Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Professional, solving people issues in an exemplary manner, adding to the bottom line results, ensuring legal compliance. Proven record of bottom-line results through the management of innovative and cost effective solutions to business and people issues.

STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES

• Full-Cycle Recruiting (Talent acquisition)

• Benefits Design and Administration

• Compensation

• Design of Human Resources Policies

• Partner with Senior Management team

• Change Management

• Organizational Development and Leadership

• Lean Management Principled

• Diversity inclusion management

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

• Development and delivery of processes

• Management training

• Implementation of programs

• Conflict Resolution

• Consensus Building

• Maintenance of Performance Management Systems

• Spreadsheet development to monitor review cycles

• Provide direction to a professional team in HR

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

• Development and maintenance of dynamic work relationships at all levels

• Procedure development and implementation

• Complaint investigations

• Development of employee surveys

• Ensure Federal and State Legal Compliance

• New Hire Orientation and company assimilation

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

--Designed needs assessment tools for the identification of training needs.

--Developed training programs for Lean Manufacturing and Six-Sigma.

--Designed and developed facilitation interventions and team building programs.

--Streamlined numerous Human Resources functions to enhance profitability and efficiencies, including succession planning and records management procedures.

--Developed Standard Office Procedures including Employee and Manager Handbooks (including policies and procedures for a federal contractor company, assisting in their successful defense in a law suit).

--Developed a Human Resources Department starting from nothing to a fully functioning Business Unit of the company.

--Designed, developed, implemented, and administered comprehensive benefits programs including medical, dental, 401(k), disability, life, AD&D, FMLA, and pension plans which increased employee satisfaction and loyalty.

--Developed training materials and presented specific customized training on subjects such as Performance Management, Disciplinary Processes, Communication skills, and Supervisory Skills enabling supervisors to perform their responsibilities in a legally compliant manner.

--Conducted Complaint investigations and brought them to satisfactory resolutions. All issues were resolved without legal intervention.

--Learned and have become proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; many HRIS’s, including PeopleSoft, Resumix, Taleo, ADP, and JDEdwards making me a more valuable Generalist with Administration skills.

-- Oversight of the Workers’ Compensation programs along with selecting preferred providers to assist the company in getting injured workers back on the job in a timely manner.

EXPERIENCE PROFILE

Independent Consultant, (between regular, full-time work) Boulder/Longmont 2005 - Current

Contract and Consultant work in recruiting, training, design and development of policies and procedures, and employee relations.

Development of programs on organizational and employee relations issues; consult with team leaders on the implementation of policies; audit HR departments and make recommendations; ensure legal compliance; provide recruitment services; and strategic development to companies in the high-tech, IT, and telecom arenas.

Some of my clients since 2005 until now have included:

Karcher North America – (Current) Provide Human Resources Generalist services;

Pearl Izumi – Assist in sourcing and recruiting for apparel production personnel and performed project services;

Mountainside Medical – Recruiting manufacturing personnel and providing generalist services;

The Finishing Touch Janitorial Service for legal compliance;

Flatiron Construction – Benefits Administration;

Collins Machine & Manufacturing – Develop performance review forms, conduct training classes, write job descriptions, perform HR Audits, and develop salary structures;

FOCUS (Foundation of Catholic University Students) – HR Audit, recommend policies and procedures for legal compliance, assist in complaint investigations;

Tyco Healthcare (Covidien) Hire very difficult to fill positions;

Intrado - Hire Engineers, Marketing Managers, Sales Engineers, IT, and more (I was there on 3 separate occasions each assignment lasting approximately a year);

Clients from 1993 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2005 included:

E2 Consulting Engineers - Ensure policies and procedures were in compliance with state and federal laws and hire hard to fill IT and DOE engineering positions;

StorageTek - Hire a variety of people field sales, marketing, engineers, and technicians (was there on the 3 occasions – each time about 9 months);

Sun Microsystems - Hire training people;

Seagate -- Reliability Engineers were my focus;

Level3 - Hire call-center managers and workers;

Copan Systems - Concentrated on hiring engineers of a variety of types;

Naropa University’s Benefit Administrator.

The Home Depot, Longmont, CO 2002 - 2005

Manager, Human Resources

Provided comprehensive Human Resources services to over 250 associates. Developed and conducted training programs; recruiting; working the sales floor; and communicated and implemented corporate policies and procedures. Duties included on-call and multi-shift support.

Prior Professional Experience includes:

Human Resources Specialist/Manager (reported to San Jose, CA) Xilinx, (manufacturer of Field Programmable Gate arrays) Boulder, CO

Director, Human Resources -- Developmental Disabilities Center, (Services to people with Developmental Disabilities) Boulder, CO

Human Resources Generalist - National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO

Director, Human Resources – Ball Computer Products, Boulder, CO

Mediator: Mediation of Employment, Civil, and Domestic Disputes, including marriage dissolution, parental rights and responsibilities, collections, tenant/landlord, and neighborhood disputes. Superior success rate at getting at least 99% disputes resolved to satisfaction of both parties.

EDUCATION

Master of Special Studies (MSS) – Applied Communications– University of Denver (DU)

Bachelor’s of Arts – Psychology – University of Colorado (CU, Boulder)

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) – American Compensation Association

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) – University College of University of Denver

Sr. Professional in HR (SPHR) –HR Certification Institute

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM); Boulder Bar Association – ADR Section as a Mediator. Chairperson for the Keynote speaker at the 4th Annual Colorado ADR Conference, member of the planning committee for the 5th ADR Conference; Boulder Chamber of Commerce – Volunteer HR Consultant for the Small Business Development Group.

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