Russell W. Pendleton
Springfield, MO 65803
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Experience
Senior Account Manager August 2006 - present
American Fidelity Education Services Springfield, MO
Leading school districts through Section 125 IRS compliance
403(b) and 457 plan administration and compliance
Financial planning
Representative/Producer April 2005 – August 2006
Mutual of Omaha Springfield, MO
Sales and marketing of insurance policies
Financial planning
Regional Employee Relations Manager Feb 2001 - April 2005
Jack Henry and Associates, Inc. Monett, MO
Recruiting, compensation administration, employee discipline, compliance to regulations, and employee communications
Implementation of new Performance Appraisal System across corporation
Implementation of new manager development process across corporation
Managed and lead the first 401(K) rollout at JHA
Corporate Workers’ Compensation compliance
Health insurance and 401(K) administration and compliance
Responsibility for over 1400 employees in ten locations
Investigation of complaints or allegations
Consulting/advising managers and termination/hiring of employees
Assistant HR Manager January 1998 - February 2001
EFCO Corporation, Inc. Monett, MO
Day to day employee situations (1300 employees at this facility)
Recruiting, interviewing, reference checking, and hiring new employees
Responsibility for plant safety and OSHA compliance
401(K) implementation and education
Benefit analysis and contract negotiations with providers
Advising managers and leaders on personnel issues
Dealing with unemployment claims and other legal issues
Compliance with state and federal laws
Corporate Training Director June 1995 - January 1998
EFCO Corporation, Inc. Monett, MO
Planning and budgeting all training activities within the organization
Liaison between the Safety Committee and Management
Securing funding through Missouri Customized Training Federal programs
Editing and providing material for monthly in-house newsletter
Teaching supervisory and interpersonal skills to managers and leaders
Qualifications
SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) since 1999
Member of the Society for Human Resources Development (SHRM)
Lead Auditor for ISO 9001 process improvement system (AETS)
Licensed presenter of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (Franklin-Covey)
Licensed presenter of First Things First time management (Franklin-Covey)
Enterprise Resource Planning (Oliver Wight Company)
Model-Netics Management Training (Main Event Management)
Thunderbird Executive MBA series certificate in International Business
Series 6 and 63 Securities License
Life/Health insurance license in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Oklahoma
Education
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
BA, Psychology and minor in History
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
30 Graduate Hours in Criminal Justice Administration
References Gabor Siklosi 417-***-****
Michael Harmon 309-***-****