Deb Maher Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

*Interim and project based work*Consulting for multiple institutions of higher education *Interim HR consulting for organizations going through M&A or needing staff augmentation See www.kdmadvisors.net to learn more

Illinois, United States

Chamberlain University; Walden University; Ross School of Medicine; Ross School of Veterinary Medicine; American University of the Caribbean. Lead global team of Employee Relations Consultants, handling coaching, counseling and employee relations issues throughout the organization in nine institutions across twenty five countries. (7 direct reports) Provided value-added service to internal clients that supported organizational business, student and financial objectives.Union and labor relations in non-American based institution.Design and implement new processes to streamline efforts and drive results, reducing carrying load of consultants from an average of 14 matters to 5 matters within the first 90 days in this role. Achieved client satisfaction rating in excess of 98%. Partner with Talent Management to ensure alignment of leadership training; EEO1, AAP and diversity and inclusion in succession planning. Co-lead monthly training series called "Career Journeys," to help employees develop skills and identify internal career paths. Presented and facilitated monthly sessions with 200-400 participants each month. Establish and Enhance online self-service resources for leaders to provide support for global managers. Work directly with Institutional Presidents to positively resolve concerns.Create job descriptions, assess compensation offers and equity, align organizational structures, ensure cross departmental alignment, develop collaborative engagement improvement plans and related action plans. Lead culture and DEI initiatives at select work sites. Co-lead a monthly employee career development series for over a year called "Career Journeys", designing content and structure, presenting and facilitating conversations. The program had 200-400 participants each month.

Downers Grove, Illinois

Responsibility for all HR technology, analytics and Six Sigma innovation projects. Acted as a change leader and innovator, with a strong focus on process improvement, complex project management and HR technology. Responsible for efficiency, great customer service, metrics, SLAs and data driven analytics to inform organizational decision; Talent Management, Performance Management, Succession Planning, Organizational Development and Design work; Payroll implementations in multiple countries. Identified multiple cost savings opportunities, then designed and implemented the changes. The first of these process improvements saves the organization $750,000 ongoing per year. The second has also been confirmed to save $300,000 annually. Implemented new LMS system for annual savings of $110,000 year over year. Acted as internal consultant and change management agent evaluating complex processes, performing cost benefit analyses, identifying improvement opportunities and implementing optimized processes in multiple countries.

Greater Chicago Area

Change leader, responsible for all HR technology in the organization for Tier Zero (portal) and for the Tier 1 askHR Service Centre. (14 employees reporting to me). Designed and launched a brand new proactive centralized Shared Services function which has achieved Sat/Very Sat ratings consistently in excess of 93% and saves $1.4 Million dollars annually over the prior structure. The team supports our geographically dispersed employee workforce utlizing phones and Live Chat feature inside the HRIS to provide real-time support and answers. Established SLAs on first time resolution, hold time and abandonment rate. Created employee survey after each inquiry to measure employee experience and quality of customer service with response rate consistently in excess of 35%. Oversaw change management and communication plan for this HR transformation. Designed and implemented cutting edge HR Technology with a Colleague focus. Launched Virtual Day One experience for new hires through the HRIS, along with Preboarding, Onboarding, and Innovation hubs.Led process to take our organization's HR function paperless through security integration with our HRIS.

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for gathering Requirements, RFP process, contract review, technology implementations, technical support, configuration, datafeed and data map between HRIS and other HR Tech systems, project management,and overall organizational strategy and governance.Developed branding for system and ran all change management throughout our multi-national enterprise. Implemented core HRIS, ATS and LMS. Developed and launched DeVry's first online benefits enrollment system, moving from paper based system.Designed and implemented metrics based dashboard and deep dive reporting inside HRIS, including real time data in the hands of managers on topics of talent, turnover, headcount, compensation, KPI and other relevant business metrics. Created and implemented pre-boarding and onboarding process with integration with social media, communities, and online learning integrations. Designed and implemented online, on-demand Total Rewards Summaries.Designed and launched online performance goal setting, online performance appraisals and cascading merit and bonus compensation planning.*Tech Experience with: ICIMS, Ceridian, cfactor Works VIBE HCM, ADP Enterprise, ADP PCPW, ADP WorkForce Now, Mercer Insights, Sumtotal, SAP, Successfactors, Salesforce, Qualtrics, SilkRoad, Microsoft Project, ADP HWSE, BSwift, Probusiness, Ultimate Software, Celergo

Greater Chicago Area

Promoted to additional role of Corporate Ethics Officer, March 2006*Responsible for termination decisions and all employee relations, performance management and talent development.*Advised and directed over 23 HR managers across the U.S. and Canada*Ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Title IV, state accreditation and the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics*Ran the Company’s anonymous reporting procedure for ethics violations and fraud*Created new Employee Handbook, HR Reference Manual, and online interactive HR Procedures Manual which reduced the number of claims and charges*Created, with academics department, multi-part Faculty Management Plan for 2005 which lowered costs by over $7 million in fiscal 2005*Responsible for all investigations of alleged discrimination or harassment in the company, resulting in reduction of expenditures of settlement amounts within first six months*Core member of the Faculty Policy Committee, responsible for the first major rewrite of full time and adjunct faculty policies in over 10 years* Oversaw Employee Relations issues including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, CFRA, USERRA, and FLSA*Responded to all EEOC and state discrimination charges.

Additional role at DeVry where I designed and built to online/hybrid courses utilizing eCompanion on the eCollege site. Developed Full Time Faculty Policy Manual and Adjunct Policy Manual. . Steering Committee member for Faculty Compensation Committee. Senior Professor teaching both onsite and hybrid courses: 1. Legal Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business 2. Strategic Staffing and 3. Employment Law.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Michigan, United States

District Of Columbia, United States

Doctor Of Law (J.D), Law, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Teaching Assistant for Prof. Daniel Polsby, Journal of Int'l Law and Business, Note and Comment.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, 3.83 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List all semesters, University Honors Program with High Distinction, Departmental.