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Retired at last!

Lynchburg, Va

Lynchburg, Va

Partners with the leadership teams of three Regional Hospitals: responsible to Carilion Clinic leadership for strategic initiatives, employee relations and communications. Leverage COE's for transactional support.

Responsible for change management, strategic and tactical H.R. initiatives (compensation, recruiting, retention & organizational development) in a 12,000 employee organization (consisting of 8 hospitals). Directly responsible to V.P.'s & Sr. Directors for the Cardiac/Vascular Service Line, Rehabilitation Service Line (including inpatient and outpatient OT/PT/RT/SLP, psychiatry and oncology (total employees covered 1,400).

Managed the H.R. function for the Division HQ, primary manufacturing facility in Altavista, VA and two support facilities in MA (2 Union Facility) and NC (800 employees). Managed/developed four employees directly; four indirectly. SBII is a TS 16949 and ISO14001 Certified Company. H.R. successfully completed annual Sarbanes-Oxley audits conducted by Deloitte & Touche.Managed all salaried and hourly relations: including union avoidance & labor relations, compensation, employee… Show more Managed the H.R. function for the Division HQ, primary manufacturing facility in Altavista, VA and two support facilities in MA (2 Union Facility) and NC (800 employees). Managed/developed four employees directly; four indirectly. SBII is a TS 16949 and ISO14001 Certified Company. H.R. successfully completed annual Sarbanes-Oxley audits conducted by Deloitte & Touche.Managed all salaried and hourly relations: including union avoidance & labor relations, compensation, employee communications, training, talent management, benefits, recruiting and critical skills staffing. Drove diversity and EEO/AA activities. Reinvigorated safety efforts: the Altavista Plant won the worldwide Tomkins' 2003 Corporate Safety Award. Teamed with the General Manager to lead Lean/Six Sigma transformation into a team led, cellular, customer focused enterprise, decreasing indirect labor by 30%, increasing productivity and sales per employee. Organized and drove Black Belt and Green Belt training for engineering and supervisors and Lean 101 training for all employees. Achieved Six Sigma "Champion" Certification from Air Academy Associates. Redesigned the Key Contributor, Business Development and Management Bonus Plans to more accurately reflect individual and group performance. Implemented a Lean Bonus Program for all associates, based on savings from lean projects ($6MM - first year). Show less

Started and successfully built a profitable management and technical skills staffing/recruiting firm. Sought out and returned to a "main line" human resources management position.

a Tier 1 supplier of precision castings to the OE automotive industry, operated thirteen foundries with 4,500 employees. Built the entire career development process from the "ground up." Responsible for Company-wide salaried recruiting/staffing function and doubled as the Senior H.R. Generalist for 300 corporate employees in Lynchburg. Supervised and developed four employees. Provided counsel to Plant H.R. Managers on all salaried employee relations issues. Responsible for… Show more a Tier 1 supplier of precision castings to the OE automotive industry, operated thirteen foundries with 4,500 employees. Built the entire career development process from the "ground up." Responsible for Company-wide salaried recruiting/staffing function and doubled as the Senior H.R. Generalist for 300 corporate employees in Lynchburg. Supervised and developed four employees. Provided counsel to Plant H.R. Managers on all salaried employee relations issues. Responsible for salaried compensation planning, analysis and budgeting, as well as, all salaried disciplinary action. Directly responsible for recruiting critical skills/high demand positions, talent management, organizational development, the annual succession planning cycle and executive review. Reduced turnover to less than 2%. Drove diversity and Affirmative Action efforts in conjunction with managing college and technical recruiting. Implemented the first corporate-wide succession plan, identified and developed "high potential" employees, and oversaw the entire process of interviewing, selection and placement for all Corporate and higher-level Plant positions. Successfully staffed the new Corporate Office; three months.Managed heavily used Corporate*wide relocation and educational assistance programs. Show less

Managed all employee relations services for a 1,200 employee Division, consisting of the Richmond Headquarters, coal and phosphate mines, plus two fertilizer production plants. Supervised four employees. Provided counsel to the executive staff in the Richmond Office. Successfully negotiated contracts with the Teamsters in the Florida phosphate mine and the U.M.W. in the Wyoming coal mine, overcoming significant resistance to a comprehensive drug/alcohol control policy.Drove a "grass… Show more Managed all employee relations services for a 1,200 employee Division, consisting of the Richmond Headquarters, coal and phosphate mines, plus two fertilizer production plants. Supervised four employees. Provided counsel to the executive staff in the Richmond Office. Successfully negotiated contracts with the Teamsters in the Florida phosphate mine and the U.M.W. in the Wyoming coal mine, overcoming significant resistance to a comprehensive drug/alcohol control policy.Drove a "grass roots" minority recruiting program. Developed and implemented a living two-year succession plan for all critical skills. Show less

One of two Senior H.R. Generalists who provided advice and guidance to the world-wide corporate staff and employees (4,200) on employee relations policies, procedures and interpretation. Responsible for compensation, bonus, recruiting/staffing, career development, performance appraisal, progressive disciplinary action, discrimination/harassment investigations and Affirmative Action. Managed all expatriate and domestic employee relocation into the New York area. Coordinated the… Show more One of two Senior H.R. Generalists who provided advice and guidance to the world-wide corporate staff and employees (4,200) on employee relations policies, procedures and interpretation. Responsible for compensation, bonus, recruiting/staffing, career development, performance appraisal, progressive disciplinary action, discrimination/harassment investigations and Affirmative Action. Managed all expatriate and domestic employee relocation into the New York area. Coordinated the compensation function, including annual salary forecasts, preparation of salary actions for approval, enforcement of merit and promotional guidelines. Advised managers on the preparation of job descriptions and job evaluations. Supported the following Corporate Departments: Aircraft Services, Employee Relations, Office of the Chairman/Directors, Office of the Corporate Secretary and Office of General Counsel, Planning and Economics and Public Affairs. Show less

Supervised all employee/labor relations activities, career development, compensation, benefits administration, relocation, EEO/AAP preparation, recruiting/staffing, communications and policy administration for 650 field employees across 8 states. Supervised four employees. Managed day-to-day labor relations; member of bargaining team. Implemented an absenteeism improvement program, headcount tracking system and expedited separation procedures; overcoming significant resistance from the… Show more Supervised all employee/labor relations activities, career development, compensation, benefits administration, relocation, EEO/AAP preparation, recruiting/staffing, communications and policy administration for 650 field employees across 8 states. Supervised four employees. Managed day-to-day labor relations; member of bargaining team. Implemented an absenteeism improvement program, headcount tracking system and expedited separation procedures; overcoming significant resistance from the Associated Petroleum Employees Union. Completed Mobil's two year program as a Certified Benefits Advisor. Show less

This position was the first field-based Senior HR Generalist position in a lean four person HR team. Implemented field-based employee relations Generalist services for 500 union employees (Associated Petroleum Employee Union), 100 supervisors/technicians, 50 engineers and managers. These activities were previously handled by Specialists out of the Denver Division Office.

Coordinated internal communications for the Denver Exploration & Producing Division (1,800 employees), including special employee relations projects (e.g. new benefits, emergency plans, critical skills analysis and planning), editing the quarterly Mobil Messenger magazine and a monthly newsletter.

Master Of Arts, Human Resources & Industrial Relations

Ma, Human Resources/Industrial Relations

Ba, Industrial Psychology

Activities and Societies: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Diploma, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program