Andy May Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Senior Human Resources Consultant for this privately held consulting firm specializing in the design and implementation of HR infrastructure and selection practices for small to medium-sized professional services organizations.

Norcross, Georgia

Chief People Officer /SVP Human Resources (September 2011 - February 2014)Directed all human resources activities for this privately held 600 employee real estate investment firm. • Managed the structured wind-down of the company from May 2012 through February 2014 and oversaw the spinoff of three REIT entities totaling over 250 employees and $6 billion in assets (Columbia Property Trust, CatchMark Timber Trust, and Signature Office REIT). This involved creating the complete HR infrastructure (HR, payroll and benefits) for each of these companies within extremely aggressive timeframes. • Maintained non-planned attrition below 3 percent throughout the wind-down period which was vital to achieve a seamless transition for employees and investors.VP of Employee Benefits, Employee Care and Talent Management (January 2007 - September 2011)Directed the company’s health, welfare, retirement and incentive plans while maintaining responsibility for all hiring and onboarding activity.• Worked aggressively with our benefits brokers in the redesign of our self-funded medical plan resulting in an 8 percent expense reduction in overall healthcare costs in the first 12 months. Director of Benefits and HRIS (March 2005 - January 2007)Led a team of six in the complete restructuring of the company’s health and retirement plans.• Initiated a three-month benefits audit resulting in the evaluation and selection of a new benefits broker and achieved savings of over $1.5 million in the first year.• Director of Recruiting (June 2002 - March 2005)Spearheaded the company’s recruiting effort during a time of explosive growth. Between June 2002 and December 2003 headcount increased from 262 to 614. • Led a five-person recruiting team in the design and implementation of a talent management system which greatly eased applicant and job-post tracking • Reduced cost-per-hire by over 50 percent saving the organization more than $500,000 in the first 12 months.

Greater Atlanta Area

DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES (1995 – 1999) Directed and mentored a team of 11 professionals in the areas of recruiting, training, compensation and benefits administration for this 650 employee retirement services consulting firm. • Reduced the recruiting budget by 40 % and regrettable turnover by 50% while lowering overall hiring cycle time from 45 to 28 days within a 24 month periodMANAGER, CORPORATE RECRUITING (1992 – 1995) Planned and implemented firm-wide recruiting efforts managing two corporate recruiters and a $220,000 recruiting budget.• Recruited 240 new employees in a 12-month period at a cost of less than $1,000 per hire

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)

Activities and Societies: Alpha Tau Omega Social Fraternity

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