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Responsible for all areas of human resource management/ personnel including labor relations, and contract negotiations with two unions. No Child Left Behind compliance, management training, federal compliance and counsel to the Superintendent and Board on all H.R. matters. 2002 Frontline Data Corporation West Coast Marketing Director for companies Web based "Automated Educational Substitute Operator", the nation's first full application service provider of guest teacher placement and selection online. Designed national marketing program and worked in 5 states and 7 large school districts marketing the service. 1993 to Human Resources Administrator2002 Washoe County School DistrictWorked in all personnel areas certificated, classified and administrative staff for 6,500 employee work force. Responsibilities included recruitment, interviewing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, grievances, evaluation, discipline, federal compliance, education, training and professional development, reclassification, data management and research. Supervised 12 support staff. Chief spokesperson in negotiations with School Police bargaining unit and responsible for employee relations with; Working with the California School Boards Association, designed, researched and majority authored the Resource Guide On Employment Relations (ROGER) a subscription based publication for school officials and administrators. Co-developed a workshop for trustees on preparation for negotiations. Researched and developed a narrative outline for a book on performance communication.

During his career Michael experienced the benefit of working for public government and public education as well as non-profits, unions and private sector companies. He brings to consulting this broad based knowledge and experience as well as a degree of wisdom in problem solving which is unique. His working and learning includes the wine and gourmet cheese industry; small businesses; state agencies such as:the California Commission For Teacher Preparation and Licensing; the Public Employment Relations Board; teaching at both the middle school level and university level; union staff with the California Teachers Association; Executive Director of the Los Rios Teachers Association; Labor Relations specialist with the California School Boards Association; executive management in a large school district ( 6,000 employees ) and a small one ( 300 employees )and west coast marketing Director for a national absence reporting application service provider company.

Chief spokesperson in negotiations with four employee bargaining units covering over 4,000 employees. Responsible for district's employee relations program, including binding and interest arbitration grievances.Worked in all personnel areas certificated, classified and administrative. Responsibilities included recruitment, interviewing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, grievances, evaluation, discipline, federal compliance, education, training and professional development, reclassification, data management and research.

Chief spokesperson in negotiations with four employee bargaining units and employee relations officer for the district. Responsibilities included all phases of negotiations preparation, at-the-table bargaining, mediation and factfinding. Contract administration responsibilities covering interpretation and analysis, inservice education for administrators, grievance processing including hearings and arbitration. Responsible for maintenance of communications with administrative personnel concerning employee relations matters; conducting wage and contract clause studies and developing reports on such subjects; reviewing and developing district policies relating to employee relations, making recommendations, and preparing analyses. Testified in the legislature on bills related to employer/employee relations.

Served as a consultant to ten school districts throughout Northern California in all phases of collective bargaining responsibility. Represented districts in negotiations as chief spokesperson, and provided advice and assistance in contract administration. Represented districts in mediation when required, as well as developing and presenting factfinding cases. Served as both an advocate before factfinding panels and as a panel member. Conducted workshops, made presentations and published articles on collective bargaining for the Association. Studied legislation, prepared recommendations and testified; reviewed contracts for districts and prepared summaries and analyses of cases handled by the state's Public Employment Relations Board.

Responsible for handling bargaining unit determination cases under California's newly-enacted collective bargaining law for public schools. Reviewed and approved petitions and other documents required for establishing bargaining units of certificated and classified employees. Set up and conducted representation elections between competing employee organizations. Reviewed and investigated requests for impasse proceedings including certification to mediation. Responsible for drafting internal regulations covering the collective bargaining law and interpreting the law and regulations to inquiring school district personnel.

Managed the Association's program and budget for graduate students in teacher education colleges and universities. Worked with institutions in all areas of teacher education; met and worked with teachers and graduate student leaders in developing programs, designing and conducting workshops and conferences as well as delegate assemblies. Responsible for representing the Association before government agencies, commissions, and in the legislature.Worked field assignments in the area of organizing teachers for collective bargaining elections under the new law and other assignments related to the Association's activity in representing its members including work stoppage actions.

Social studies and English. Developed social studies curriculum employing United States History/Government as a window to world history. English curriculum focused on creative writing and reading for pleasure.; Commission For Teacher Preparation and LicensingStaff analyst during the transition from the "Fisher Act" to the "Ryan Act." Researched new licensing law; prepared analyses, worked with teacher education institutions and Commission members in articulating new licensing requirements. Researched and wrote the initial draft of the Commission's Ryan Act licensing manual for colleges of education.