Employee Relations Manager

Robert L. Schmitt

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HR BUSINESS PARTNER • DIRECTOR OF HR • HR REGIONAL MANAGER Employee Relations/Employment law/ Recruiting / LMS & ATS developer / Safety Management / Comp & Benefits Specialist

Experienced and talented HR professional with over 15 successful years of diversified experience in Process Implementation, Talent Acquisitions, Employee Relations, Strategic Planning, Payroll (ADP, KRONOS, Paycom, Banner) WC Claims, ACA compliance Compensation & Benefits Analyst. Recognized for lowering safety modification rate to saving 34.3 million in service revenue. Creation and Execution of HR Policy, Procedures and Projects Expertise in: Employee Relations Succession Planning

HR Investigations/Strategic Planning Global Payroll/Domestic Labor Laws Compensation and Benefits Analyst Cost Reduction • Strategic Partner Programs Budgeting/Head Count Analyzations WC claim reduction/ Safety Management Process Development/Improvement Culture Transformation Bilingual (Spanish and English) Bonus Structuring to give constant feedback EDUCATION: Texas Tech University Bachelors Spanish & Psychology Sul Ross State University Master of Business Administration CAREER PROGRESSION

Tech21 June 2018 - current

SENIOR HR BUSINESS PARTNER & AMERICAS LEAD

• Work effectively with Human Resources, business colleagues and leadership team regarding recruitment, performance management, restructuring, coaching, training and special projects

• Directing, developing and driving business unit’s global workforce plan and human capital strategies by acquiring and maintaining in-depth knowledge of the business, not limited to budget, revenue and product and portfolio roadmaps. Partners with Talent Acquisition, Talent Management and Finance to ensure a feasible, pro-active workforce plan is in place and well executed

• Serve has the business partner to various levels, including SVP, to ensure business decisions take into account the people implications and minimize company exposure. Provides strategic advice, counsel and consultative solutions to executives on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, team effectiveness, executing change management strategy and employee engagement solutions

• Coach and support line managers in leading and managing their people including through HR systems, leadership development, workforce planning/analytics, policies and talent processes

• Provides strategic advice, counsel and consultative solutions to executives on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, team effectiveness, executing change management strategy and employee engagement solutions

• Serve has the business partner to various levels, including SVP, to ensure business decisions take into account the people implications and minimize company exposure

• Partner and coach line managers in key HR processes (recruitment and selection, performance management, talent management) and continuously improve HR practices/processes

BPL PLASMA AUSTIN, TEXAS

REGIONAL HR MANAGER FEB 2015 – JUNE 2018

• Supported a client base of 1153 employees/3 regional directors and Corporate Senior Leadership

• Coach and Advise senior and executive leadership in assessing talent and changes in policy that effect production

• Working with Corporate council to conduct EOC and EEO investigations

• Establishing the Fundamentals and Infrastructure of our HR department to allow the business to grow

• Coaching leadership and empowering these leaders to make decisions on their and take ownership of their centers.

• Introducing the 9 box Talent Assessment to evaluate our leaders and staff.

• Introducing and implementing new HR policy and procedures to 44 centers

• New Center development planning and opened 30 new centers in 24 months.

• Produced YTD 23 percent growth in revenue and cut 34 percent of operating expenses after pushing a change in culture throughout the company and implementing a culture of Lean Leadership.

• Recovered over 1 million dollars in growing medical expenses

• Safety Investigations/Policy Investigations/ QA investigations

• ACA compliance and development of 1095

• Traveling to 19 accounts in TX, NM, AZ, NC,OH,CA,OK,CO,KY,IL to aid in Legal HR issues and FDA Audits Round Rock ISD Facilities (Aramark) Jan 2014 - Feb 2015 DIRECTOR OF HR FOR FACILITIES (2014-2016)

• Managing the hiring and compensation needs of 621 employees

• Continued analysis of compensation and benefits to keep top notch employees

• Using strategic Business plans to reduce labor and increase quality of product

• Oversaw 5 departments (Payroll, Talent Acquisition, Comp & Benefits, Safety and Project Management)

• Introducing and implementing HR policy and procedures

• Provides HR support for 7 supervisors who managed 80 people in 8 different Centers

• Works hand in hand with corporate to implement worldwide strategic policies and processes

• Coaching Managers and Supervisors with HR issues

• Safety Investigations/Policy Investigations/ QA investigations

• Creating Global policies and procedures to have

• Traveling 15 accounts in Texas to help with extreme HR issues. Aereon (Flare Industries) Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

AUSTIN HEADQUARTERS HR MANAGER

• Reconciling/ Running domestic and international Payroll

• Recreating the Sales commission and Bonus programs in order to measure sales team monthly, quarterly, yearly, by group and individually by setting clear precise targets according to the sales budget and projections.

• Recruited exempt/nonexempt, Key Roll to non-key roll positions internationally

• Screened/ interviewed executive level applicants

• Full Cycle Recruiting and ATS Key holder

• 401k / I-9/ H1B1/ ISO auditing

• New Employee orientations

• Novice in Canadian Labor and HR Laws

• Implemented an OSHA compliant Safety Program

• Lowered Employee Modification Rate allowing company to retain 34.3 Million dollars’ worth of service work

• Monitored/Implemented Credit card parameters for our salesmen globally

• Increased Employee Satisfaction

• Implemented New Training program for all shop employees

• Works directly with HR manager and President for compensation/head count recommendations Texas Tech University Sam’s Mini Markets Jan 2005 - Dec 2012 OPERATIONS MANAGER (2005-2012)

• Payroll and benefits Administrator (Banner and ADP)

• Heavy Applicant Screening for exempt and non-exempt positions

• Payroll Reconciliation

• Implementation and enforcement of HR policy and procedures

• Hired/trained/consulted / over saw over 500 employees

• Managed 13 supervisors and 250 benefits eligible employees 100 temps and 150 PT employees

• Directly in charge of sales forecasting for the coming academic year

• Handled all HR functions (Sexual harassment investigation, recruitment, pay rates, benefits Workers Comp)

• Directly oversees Chic-fil-A #2 store in all U.S. on college campus 12.4 million in sales

• Scanned confidential documents into electronic filing system and categorized them for retrieval and review.

• Monitored employee file compliance by utilizing computer system to generate reports. TRAINING: Professional Human Resources Certification; Steven Covey 7 Habits Certificate; Advanced Security Certificate; HAZMAT and Advanced First Aid Certificate; Diversity Training, Sexual Harassment Investigation Training, Employee Relations Training TECHNOLOGY: Windows, MS Office, JDE, Google Docs, IFS, ICIMS, Big Biller, ADP, Kronos, PayCom, Seridian, Banner

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