Gary Degreen Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Clanton, Al

Provide coaching to leaders and management in the development of people strategies and facilitate growth and development outlined within these strategies. Establish relationships with governmental and civic organizations to promote positive community stewardship. Bring a cohesiveness between sales office and manufacturing facility.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Team Manager position within two years of hire. Served as Associate Relations Representative.- Led team to successfully launch two new vehicles into mass production in one year; first ever within corporation's history.- Assumed a point of contact role in the implementation of new attendance procedure. Provided one-on-one training to front line managers in charge of administering policy.-Implemented a vending kiosk for dispensing safety glasses, hearing protection, and approved hats.-Created attendance documentation used to outline and document current level in the attendance policy.-Successfully resolved shift conflict in Stamping Department dealing with passive/aggressive behavior.-Collaborated with team managers to correct attendance issues brought about by the change to policy within the Weld Department.-Set metrics for associate relations group to use as internal markers for HR group. Used to modify workflow between departments and shifts.-Reduced compliance calls by 80% in global area; maintained low incident rate.-Stabilized zone by having processes re-evaluated. Improved downtime by 67% while maintaining a 98% quality rating.-Eight people promoted to positions of greater responsibility; most of all team managers.-Ran global areas at or below budget for 3 consecutive years.

-Instrumental in driving change to the organization's structure. Researched and designed pay grades and ranges for entire organization to include a long term plan to correct pay inequities. -Conducted manager and librarian continuing education through video conferencing.-Created business plan for Library to save 40% of benefits costs annually.

Stankiewicz International Corporation - Vance, Al

-Instrumental in the start up of new operation foaming facility. Primarily responsible for staffing and development of all hires. -Onsite IT liaison; contracted fiber optic and cat6 cabling for production and office areas. Maintained file/print servers on location.-Negotiated contracts for forklifts, LP gas, Large tooling for production.-Coordinated with Alabama Economic Development Group to provide training for first employees.-Initiated supervisor access to ADP Time and Attendance program creating a easy to use means of documenting attendance on all shifts.

Vance, Al

Liaison between upper management and contingent work group. Ensure consistent application of policies and procedures between both lines and shifts.

Carlisle Engineered Products - Chardon, Oh

- Awarded HR Generalist position; reducing turnover and successfully increasing personnel to accomodate plant growth.- Consolidated Workers Compensation policies to one carrier for all twelve locations resulting in a 2/3 reserves reduction through efficiencies.- Lead for transition to a cash balance pension from traditional annuity plans.