barb ross visual resume 2013
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visual resume, human resourcesTRANSCRIPT
People see all kinds of resumes. You’ll remember this one. I should know, I’m in HR.
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Employee Relations
Strategic Planning Wellness
Mergers and Acquisitions
Talent Management
Compensation
Succession Planning
Employee Engagement Leadership Development
International HR
Certified Facilitator: DISC and Crucial Conversations
Culture
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Higher Education
Non-Profit
Consumer Packaged Goods
Staffing Investment Services
A Fortune 500 Company
Banking
Food and Beverage
All Natural
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HR Expert
Change Agent
Business Strategist
Advocate
Leader
Operational Executor
Skills, Experience, Confidence and Values to do it well
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My philosophy:
Link HR strategy to the business strategy.
Use metrics and measurements to evaluate contributions.
Outsource what makes sense.
Leverage technology for efficiency.
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More profit. Less turnover. Higher quality.
Higher customer satisfaction.
•Attracting and
retaining the best
talent
•with an engaged workforce
•employees focusing on the right things
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Nothing stands still anymore.
There is no room for mediocrity and complacency in today’s competitive business environment.
I can help you create the right organizational focus and culture to attain higher results than ever before.
Chobani Greek Yogurt HR Senior Leader, member of Management Committee, highly entrepreneurial culture, HR Department Turnaround ~3,000 employees
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Designed and implemented performance
management, talent acquisition, HRIS and payroll systems. Completed project on time, even with hiring 700+ employees during implementation
Staffed 1,200 employees in new
plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, built from greenfield to fully operating in 326
days.
Greatly improved benefit offerings, including
short term and long term disability, paid time off, new holiday schedule, shift differential pay and
life insurance. Executed RFP and selection of new benefits broker.
Implemented several wellness
initiatives including tobacco-free campus and fitness/weight loss
program subsidy
Rochester Institute of Technology Interim Director, Human Resources, 2009-2010 Managed entire HR department for 3,300 employees.
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Launched major values-based leadership development program for 170 managers and
supervisors, both professional and operational.
Competitively bid all ancillary benefit plans resulting in $500k annual
savings.
Liaison with Board of Trustees compensation committee for executive
compensation review.
Redesigned annual merit increase and salary planning
process.
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Rolled out university-wide employee satisfaction survey, including comprehensive communication plan and action planning implementation. Co-led
town hall meetings and debrief sessions with leaders.
Led successful union avoidance program during active attempt to
organize our dining services, custodial and maintenance staffs.
Evaluated all training and development offerings, internal and external facilitators
and Learning Management System
Conducted workplace investigations, worked with
Legal Affairs to respond to all litigation matters.
Constellation Brands Strategic HR Business Partner, supporting C-Suite, Corporate Staff, Information Technology Shared Services, ~300+ employees
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Trusted advisor to executives/managers during several major reorganizations, acquisition due
diligence, employee relations issues and strategic planning – both domestic and internationally.
Selected to serve on cross-functional team evaluating viability
of consolidating routes to market and distributor assignments
Managed or participated in several global projects including succession planning,
employee satisfaction survey, performance management, executive development program.
Sourced national vendor(s) for temporary staffing, negotiating
$400k savings annually domestically, $600k in the UK.
From a recent anonymous 360 survey…
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What adjectives describe Barb’s work style?
What are Barb’s strengths?
The ability to link HR initiatives to strategic imperatives of the organization and an uncanny ability to anticipate unintended consequences.
Consistency; strong organizational skills; very focused; great follow through; good project manager.
Strategic thinker; can roll up her sleeves and do the work; able to develop relationships within all levels of an organization.
Ability to see big picture, 100% commitment, breadth of knowledge
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How would you describe Barb’s management style?
Collaborative but with high standards and
expectations
Partners with and coaches people to
reach their potential Motivational, inspiring, supportive,
good listener, visionary
Leads with firm objectives and expectations but with a gentle
demeanor
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Is there anything else you'd like to share about Barb?
More strategic than most HR professionals, sees the big picture, gets the job done while making sure everyone is on board and engaged
A rare mix for an HR professional: someone who is able to understand the overall organizational strategy and link it to the behaviors that need to shift for successful implementation.
Loved working for her! Is multitalented and has potential to adapt skills to many situations, has strong work ethic
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While I work very hard, I also value life balance.
Grand Tetons Jackson Hole, Wyoming
My husband, Neil and me
My step-son, Adam
My son, Michael
Step-daughter Tiffany, her hubby Jeff and son Keene
Step-daughter, Morgan and her beau, Chris
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Middlesex, NY
My House
My Neighborhood
Canandaigua Lake, My family’s beach
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Statistics say you’ll only remember things from this file
Hmm… what do I want you
to remember about me?
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How to contact me
ABOUT THE PHOTOS All photos were taken by either my step-daughter, Morgan or me. Slide 20 is an actual photo of Morgan’s ferret looking out the window of her Jeep during a cross-country road trip.
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Thank you.