LIONEL SWEENY

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Village of Lakewood, IL 60014 adj1tj@r.postjobfree.com C: 815-***-****

HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE

An innovative and accomplished HR leader possessing 20+ years of expertise in Human Resources focus on Organization Design, Talent Sourcing, Human Capital Management, Operation, and Transformation. Experiences include Manufacturing, Services, and Business Process Outsource businesses at the national and Global levels supporting Information Technology, Telecommunications, Quality, Energy, Healthcare, and Sales organizations. Excels at coaching and building alliances instituting value-added HR, strategies, business processes, and initiatives to drive system-wide performance improvement — a program manager with sound business acumen, decision-making, leadership, and communication skills.

Certifications: Organization Design / Change Management and Education

Skills & Abilities

Organization Design

Talent Management

Human Capital Management

Strategy Design

Sourcing

Work-Life Balance

Budget Management

Compensation Design

Wellness Programs

Change Management

Performance Management

Absences Management

HR Analytics

Succession Planning

Employee Assistance Program

Mentoring

Coaching

Employer Health Services

Communication Management

Recruiting

Consulting Services

Business Process Outsourcing

Leadership Development

Communication Management

Training & Development

Project Management

Benefits Design

Pay Role

Diversity & Inclusion

EXPERIENCE

H/S CONSULTING SERVICES Elgin, IL 2017 – Present

Partner/Consultant

Provide consulting services to For-profit or Non-profit organizations in building Human Resources organizations through leadership development, coaching, and organization design/change. Significant areas of focus are the strategy, organization design, and facilitation in:

Human Resources Administration

Talent Management

Human Capital Management

Strategy design, coaching, and facilitation support to companies with multiple sites and organizations of 100 to 2,000 employees. Focused in the Chicago area.

Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL 2018 – Present

Adjunct Instructor

Teaching courses in International Human Resource Management focus on Human Resources Administration, Legal Issues in Human Resources, and Organization Change Management. Classes organized as Advance / Fast Track and Online structure with built-in case studies to provide exposure to scholar & practitioner experiences. Positioned for graduate-level students.

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HINDUJA GLOBAL SOLUTION Lisle, IL 2014 - 2017

Sr. Vice President of Human Resources - North American Region

Directed the HR organization for the North America business of $500 million. Provided specific focus on Talent Management, Human Capital Management, and Human Resources Administration. Primary focus on HR organization automation (processes and systems). Supported six Customer Service sites in Illinois, Texas, and Missouri with a population of approximately 2,300 employees.

Worked with North American Business Team to design and implement North American Call-Centers

Defined and Implemented North American Payroll (Paychex), Talent Management and Human Capital Management

Automated processes

Reduced cost by 60%

Reduced overall North America HR legal cost by 80% (most of the price was associated with Employee Relations)

H/S CONSULTING SERVICES in Chicago, IL 2012 – 2013

Partner/Consultant

Provide HR consulting services to businesses and academia in areas of leadership development, coaching, and training. Primary focus on alignment of organization design/change management and facilitation services.

Designed and implemented leadership workshops focused on leadership behavior that defined and drove coaching.

Served as a professional advisor to DePaul University, supporting the New Learning department in the areas of Organizational Development and Change Management.

Provided executive coaching support to clients in the areas of personal development and career transition.

Start-up organization supporting small companies of approximately 500 employees

SUZLON WIND ENERGY CORPORATION Chicago, IL 2008 – 2012

Vice President of Human Resources - North American Region

Reported to the CEO. Directed the HR organization supporting the North America business of $1 Billion. Provided specific focus on Talent Management, Human Capital Management, Technical Training, and Human Resource Administration. Supported eight sites in Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Missouri with approximately 1,500 employees

Primary focus on Technician Training and Risk Management.

Worked with North American Business Services Team to design and implement North American Call-Center to monitor Power Plants in the United States (noted as best practice and deployed throughout the corporation)

Defined, designed, and implemented souring solutions and training in support of field services technicians (technician organizations represented two-thirds of the North America organization):

Recruiting processes, systems, and outsourcing infrastructure implemented in 2009 reduced cost and cycle time 50%;

Created and installed the company’s only U.S. training center, reducing Cost of Poor Quality 70% and Risk Prevention / Workers Compensation by 50%.

Provided global consulting services in Global Mobility, Organizational Design (OD), and Change Management, resulting in the implementation of a company-wide mobility program. Transition time reduced from 8 months to 6-8 weeks.

HEWITT ASSOCIATES - Corporate Human Resources Lincolnshire, IL 2005 – 2007

Advanced Project/Process Consultant - Center of Excellence (COE)

Reported to the Senior Executive Leader, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness for the global HR outsourcing and consulting business of $1 Billion + dollars. Defined and integrated Hewitt business process change management skills to leverage this knowledge across multiple sites with a population of 12,000 employees to ensure the on-going success of future change initiatives.

Senior change process consultant to the Communications Consulting business unit. Restructured business processes that led to a 30% reduction of process cycle time.

Selected by leadership team for client projects (e.g., American Express, Johnson & Johnson), providing change management tools and methodology initiatives, and equipping HR and business leaders with the know-how and tools to effectively implement change directives.

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MOTOROLA INC. (positions/promotions in Texas and Illinois)

Personal Communication Sector (PCS) Libertyville, IL 2003 - 2004

Global Director, Human Resources

Reported to EVP Human Resources. Managed HR strategy and change management initiatives in support of the PCS Sector $2 Billion business, supporting Finance, IT, and Legal organizations with approximately 1,500 employees at multiple sites.

Managed change management of Information Technology (IT) outsourcing effort:

Led strategy, organizational design (OD), employee relations, sourcing, and change management efforts enabling the implementation of a new corporate operation model in the Information Technology (IT) organization, enabling lower costs and improved quality and business processes;

Participated in coordinating HR processes that successfully outsourced 60% of the IT organization to Tata Consulting in India.

Managed employee relations, sourcing, training, and compensation to support employee retention and career development within the organization to ensure competitive career opportunities.

Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS), Arlington Heights, IL 1998 – 2002

Director, Global Leadership, Learning, and Performance

Reported to VP, Leadership Development, and Talent Management. Managed Leadership Sourcing, Development, Succession Planning, and Performance Management was supporting the Sector’s $4 billion global business with approximately 1,100 employees at multiple sites.

Directed and developed initiatives that drove excellence in Leadership Sourcing, Development, Succession Planning, and Pipeline Development:

100% of Vice President selection and development criteria/processes were aligned

Implemented an internal executive coaching program, decreasing costs for external coaching support by $2 million.

Managed and facilitated training and performance management processes for directors and vice presidents, improving performance in focused areas, such as finance, business ethics, and business acumen.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Instructor/Consultant positions at Judson University, University of North Texas, Eastfield College, Mesquite, TX., and a Change Management Consultant, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Organizational Design University of Benedictine, Lisle, IL Present

MS Management and the Administration Science University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 1996

BS Industrial Technology (Education minor) University of North Texas, Denton, TX 1980

Awards and Accomplishments

Worldwide Who’s Who Award, July 2012

• Recognized for efforts in Human Resources Change Management

Co-author of the book – Implementing a Successful Recruitment Strategy, published by Aspatore

• Author of Chapter 8: HR As Change Manager: Developing A Dynamic Recruitment Plan

Certifications

• Executive Coaching • Organization Development and Change Management

• Secondary Education • Six Sigma Quality Improvement Process

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