Kasey D. Ray, PHR

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Dallas, TX 75287 E-Mail: aczkh9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Human Resources Director with over 11 years of experience supporting client groups in all functional areas & at all organizational levels both domestically & abroad in all aspects of HR, including employee relations, HR strategy, training & development, compensation, change management, reorganizations, & Affirmative Action Plans. Experienced Mergers & Acquisitions Practitioner for the HR function with experience in large scale due diligence, integration, & transition.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rexel USA, Dallas, TX December 2012 – Present

Human Resources Director, Talent Acquisition

Created & led Talent Acquisition department for Rexel USA, reducing average time to fill by 20 days & reducing agency spend by 72%

Implemented all aspects of new Talent Acquisition department, including standard operating procedures, metrics, policies, social media recruiting

Hired and managed team of 9 to provide strategic recruiting support nationwide

Led project to implement vendor management system, consistent contracts, policies and procedures for utilization of contingent workforce across Rexel USA

Human Resources Director

HR Director for Global Services Division, responsible for all aspects of HR across 42 locations in the US, Europe & Asia

Created & implemented Management Development Series for US based managers to improve management skills

Led restructuring of European operations to gain efficiencies, consistency & compliance

Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems, Dallas, TX March 2011 – December 2012

Human Resources Manager/ Mergers & Acquisitions Practitioner

HR Manager for two product lines, each valued at approximately $800M in annual sales

Created capability assessment tool & methodology for program management offices to identify areas for improvement at both the individual & organizational levels

Acting HR Director for the $2B Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISRS) business for 6 months

Developed & managed transition plan for new Vice President of ISRS

Partnered with ISRS VP in reorganization of the ISRS business to increase focus on key business areas, increase line of sight & decrease organizational bureaucracy

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, Dallas, TX November 2009 – March 2011

Site Human Resources Lead/ Mergers & Acquisitions Practitioner

HR Manager & HR Site Lead for Raytheon Precision Manufacturing, a 600 person, self represented business unit

Led a team to design & implement a cross training program for Operations to increase workforce flexibility

Developed 5 year strategic plan for Human Resources to support business needs

Participated in enterprise-wide project to develop business case & design for HR Shared Services model

Completed due diligence & represented NCS HR in management briefings for a potential acquisition

Raytheon Network Centric Systems, Marlborough, MA June 2008 – November 2009

Principal Human Resources Business Partner/Mergers & Acquisitions Practitioner

Managed a team of HR professionals to provide both tactical & strategic customer support for 1400+ engineers

Led Northeast Engineering & the Software Discipline through a reorganization from an HR perspective

Effectively balanced engineering workforce & led communications efforts during downsizing

Partnered with cross-functional team to complete due diligence for acquisition of BBN Technologies, valued at $350M. Assisted in integration & transition post-close.

Kasey D. Ray, PHR

Sr. Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner for Airspace Management & Homeland Security, a $750M product line with international operations

Established Product Familiarization Series to educate functional support personnel on business products

Conducted site-wide compensation equity analysis to ensure OFCCP compliance

Raytheon Human Resources Leadership Development Program (HRLDP) May 2005 – June 2008

Graduate of Raytheon’s rotational HR Leadership Development Program

Selected as speaker for Class of 2008 graduation ceremony by Executive team

Selected to speak on multiple panels & lectures for future classes of Leadership Development Program participants, with cross functional audiences of 300+

HRLDP, HR Generalist -- Raytheon Technical Services Company, Moscow, Russia

Supported over 60 Expatriates & 200 Local Nationals on programs in Russia, Ukraine, & Azerbaijan in all aspects of HR including employee relations, organizational design, compensation, recruitment, training & development

Conducted compensation analysis used to convince the customer to fund inflationary adjustments for all local national employees

Designed & delivered both web-based & instructor-led training programs for development of all employees

Utilized change management techniques to guide employees through transition of managers & new organizational design in Zheleznogorsk Plutonium Production Elimination Program

HRLDP, HR Generalist -- Raytheon Global Headquarters, Waltham, MA

Supported three organizations as an HR Generalist, while completing significant special projects for the Senior VP of HR

Executed HR Review process for the Human Resources function, including final review with the CEO

Partnered with Global Security Services & Corporate Compensation to finalize analysis & restructuring of Security job descriptions & categories enterprise-wide

Assisted in the restructuring of the HR organization due to the sale of a business unit

HRLDP, Talent Acquisition Specialist -- Raytheon Network Centric Systems, McKinney, TX

Led a team to design & implement an innovative on-boarding program for all major locations in the US & Canada

Co-led a team to create a common program & processes for co-ops & interns in all major US locations

Redesigned College Recruiting & Hiring Process for business unit’s U.S. locations to reduce cycle time

Executed business-wide HR Review process for identification of key individuals & development needs, succession planning, & HR strategies

Analyzed site EEO data to prepare Affirmative Action Plan & presentation materials for leadership team

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Master of Science in Human Resource Management GPR: 4.000 December 2005

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in Business Administration GPR: 3.954 December 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

US Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance (Inactive)

Certified Professional in Human Resources (PHR), Human Resources Certification Institute

Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM – CP)

Raytheon Certified Six Sigma Specialist

Raytheon Earned Value Management (EVM) Level II Certified

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