Greg Barnes Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, US

Reporting to the CEO, leading all aspects of the HR function. Legence, a Blackstone portfolio company, is an Energy Transition Accelerator™ that provides advisory services and implementation focused on financing, designing, building, and servicing complex systems in mission-critical and high performance facilities. With five decades of expertise in the.

Houston, Texas, US

• Privately owned. One of the largest soft craft services providers in North America with a peak of 8000+ employees across 30+ locations in the US and Canada with peak revenues over $950 MM. Reporting to the CEO, leading.
• Building the HR function from a clerical function to a true business partnership helping lead the organization through the COVID pandemic, multiple hurricane impacts and industry turmoil
• Implemented first in house HRIS and Payroll system with Workday launch January 2020 including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Time Tracking, Performance, Succession, Recruiting, Learning and Absence Management modules
• Redesigned benefits offerings to cut premiums, deductibles and prescription drug costs for employees while lowering PEPY costs approximately 10%
• Drove process improvement resulting in approximately $700k savings per year leveraged to build out HR capabilities while limiting cost
• Revamped craft hiring process to cut a full day off onboarding while lowering cost of hire by 25%

• Platinum Equity portfolio company sold to United Rentals on October 31, 2018 for $2.1 Billion.Private equity owned. One of the largest construction equipment rental providers in North America with 1700+ employees and.
• Helped the business increase EBITDA by ~$100M since promotion to the VP of HR role
• Established credibility for the function by leveraging people and financial data to influence business decisions
• Launched engagement survey in 2016, 29 pt. improvement in Gallup Q12 percentile rank in two years
• Improved focus on recruiting, induction, and training to drive down turnover by 37% in under three years

• Reporting to the VP of HR, I led the field HR team across the US, Puerto Rico and Canada.
• Served as lead HR Partner for VP and C-level clients providing executive council on all people related issues including organizational design, employee engagement, change management and executive coaching
• Oversaw two major restructuring and change management efforts, including a CEO/Leadership team change
• Led transformational change effort including a rollout of new payroll, HRIS and Talent Acquisition systems
• Oversaw company-wide labor relations strategies and collective bargaining
• Strategic partner in all HR process improvements including selection and implementation of RPO model, new performance development platform, relocation vendor selection, onboarding processes and policy development

Boston, MA, US

• Led a team of 8 HR Leaders, responsible for approximately 3000 employees, 50+ locations, including GE Oil & Gas US Headquarters, across all business segments and functions within GE's Oil & Gas business.
• Key leadership role and advocate for significant change in HR Service Model from Client Based model to a Segmented Model focused on being closer to our employees
• Committee leader of change management process including HR role definition through RACI model development
• Focused on process improvement for communication between segments of new HR model including HR business partners, HR managers, HR Operations and Centers of Excellence
• Led restructuring efforts across GE Oil & Gas to adapt to rapid market changes including multiple site closures

Boston, MA, US

• $1.2 Billion global supply chain HR Manager for 20+ sites and 1600+ employees globally. Leadership responsibility for 12 person global HR team. Acting F&PT P&L HR Leader for 7 months of 2014.
• Strategic partner in global footprint rationalization including idea generation, cost analysis, communications strategy, retention and recruitment consolidating from 25+ sites to 16 sites with no loss in productivity
• Led site selection and start-up of greenfield site in Jacksonville, FL
• Nominated business leader for GE Opinion Survey analysis and action planning for GE Measurement & Control

Schenectady, NY, US

• Wind Americas Manufacturing HR Manager for two facilities in the US. Direct responsibility for 270 hourly, 40 salaried employees and over 250 contractors on-site during peak production in our Pensacola, FL and.
• Implemented best practice hourly hiring process increasing total headcount over 25% while creating a two tier wage system across both factories
• Created effective onboarding and assimilation processes for new hires resulting in only 2% first year attrition
• Partnered with the business to implement a Temporary Lack of Work program that shutdown both factories for 16 weeks to react to changing market conditions with 100% of employees returning to work after TLOW

Boston, MA, US

• The Human Resources Leadership Program (HRLP) prepares high potential individuals with a track record of professional success for GE leadership roles in human resources. The two-year global program offers opportunities.
• HR generalist supporting Combustion and Repair COE in the world’s largest gas turbine manufacturing plant, providing client support and project delivery for over 200 hourly and 25 salaried employees
• Program manager for plant wide hourly hiring initiative for over 90 new hires joining GE at a two tier wage
• Developed an apprentice program for machinists and welders to help offset expected retirements from these critical job classes HR Manager, North America Sales, GE Pressure Control – Houston, TX 7/2010 to 2/2011
• HR Generalist supporting the North America Sales team, rebuilding the sales management team
• Drove global staffing and mobilization initiatives for Subsea EPC Projects in Angola

Atlanta, GA, US

MBA graduate from Emory's Goizueta Business School, with a concentration in Organization and Management, with an emphasis on Leadership.

Westmont, IL, US

Private company with $50M in annual revenues specializing in technical staffing services in various industries

Houston, Texas, US

Contracted to The Dow Chemical Company

Mba, Organization And Management, Leadership

Bs, Chemical Engineering