Consultant
MICHAEL PAGE INT'L/PAGE PERSONNEL (MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING)
Total years of experience :41 years, 2 months
MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING, Professional consultant providing training, coaching, and management solutions.
• Report to Director, Recruiting & Training. Provide support and guidance in the implementation of HR, administrative and operational initiatives, processes and procedures throughout the UK, Scotland and Wales.
• Conduct candidate screenings, interviews, assessments and hiring; new hire orientation/initial training. Assist in ensuring HR, recruitment and training projects achieve to deadline, in budget and to client and quality requirements.
• Conduct market research interviews. Supervise, appraise, train and mentor panellists. Assist in implementing field force HR, retention and stability programs and initiatives.
Generated adhoc reports and provided innovative business/organizational assistance to the CEO. Provided leadership to position the company at the forefront of the industry. Developed/revised strategic plan to advance the company's mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization. Oversaw company operations to insure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
• Responsible for delivering efficient administrative, organisational, leadership and HR support
• Collated, organised and disseminated commercial & financial management information
• Formulated and implemented procedures and policies to improve efficiency & control cost
• Identified options for potential solutions & assessed options to technical & business suitability
• Initiated, managed and developed effective working relationships internally & externally
• Implemented & reviewed action plans ensuring the company remained in viable position
• Organised & prioritised resources & training in line with business & management needs
Dedicated to Wal-mart Group - Developed and implemented recruiting plans, interviewing, evaluating and interpreting assessment results, placement and matching of the associates skills with the requirements of client’s work assignments. Coordinating any candidate and client activity; maintaining ongoing contact with clients to ensure exceptional customer service. Selecting well matched candidates for submittal to clients open job orders, and resolving any customer service issues quickly and efficiently to maintain the highest level of customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for coordinating & controlling the interviewing & recruiting of qualified veterans
• Monitored & evaluated military records, provided employment counseling and guidance
• Analysed veteran information, researched preferred industry sector and environment
• Receiving & reviewing applications, managing interviews, creating a shortlist of candidates
• Negotiating pay and salary rates, finalising arrangements between client and candidates
• Worked with Project/Program Managers on increasing efficiency & areas of improvement
Specialist in human resources management directing all initiatives in the Middle East including staffing, training and organizational development. Leveraged extensive knowledge of HR practices and laws to effectively support all programs and material implementations for the Royal Saudi Air Force Director, Human Resources and control departments.
• Developed new methods to resolve problems where existing guides were largely inapplicable and provided leadership to improve operational and administrative practices
• Recommended a new approach to address issues leading to improved efficiencies
• Responsible for workplace changes developing a planned approach maximising benefits
• Appointed to implement new procedures and overcome resistance to change
• Introduced operational & administrative practices on leadership training & development
Brought on board to solidify the organizations distribution and logistics standards. Fully responsible for handling all facets of storage, cross-docking, safety, quality, quantity, housekeeping standards management for two 1M square foot warehouses. Managed and supervised over 400 permanent and temporary associates.
• Implemented an employee recognition and incentive programme, increasing employee morale and improved heath & safety procedures leading to reduced accident claims
Strategist in the management and supervision of over 300 permanent and temporary associates. Continually performed best-practices to identify and improve all phases of distribution and logistics operations within an 870K square foot warehouse.
• Partnered with Human Resources in conducting training, disciplinary and grievance meetings as well as responsible for recruitments and performance management of the department employees
• Adopted industrial best-practices to excel in all phases of distribution and logistics operations within an 870K square foot warehouse
Maintained up-to-date knowledge of HR policies, regulations and standards to effectively provide interpretation for management and staff. Acted as key advisor, with respect to complex HR management issues, to the Regional Administrator, Division Administrators’ and staff.
• Accountable for regional or divisional recruitment, competitive hiring, and internal placements
• Made recommendations concerning management analysis, organization structure, method and procedures, manpower utilization, delegation of authority, issuance systems and records management
Responsible for planning & implementing the entire functions of Human Resource Management and effectively communicated company laws and regulations
• Responsible for establishing a satellite administrative and HR support network for 600 US and 3, 400 foreign employees as part of the Multi-National Forces operation in Iraq
• Authored and implemented employee orientation plan, resultant success of training plan and guide led to incorporation company-wide, enhancing new employee integration
• Restructured and streamlined holiday pay calculation by implementing user-friendly database, increasing the speed, accuracy and monitoring of over 225 employees
Managing the Kuwait City, Kuwait joint-service office. Coordinated the efforts of 20 military, civil, Foreign Service and government contracted personnel. Oversight of eight in-country offices and two out-of- country higher headquarters challenged with maximizing crucial intra-agency relationships with the US, local government, the US Embassy and State Department.
(Position in Company continued) and Manning Statistician, Student Control Division Admin and Command Assistant Admin Office Manager
Lead Instructor providing detailed educational benefits resulting in 98 percent overall recruit enrollment in the Navy College and Montgomery Government Infantry Benefit education incentive programs
Motivated and mentored new recruits to adapt to naval military culture
Managed a high-speed and diverse tasked Student Control Administrative Office by re-engineering office procedures
Meticulously updated and reorganized the command directives and publications library and implemented access through the local area network
Organized training & development programs to improve work ethics & performance as well as customer service efficiency
Maintained records for over 1, 200 personnel as well as prepared & presented statistical data to executive and senior staff personnel at daily manning briefings
Human Resources/Staffing Manager U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command 1998-2000
(Great Lakes, IL)
Assistant Disbursing Officer Personnel Support Activity Detachment 1997-1998
(Washington, D.C.)
Administrative Officer Personnel Support Activity Detachment 1995-1997
(Washington, D.C.)
Shift Supervisor/Project Manager Kinko’s/FedEx Office (VA/IL Regions) 1995-2001
Master Trainer / Team Leader / Administrative/ Afloat Training Command (San Diego, CA) 1992-1995
Personnel/Finance Consultant / Training &
Organizational Development and Implementation
Specialist
Assistant Administrative Officer Naval Surface Group (Pearl Harbor, HI) 1988-1992
Assistant Administrative Supervisor Fighter Squadron 211 (Miramar, CA) 1983-1987
HR Development and Management