/1978-05/1983 Little Rock Boys Club Little Rock, AR

Education

BA in Liberal Arts (1983), University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, AR

MBA from Walden University (2006) - Minneapolis, MN

Certificates

Executive Management and Leadership (2008), Mendoza School of Business, University of Notre Dame

Building Trades (2011), El Paso Community College

Certified Production Technician (2016) MSSC

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