LL Greening HR & Communications Professional

PROFILE

• Experienced Human Resources, Labor Relations, and Communications professional with strong conflict management focus

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• Extensive experience dealing with employees and the public on controversial issues ranging from union/management relations to

employee relations issues; skilled in factual investigations

• Effective communicator with concise and accurate writing skills

• Master's degree focused on alternative dispute resolution and communications

• Experienced mediator and trainer with excellent team building and meeting facilitation expertise

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Rentech, Inc. 2007 – 2008

Human Resources Manager

 Drafted and implemented the Company’s Human Resources policies and procedures, ensuring supervision and management

understanding and consistent application

 Developed and implemented employee concerns program, conducted investigations, and assisted managers with disciplinary efforts for

both salaried and bargaining unit personnel

 Recruited for all levels of employees at several locations, included managing contingent/retained search firms, all on-boarding

paperwork activities, established and conducted new employee orientation

 Managed termination process and conducted exit interviews

 Established and facilitated internal employee communication mechanisms – designing and conducting focus groups, designing employee

surveys, and communicating follow-up actions

 Assisted managers and employees with FMLA and ADA issues, provided guidance on visa process when needed

Bechtel Corporation (Including Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC) 1993 - 2007

Human Resources Project Manager Bechtel Systems & Infrastructure, Frederick, MD

 Planned and established Bechtel Learning Center for training and events

 Coordinated with various departments (Procurement, Facilities, Training, and HR) to ensure business case and facility

design/logistics reflected corporate and business unit needs

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

 Managed human resources planning and implementation to transition 80 subcontractor employees to Los Alamos National Laboratory

 Planned and managed employee outreach communication efforts (i.e., web site, and employee meetings) to assist employees in

transition

Human Resources/Benefits Communication Lead - Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM

 Established, coordinated and provided ongoing support of employee hotline, question/answer web page, and multiple other venues to

address employee concerns during 5 month transition period prior for laboratory employee population > 8,000

 Point of contact for advising employees about benefits, pension plan and 401K changes

Human Resources Specialist - Employee Relations Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID

 Provided project employee relations support, conducted investigations, and facilitated productive resolution of employee concerns

and managed staffing activities at site location

 Drafted project employee concerns and diversity plans

Community Relations Representative – Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (part of the Manhattan Project)

 Facilitated community outreach with local community, media, and politicians in several New York and New Jersey communities to

address concerns and gathering public input related to the environmental cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste

 Drafted press releases, fact sheets, planned public venues to solicit community involvement

 Facilitated public involvement in the remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) environmental sampling and analysis

process related to mercury contamination in the soils, sediment, and surface water of the creek that runs through Oak Ridge, TN

 Negotiated property access with more than 120 property owners to conduct environmental sampling. Worked with DOE and project

personnel to establish a property owner citizens group to evaluate/address cleanup options

 Assisted in planning and conducting public meetings to inform property owners and community about the cleanup process

 Developed and conducted communications training for Company, subcontractor, and DOE personnel interacting with the public

Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC Oak Ridge, TN (Department of Energy Contract)

Human Resources - Employee Concerns Manager

 Managed 5-site Employee Concerns Program assuring effective implementation according to corporate and Department of Energy

DOE policies

 Investigated claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under Title VII

 Conducted numerous team building sessions and facilitated contentious meetings between employees and management while supporting

productive resolution of employee and management issues

 Conducted employee training on various HR processes, trained managers on annual performance reviews and handling RIFs

 Served on numerous process improvement teams utilizing Six Sigma process skills as trained Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Labor Relations Representative

 Provided labor relations support to 5 DOE sites in multi-state region

 Proactively resolved issues/grievances between industrial unions and management on 5 collective bargaining agreements as well as

with the Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Council

 Advised management on interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, handled and facilitated resolution of bargaining unit

employee disciplinary issues, and provided support for arbitration preparation

 Active member of Labor Standards Committee evaluating scopes of work to determine whether SCA or DBA applied, thereby determining

which union would conduct work

 Assisted in establishing and facilitated labor/management safety alliance, a joint initiative between the PACE union (currently

United Steel Workers), the Company, and its multiple subcontractors to address safety and other related concerns

 Assisted with negotiations between the Union, the Company and their 7 subcontractors

 Worked collaboratively with Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Union to positively increase their EEO statistics at DOE Y-

12 Weapons Production Plant

Prior work history includes more than 5 years Community Relations experience involving drafting press releases, media updates, fact sheets, planning/facilitating community outreach related to the environmental cleanup of radioactive and hazardous waste and siting of municipal solid waste landfills.

For mining & metals organization, facilitated management level team sessions addressing issues such as coordination of communications across 3 site locations in Denver, Peru, and the mining site office in Peru, addressing cultural and gender issues, coordination of roles and responsibilities between various functions, and clarification of work processes and procedures

EDUCATION/RELATED TRAINING

Master of Arts, Communications, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Science, Social Science-Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Held Department of Energy (DOE) “Q” Secret Clearance

Hostage/Crisis Negotiations Training - Northwestern University, IL. Member DOE Oak Ridge Reservation Crisis Negotiation Team

Multi-Party Mediation Training, Center for Environmental Dispute Resolution, Philadelphia, PA

Mediator, Victim Offender Reconciliation Program, Anderson County, TN

Mediator, City of E. Lansing, Human Relations Commission, MI

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