SUMMARY:

• Honored with the House of Representatives Certificate of Special Recognition for Outstanding Achievement.
• Member of two Presidential Transition Teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Director Human Resources and Governmental Affairs

Responsibilities:

• Directed the HR and government affairs function for this five state oil field services company.
• Handled human resources matters including growth through mergers, acquisitions and buy outs.
• Interfaced with the company president and chief financial officer as a human resource business partner for planning strategies.
• Duties included coaching organizational development, lean management concepts, elimination of duplication of operations and due diligence, Salaried recruitment.
• Advised site operations management on HR protocols, security, immigration Confidential, Confidential, workers comp claims, salary wage administration and local government issues.
• Handled matters relating to homeland security and state and federal law enforcement. Worked in conjunction with the executive director of safety on matters relating to safety investigations and training requirements for the industry.
• As a business partner helped to grow the company from $45 million to $108 million dollars.
• This position required 40% travel for extended periods of time.
• Handled I - 9 pre-litigation with savings of $459,000 on a $488,000 fine for I-9 violations with finding dismissed.
• Received security clearance from Confidential Federal Explosives Licensing Center.
• As Responsible Person for the management, handling and transportation of explosives

Confidential, Canton, MI

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide executive-level human resource consulting and executive coaching for international corporations, nonprofit service organizations, and small/medium sized companies and government agencies.
• Direct 16 associate consultants serving multi-disciplinary initiatives involving human resource management, employee on-boarding, and succession planning.
• Direct complex operational programs and deliver engagement solutions related, worker’s comp, labor strategies, motivational skills, and community and government engagement, compliance audits and governance.
• Conduct pre-arbitration investigations and consult in matters of related to Confidential .
• Provide executive coaching, organizational development strategies and right sizing.
• Work closely with various government agencies.
• Consulting assignments have included automotive, agricultural, oil & gas, plastic injection molding and manufacturing industries.
• Provide expertise in administration, business ethics, organizational development, construction and financial management.
• Extensive experience with Employment Initiatives for Women and Veterans.
• Served as Adviser to the White House Center for Faith Based Initiatives.

Confidential, Quincy, IL

Director - Human Resources

Responsibilities:

• Directed all facets of human resource management, benefits administration, safety, workers’ compensation, and labor negotiations for 3,500 union and non-union employees in 15 U.S. manufacturing and distribution locations.
• Managed affirmative action, diversity training, sexual harassment investigations, and administration of Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, and Confidential .
• Oversaw salaried wage administration, corporate flight operations, and government relations, and recruiting.
• Served as spokesperson at contract negotiations and civil hearings and as an adviser to both the legal department and to the president of the corporation. Member of the executive management Team.
• Developed and implemented the corporation’s first wage administration policy.
• Designed and administered numerous initiatives, including the affirmative action plans, salaried personnel policies and government affairs protocol.
• Adviser to the president and governance committee.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Executive Director

Responsibilities:

• On loan from Confidential International, accepted appointment by the Minority Business Development Agency to establish and provide leadership for an office in the Confidential Empowerment Zone of the Minority Business Opportunity Committee, under direction of the Confidential .
• Created partnerships and strategic alliances with major manufacturers, utilities and non-automotive companies.
• Established business relationships with local lenders, out-state funding sources and joint venture groups, specializing in venture capital financing.

Confidential

Manager of Human Resources

Responsibilities:

• Managed HR functions for the Canadian division, including safety, labor relations, recruiting and grievances, as well as Confidential issues for a diverse workforce, comprised of 8+ nationalities.
• Handled immigration documents for salaried employees transferring to and from the location.
• Interfaced with the Canadian Confidential during plant closure process.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Legal Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supervised paralegals and provided support to Senior Partners in client interviews and research of case law.
• Assisted trial attorneys at both civil and criminal proceedings, and served as Investigator on criminal cases.
• Prepared summaries for Confidential, civil rights cases and unfair discharge complaints.
• Assisted in writing appeals.

Confidential

Corporate Manager Human Resources

Responsibilities:

• Managed Human resource function, supervised salaried wage and benefit administration.
• Handled safety, security and related injury investigations.
• Served as company spokesperson at Confidential hearings, government affairs meetings, labor negotiations and arbitration. Negotiated Michigan’s first wage concession labor agreement.
• Handled salaried and hourly recruitment, Handled right sizing preparation for plant closure.

Confidential

Division Personnel & Industrial Relations Administrator

Responsibilities:

• In charge of plant start up, responsible for the implementation of hourly and salary employment policies including wage and salaried administration.
• Hired senior level management and skilled trade’s personnel.
• Recruited senior management and created employee training programs.
• Negotiated local UAW agreement.
• Appointed to the company’s master negotiations team.
• Served as co-chair on 14 local labor agreements and the master labor contract.
• Senior Manufacturing General Foreman supervised a three shift production operation managing 27 production and maintenance supervisors.
• Production areas included rough and finished, OD/ID grinding, light and heavy stamping, machining, gear hobbing, heat treat operations, shipping and receiving, and exporting.