Deb Keller Email & Phone Number

Easton, Md, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

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Easton, Md

Corporate Officer and HR leader for 470+ associates with responsibility for all employee-related activities including employment, compensation, performance management, employee relations, HRIS, benefits, training and development programs and employee services.

Herndon, Va

Corporate Officer and HR leader for 5000+ (2500 FT; 2500 adjunct faculty) employee, $700M, premier, for-profit provider of post-secondary education awarding associates through masters degrees at 90+ campuses in 22 states and globally via online programs. Architect strategic and hands-on delivery of programs and services including employee relations, compensation, performance managment, benefits, recruiting and information management to support the operations and academic objectives.

Corporate Officer and HR leader for privately held, airline caterer with 22,000 employees operating in 29 countries. Revenue $2B. Relocated corporate offices from Memphis, TN to Reston, VA. Built infrastructure and worked to transform function from highly localized and fragmented to global and integrated in scope. Built and delivered programs including incentive compensation, executive compensation, talent managment, MBO goal setting; individual forced ranking linking pay to performance and aggressive executive and mid-management recruitment required for turnaround.

Corporate Officer and leader of HR function for 30 year old, privately held, family owned retail/services business with 1,000+ hair salons and 11,000+ employees operating in 15 states and the UK and $350M in revenues. Led team of 38. Reported to Founder, Owner, and CEO. Functional responsibility for employment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, training, payroll, HRIS, union avoidance, workers comp/risk management and customer help desk.

Corporate Officer and top HR executive for 10,000 employee, $1B, high growth, global telecommunications company. Faced with operating challenges resulting from rapid expansion including 150+ acquisition in six years. Responsibility for HR and OD including employment/recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee relations, training/development, organization effectiveness, payroll and HRIS.

Recruited as part of new management team challenged to upgrade operations, improve quality of care, strengthen financial performance of 392-bed, community based, not-for-profit hospital (1400 employees, $120M). 17 direct reports and $7.6M budget. Reported to CEO.

Reporting to the President of 1200 employee information systems consulting business. Challenged to rebuild the organization structure, create effective policies and systems, and support agressive business turnaround. Led a team of 13.

Member of a 5 person start-up team for the design and rollout of Work-Out, an innovative, corporate-wide, cultural transition from "top down" management to "employee empowered" processes. Worked in collaboration with 13 business presidents and the Chairman to define a new vision and lead 285,000 employees worldwide through massive change.

Member of eight-person managment team of $750M, 4,000 employee business. Directed the HR function for 400+ employees in 15 locations worldwide (sales, marketing and operations). Full generalist role with 5 direct reports.

Directed recruiting and placement for engineering and manufacturing operations at 40 sites nationwide (17,000 employees). Managed candidate sourcing, internal transfers, minority recruitment campaigns, professional and managerial assessment, salary negiotiations, succession planning/career counseling and policy interpretation.

Frankfurt, Germany. Responsible for employment, compensation, benefits, training, policy administration, labor relations and employee communications for GE Medical Systems' employees located in seven countries in Central Europe.

Corporate management development program consisting of rotational assignments, professional education, and leadership opportunities. Positions as Union Relations Specialist, Wage Management & Benefits Specialist and Employee Relations Representative

M.A., Personnel Administration

B. S., Individual And Family Studies

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi, LaVie Yearbook; Panhellenic Council; Parmi Nous

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