Project Engineer in Water Resources/Hydraulic/Coastal Engineering

Nadja Gulley, SPHR *** N. Cottonwood Street • Gardner, KS 66030

913-***-**** home / ********@***.***

LABOR RELATIONS ANALYST / HR DECISION SUPPORT

Dedicated HR/Labor Relations Professional with ten years of experience managing the full spectrum of labor relations programs, services and functions. Strong knowledge of employment laws, compliance issues such as Sarbanes-Oxley, benefits administration for union and non-union facilities.

Proven success introducing process improvements, management of labor relations' initiatives driving corporate goal attainment. Expert communicator – able to resolve conflicts to negotiate fair outcomes.

• Labor and Employee Relations

• Employee Development & Training

• Mediation/Dispute Resolution

• Disciplinary Procedures

• Route Sales Recruitment

• Benefits administration

• Program and Event Management

• HRIS Implementation and Enhancement

• SAP Proficiency

• HR Policies and Procedures

HOSTESS BRANDS – KANSAS CITY, MO

2.8 billion Revenue; Baking Company – Brands Wonder/Hostess, Dolly Madison, Butternut et al

HR/Labor Relations Analyst (2001 – Present)

Manage a broad range of HR/Labor Relations functions including wage analysis/administration, HRIS database administration, HR policy development and staff/training development programs.

Outcomes:

• Jointly developed and administered company's first Labor Relations contract system that provides the labor relations management team with a collective bargaining agreement repository that contains historical and current documentation. This system is also used as a tool during collective bargaining to exchange proposals with the union. I served as project manager to implement this internet based tool. Conducted full needs analysis and RFP for a $250K technological solution.

• CBA Administration & Coordination of 380 collective bargaining agreements that cover 22,000 union employees. Includes proper administration of economic modifications in the Agreements. Analyze and submit modifications to SAP Systems Team and audit updates to ensure accuracy. Monitor/audit Taft/Hartley H&W/Pension contributions.

• Direct support to Labor Relations Management through negotiation preparation and research support. Integration of bankruptcy documentation into CBAs to create final documents for ease of administration post-bankruptcy. Preparation of cost analysis for negotiation preparation, and implementation of recommended bargaining settlements.

• Direct support to Vice President, Labor Relations by gathering research of analytical components of the CBA landscape to prepare for executive board presentations. Provided comprehensive data of union restrictions and opportunities to prepare for policy development and enhanced staffing/training proposals to executive board members. Acted as supporting spokesperson at presentations.

• Liason to Corporate Benefits, Payroll and Key HR Leadership through technical communications reporting CBA modifications to Finance Directors. Maintain Labor Contract System to make new documents available to Legal and Field HR. Conduct research and analysis on an ad hoc basis as requested by HR Executive Leadership. Drive change management initiatives defined by internal/external opportunities and threats.

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Hostess Brands

• Training and Development for all users of labor relations contract system including HR Leadership via teleconference and web conference. Lead trainer for classroom style and virtual (web) training.

• Recruiting as chief spokesperson and representative at many local job fairs. Recruited many sales employees by targeting and seeking possible incumbents already possessing requirements such as a CDL.

• Presentations to HR Leadership for key projects as to provide an understanding for how the implementation of wage increases negotiated during the term of Chapter 11 bankruptcy will be applied along with an implementation schedule.

• Fundamental skills include understanding of corporate structure and how the departmental function of Labor Relations integrates and impacts the business

• Technical Writing of various communications including the drafting of legal documentation such as letters of understanding/agreements and collective bargaining documents

Scoular Grain Company

AS/400 Systems Operator / Desktop Support Technician (1999 – 2001)

• Maintenance of AS/400 Trading system user report and configurations.

• Monitor AS/400 job queues and output queues for throughput problems including program coding fixes notified by pager. Once notified, debugging of program problems during night run.

• Project Manager to convert Sprint Lucent Definity phone system from Merlin phone system; assisted in programming, phone wiring and station configuration

• AS/400 System Operator courses completed for certification as Advanced System Operator

• Served as Help Desk function for all company users nationwide. Included AS/400 issues, network printer issues and all other computer/network issues.

• Responsible for backup processes and retrieval of backup storage per requests from IT staff.

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – OLD WESTBURY, NY

B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies – Business, Technical Writing, Labor Relations, 2008

M.S. Human Resources and Labor Relations, 2010

Professional Certifications:

Senior Professional Human Resources, (SPHR) 2009

Computers:

MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) • SAP Proficient • Advanced Adobe & Photoshop

Type 75 wpm

913-***-**** home • ********@***.***

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