Alton Jones Jr.
Nashua,NH
Summary
Results-driven Human Resources Business Partner skillful in strategic planning, policy integration and performance improvements. Always pursuing ways to maximize efficiency, employee satisfaction and cost savings.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
SR, Human Resource Business Partner
Bae Systems Inc.
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Resolved understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations, and disciplinary procedures.
- Advised senior management on organizational development and change management initiatives.
- Collaborated closely with internal teams to develop and implement successful human resources systems and processes.
- Facilitated team-building activities and initiatives, improving collaboration and engagement.
- Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances, and other sensitive issues and prepared position statements for EEOC.
- Maintained confidential nature of employee and company proprietary and privileged information used or observed in course of performing job duties.
- Conducted exit interviews with employees leaving company to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
- Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity, and within company to reach business goals.
- Conducted employee surveys and interviews to evaluate employee engagement and job satisfaction levels.
- Developed and delivered special events for company employees.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry regulations and legislation to amend policies and promote compliance.
Human Resource Business Partner
Solution Health/Southern NH Medical Center
08.2003 - 03.2022
- Resolved understaffing issues, disputes, employee terminations, and disciplinary procedures.
- Advised senior management on organizational development and change management initiatives.
- Collaborated closely with internal teams to develop and implement successful human resources systems and processes.
- Facilitated team-building activities and initiatives, improving collaboration and engagement.
- Investigated and liaised with legal department to respond to complaints of harassment, discrimination, employee grievances, and other sensitive issues and prepared position statements for EEOC.
- Developed and maintained relationships with recruitment agencies, industry professionals and government agencies for successful recruitment efforts.
- Maintained confidential nature of employee and company proprietary and privileged information used or observed in course of performing job duties.
- Conducted exit interviews with employees leaving company to gauge areas of success and opportunities for improvement.
- Identified HR training needs and conducted training for employees and leadership while recommending approaches to effect continual improvements in business objectives, productivity, and within company to reach business goals.
- Managed full cycle of recruiting, hiring, and onboarding new employees.
- Collaborated with leadership to assess and improve policies across board.
- Conducted employee surveys and interviews to evaluate employee engagement and job satisfaction levels.
- Integrated talent management process to include detailed analysis of potential talent gaps and development of career plans to identify and retain current talent and attract outside talent to business.
- Promoted and enabled necessary changes to align operations with strategic plans.
- Developed and delivered special events for company employees.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.
- Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
- Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
- Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
- Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry regulations and legislation to amend policies and promote compliance.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Distributed employee engagement surveys to identify areas of improvement.
- Utilized compliance tools, corrective actions and identification of deficiencies to mitigate audit risks.
Human Resources Representative
Wakefield Vette
07.2014 - 09.2015
- Answered employee inquiries regarding health benefits and 401k options.
- Operated as key business partner to employees, managers, directors and senior leaders to promote HR practices and strategies and enable delivery of specific, measurable business goals.
- Spearheaded recruiting activities by representing company at job fairs, drafting offer letters, initiating background checks and conducting orientations.
- Collaborated with local, state and federal agencies to secure hiring and training assistance.
- Worked closely with functional experts in HR to optimize and shape programs for needs of client groups.
- Responded to employee inquiries, questions and complaints and guided and directed employee relations issues to support workforce analysis, performance management and other core HR functions.
- Maintained employee files and delivered tracking system to identify trends and issues and process HR transactions in ADP.
Field Maintenance Engineer
Lockheed Martin
08.1998 - 03.2000
- Identified any key changes to project that could affect cost, completion date and customer relationship.
- Observed construction methods and installations, inspection and testing processes to maintain consistent progress.
- Interacted effectively with site engineering team and field staff to coordinate work that complied with design and construction documents.
- Identified major issues that could arise and provided solutions for these problems.
- Managed team in troubleshooting efforts that alleviated errors.
- Assessed processes to assure that construction progressed as scheduled and met contract specifications.
- Served as liaison between site engineering team and field to coordinate work in accordance with design and construction documents.
Aircraft Armament Systems Technician
Unites States Army
03.1995 - 06.1998
- Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections to check flight readiness of aircraft.
- Completed quality assurance checks for service work and completed documentation outlining updates.
- Utilized testing equipment such as oscilloscopes, ammeters and ohmmeters.
- Performed thorough visual and physical inspections of all electrical parts.
- Completed preventive and reparative maintenance on aircraft electronics and computer systems.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Education
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH03.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Human Resources Management
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH05.2014
Skills
- Administering Disciplinary Procedures
- Corrective Action Planning
- Organizational Systems
- Employee Performance Management
- Problem Resolution
- Engagement Activities
- Employment Law Compliance
- Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
- MicroSoft Office
- Onboarding, Training and Development
- Exit Interviews and Processes
- Compensation and Benefits
Timeline
SR, Human Resource Business Partner
Bae Systems Inc.
04.2022 - 04.2023
Human Resources Representative
Wakefield Vette
07.2014 - 09.2015
Human Resource Business Partner
Solution Health/Southern NH Medical Center
08.2003 - 03.2022
Field Maintenance Engineer
Lockheed Martin
08.1998 - 03.2000
Aircraft Armament Systems Technician
Unites States Army
03.1995 - 06.1998
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration/Human Resources Management
Southern New Hampshire University