Human Resources Manager

GARY WARD

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Fort Wayne, IN 46814

Phone: 260-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

Career Summary

Senior Human Resource professional driven by a commitment to quality, superior customer service and developing a culture of employee engagement. Proven abilities interfacing across an organization and removing obstacles for a team while managing and leading key initiatives, people and business strategies. Ability to strengthen employee morale and motivate staff through a facilitative leadership style that emphasizes communication, team cohesiveness and personnel development to help meet business goals and launch new initiatives.

Employee Relations

Retention/Recruitment

Strategic Planning

Acquisitions/Integration

Coaching /Training

Compensation/Benefit Design

Succession Planning

Talent Assessment

Leadership Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aging and In-Home Services of N.E. Indiana, Ft. Wayne, IN 2012

Director Human Resources, Contractor

Responsible for recruitment, supervisor training, conflict resolution, financial operations and policy development for 125 employees of a non-profit organization

MILLER POULTRY, Orland, IN 2012

Director Human Resources, Contractor

Responsible for recruitment, supervisor training, leadership development, conflict resolution and policy development for 450 employees located in three production facilities located in Northern Indiana.

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES, Indianapolis, IN 2010 – 2011

Director Human Resources

Responsible for managing Human Resource Services for 2,400 employees located in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, China and So. Africa. Managed all recruitment, compensation, succession planning and strategic organization design.

• Coached and mentored managers in area of personnel conflict

• Recruited and hired over 56 professional exempt positions domestic and international

• Streamlined payroll processing reducing time and labor components

• Established procedures improving performance and merit review process

• Established recruitment position eliminating over $500,000 in search fees

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO. INC., Bluffton, IN 1987 – 2009

Vice President, Director Human Resources 2004 – 2009

Responsible for Human Resources Services for 3,600 employees (union and non-union) and 1,400 retirees worldwide. Recruited key management and designed compensation and retention programs.

• Designed and administered benefit plans including 401K, medical, dental, LTD, STD, basic and cash balance pension plans, wellness program and pharmacy plan.

• Reduced annual workmen’s compensation from $1.5mm for years 2004-2007 to $225,000 in 2008 through emphasis on employee safety teams and communication.

• Created a Talent Assessment Process (TAP) to assess and identify personnel for leadership development a

• Coached and mentored department managers and staff members through numerous organizational changes, career decisions and management challenges.

• Implemented an annual Wellness Program which included health screenings and managed care programs estimated $100,000 annual savings.

• Completed key executive staffing in the roles of CFO, CIO and V.P. Sales & Marketing 2008 – 2009.

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FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO. INC., Bluffton, IN continued

Director Corporate Employee Relations 1998 – 2004

Managed all employee relations, management recruitment and benefits for 2,800 employees, 1,000 retirees

• Successfully facilitated negotiations of three different union contracts in Michigan and Arkansas.

• Implemented employee focus groups to determine benefit satisfaction and value levels.

• Implemented succession planning as part of annual budget process.

• Enhanced employee appraisal system implementing strategic goals tied to incentive compensation

• Renegotiated life insurance and stop loss coverage resulting in $200,000 annual savings.

• Saved $600,000 annually by changing third party administrator

Controller/Business Manager, Oil Dynamics (sub of FE), Tulsa, OK 1995 – 1998

Led integration of acquired operations $40mm, 125 employees worldwide.

• Successfully reduced working capital, inventories and receivables $1M.

• Successfully repatriated U.S. dollars from Venezuela during currency controlled period.

• Established reporting and operational disciplines in a fragmented (decentralized) environment.

• Initiated continuous improvement (matching system) to all manufacturing and administrative processes

• Unified business unit managers using collaborative leadership style resulting in consolidated systems sales

Director, Internal Audit, Bluffton, IN 1987 – 1995

Performed financial and operational audits worldwide identifying opportunities for efficiency and control improvements. Built communication bridges between operating facilities and corporate headquarters.

COMMUNICATIONS ALERT, Fort Wayne, IN 1986 – 1987

Controller/Finance Manager

STURGES GRIFFIN TRENT, Fort Wayne, IN 1985 – 1986

Controller/Operations Manager

CENRTRAL SOYA, Fort Wayne, IN 1978 – 1985

Senior Internal Auditor

EDUCATION

MBA, Business Management and Finance, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN

BSBA, Accounting, Tri-State University, Angola, IN

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) member since 1998

• Trine University Board of Trustees

• Vice President Tri-State University (Trine University) Alumni Board of Governors

• Senior Bridges featured speaker “Entering the Employment Market now and throughout your career” Tri- State University 2006-08

• President Wells County Chamber of Commerce 2006

• United Way Wells County Chair Industrial Campaign drive 2007

• SCORE volunteer for small business counseling 2010 - 2012

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