Russell W. Pendleton

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Springfield, MO 65803

417-***-****

vd9zbq@r.postjobfree.com

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-***-****

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