Manager Human Resources

H.E. (Dick) Petree

**** ********** ****, ********, ***** 76657

Tel: Home 254-***-****, Cell 254-***-****

Email: **********@***.***

Experienced Senior Human Resources & Employee Relations Professional with numerous areas of Subject Matter Expertise. Management work & support at all employee levels including remotely in other countries. Seeking a senior level Human Resources position.

Nortel 1993 – Jan. 30, 2010 Global telecommunications Corporation

Layoff due to Corporate Bankruptcy

Sr. Human Resources Manager - Telecommuter:Waco Texas 2007 to 2010

Develop & implement global customer service background check, drug screen policies and program. Negotiate customer contracts for security requirements. Global Subject Matter Expert in background checks, drug screens and security issues. Continuing duties in Employee Relations.

Sr. Employee Relations Manager- Telecommuter:Waco, Texas 1999-2007

Subject Matter Expert supporting Business Leaders & HR management on employee and workplace issues. Investigate employee related legal or government agency complaints and law suits. Deliver appropriate actions. Develop and conduct management onsite & teleconference training. Ensure compliance with governmental regulations. Administer U.S. Expatriate HR areas, prepare & conduct individual contentious severance agreements including executives. Provide Veteran support. Performance management. Support Diversity including Integrated Talent Planning analysis of adverse impact to business units. Provide global ER support.

HR Business Partner –Global Information Services- Waco, Texas 1998-1999

HR Business Partner- Global Enterprise Services - Morristown, New Jersey 1996-1998

HR & Labor Relations - NYNEX Meridian Systems & Bell Atlantic Meridian Systems 1993-1996

New England states

CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Mattoon, IL. 1987- 1992

Consolidated & its nine affiliated companies are family-owned, multi-service telecommunications companies.

Acting Corporate HR Director

Senior Manager, HR & Labor Relations

Manager of Corporate Training & Development Programs

Develop, implement and manage employee and labor relations, technical training and employee development. Negotiate and administer labor contract in Telephone Company, review all human resource litigation and employee terminations, maintain union-free environment within non-union companies and assure compliance with laws and regulations. Manage Employee Training and Management Development.

NORTHRUP KING COMPANY Chattanooga, Tennessee

A Sandoz Pharmaceutical Company. High technology packaged seed company which researches, develops and distributes quality seeds worldwide - 2,200 employees

Personnel Manager

Responsible for start-up of personnel functions of a relocated union packaging and distribution facility to a union-free start-up plant. Duties included wage and benefit administration, staffing, worker’s compensation, affirmative action, safety programs, training, union free environment and organizational design.

R. G. BARRY CORPORATION Chattanooga, TN.

$150 Million manufacturer of comfort footwear

Human Resources Manager

Responsible for human resource function, benefits administration, industrial safety & medical staff and programs. Shortly after accepting position, company announced plans to relocate plant to Mexico in one year. Responsible for plant closing coordination with corporate, state, local agencies including Tennessee Chamber of Commerce for Economic Development. Developed retraining & outplacement plans for entire employee population. Plant maintained & increased productivity levels throughout shutdown period.

CENTURY WRECKER CORPORATION Chattanooga, TN.

Privately owned, start-up heavy manufacturer which designed and manufactured first automotive hydraulic towing and wheel lift wreckers

Personnel Manager

Established Personnel Department, developed union free policies and procedures, wrote Employee Handbook, developed and delivered supervisor and employee training programs. Successfully defeated several Teamster organizational attempts including NLRB election by margin of two to one.

PITT COUNTY REGIONAL HOSPITAL Greenville, N.C.

Regional 600-bed hospital & teaching facility for East Carolina University Medical School

Employment Officer

Responsibilities: Designed and implemented a nation wide recruitment and staffing campaign to expand a local hospital to a university teaching facility. During my tenure, staffing increased from 750 to over 1,500 employees. Developed student nurse summer resident intern program and an Explorer Post for Medical and Health professions.

EDUCATION: University of TN. Chattanooga, TN

Post graduate work toward M.S. Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

East Carolina University - B.A. Psychology, Business Minor Greenville, N.C.

MILITARY: U. S. Army National Guard, 12 Years, Captain N.C. & TN

Military Police training, Ordnance Unit Commander of 250 and Artillery Battalion

CIVIC: Community Unit #2 School Board Mattoon, Illinois

Board passed two property tax referendums, reduced 50 positions, redistricted system, reduced budget by $1 million, closed one school, negotiated teacher contract without a strike after last 3 ended in prolonged strikes. Also handled Department of Education inquiries.

Teaching experience:

Pitt County Community College – North Carolina

Cleveland State Community College- Tennessee

Lakeland Community College-Illinois

Corporate Training & Development courses

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