Dave Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Prairie Provinces -On, Mb, Sk & Ab

As a independent contractor, I work from my home office as Senior HR Consultant, Strategic Adviser and Business Partner for Family Farms Group, Brighton Illinois, USA and to farm owners in four provinces (Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta); serve as Canadian expert in customizing company’s documents and approach to meet National and Provincial regulations.-Support 15 teams (peak staff numbering 500) with labour and employee relations, recruitment, and performance management, including discipline and Human Rights investigations.-Identified short falls in current employee handbook and illegal entries that fall within Canadian regulations. Created Canadian-friendly employee handbooks, customized by Province. -Create Health and Safety templates and handbook for Farm Health and Safety Programs. -Introduced farm owners to navigating challenges and stringent legal requirements of Labour Market Opinion Assessments (LMIA), which are beneficial in recruitment sector with particular challenges. -Collaborated with each of 15 business owners to create individual HR plans.- Presented to Canadian and US attendees at the annual conference (held in Florida) on topics of recruitment, LMIA, branding, and situational leadership (using Kim Blanchard model).

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Private not-for-profit employs >20,000, primarily former military and RCMP.Updated business and HR practices impacting 1000 staff to ensure legal compliance as company’s first dedicated HR specialist. Managed one direct report and advised 5 Business Managers.-Conducted ISO-level HR Audit, identifying gaps and implementing HR best practice procedures and policies, for example, related to privacy laws; also incorporated metrics for statistical analysis.-Renegotiated collective agreement, gaining an additional year and reducing salary increase by 2%.-Created and tracked recruitment metrics, successfully reinforcing need for performance management; created attendance management system with 2% improvement in 6 months.-Increased employee base by 3% to meet staffing needs, creating evaluation procedures for best hires.-Responded to escalated Human Rights investigation and managed its resolution; identified need and trained 5 Business Managers in progressive discipline and proper investigative procedures.-Reduced WCB premiums by 2.5%, instituting back-to-work programs and claim monitoring process.-Leveraged training in business management, conducting business analysis, presenting business case to CEO and Board, and contributing to revitalized business segment that increased revenue.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

A non-unionized, non-profit organization, funded by a branch of the provincial government providing 24-hour care and support for the health and well-being of mentally challenged and disabled individuals. Reporting to CEO, created HR practices from ground-up for new company:-Grew staff from 12 to 100; collaborated with Payroll Manager to create benefit and pension plan; designed employee performance evaluation process and merit program; and worked with senior-level management to create fair and consistent HR policies and procedures.-Leveraged knowledge of IT to lead Networking project and purchase servers, hardware, and software

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Labour and Immigration, Consultant, 2010 – 2011 -Advised Ministers, Deputy Ministers and management in department of 700, covering mainly Labour Relations issues – termination, layoff, investigation, discipline, and Step 2 and 3 grievances. -Chaired and participated in recruitment and selection boards, creating selection criteria, evaluating candidates, conducting background checks, creating letters of offer, and completing board reports.-Served as unit’s health and safety advisor; also advised on accommodation and medical review issues.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

TOROMONT CAT:Western Regional Human Resources Manager, 2008 – 2009 (position re-centralized)-Reporting to VP, Western Region, advised 4 managers overseeing 2500 staff in 3 provinces.-Reduced grievances by 20%, in part by advising VP and line and senior managers on interpretation and application of collective agreement.-Improved poor hiring practices by creating new process, training managers, improving new hire strategies with orientation, ultimately reducing hiring of unsuitable candidates by 25% over 2 years.-Corrected historical recruitment and retention issue in isolated northern location with creative hiring strategy and leveraging LMIA capabilities.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Regional Human Resources Manager / Booth Centre Human Resource Manager, 2005– 2008Reporting to CEO (aka Commander), Western Region, managed 2 direct and 6 indirect reports, providing HR support to 10 business units within SW Ontario and Manitoba.-Developed and organized new HR department in Booth Centre and National HQ.-Contributed to improving fiscal health, taking operations from red into black for the first time:-Saved organization >$10K by leading HRIS purchase and implementation (computerized timekeeping halted loss of wages and overtime); introduced staff self-help feature.-Reduced turnover 10%, devising and implementing issue-identifying exit interview process.-Improved employee relations, cutting employee complaints and grievances by 35% with skill-based management training; introduced staff self-help feature as HRIS option. -Awarded Certificate of Excellence by Headquarters for first successful audit in 10 years.

Various

Middle East

U.N. tour with the military

Certified Management Designation, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, 4

C.I.M. Designation

International Human Resource Business Partner Designation, Human Resources Management And Services

HRBP- International Human Resource Business Partner Designation.

Advance Strategic Management, Human Resources Development, 4.0

This is Certificate program

Certificate, Business Writting

Advance program on business writing including reports, letters, memos and other forms of business writing.

Diploma, Human Resouce Management, 3.75

I also have a Certificate in Business Managmenment from the same University

Certificate, Business Management

Human Resource Management, Collective Bargaining And Labour Practices, 4

Advance strategies and procedures for distributive and mutual gains bargaining and labour practices

Up-Date Courses, Communication And Mediation Skills, 4.2

Computer Technology Diploma, Accounting, 3.65

Activities and Societies: First President of the Alumni for two years

Rpr Designation, Registered Professional Recruitment Designation

Activities and Societies: Through the Canadian Insitute of Management