Duncan Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Provide leadership coaching, thought leadership and relationship management

Chicago

Utilize my HR Leadership / Consulting experience and extensive network of relationships to:* Enhance and expand Vantage's brand and presence in the marketplace* Provide connections, insights, advice and assistance to the HR professional community* Create new leadership services based on marketplace needs* Deliver coaching and other consulting services

Chicago

Report to the CEO; responsibilities include:• Executive and Leadership Development coaching• Executive, career and transition coaching • Business Development and Relationship Management• Talent Management consulting• BPI Strategic Leadership Team member• Facilitate senior HR leadership Networking Forum. • Early careerist career and job search coaching

Senior HR leadership position for a 1000 employee operating company of GATX Corporation, a $1.5 Billion that provides lease financing and related services to customers operating rail, air, marine and other targeted assets. Reported to the President, GATX, served on the executive leadership team and provided strategic and day to day leadership for a ten person HR department.

Senior HR leadership position for the Midwest Retail Marketing region of BP. Reported to the region Vice President and was responsible for the development and execution of strategic HR plans within the region, coordination and implementation of initiatives from BP corporate headquarters in London and leadership of the regional HR function.

Senior leadership team position within the Amoco Human Resources Department. Responsible for identifying and implementing long range planning processes and activities for the corporate wide HR function. Also served as the staffing manager for external recruiting efforts within the function. Regularly interfaced with all senior HR Vice Presidents and reported to the Senior VP HR for Amoco Corporation. Led the design and implementation of a market-based pay compensation program that impacted over 400 North American Human Resources professionals. Served as course director for the global Amoco Human Resources Development Workshop series.

Directed the HR function for a $750 million Amoco Business Unit that employed 1000 employees across 22 states. Reported to the President of Amoco Pipeline, served on the Amoco Pipeline Senior Management Committee, was co-executive sponsor of the business unit's Diversity Action Council and provided leadership for a nine person HR department. Led a people-issues transition management team in support of a large-scale process reengineering effort. Drove labor strategy across five separate bargaining units. Co-led a senior level team that developed an in-depth organizational capability strategy and execution plan in support of the BU's revised business strategy.

Provided HR leadership as a member of the Supply and Logistics group senior management team and reported directly to the business unit Vice President.

Held a series of HR positions, from individual contributor to senior leadership roles. Responsibilities ranged from strategic senior leader of business unit HR functions (member of business unit leadership teams) to individual contributor roles (generalist, labor relations and recruiting ) for various field business units and manufacturing facilities (distribution, chemicals and refining). Team member for the global Amoco Human Resources Strategy study. Chief spokesperson for thirteen marketing distribution labor contract negotiations.

Masters, School Of Human Resources And Labor Relations

internship - Fraternal Order of Police

Bachelors Of Arts, Social Science And Economics