Manager Employee Relations

Allan J. Matos

*****.*****@*****.*** ***** Macklind Ridge Lane, Katy, Texas 77494 713-***-****

Results oriented and innovative Human Resources leader with global experience in Human Resources Lifecycle Management, Business & Culture Transformation, ERP implementations, Change Management, Learning & Development, Compliance, and Corporate Communications in the Chemical, Oil & Gas, and Consulting industries. Proven ability to transform organizations and deliver breakthrough performance results through people. Comprehensive experience leading & coaching regional teams in Latin America and the US.

Professional Experience

Brenntag Latin America, Inc. Houston, Texas 2012 – Present

Human Resources Director

Responsible for policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behavior, attitudes, and performance in 16 countries in Latin America and the United States.

Facilitated change management for technology solution implementations across Latin America including Oracle, Success Factors and Cornerstone

Managed corporate communications including social media, publications and employee engagement

PwC Advisory National Practice Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 2010 - 2012

Senior Manager People & Change –Talent Management & Organizational Design

Led a global business transformation initiative for the UNDP with organizational impacts in 177 countries

Implemented an innovative global technology enabled operational model at a leading professional services firm

Crafted the adoption strategy for enterprise risk management at a leading hospitality industry organization

Baxter Healthcare Corporation Fort Lauderdale, FL 2009 - 2010

Change Management Project Lead

Implemented JDE Enterprise One Supply Chain and Finance on time and on budget in six months.

Integrated seamlessly with PMO leading change management, communications and training work streams.

Single handedly coordinated training for end users and support organization, crafted key messaging and communications vehicles and performed PMO duties.

High Performance Systems Weston, FL 2008 - 2009

Director Business Consulting

Founding partner of a professional network which provided accountability-based solutions in transformation and culture change.

Developed leaders as change agents and imparted accountability-based training.

BearingPoint Management & Technology Consultants Miami, FL 2002 - 2008

Senior Manager Human Capital / Strategic Change

Key member of Leadership Team which conducted business development, thought leadership, change management and talent management solutions delivery oversight. Results increased workforce engagement, reduced operational costs, drove operational efficiencies and realized competitive advantages for Global 2000 companies. Focus areas included elearning, knowledge management, compensation, talent management, organizational design, change management, HR strategy and leadership development.

Generated significant cost savings, reduced cycle time for mission critical processes and accelerated design-to-market cycle for key products by strengthening and restructuring leading energy multilateral agency.

Orchestrated change management office of award-winning ERP implementation for Fortune 50 corporation which put into operation 12 SAP modules. Trained 35,000 end users, aligned 3000 Managers, covered 55 geographic locations and produced 1,000,000 training hours.

Contained acquisition costs, captured economies of scale and skill, and capped financial costs at less than 2% of revenue by designing Finance and HR support services organization for global real estate and investment firm which supported 18 countries.

Andersen Business Consulting Miami, Fl 1999 - 2002

Senior Manager - Strategy, Organization & People

Founding member of Human Capital Practice in Latin America. Solutions included Change Management, Quality Assurance and Risk Assessment. Focus areas covered program management, business transformation, HR process redesign, team building, competency modeling and HR strategy.

Generated branding reputation and significant income streams from advisory services in the region by launching Latin America Human Resources and Change Practice throughout 7 countries.

Captured lessons learned and best practices - resulting in significant process efficiencies, economies of scale and accelerated product development cycles – by establishing a regional Program Management Office for portfolio of projects in Banking, Energy, Telecommunications, Retail and Government.

Revitalized decades of inefficiency and increased transparency of day-to-day operations throughout 100+ agencies of Mexican Treasury by marshaling change management leading practices throughout implementation of advanced Treasury platform and application.

PDVSA, Corp. - Fortune 50 Diversified Energy Company Caracas, Venezuela 1997 -1999

Human Resources Corporate Planning and Organization Manager

Instituted educational partnerships which provided skills pipeline for critical competencies enabling business continuity and strengthening talent pool for key positions. Focus areas included succession and career planning, performance management, HR planning, leadership development.

PDVSA Services, Inc. – Oil & Gas Corporation Caracas, Venezuela 1995 - 1997

Human Resources Shared Services Manager

Implemented shared services “Center of Excellence” in six months which supported 60,000 employees in all HR functions and produced eight revenue generating independent business units. Focus areas included compensation and benefits, employee relations and labor law, training and organizational development, employee self service, competency modeling.

Center for International Education & Development – Caracas, Venezuela 1993 -1995

Human Resources Organizational Transformation Projects Lead

Created a virtual performance support center that captured significant savings in operational costs. Focus areas included high performance teams, distance education, on-line learning and communities of practice.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate, Worldwide Human Resources Management, Cornell University, NY

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Master of Science (MS), Human Resources Management, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

Bachelor of Science (BS), Communications, Boston University, Boston, MA

Certifications

Accountability based Culture Change- IMPAQ

Certified Project Manager (CPM) - Kepner/Tregoe

Certified ISO 9000 Standards Auditor- Bureau Veritas

Languages

Spanish fluent/Portuguese basic

Consulting clients:

North America: United Nations, AOL, Microsoft, Honeywell, Jones Lang LaSalle, Wyndham, Ker McGee, Heidrick, King’s Daughters Medical Center South America: Petrobras (Brazil), PDVSA, Inc, (Venezuela) Schlumberger (Venezuela), Ebel Cosmetics (Peru), 007 (Colombia), BORCO (Bahamas), Republic Bank (Trinidad), Baxter (Argentina) Central America: PEMEX, Mexican Treasury, AHMSA, Femsa Comercio, Oxxo, Proesa Metals, Televisa (Mexico), Finance Ministry (Costa Rica), Europe: Ker McGee (Holland), OPEC (Austria) Asia: Jones Lang LaSalle (Singapore)

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