HR Director

DANA CASSINO-STAMEY

Carmel, CA *****

Home: 831-***-**** - ***********@***.*** - Cell: 831-***-****

SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES EXECUTIVE

Highly experienced and innovative Human Resources Professional offering a dynamic perspective backed by a record of results in organizational development, employee relations, change management, leadership coaching, and people management. Decisive team leader with a proven ability to understand business challenges and drive creative and targeted solutions that strengthen company performance. Offers diverse industry expertise including banking, technology, media, government, manufacturing, and public safety services. Proactive and insightful leadership style. Excels as a partner to executives at all levels. Member of SHRM. Certified in the Birkman Method. Willing to travel up to 25%.

EXPERIENCE

NORTHTREE FIRE INTERNATIONAL (NTFI), Monterey, CA 2008-04/2011

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Drive all aspects of human resources, organizational development, and contract services for this emergency management and wildfire protection company with 160 employees serving public and private businesses. Frequently consulted as a strategic partner and go-to resource by CEO and key executives.

Guided organizational and cultural change while ensuring strong people management and leading process, policy, management development, and business development initiatives.

DRAGONFLY STRATEGIES, LLC, Monterey, CA 2007-Present

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & HR CONSULTANT

Demonstrated strategic insight and human resources expertise while collaborating with a diverse range of organizations to drive training and development, leadership coaching, organizational development, change management, and culture and diversity initiatives. Established a reputation as a valued and productive ally offering vast expertise in human resource management.

Planned and implemented executive coaching and development strategy for clients within major, national financial management firms

Developed and facilitated critical diversity training for clients to include multi-media and higher educational cultures.

COX ENTERPRISES - COX OHIO PUBLISHING / THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS, Dayton, OH 2004-2007

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Directed human resources in support of a portfolio of eight newspaper publications with 1,300 employees at multiple locations, serving as an HR business partner to the publisher, editors, and department directors. Handled labor relations with over 500 employees working in a collective bargaining environment.

Implemented a number of innovative programs concentrating on organizational leadership and operational planning, including business reinvention projects.

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EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Spearheaded priority initiatives such as Culture Survey, SAP Implementation, Training and Development, Early Retirement Program, and Re-Organization.

Handpicked for an exclusive Cox fellowship program.

CITY OF DAPHNE, Daphne, AL 2003-2004

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Attained successful collaborations with department heads and staff within various city government services, such as Police, Fire, Library, Recreation, Planning Commission, Public Works, and Animal Shelter Divisions. Worked extensively with the mayor, city manager, and city council members. Oversaw human resources functions serving more than 220 employees with active leadership of job classification, compensation, employee relations, and conflict resolution. Routinely interfaced with legal counsel.

Played a critical role in addressing and diffusing publicity related to existing personnel issues, which also involved elected city officials.

Developed plan and process to revise job classifications and pay scale.

LEXISNEXIS, Dayton, OH and San Francisco, CA 2000-2002

SR. HR CONSULTANT

Delivered key contributions while working closely with the VP of Technology and the division management team supervising 1,000 employees. Steered a comprehensive recruitment and retention planning initiative. Managed training and development, performance management, and compensation.

Designed and executed a successful college recruiting program.

Chosen to serve as the lead HR consultant on an acquisition team charged with leading the successful integration of personnel, benefits, and policies and procedures for a new acquisition, Courtlink.

Developed and implemented compensation and retention program for high tech talent during a competitive market.

BURR, PILGER AND MAYER, San Francisco, CA 4/2000-8/2000

SR. HR CONSULTANT

Strategized innovative solutions as an HR generalist and project consultant offering a broad range of services to multiple organizations such as Internet start-ups and non-profit businesses. Conceived and built programs in recruiting and hiring, policy development, infrastructure development, and compliance management.

Co-lead the HR business set-up, hiring and training for the opening of a brand new major car dealership.

HR SOLUTIONS, San Francisco, CA 1999-2000

SR. HR CONSULTANT

Led analyst project services and consulting for the Administrative Offices of the Courts under appointment by California’s Task Force on Trial Court Employees.

Spurred a number of personnel policy changes for 20,000 employees in 58 counties.

Charted the development of job classification policies and plans.

WRIGHT-PATT CREDIT UNION, Dayton, OH 1995-1998

VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

Delivered effective HR leadership for the largest credit union in Ohio with 15 locations and 350 employees with accountability to the President and Board of Directors. Oversaw a culture change initiative and managed projects in executive leadership development and organizational development.

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EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)

Planned and Implemented new pay and incentive program (Pay for Performance)

Co-lead development of a new marketing function and call service center

Lead redesign of the employee leave benefits program (PTO)

Additional Experience: Human Resources Administrator, Dayco Products, Dayton, OH, 1994-1995 / Human Resources Assistant Manager, MVM Security, Falls Church, VA, 1993 / Recruiter, Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, VA, 1993 / Personnel Director, Lincoln National Bank, Oklahoma City, OK, 1990-1992

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

BA, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT – LANGSTON UNIVERSITY, Langston, OK

Newspaper Association of America Diversity Fellowship – James K. Batten Leadership

Birkman Method Certified

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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