HR Manager
Resume:
Kathy D. Newell, PHR
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**** ***** **** • Chesapeake, VA 23320 • *****.******@***.***
757-***-**** Home • 757-***-****
Human Resources Manager / Business Partner
Trusted human resources strategic business partner for a cross-sectional group of employees in defense contracting/lean manufacturing environment. Extensive experience in defense contracting providing service to employees serving foreign duty assignments. Extensive background in HR principles and practices, including talent management (succession planning, recruiting), benefits and compensation, records management, Service Contract Act, HR policies development and implementation, legal compliance, EEOC, employee surveys and expatriation. Also includes extensive employee relations background with the ability to analyze behaviors and make difficult and decisive decisions while maintaining professionalism. Ability to communicate effectively (written and orally) with all levels of employees and management. Broad knowledge of employment laws and regulations, including California and Hawaii. Highly organized with the ability to handle a large workload with demanding deadlines while partnering with management to achieve business strategies. Provide career progression guidance to those employees who wish to progress within the organization. Ability to learn and adapt to organizational change..
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HR Skills
• Employment Law • Talent Management/Diversity • Orientation and On-boarding
• Employee Relations • Training • FMLA/ADA/EEO/WC
• Benefits Administration • HR Policies & Procedures • HR Program/Project Management
• OSHA Certified • Corporate Responsibility • HRIS (Peoplesoft, Deltek, Concur, Abra)
Abra)
Cobham Composite Products
6900A Harbour View Dr.
Suffolk, VA
October 24, 2011 to present
HR Manager
• Supervise staff of 3, including two HR assistants in San Diego, CA and one HR coordinator in Suffolk, VA
• Develop and implement changes to current policies
• Consult with legal counsel to insure compliance to government regulations (FMLA, FLSA, EEO, USSERA, AAP, ADA, COBRA, HIPPA)
• Member of Executive Management Team; participate in weekly EMT staff meetings to provide current HR activities as well as partner with EMT on business needs
• Employee Focus Groups – establish and support EFGs
• Interpret and advise business partners and employees on company policies
• Employee relations investigations - provide oversight and coaching to staff when conducting investigations; provide final approval for appropriate disciplinary actions
• Research and implementation of on-line recruiting tool
• Sustainment of AAP
• Employee Assistance Program administration, including mandatory EAP referrals
• Administer annual training, including corporate responsibility/ethics/sexual harassment
• Compensation administration - develop organizational compensation plan for non-exempt and exempt staff
• Talent management to include performance management, recruiting, succession planning
• Workers' Compensation administration, including case management, return to work, claims
BAE Systems, Inc.
821 Live Oak Dr.
Chesapeake, VA 23320
September 27, 2004 to present
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HR Manager
• Partner with line management on employee relations and corrective action, including performance improvement plans and progressive discipline
• Insure compliance to government regulations (FMLA, FLSA, EEO, USSERA, AAP, ADA, COBRA, HIPPA) while training line management on regulations
• Partner with senior legal counsel on EEOC responses and successful resolution
• Participate with team members on the development and implementation of corporate policies and procedures
• Interpret and advise business partners and employees on company policies
• Employee relations investigations and disciplinary actions
• Employee Assistance Program administration, including mandatory EAP referrals
• Administer annual training, including corporate responsibility/ethics/sexual harassment
• Compensation administration
• Talent management to include performance management, recruiting, succession planning
• Management representative for employee morale and welfare program, including Management Focus Group, wellness programs, and Charity Challenge
• Workers' Compensation administration, including case management, return to work, claims
• Unemployment compensation hearings
• Security clearance investigations
• Expatriation/repatriation, including compiling Foreign Service Agreements, managing benefits
• Strategic advisor to business partners
City of Portsmouth
Department of Human Resource Management
801 Crawford St.
Portsmouth, VA 23704
July 15, 2003 to September 24, 2004
Human Resources Coordinator
• Employee relations, including disciplinary actions and grievance process
• Ensured compliance to government regulations (FMLA, FLSA, EEO, USSERA, ADA, COBRA, HIPPA) and management advisement
• Benefits administration
• Conducted new employee orientation
• Administered Employee Assistance Program
• Recruiting and talent management, including writing job postings for advertisement internally and externally, reviewing resumes and job applications
• Compensation administration
• Supervised two HR specialists
• Administered the Employee of the Month Program
• Unemployment administration, including answering claims, attend hearings
• Administered Service Awards program
• Provided policy interpretation for department heads and employees
• Provided training to City employees
Towers Perrin
1434 Crossways Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23320-2839
October 7, 2002 to July 12, 2003
Client Delivery Specialist
• Administered defined benefit plans - analyze plans for pension, disability, and survivor benefits eligibility
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• Prepared retirement packages, prepare monthly benefit payments for participants, and reconcile trustee reports
UCAR Carbon Company Inc.
P.O. Box 1044
Clarksville, TN 37041-1044
July 5, 1992 through September 5, 2002
Human Resources Assistant – Americas Operations
• HRIS system maintenance – new hires, terminations, transfers, payroll transactions
• Conducted new hire orientation for salaried employees within Americas Operations
• Provided policy interpretation
• Payroll and benefits administration
• Planned and scheduled international and domestic travel, including processing of passport and visa request using in-house travel system
• Planned and arranged business meetings, luncheons, dinners, company functions
• Administrative support and HR administration for Americas Operations
Ebonite International, Inc.
P.O. Box 746
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
July 16, 1990 to July 2, 1992
Human Resources Administrator
• Administration of self-insured medical plan, including stop-loss and research and development of other benefit programs
• Researched, developed and implemented 401K plan
• Chairperson of safety teams, including the development and implementation of safety audits, safety programs, and training to insure OSHA compliance
• Implemented job safety analysis, which enabled organization to be removed from assigned risk insurance pool
• Partnered with production manager and VP of Finance in union negotiations and grievances
• Chairperson of annual company picnic, service awards banquet, Christmas dinner, and company functions
• Talent management
• Employee relations and disciplinary actions
• Successful implementation of the organization first HRIS system
The Trane Company
P.O. Box 1088
Clarksville, TN 37040
August 28, 1978 to July 13, 1990
Salaried Personnel Analyst
• Compiled and typed correspondence, spreadsheets, and presentations
• Recruitment of hourly and salaried employees
• Maintained salaried employees’ records on human resources system
• Assisted in union contract negotiations (wage and benefits surveys, contract/voting preparations)
• Grievance and arbitration preparations
• Processed the laying off and recalling of hourly and salaried employees
• Instructed quality improvement classes
• Compiled daily newspaper and assisted in compiling monthly newsletter
• Served on company activities committee to plan social functions
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Bethel College - McKenzie, TN SHRM - PHR
BS in Organizational management
St. Leo University - St. Leo, FL OSHA Certified – 30 hour course
MBA with concentration in Human Resources
Society of Human Resources Professionals
• BAE Systems, Inc. - Employee Achievement Award for developing, conducting and implementing employee overtime status changes to insure compliance with FLSA
• UCAR Carbon Company, Inc. - development and implementation of in-house travel program to book air, car, hotel, and train - annual savings of $21,000.00
• Clarksville Jaycees - Numerous awards for projects and outstanding local officer
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