Global HR Strategy & Leadership Expert

JAMES RADULSKI

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SUMMARY AND PROFILE

MY CORE VALUES

SERVICE INTEGRITY KNOWLEDGE DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP

Strategic global human capital strategy expert who proactively works with senior management teams to identify and deploy HR interventions to meet business requirements for not-for-profit institutions of higher learning, health services and private industry.Transformational expert in developing and implementing effective global HR programs, policies and successfully restructuring/reorganizing major business entities.I have the HR knowledge and experience to guide your organization in all facets of HR competencies including Compensation & Benefits, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Policies and Procedures, Talent Management, Development and Retention Strategies, DEI, Labor, Government and Employee Relations. Expert in visioning, developing and putting into play cutting edge HR strategy designed to keep a workforce on the leading edge. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in building relationships and trust with business leaders. Adept at leading comprehensive HR strategies and enhancing organizational culture in alignment with business objectives.

I am a magician when it comes to HR strategy and a tactical expert on designing and executing HR programs to build a highly effective organization that consistently delivers on its commitments, attracts and builds a diverse pool of talent ensuring a strong pipeline for the future, and ensure there is a winning culture that allows everyone to contribute to their fullest potential. Living and working experience in Latin America, USA, Far East and Middle East.Fluent in Spanish.

Global Hr Expertise

HR Best Practices Expert Employee Relations & HR and Team Management Strategic Planning Strong Negotiation Skills Restructuring Building a winning Team culture Training &Mentoring Organizational Development Expert Global Compensation & Benefits, Budget Management Policies &Procedures Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Conflict Resolution Safety Cross-Cultural Communication PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECT EMPLOYMENT

KEAN UNIVERSITY, Union N.J. and Wenzhou, China

Acting Global HR Director III

9/2016 to 6/2019

Responsible for administering Faculty affairs for more than 110 Faculty members at this joint venture university founded by the current President of China, Xi Jinping The university is a joint venture between the city of Wenzhou China and Kean University of New Jersey and currently has more than 4,000 undergrad students enrolled. The university is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Accreditation. Accomplishments

Developed, implemented and disclosed policies and procedures designed to comply with federal and state legislation as well as with Chinese legislation on all aspects of ADA, ADEA, Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, FLSA, FMLA, Immigration, OSHA, Title IX requirements. Created and publicized avenues for employees to report Title IX-related complaints; designed and led investigation and resolution processes for same; ensured compliance with mandated employee training required by Title IX, VAWA, Clery and other related legislation.

Recruited and hired more than one hundred forty teaching staff at the Lecturer and Professorial levels.

Designing and implementing a 10 member HR organization to service the HR needs of the newly established organization

Training of the newly established HR organization so that all aspects of U.S. and Chinese HR legal requirements are observed.

Set up and launched a Administrative Services Department

Designed and implemented a “One-Stop HR Service Center” concept whereby Faculty and employees may obtain resolution of any and all HR related issues. AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT and AUB Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon VP HR & Housing & Admin Services AUB & AUB Medical Center 7/04 To 7/13

Provided professional Human Resources counsel and guidance to a not-for-profit medical and educational institution considered to be the best in the Middle East. Workforce consists of over 400 physicians, 700 faculties and 4,500 person workforce supporting a 480 bed teaching hospital and 10,400 student campuses. Budgetary responsibility (including payroll) of $200 million and stewardship of $100 million plus in retirement funds Lead a group of 20 HR professionals in meeting the HR needs of the overall academic and non-academic workforce at the AUB Medical Center and university.

Accomplishments include:

Reduced by 10% (average $1.6 million) the annual operating cost of the in-house medical plan (18,000 employee

+family dependents) through cost shifting to plan participants.

Revised and implemented an updated Medical Practice Plan for the 400 MD’s at AUB Medical Center thereby saving $800K annually.

Re-engineered the HR functions at AUB and restructured AUB senior management structure and levels reporting to the President from 3 to 6 positions. Presided over the HR aspects (including recruiting of senior management talent) of a change-out of the entire senior management administration (15 incumbents over a 5 year period) including the President, Provost, entire Board of Deans, VP Medical Center and various senior Directors as well as a major reorganization of the 400 bed AUB Teaching Hospital.

Developed and installed a state-of-the art pay-for-competency system for the AUB Medical Center 700+nursing and Lab Test employees.

Recruited and hired more than fourhundred ninety medical &teaching staff at the Lecturer and Professorial levels.

Restructuring and retraining of the human resources function into a modern client focused organization delivering world-class HR services to the academic and non-academic community at no additional cost and with a 30% improvement in the annual employee satisfaction survey

Dramatically increased the competency levels (75 %+) of the human resources organization through a one year HR certification program.

Developed, implemented and disclosed policies and procedures designed to comply with federal and state legislation; created and publicized avenues for employees to report Title IX-related complaints; designed and led investigation and resolution processes for same; ensured compliance with mandated employee training required by Title IX, VAWA, Clery and other related legislation.

Recovered $15 million from the Lebanese Social Security system for billed but unpaid medical charges (over a 5 year period) for employees and their dependents

Replacement of the self-funded pension plan ($100 million) providers for the academic workforce and normalization of the benefit levels between local and international academic personnel; all were accomplished with an annual average cost savings of $600K in operational costs.

Executive in Charge of the American University of Beirut through the war period between Israel and Lebanon in 2006

Negotiated three collective bargaining agreements with an average cost increase of less than 2% annually SAUDI TELECOM, RIYADH, KSA

Sr. HR Advisor

6/00 to 6/03

Lead a Saudi team consisting of twelve Saudi professionals involved in a corporate cultural transformation of this 28,000 employee telecommunications company as it moved from a governmental organization to a private company status over a three year period. Headed up all manpower planning initiatives, compensation & benefit policies and procedures, organizational development and design, management training and HR Strategic Planning & Budgeting Senior HR Advisor to the VP HR and Head of the ORACLE HR implementation team, release 11.i GENERAL CIGAR-BLOOMFIELD, CT

Director Human Resources Operations

10/98 to 5/00

Generalist responsible for meeting HR needs of a consumer products manufacturing, sales and marketing organization with a 5,000-employee population in multi-site Latin American and U.S. locations Guided the organization through a merger and acquisition while maintaining employee productivity. Revamped obsolete compensation and benefit programs to modern standards Developed and implemented comprehensive HR policies and procedures and mechanized HR administration through implementation of HR Perspective. Responsible for facilities and centralized services Work environment was characterized by family style management approach. EDUCATION AND OTHERS

Pace University, New York, NY

MBA in International Business, Cum Laude

City University of New York, NY

BA in Economics

Certifications

Certified Professional in International Human Resources and Compensation (IHRME); Sr. Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Hr Systems

ADP, ORACLE. KRONOS, BANNER

GUEST SPEAKER A.S.T.D., National Foreign Trade Council Cornell Center of Advanced Human Resource Studies, Institute for International Research, INCAE, Costa Rica Languages

Fluent in Spanish; working knowledge of Portuguese and Polish, some French and Arabic Living and working experience

Living and working experience in Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

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