Employee Relations Mechanical Engineer

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BRUCE R. DOHERTY

**** * ***** ****** ********** DE 19806

adcg2e@r.postjobfree.com 267-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucedoherty

A business savvy professional with a passion for continuously improving the people and the processes to achieve profitable organizational growth; an operationally focused business partner who easily fits into a hands-on individual contributor role; broad and deep technical competence coupled with strategic foresight; very comfortable working in a multi-cultural workforce.

• Gains respect at all levels and facilitates an environment of teamwork and goal achievement

• Improves performance through effective coaching, counseling and training activities with individuals and teams

• Adapts to change; Manages competing demands; Deals effectively with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events

• Extensive hands-on experience as a one person HR department

• Champion for open and effective communications with all levels of the organization both domestically and internationally

• High level of business acumen to work creditably and directly with senior management

• A confident team player who rolls up his sleeves and gets the job done in the office and in the field PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Consultant BRD CONSULTING, Wilmington, DE 2013-Present

An HR consulting practice to help small, start-up companies overcome challenging talent development and business problems. Set up an HR department, pro-actively manage employee relations, lead talent management initiatives, champion a culture of open communication and engagement.

• As an advisor/consultant for companies that require a few hours a month so the CEO knows the HR function is being handled properly or as a project leader for key HR initiatives

• As a part-time HR executive/business partner when there is the need for someone on the inside a few days a week or for a few months to fill a gap on the leadership team or to provide specialized skills and knowledge

• All of my part-time HR engagements have been successfully completed; partnering with the CEO to grow the business and concluding with the onboarding of their first full-time HR manager Human Resources Director – One person HR Department BERGER RENTAL COMMUNITIES, Wayne, PA Property Management Firm with 16 properties in Central and Southeastern PA (90 employees) 2012-2013

• Administered health and welfare plans including open and individual enrollments and terminations. Processes required documents through payroll and insurance providers to ensure accurate record keeping and proper deductions (medical, dental, FSA, Life, Disability, 401k)

• Worked together with the management team to create a unique culture - The Berger Way

• Collaborated with President on a highly engaged hiring and on boarding process to promote early adoption of our culture

• Recommended and lead the changeover to a community based operations structure to achieve ten year growth objectives

• Recruited and on boarded 32 new hires (VP, Regional Manager, Community Manager, Leasing Consultant, Service Manager, Service Tech, Cleaner, Project Manager, Accounting Clerk, Marketing Assistant, Office Services) Human Resources Director – One person HR Department MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, Hockessin, DE AT&T Retailer with 45 stores in 5 states (250 employees) 2011 – 2012

• Started up the HR function within this geographically disbursed retail sales organization

• Sourced, selected and managed a web-based Leadership Training program for Store Managers

• Partnered with operations team to optimize workforce performance and increase productivity and retention

• Coached store managers on employee relations and behavioral issues (attendance, performance, engagement)

• Created and maintained a HR database in Excel to effectively manage essential workforce information

• Processed semi-monthly payroll for salaried, hourly and commission employees using ADP

• Sourced and selected a web based ATS to pre-screen applicants for retail sales positions

• Conducted three medical/dental plan open enrollments - communication, carrier enrollment, payroll change

• Completed the initial FSA Plan open enrollment - communication, enrollment, payroll changes

• Provided complete benefits administration (medical, dental, FSA, Life, Disability, 401k) to all locations 2

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Principal Consultant WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ADVISORS, Yardley, PA 2010 – 2011

• Recruited and staffed salaried and hourly positions in manufacturing and packaging industries (mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, quality inspector, production manager, production supervisor, buyer, planner, maintenance manager, packaging mechanic)

Senior HR Business Partner – Hands-on HR Leadership role REMY COINTREAU USA, New York, NY U.S. Business Unit of the Remy Cointreau Group, France (250 US employees) 2007 – 2009

• Led a team of two human resources and four office services personnel

• Supported the national sales and field marketing workforce and NYC office staff (brand managers, logistic, IT, G&A)

• Actively engaged in the visa and immigration processes associated with an internationally mobile workforce

• Conducted healthcare utilization review that resulted in a 10% reduction (over $250,000) in annual benefit plan costs

• Trained and coached managers and employees on how to gain the greatest value from performance review process

• Responsible for implementing the Remy Behavioral Skills for Premium Attitude Program in the US Business Unit Human Resources Director - One Person HR Department WILLIAM GRANT & SONS USA, Edison, NJ & New York, NY U.S. Business Unit of William Grant & Sons, Ltd. Scotland (145 US employees) 2006 – 2007

• Contracted to start up the HR function to support a national sales force, the bottling operations and administrative staff in Edison and the brand marketing and executive team in New York City

• Administered labor relations, safety, health and workers’ comp matters associated with the unionize workforce in Edison

• Created and maintained an HR database on Excel in preparation for IT to link the US with the global HRIS

• Developed and lead an engaging on-boarding program for sales representatives to shorten their orientation time

• Spent several weeks learning the WGS Performance Management System (PMS) that was being implemented globally

• Trained and coached managers through the implementation of the WGS Performance Management System in US Ops

• Collaborated with VP Sales to translate the commercial section of the PMS into US sales management terms and behaviors

• Assumed the lead role in building out the new office space in New York and relocating a portion of the Edison staff

• Recruited 14 brand managers and support staff to fill the expanded marketing functions in the New York City office Human Resources Director - One Person HR Department DATARAM CORPORATION, Princeton, NJ Designs and manufacturers memory upgrades for OEM servers and customized memory solutions. (120 employees) 2004 – 2006

• Supported corporate/sales in NJ, manufacturing in PA, distribution in Denmark, and field sales in US, EMEA and Japan

• Administered all employee relations, benefits, training, performance development, and staffing along with the visa and immigration work associated with a global workforce

• Assisted sales managers in crafting well defined KPIs for sales reps resulting in an overall 15% increase in closing rates

• Developed, with Sales VP, a talent selection and training strategy to increase the success rate of new sales representatives

• Achieved an 89% success rate using a phone questionnaire, an online assessment tool, structured interviews and mentored training

• Initiated the installation of a HRIS (Spectrum HR) to track employee training to meet ISO certification requirements

• Recruited 100% of the open positions (mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, quality technician, machine operator, VP Sales, sales representative).

• Managed two reductions in force including preparation of documents, conducting meetings and COBRA administration

• Coached managers and counseled associates on a variety of employee relations issues

• Managed on-boarding programs to enable successful transition and accelerate time to productive performance 3

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Human Resources Director – Two Person HR Department AQUARIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, Chalfont, PA

(Acquired by the Mars Corporation in 2002; Changed to Mars Fishcare in 2004 (170 employees – two shifts) 1993 - 2004 Manufactures and packages medications, water treatments and filtration materials for aquarium and water gardening hobbyists

• Hired to build a performance focused human resources function (started with 75 employees – one shift – 40 hours)

• Partnered with the two entrepreneur/owners and coached them through the transition to a professional management team that could achieve the company’s growth and profitability objectives resulting in three consecutive years of double digit sales growth

• Pro-actively managed the disability programs (STD, LTD, Workers’ Comp) and reduced workers’ comp premiums by 75%

• Developed an on-boarding program that resulted in the early adoption of customer-centric behaviors by new employees

• Designed and installed comp program (job descriptions, administration manual, performance reviews, and merit planning process)

• Managed and led all safety/OSHA programs and committee activities to ensure full regulatory compliance in all departments – raw materials, chemical storage, mixing room, packaging, finished goods, shipping, R&D

• Converted 401k from company to participant directed plan increasing employee participation from 70 to 85%

• Lead process improvement initiative increased output of finished goods by12% and reduce direct labor by 9%.

• Initiated a training program to provide managers and supervisors with the skills and tools they needed to meet the daily business challenges

• This training resulted in more than 90% of employee relations matters being resolved by supervisors at the floor level

• Established an employee selection and engagement program that reduced the annual turnover rate to less than 2%

• Develop and coached managers to drive higher engagement to optimize performance, productivity, and retention Human Resources Director (1988-1992) - Hands-on HR Leadership role (7Member Team) SETON COMPANY, Norristown, PA Vertically integrated manufacturer of automotive upholstery leather, specialty chemicals, coated products, and wound closure materials with 8 locations in 6 states and sales offices in Germany and Japan. (1400 employees) 1987-1992

• Led a team of four corporate and three site HR staff

• Managed executive benefit plans consisting of bonus, non-qualified deferred comp and medical reimbursement

• Member of the management team for 7 contracts, chief spokesperson on 5.

• All contracts were settled within targets and without incident or work stoppage

• Member of the cross-functional team that was able to satisfy the requirements of the General Motors Targets for Excellence Supplier Certification Program in less than 18 months versus an average for suppliers of 24 or more months Compensation & Benefits Manager (1987–1988)

• Consolidated medical, dental, disability, and life plans for five business units into one master program

• Conducted all employee meetings at 5 locations over three shifts. First year estimated cost savings of $300,000 (12%).

• Responsible for the due diligence, transferring of benefit and retirement plan assets, and workforce integration for two acquisitions

• Responsible for the transferring of benefit and retirement plan assets for sale of one business unit (converted DB plan to DC plan) Led the conversion to a self-funded medical program for the leather division and the corporate group that improved the overall administration of these benefit plans and saved more than $700,000 (8%) in first year annual premiums

RELATED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, West Windsor, NJ 2004 – 2007 Instructor Center for Continuing Studies - Evening Division Compensation & Rewards module of the AMA HR Certification Program BS Management and Organizational Behavior Rider University Certified Predictive Index Analyst PI Worldwide

Certified Take Flight Learning DISC Trainer Team Builders SPHR Society for Human Resources Management

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