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BENNETT C. ADAMS III

Rockdale,TX

Summary

Human Resource Business Partner with 10+ years of extensive experience in HR within defense and logistics sectors across diverse and dynamic work environments. Demonstrates strong skills in investigations, talent management, and employee engagement, significantly improving operational efficiency, diversity, and team cohesion. Passionate about fostering a collaborative work environment, building talent, learning, and developing sustainable solutions. Proven track record in strategic HR implementation and compliance. Veteran. SHRM Certified Professional. Responsive Human Resources Business Partner with well-rounded experience in all functional areas of HR, including labor law compliance, employee relations and performance management, leave of absence and ADA accommodations. Supports clients and effectively balances role of consultant and mentor with gatekeeper to control employer-related risks and grow client's management skills. Thrives on mentoring business owners and managers from small to mid-size employers with proven success at understanding unique business needs to establish genuine relationships as indispensable partner.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Human Resource Business Partner

Amazon
11.2020 - Current
  • Business strategist and strategic partner, coach, consultant, employee advisor, investigator, and culture keeper
  • Streamline HR services for top-ranked Amazon Logistics Delivery Station, Top 10 nationally, partnering with managers to optimize people operations, safety, cost, security, and quality for 350 associates
  • Spearhead veteran hiring program, U.S
  • Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes, by reviewing applications and selecting top U.S
  • Military talent for leadership roles, onboarding, and enhancing workforce diversity skills
  • Ensure site compliance with company, federal, and state laws, including EEO, ADA, FMLA, and FLSA, educate employees on current laws and benefits
  • Develop and implement workforce plans, advising management on execution and facilitating performance reviews for cross-functional managers across various timeframes to exceed business goals and retain talent
  • Conduct complex investigations, identify barriers, partner with legal and security, and create action plans, resolving numerous ER issues and administering appropriate disciplinary actions aligned with policy and law
  • Research policies, laws, processes, and guidelines to address problems; apply evaluative techniques to prepare and deliver correspondence to support associates and resolve ER, security, and labor issues
  • Provides specialized support to all 350 employees and 15 managers on compensation, recruitment efforts, employee engagement and well-being, company culture, ER risk, and policy violations
  • Supervise regional investigative project, ensure production timeline and quality adherence across seven stations, and support 10 Human Resource Business Partners

Department Human Resource Manager

U.S. Navy
03.2017 - 05.2020
  • Managed HR duties and performed advanced EOD training, assessment, evaluation, and talent development
  • Led HR functions enhancing organizational effectiveness and development of two line supervisors, yielded 90% operational improvement and sustainable 24/7 support
  • Pioneered new Onboarding Program supporting 80 families, qualifying 20 specialists, that improved organizational culture, talent development, and cohesion
  • Delivered 30 training curriculums and 375 deliverables to 525 U.S
  • Special Operation professionals, enhancing multi-regional awareness and minimizing operational, training, and employee risk
  • Co-authored a 15-page career performance guide, elevating professional benchmarks for eight company divisions and 230 employees
  • Transformed HR management, yielding 90% operational improvement
  • Ensured sustainable 24/7 support and developed two department line supervisors
  • Spearheaded HR operations, managed 233 investigations, and leveraged HRIS for data tracking that drove organizational effectiveness, ensured federal law and company compliance

Human Resources Corporate Fellow

Regions Bank Corporate Headquarters
01.2020 - 04.2020
  • U.S
  • Department of Commerce and Department of Defense SkillBridge Human Resource Corporate Fellow
  • Enhanced data skills for HR ADA and DEI teams, improved Veteran program effectiveness
  • Pioneered learning pathways elevating leadership within Wealth Management, boosted knowledge
  • Supported ADA compliance, uplifting HR practices, and veteran inclusion

Department Human Resource Consultant

U.S. Navy
01.2014 - 02.2017
  • Advised, trained, and equipped leaders, delivered training, and performed global Naval Special Operations
  • Directed regional operations, enabled 10 experts to deliver cross-functional solutions in high-risk environments for 125 employees across ambiguous settings that minimized risk, improved safety
  • Pioneered foreign training program, and developed skill proficiency through instructor-led curricula
  • Evaluated 12 experts with 360 feedback, boosted regional operability
  • Cultivated relationships with 25 foreign leaders, overcoming cultural and communication barriers
  • Enhanced international analytical support, and drove cross-functional collaboration
  • Expanded awareness of operational and training risks
  • Implemented improved visual tools that exceeded executive leadership expectations and earned trust from external partners

Regional Deputy Program Manager

U.S. Navy
12.2010 - 12.2013
  • Directed and managed regional security program, operations, and staff, and trained junior U.S
  • Joint SOF leaders
  • End-to-end security program manager for 48 facilities and 18 assistant managers across four countries; fostered diversity, taught best practices, and guided solutions, best practices that ensured 100% compliance
  • Led regional security program compliance in four countries, ensured 100% compliance through strategic management practices, staff development, and sustainable partnerships
  • Analyzed workforce trends and forecasted requirements to facilitate policy changes, and enhanced partnerships across Southeast Asia that enhanced operational capacity
  • Oversaw regional investigations, utilizing case management systems and inter-agency partnerships to identify threats and resolve investigations efficiently across 14 sites
  • Served as trusted security program advisor to the Executive Team, promoted sustainable process improvement solutions that improved workforce climate, decreased risk, improved asset safety

Education

Master of Science - Leadership in HR Management

Norwich University
01.2018

Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts – Geography

Middle Tennessee State University
01.2010

Skills

  • Administration
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Employee Relations
  • Investigations
  • Organization Development
  • Problem Solving
  • Strategic Planning
  • Policy Implementation
  • Employee Retention
  • Retention Strategies

Websites

Affiliations

  • Society of Human Resource Management Austin Chapter, Active Member
  • Society of Human Resource Management, Active Member

Certification

  • Society for Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) - Society for Human Resource Management.

Timeline

Human Resource Business Partner

Amazon
11.2020 - Current

Human Resources Corporate Fellow

Regions Bank Corporate Headquarters
01.2020 - 04.2020

Department Human Resource Manager

U.S. Navy
03.2017 - 05.2020

Department Human Resource Consultant

U.S. Navy
01.2014 - 02.2017

Regional Deputy Program Manager

U.S. Navy
12.2010 - 12.2013

Master of Science - Leadership in HR Management

Norwich University

Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts – Geography

Middle Tennessee State University

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