Kevin Otte, Mba, Phr Email & Phone Number

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

Comed

Provide professional advice and consultation to the Technical Services, Project Management, and Engineer client groups of ComEd in the areas of employee relations, equal employment opportunity, workforce planning, staffing employee resolution program, total compensation, collective bargaining agreement and employee communication. Interpret, implement, and execute Exelon's new programs and/or policies. Support strategic initiatives and facilitate attainment of business goals and objectives. Support activities that promote diversity awareness and high productivity.

Support 23 supercenter and marketplace store locations of more than 5,500 employees in all HR functional areas including hiring, on boarding, training, performance management, employee relations, career development, and termination disputes. Identify and assess leadership development and assessment needs. Collaborate with Corporate Team and Labor Relations and Senior Legal Counsel on employee and labor relations matters including investigations, corrective action, employee complaints, and career counseling. Partner with Senior Legal Counsel in resolving claims with Illinois Department of Human Rights, EEOC, and local ordinances. Collaborate and partner with Corporate Total Rewards for implementation of merit plan changes, updates and roll-outs. Partner with and collaborate with Corporate Disability Management Services on Americans with Disability Act, Family Medical Act, and Crisis Management.

Greater Chicago Area - Jewel - Osco

Content expert for 306 Personnel Coordinators regarding Pre-Employment Drug Testing, Unicru Job Application process, PeopleSoft Reporting/Leave Balance, Personnel File standards, company compliance, training and development workshops, audits and counseling, Visual Labor Management, record retention, associate retirement, medical benefit information, and administration of associate discipline.

Greater Chicago Area - Jewel - Osco

Delivered at or above commitment sales, shrink, and earnings for total store performance. Goals accomplished through effectively managing associate development of a diverse employee-base, labor scheduling, exceeding customer expectations, fostering a productive relationship with the vendor community, and merchandising execution standards.

Greater Chicago Area - Jewel - Osco

Completed six projects through cross-functional collaboration while applying and enhancing project management, advanced technical and analytical, interpersonal communication, and conflict resolution skills. All projects completed demonstrated proficiency in the Six Sigma and Sigma Lean methodologies concurrent with illustrating the project deliverables of the DMAIC phases.

Greater Chicago Area - Jewel - Osco

Facilitated more than 100 training sessions and trained more than 2,800 associates from different levels of the organization. Scope of responsibility included 70 stores and 4 Distribution Centers in the Jewel-Osco division. Consistently earned high evaluation remarks for training programs developed and facilitated focusing on soft skills (i.e. delegation, motivation, and leadership) and hard skills (i.e. total store coverage, email, Microsoft Office).

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources And Information Technology, 3.6/4.0 Gpa

Research Thesis: Enron Corporation and the Agency Theory; NFL as Best in Class for Services Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Spanish, 3.9/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: College of Business Dean's List (June 1999-May 2002), Business Administration Club, Bone Student Scholar.