Human Resources Management
Resume:
Please note my human resource executive leadership background in Fortune 250 professional service and manufacturing organizations. As a strong, visible professional that builds the HR function and the HR staff to be full business partners to operations and a value added benefit to senior management. My style is that of an executive strategic player compounded with tactical knowledge in all daily HR functions with bookends of technical expertise in Best Practices, Leadership, Labor Contracts, Chief Spokesman and union avoidance, compliance and O/D and O/E (practice and certifications) plus international responsibilities, executive change agent and background in M&A’s.
Overseas assignments have included on site residency at Vojens, Denmark, Milan, Italy and Exeter, U.K. Global facilities under my functional responsibilities have included France, Germany, Egypt, Venezuela, Greece the Pacific Rim and most Mediterranean seaports. Additional human resources worldwide responsibilities to the oil, gas and energy industries consist of over 22 locations and in every ocean in the world.
Acting as the change agent and leader for senior management processes I have re-engineered the business to new leadership, products, objectives and opportunities. The utilization of instruments in Total Rewards, Talent Management (Behavior Interviewing/Emotional Intelligence/Psychological Assessments) and incentives, Total Rewards, forums in both BENCHMARKS and SKILLSCOPE, executive and mid-level management curriculum’s design, MBTI, PF16 and confidential coaching of senior staff executives are immediate contributions I can make to the business. Other areas of expertise include Succession Planning, Hi-Po program, performance management systems, culture change and technical compensation components such as market based analysis, broad banding and LTIC.
Six Sigma Greenbelt certified, SPHR certified, 3P's, Kaizen, CCL certified, two BA degrees, Master's degree and Malcolm Baldridge HR Auditing.
Thank you
Skip Protko
SYNOPSIS
A global Human Resources executive with twenty-five years of expertise and experience for your organizations needs as Chief People Officer. Exposure includes various types of operations with direct knowledge in professional and union organizations for large employee based industries with outstanding visible leadership skills.
FORTUNE 250 CORPORATION BACKGROUND
Best practices from Human Resources leading organizations
Strategic Planning
Manpower Planning
Strong executive leadership skills
Full generalist tactical and technical knowledge
PARTNERSHIP to OPERATIONS
Nuclear
Fossil
Maintenance
Power Plants
Construction
Lean manufacturing
Synchronous manufacturing
5’S and 3P’S plus Kaizen events
Develop and train the current HR staff to provide front end service
Visible and approachable with accountability for all HR
Coaching leaders and counseling senior operational staff
O/D and O/E
Center of Creative Leadership certified
Organization Development
Organization Effectiveness
BENCHMARKS instruments
SKILLSCOPE instruments
MBTI certified
16 PF certified
Strong Change Mgmt, Change Culture Agent
LABOR RELATIONS and EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
LABOR 28 successful labor contracts as Chief Spokesman
Union Avoidance 32 non union operations (TIPS and DDI and Supervisor support/training)
ER-Full Employee Relations includes supervisor T/D
TACTICAL HR COMPETENCIES
Talent Management
Total Rewards
Recruitment and Executive Sourcing/Development
Behavioral Interviewing, Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Evaluations
Compensation/Benefits
Broad banding and market analysis
Performance management Systems/Processes
Chair of Fiduciary Committee. All EE investment responsibility of pension and 401K allocations
INTERNATIONAL
On site residency in Denmark, United Kingdom and Italy
Global and national multi-site functional human resource responsibility
SPHR, Master’s degree and two BA degrees, Six Sigma Green Belt and numerous O/D and O/E certifications
Thank you,
Skip Protko
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C. M. Protko
220 Green Street
Farmer City, IL 61842
225-***-**** (c)
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Twenty-five years of diversified Human Resources executive management experience in; organization and development, labor relations and CBA’s, compensation, staffing/talent management, total rewards and daily Human Resource compliance. Environments have included multi-plant sites, division, subsidiary and corporate headquarters in both union and non-union operations.
EXPERIENCE
2003 to 2017
SUNDANCE HOLDING CO, LOUISIANA
Multi global locations with responsibilities for total human resource programs and labor relations, numerous union and non-union operations, $1.1 billion, 2500 employees within construction, manufacturing, oil, gas and nuclear production. Experience spans the entire range of HR responsibilities for this multi-billion dollar company. We have nine state operations and six foreign nationals, projects, satellite and branch facilities.
Vice President Human Resources
Responsibilities for the entire HR department as the tactical and strategic head and a full business partner to operations
Defined HR strategic planning, manpower assessment, and leadership guidance as a resource partnership to operations.
Proficient in instruments that creates and structures High Potential Candidate Programs, Succession Planning, Leadership Review Process and Organization/Development and Organization Restructuring for re-engineering of executive staff
Successfully part of the team that completed numerous project assignments within HR (Everify, W-11’s, DEC, 810’s)
Revamped the organization for lean staffing, recruiting, new college relation’s plans, technical and engineering executive salary awards based on goals and objectives to the operational business plan including IC, LTIC and PUP’s.
On site WP and mass hiring at 24 outages per year
Recruited executive leadership/management and engineering disciplines functionally and lead all salaried, non-exempt and hourly staffing. Developed and approved compensation programs to facilitate recruitment for retention and motivation
Chief Spokesman in collective bargaining agreements and arbitration issues grievance handling and contractual translation
Successfully completed labor bargaining within the established parameters and goals of company objectives without a work stoppage. Cost savings of $600,000 over life of the labor agreement.
Legal authority and management counsel impacted areas of operations with expertise and knowledge on NLRB Industrial Commission, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, WARN and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations including EEOC
Successfully managed 25 union and 37 non-union project sites encompassing :Net result: cost savings of $1,110,500
Incorporated three EE development programs under O/D including: Talent management, Succession Planning, Developing Leaders and Emerging leaders.
Chair for ERB and NRC function for all Stone & Webster Nuclear sites, Power plants within the energy and utilities
Entergy, Exelon, Sunoco, Com Edison, APS, British Petroleum are key construction, maintenance and power/nuclear sites with outages and new built both in function and within operations includes Access Authorization and PHQ’s responsibility
Successfully negotiated separate seven (7) year labor agreements with Pipe Fitters Union and the International Petrochemicals
Three PLA’s successfully negotiated with expiration in 2012
Instituted Performance Management System of 9 Block
Defined and regulated labor grades for all ES, NES workforce, maintaining mid-point to the 70th percentile
Recruited and staffed over one thousand positions and new hires at all levels of the organization
Effectively delivered MBTI to Senior Leadership and Project Mgmt. as a culture based interviewing tool
Restructured and initiated an entire new pay-for-performance bonus system
Under the newly developed Irwin University employees have been successfully trained on Large and Small Crane, Level 1,2, 3 and 4 Pipe fitters craft training, Rig and Single-Hand Welders including Tube and Mirror Welding (CWI), Supervisors classes 1 through 4 and Sexual Harassment
2000 to 2003
TRANS ALASKAN PIPELINE, Alaska
This is the operation of the largest energy pipeline in the world, over the most difficult terrain, producing one million barrels of oil daily with multiple locations with worldwide impact.
Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Responsibilities include multiple locations in Alaska, Washington DC, Oklahoma and Texas.
Top strategic leader for the human resources organization responsible for all daily actions of the HR department.
Redesigned the entire Compensation structure using market-based analysis and broad banding methodology.
Served as Fiduciary Chair for large 401k (220 million) and Pension Fund management (440 million).
Chairperson for the reorganization process that streamlined the business to reduce costs. Costs saving 145 million dollars.
Reduced human resources overhead from an operational budget of 14.2 million to 11.8 million.
Successfully defeated a full-scale union organization attempt (OCAW/PACE) in mid 2001.
Instituted Talent Review, a full partnership with the operational business units that umbrella’s strategic manpower, contract EE’s, succession planning, EE development, Hi-Po candidates and strategic process reconfiguration.
Overachieved our minority/diversity-hiring goals of 17% through 2002 on our ANUA contractual agreement.
Restructured the entire HR department into support disciplines to partnership the functional needs of the business units.
Revamped the entire Regulatory and Directed training function into a user-friendly automated system called Elite.
We ran our own hospital facility and physician services with COHN’s and full health care infrastructure under HR.
1984 to 2000
THIOKOL CORPORATION, New Jersey
Aerospace/defense operational facilities throughout the USA in a service and manufacturing environment for the aerospace, automotive, energy, steel, ceramic and investment casting industry with multi-functional and multi-site responsibilities. Properties include employees in various range and capacity of manufacturing and services in union, non-union and union avoidance locations.
Chief Human Resources Director, East Coast/Europe Operations (Final Title)
Multi location human resources responsibilities encompassing a partnership at the operational levels and the completion of company objectives for the transactions of corporate goals. Activities included directing departmental and support functions ($1.2 billion, 2100 employees, 7 main USA facilities). Globally; France (2 facilities), England, Switzerland, Germany and Egypt.
All management recruitment satisfies with a higher quality of candidates than previously utilized within this industry. Reduced turnover in the company by 31% in line and staff management.
Successfully aborted full organizational attempts from the Teamsters and IAM unions in our NJ facilities. This represented virtual cost savings of $1,985,000 to the companies’ revenue margins.
Functionally human resources handled all TQA, orientations, TIPS, Management Training, plus corporate training programs. Additionally, administered employee relations, benefits and compensation and legal/arbitration.
Organization and Development authority for the corporation includes certification in Myers-Briggs, Leadership Development, Predictive Index, Benchmarks, Skillscope, Self Directed Work Teams, Succession Planning, Hi Potential program and Career Counseling and Career Planning/Development Programs.
Established teaming and team building concepts for the NTC group and created a positive change atmosphere
Engineering, Automotive and aerospace industries. Engineering design, construction and maintenance operations. The scope of human resources was responsible to operations within our Commercial, Industrial, Power, Hydrocarbon, Construction and Government sector divisions.
Major league baseball career in the Saint Louis Cardinals organization
EDUCATION
Idaho State University, Masters Degree in PA, PE, Psychology
Summa Cum Laude, Ranked 1st with 4.0 GPA
Kentucky Wesleyan College, Dual BA degrees, Sociology and Education
Dean’s List
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