Human Resources Manager

Paul E. McGee, Jr.

**** *********** **., *****, ******** 20832

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Home: 301-***-**** Email: ********@*******.*** Cell: 240-***-****

Senior HR Professional with 12 years of HR Experience and 28 years of Management Experience with Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management.

_________________________________WORK EXPERIENCE_________________________________

Director, Human Resources JUN 06 – Present

American Health Care Association

National Center for Assisted Living Washington, DC

• Provide human resources services for AHCA/NCAL working closely with the SVP of Finance and Administration. Responsible for overseeing all HR duties for a staff of 80. Originally hired as consultant to reshape the HR function. Also work closely with COO, and President/CEO. The outsourcing consulting arrangement with AHCA/NCAL was through Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co. starting in May of 2005. Hired full time in June, 2006.

Accomplishments:

• Responsible for recruiting from start to finish. Develop and maintain job descriptions, advertising, interviews, due diligence including background and reference checks, participating in the hiring process, and negotiating final salary. In 4 out of 5 years, turnover has been below 12 % and as low as 9%.

• Oversee robust training programs offered to managers and staff. Seminars have included business writing, public speaking, listening skills, management skills, diversity and sensitivity, web writing, customer service and budget training.

• Successfully supervise and administer payroll and benefit administration including managing the open enrollment process, new staff orientation and exit interviews.

• Continually monitor and improve in-house processes to ensure compliance with new legislation, such as performance evaluations, EZ labor administration, communication between HR and Managers/Supervisors, and employee relations, including providing expertise on diversity and recruiting.

• Attend periodic training and 2 professional conferences a year to remain up to date with current industry trends and changing legislation.

• Organize quarterly staff breakfast meetings and company social functions including annual summer outing, holiday luncheon and monthly celebrations. New events are added as needed to help improve company unity and morale.

Human Resources Director MAR 02 – JUN 06

Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, L.L.C.

Watkins Information Technology, L.L.C. Bethesda, Maryland

• Provided human resources services for the 12th ranked CPA accounting firm in the Washington DC area (Washington Business Journal) and ranked 79 out of the top 100 CPA firms in the country (Accounting Today). HR representative for all 3 offices, Bethesda, Annapolis, MD, and Tyson’s Corner, VA.

o Duties included recruiting and selection (lateral and college recruiting), employee relations, HR planning, job analysis, performance evaluations, wage and salary administration, and training and development.

• Also provided recruiting, placement and HR services for the firm’s clients on as needed basis.

Accomplishments:

• Instrumental in reducing turnover and contributing to the growth in the firm in my 4 year tenure. Turnover was reduced from 25 to less than 10 percent. The firm grew from 100 employees to 180 employees in that same time period.

• Improved and maintained the firm’s in-house training program. As the firm’s continuing professional education (CPE) coordinator, hired high quality speakers, and fine-tuned our training program to include not just tax and audit, but also communication, management and HR seminars. Scheduled, directed, coordinated and monitored this required training for all CPA accountants.

• Provided assistance with activities involving the firm’s placement on the GSA schedule, improved communication throughout the firm and worked closely with the marketing department to create firm-wide initiatives and collateral materials to better promote the firm.

• Wrote quarterly column for the firm’s not-for-profit newsletter, HR Today, and served as President of Center Stage Toastmasters, the firm’s Toastmasters International speaking club.

Resource Manager/Recruiter AUG 99 – MAR 02

TradeSource, Inc. Beltsville, Maryland

• Successfully produced 2 million in gross revenues with up to 60 employee weekly replacements for this national construction staffing company with headquarters in Greenwich, Connecticut. Worked in a two-person team of a Resource Manager and a Sales Manager for the profitable Beltsville, Maryland office.

• Recruited and managed 75 employees maintaining their benefits including medical insurance, 401 (k) retirement plans, pay rates, billing rates to customers and employee bonus programs.

Vice-President and Office Manager DEC 1983 – AUG 1999

McGee Masonry, Inc. Rockville, Maryland

• Successfully advanced the company to 4.5 million sales peaking in 1988 with 100 employees

• Regularly prepared financial statements in coordination with an accountant, delivered weekly payrolls, managed A/P, A/R, and GL. Recruited and met all legal compliance with HR.

Sports Production Assistant SEP 1982 – JUN 1983

WRC-TV (NBC) for George Michael Washington, DC

Sports Voice for the George Michael Sports Machine

_____________________________________EDUCATION_____________________________________

Master of Science in Human Resource Management MAY 2006

University of Maryland University College Adelphi, Maryland

Cumulative GPA: 3.69

Bachelor of Science in Radio and Television Communications JUN 1982

Ohio University Athens, Ohio

____________________________PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS____________________________

• Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area (DC SHRM)

SHRM Foundation Director, July 2010-Present

VP, Programs and Professional Development, July 2008 – June 2010

Program Chair, July 2007- June 2008

• Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) 2002-Present

• DC HR Brown Bag, Washington, DC (HR Networking Group)

• First and Foremost, Bethesda, MD (HR Networking Group)

• Association Human Resource Group, Washington, DC (HR Networking Group)

• Toastmasters International (One Grand Toastmasters, Club 788470, Washington, DC) 2003-2009

• Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) 1990-Present

______________________________________AWARDS______________________________________

• Human Resource Leadership Awards (HRLA) of Greater Washington, Honoree- Recognizing executives for outstanding contributions to their organization and the HR Profession, June 15, 2010.

• Advanced Toastmaster Bronze Designation (ATM-B), January 7, 2008.

• Second place Area 34 District 36 International Speech Contest for Toastmasters Int. March 23, 2006, Bethesda, Maryland.

• First place Area 34 District 36 International Speech Contest for Toastmasters Int.

March 24, 2005, Bethesda, Maryland.

• Competent Toastmaster Designation (CTM) on June 24, 2004.

____________________ PUBLISHED ARTICLES (QUOTED REFERENCE)___________________

“When Home is the Interview Room” by Susan Kreimer, The Washington Post Jobs Section, September 6, 2009.

“Do employees view full-time MBA and executive or condensed-program MBA graduates differently? How so?”- Washington Business Journal: Sources Say: July 20-27, 2007.

“Double Degrees Don’t Always Double the Job Opportunities”, Matt Castner and Zach Coon - The Diamondback (University of Maryland Career Guide), March 7, 2005.

“WMD Recruits to Retain: Careful Hiring Reduces Turnover” Kim Gochenauer - CPA Personnel Report, September, 2003.

______________________________PUBLISHED PERIODICALS_____________________________

“Business Alert: Change is Unavoidable, The World of Organization Development” – Not-for-Profit Advisor, Human Resources Today, Winter 2005.

“The Ever-Changing World of the College Intern”- Not-for-Profit Advisor, Human Resources Today, Fall 2004.

“How Important is a Reference Check?” – Not-for-Profit Advisor, Human Resources Today, Summer 2004.

“10 Things Human Resources Directors Do” – Not-for-Profit Advisor, Human Resources Today, Spring 2004.

“A New Generation at Work: “Y and How to Manage it” – Washington Business Journal: Expert Opinion, May 7-13, 2004.

“Communication and Quality of Life in the Workplace: How Do You Rate?” - Not-for-Profit Advisor, Human Resources Today, Winter 2004.

“Affirmative Action: How Can We Be Lost When We Don’t Even Know Where We Are Going?” Dr. Kenneth Kovach, Dr. Allen Hughes, & Dr. David Kravitz, George Mason University - Labor Law Journal, 2004.

References provided by request.

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