Deborah Tyson, Sphr Email & Phone Number

Business Coach working one-on-one with business professionals, primarily executives, managers, business owners, and high potentials who want to improve their leadership effectiveness. And as a strategic business leader with deep HR expertise, I offer a wide range of consultant opportunities for business owners to include training, policies and procedures, employee handbook, and many other employment needs.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Leadership in this newly acquired company needed to understand the effectiveness of their HR department and to make any changes necessary for the company to move into a growth position.• Analyzing and evaluating the structure of the HR department, its processes, procedures, and programs for efficiency and effectiveness. • Evaluating strengths and opportunities of staff and recruited to enhance team.

Goldsboro, Nc

Primary goal is to improve the overall quality and strength of the workforce so the company is poised to grow when opportunities present themselves.• Analyzing and evaluating the structure of the HR department, its processes, procedures, and programs for efficiency and effectiveness.• Implementing online processes and tools to streamline, improve, and enhance HR’s ability to focus more on best practices, quality programs, providing a high touch experience with applicants, and creating a pipeline of talent.• Creating on and off-boarding programs.• Evaluating strengths and opportunities of the existing workforce and management team to determine developmental and succession planning opportunities.• Evaluating compensation, benefits, and recognition programs and recommending strategies to enhance and improve.• Evaluating and writing job descriptions and policies • Creating a new handbook that sets forth the company expectations for their employees and describes what they can expect from their company.

Provided HR counsel and advice to other executives in transition and discussed strategies for getting their valuable experiences and talents in front of the right people. John O'connor provides a wonderful service at Career Pro bringing lots of talented people together into networking groups to help each other realize their ambitions.

This was a newly created position to support field HR and functional leadership that was responsible for the creation and maintenance of all HR programs, policies and procedures, handbooks, the creation of an HR Support Call Center with employee relations specialists, and to oversee the investigation of agency compliaints and all other legal issues. Examples:• Updated and wrote HR policies and procedures. Created 14 handbooks with more than 60 policies to support business entities. • Wrote acquisition playbook and Greenfield playbook to ensure exercising of due diligence, making of sound business decisions and ensuring smooth transition. • Created Safe Driving Program to include components for fitness for duty and Driver Points system.• Implemented e-program to track and manage Safe Driving Program, ensuring acceptable driving standards. • Responsible for all outsourced HR programs and the vendor relationship• Managed budget to expectations

Responsible for the HR function in the eastern division of United States. Provided HR counsel to corporate and functional field leadership as well as HR support to over 6,500 employees located in multiple store locations and distribution centers. Built team of 13 HR professionals and managed a budget of $1,300,000.• Managed due diligence and onboarding of many large acquisitions to include several hundred stores and four distribution centers. • Worked closely with counsel to create ERISA severance pay program. • Contributed to alleviating employment agency complaints by thorough investigations and response to EEOC working with/without outside counsel. • Implemented drug-testing program in 1998. • Advised on centralizing HR to place professional staff in field to support management and teach good business processes and practices. • Spearheaded Oracle implementation of manager self-serve and employee self-service to enable administration of employee records.

Senior Human Resources Manager 1986-2000 Managed HR for Corporate offices, distribution centers and company stores in region, approximately 800 employees and managers. Conducted onboarding, new management training, insurance/benefits presentations, claims coordination, investigations, and coaching and counseling management on employee issues.• Worked directly with all levels of regional management coaching and counseling.• Conducted investigations for agency complaints and other company violations/issues. Implemented a written process for conducting investigations.• Created formal new management program and coordinated on scheduled basis.• Designed sytem to bring new field employees into corporate monthly, ensuring effective onboarding and introduction to company culture. • Handled benefits, presentations and assessed skills at acquisitions, handled arbitrations, employee issues, employee programs, recruiting and ensured compliance with policies and processes.

Certificate, Business Coaching

Certificate, Business Of Human Resources Program

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration

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