Brian Cafferty, M.B.A., Sphr, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Project Management of HR-related information systems initiatives.• Co-managed the conversion of talent-acquisition recruiting application from in-house to a vendor-hosted, web-based solution for the management of 30,000+ employment applications annually, providing greatly improved search, application, and candidate management capability• Documented requirements for various internal customers’ automated application needs and partnered with internal and external IS resources to provide solutions to client needs

Provided internal HR business consulting services to approximately 2,000 members of management and staff of the $100 million Research Foundation.• Consulted with managers and staff concerning employee-relations matters; providing insight, direction, and resources for problem resolution and staff development allowing for more consistent and timely resolution of workplace concerns• Trained staff and managers in performance management and conflict resolution, resulting in more cohesive, higher-functioning work units• Served as project lead and functional area expert responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the first institution-wide, electronic disciplinary Employee Warning Notice (EWN) system – provided vastly improved policy compliance, accuracy, security, and timeliness of all disciplinary actions• Designed, developed, and implemented a secure, shared database for timely data entry, daily tracking of employee-relations issues and organizational effectiveness activities across the organization for Human Resources and senior leadership, providing for the effective utilization of organizational resources• Facilitated team-building retreats, New Leader Assimilation sessions, New Manager Orientation, and delivered HR Employee and Organizational Development presentation during New Employee Orientation.

Covington, Kentucky

Responsible for complete HR function including performance management, benefits administration, compensation, management of employee relations, coaching, conflict resolution, and team-building.• Redesigned performance management and compensation system to provide incentive to staff and consistent application of the performance management process across the organization• Coached management and staff in the handling of employee relations issues, providing insight, direction, and resources for staff development and proper management of workplace concerns

Covington, Kentucky

Responsible for providing corporate management of regional new hire and payroll activities.• Designed, developed, implemented and managed New Hire Management System covering 9,500 employees throughout 48 states, resulting in full local and regional compliance with corporate hiring and compensation policies• Managed project to standardize and centralize 30 payroll centers, servicing 200 locations across United States, reducing areas of redundancy and improving payroll compliance; project completed in 6 weeks; less than half the anticipated time frame• Project leader for conversion of stock award and stock purchase database to new software platform; project finished within 90-day deadline

West Chester, Ohio

Led HR function including compensation, benefit administration, employee communications, orientation, training, compliance, workers’ comp, performance appraisals and EEO.• Oversaw growth of region from 400 to 1,800 employees during five year period; regional HR office became the standard for HR and Payroll management excellence across the corporation.• Managed HR compliance portion of successful Joint Commission Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) survey• Overhauled the HR/Payroll function including all policies, procedures, and forms and created the first comprehensive employee handbook; allowing the regional headquarters to effectively manage a staff increase of approximately 400% during a five year period• Led initiative to automate regional payroll processing, resulting in greatly improved payroll speed, accuracy, and processing capability

Mba, Management Information Systems (Mis)

Ba, Business