Human Resources

LOCATION

Sarasota, FL

Open to onsite, hybrid, or remote.

CONTACT

941-***-****

***********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/bradstarkhr

LANGUAGES

• Spanish (Fluent. Extensive experience

managing all HR functions in this

language.)

• Norwegian

• French

• Portuguese

CERTIFICATIONS

SHRM-SCP

(Senior Certified Professional

Society for Human Resource

Management)

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SPHR

(Senior Professional in Human

Resources)

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GPHR

(Global Professional in Human

Resources)

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PHRca

(Professional in Human Resources –

California)

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G16B

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Society for Human Resource

Management (SHRM)

• Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources

Association (SHRA)

• National Center for Employee

Ownership (NCEO)

COMMUNITY / VOLUNTEERISM

• Sarasota World Affairs Council

• Friends of Sabeel North America

• Jewish Voice for Peace

• League of Women Voters

BRAD STARK

PROFILE

Bilingual HR professional with extensive experience as working HR leader within small to mid-sized organizations, as well as top tier HR education / certification and substantial background in consulting and interim roles.

• ROLES: Working HR leadership roles blending hands-on tactical HR with associates and strategic HR with owners/executives. Also, consulting and interim leadership experience.

• SCOPE: Small to mid-sized privately owned companies (250 to 1250 employees, 2 to 40 sites, and $100M to approximately $400M).

• INDUSTRIES: Manufacturing, PEO/HRO, non-profit, public sector.

• BILINGUAL SPANISH/ENGLISH (speaking, reading, writing): Extensive experience managing all aspects of human resources in Spanish.

• STYLE: Direct, fact-based, data-driven. Started as an hourly manufacturing associate on the shop floor and retains a practical, plain-spoken approach.

• MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY: Instead of trying to incent people into acting like owners, make them owners (in some meaningful sense) of their work and their results. Make people partners in the business and they will act as such. EXPERIENCE

People & Culture Change Agent, Unvarnished HR, St. Petersburg, FL2023 – Present Achieving employee engagement through employee ownership, equity-based compensation, gainsharing, incentive compensation, financial intelligence, open book management, and lean practices.

Sr. HR Manager, Steves and Sons, Inc., San Antonio, TX 2020 - 2023 Provided human resources support to eight (8) manufacturing facilities with a combined total of 1200 employees in five states in the deep south, mid-south, mid- Atlantic, and inter-mountain west.

• Produced periodic and ad hoc reporting and analysis on turnover, incentive compensation, equal employment opportunity, workers compensation, labor utilization, and human capital efficiency.

• Conducted full life cycle recruiting for professional and skilled trades positions.

• Served as interim human resources manager for four manufacturing facilities.

• Investigated and resolved escalated employee relations and compliance issues.

• Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, providing interpretations, writing policies, and training and coaching.

• Created employee handbook and co-wrote EHS handbook. Interim HR Leader / HR Consultant, San Antonio, TX 2016 - 2020

• Interim CHRO for SoCal-based manufacturer of metal doors and frames.

• Interim HR Director for hotel industry-focused startup professional employer organization (PEO).

• Interim VP-HR for Washington DC-based startup nonprofit public policy advocacy and legal services organization.

• HR Consultant with PNW-based Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO) organization.

• Talent Acquisition Consultant sourcing candidates for professional employer organizations (PEOs).

BRAD STARK HUMAN RESOURCES PAGE TWO

Director - HR, TIA Group, LLC, San Antonio, TX 2014 - 2016 Startup professional employer organization (PEO) providing co-employment and human resources services for approximately 25 companies with 1250 employees.

• Starting from scratch, built the organization’s human resources staff, processes, capabilities and collateral.

• Served as a key member of the sales team, participating in all pitches to owners and executives of new potential client companies, contributing to growth of FTE headcount from approximately 12 to 1200 and growth of client company count from 2 to approximately 25.

• Built onboarding process and led the roll-out of online onboarding of new client companies and their employees.

• Wrote customized employee handbooks for client companies. Director - HR, Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc., Chicago, IL 2009 - 2013 Manufacturer with eight manufacturing facilities and approximately 750 predominantly Spanish-speaking employees. Lead ten-member team in managing all human resources functions company-wide.

• Recruited new professional and managerial-level talent in engineering, accounting/finance, human resources, quality, purchasing, tooling, maintenance, safety, environmental and supply chain.

• Redesigned performance appraisal documents and processes, including self- appraisals, modified rating scales, leadership scales for supervisors and managers and assessment of performance vis-a-vis project completion and ongoing accountabilities.

• Converted salaried performance appraisal process from anniversary-based to focal point.

• Developed and conducted training sessions in English and Spanish. EDUCATION

Master of Arts (MA), Human Resources and Industrial Relations University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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