HR Director

SHELLEY A ZELIN SPHR

**** ********** **** ● Highlands Ranch Colorado 80130 ● 303-***-****● 303-***-****

*******@*******.*** ● http://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyzelin

HR Director - SPHR

Talented Human Resources Professional with proven success in multiple industries and diverse environments. A HR leader that creates partnerships to develop innovative and cost effective solutions resulting in an increased bottom-line for the organization.

● Strategic Planning/Tactical Delivery ● Employee & Organizational Development

● Budget Preparation and Admin. ● Compensation Design and Implementation

● Legal Compliance ● Benefits Design and Implementation

● Executive Selection ● Training Design and Delivery

● Change Management ● Employee Relations

● Policy and Procedure development ● Talent Management/Staffing

Industry specific experience - Healthcare ●Oil and Gas ● Telecommunications ● Electric Utilities● Retail

Credit Union Board Member and President

Professional Experience

HR Director - Cricket Communications - July 2000 – December 2008

Oversee HR from strategically to frontline delivery including employment, staffing, benefits administration, employee development, employee relations, policy development, compensation, systems management, strategic planning and budget management for corporate operations from concept to operational reporting to the SVP of Human Resources and serving fourteen Vice Presidents in 15 cities in the US.

• Built a staff of 900+ employees to staff to launch the western US markets

• Partnered with all Regional Vice Presidents’ to implement strategic planning allowing us to design department structure and programs for growth of 50% per year

• Developed and implemented training plans for all management and single contributor positions increasing the performance of the organization

• Increased cultural awareness and launched the diversity and inclusion strategy for the organization providing training and high level action plans for all markets.

• Created Talent Management function which increased productivity of the staffing function by 50%

• Implemented an Executive Selection Process increase the ability select “A” Players

• Implemented a performance management cycle resulting in increased retention in a technical area by 50%.

• Implemented succession planning process allowing us to plan for growth and development

• Created on boarding program to ensure a smooth transition into the organization and increase the productivity time of all new hires

• 100% litigation free environment for 28 years

VP of HR & Administration - Plains Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, Inc. - (now Tri-State G & T) - May 1995 - June 2000

As the HR Executive lead all aspects of human resources, risk management, safety, corporate records, communications, facilities management and purchasing, reporting directly to the Board of Directors and General Manager. This included strategic planning, development, implementation and operating these areas for the organization.

• Provided leadership to overhaul all the human resource and administrative services functions in preparation for a merger.

• Developed a compensation structure for the organization to bring the organization current with the competitive environment

• Implemented a recruiting system that increased the quality of hiring and the reliability of the Affirmative Action Plans

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• Increased the benefits and lowered the cost of benefit plan by implementing a self insurance program for Plains and all of its cooperatives

• Guided the development and implementation of management training programs for Plains and its cooperatives

• Implemented a program that strengthened the individual effectiveness of all employees

• Conducted due diligence required for all departments and later managed merger transition

• Completed an Affirmative Action Plan Audit with 100% satisfaction

Director of Human Resources - Presbyterian Healthcare Services - January 1993 – May 1995

Key HR Executive responsible the development and administration of robust cost effective employee benefits program and Human Resource Information system for a statewide healthcare organization, reporting to the SVP of HR.

• Redesigned the benefit programs. Retirement program was moved from the traditional pension plan to the more participatory 401(a) and 401 (b) programs to increasing the potential for a higher retirement income for all employees.

• Reengineered the benefit plan annual enrollment process to allow for an automated enrollment process for the state-wide 5,000 employee population.

• Directed the development of the Human resource information system project.

• Developed and implemented restructuring of the department which reduced the turnover and increased the productivity of the department

• Implemented a new employee benefits communications program that lead to a National Human Resource Benefit Communication Award.

• Nominated to the Board of Directors for the state-wide healthcare workers employee credit union. A position which was held for over ten years.

Personnel Manager - Presbyterian Health Plus - January 1987- January 1993

As the HR Executive lead, staffing, benefits administration, employee development, employee relations, policy development, compensation, systems management, strategic planning and budget management of the human resources department for a startup to highly successful organization reporting to the COO.

• Partnered with the leadership to create the organizational design of the organization

• Created the organizations policies and procedures

• Developed employee benefit programs

• Developed a health and wellness program model later sold as a product by the organization

• Designed and implemented the compensation program

• Lead the design of the recruitment process

• Engineered the performance management system from concept to operation

• Implemented a training and development program for management and single contributors

Previous experience includes management roles with Mobil Oil Corporation, Entergy, and Dillard’s

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

Master of Arts – Human Resource Development

Webster University

Bachelor of Business Administration – Personnel Management

New Mexico State University

SPHR ● Certified Employee Benefit Advisor ● Certified Increasing Human Effectiveness Trainer ● DDI Certified Trainer

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