Brett Fains
HR Administrator
Abingdon,MD
Summary
Intrinsically motivated civil servant with over seven years of experience in Human Resources. Masters level Industrial Organizational Psychologist with a desire to make a difference. Team player and critical thinker. Seeking career advancement with statewide level responsibility for personal and professional growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager of Classification, Salary, and Org Design
Maryland Department of Health
2023.10 - Current
- Served as a subject matter expert for all classification and salary issues for MDH.
- Advised executives, program managers, and others on issues concerning organizational development and construction.
- Performed job analysis and job evaluation, conducted salary surveys, determined salary approvals upon initial hire, and developed classification specifications.
- Supervised three lower-level classification and salary analysts, and one subordinate organizational design analyst.
- Conducted data reporting and analysis as it relates to classification and salary.
- All duties under Classification and Salary Analyst Supervisor in previous role.
HR Business Process Analyst
Maryland Department Of Health
6 2023 - 2023.10
- Analyzed and documented company processes for executive leadership and suggested areas for improvement.
- Analyzed process flows and identified areas of improvement to increase productivity and reduce costs.
- Designed process models to provide clear, understandable tools for presenting complex business processes to individuals with minimal knowledge on topic.
- Conducted walk-through demonstrations of proposed process changes.
- Produced documentation outlining process improvement solutions.
- Increased efficiency and team performance by implementing actionable process improvements.
- Developed standard operating procedures and document workflows to drive current and future processes.
- Monitored and reported on process performance to verify compliance with established standards.
Classification and Compensation Manager
UMBC
2022.02 - 2023.06
- Managed job analysis and job evaluation policies, processes, and day to day workflow for a Campus of ~3000 employees.
- Liaised with and advised Campus Senior and Mid-Level leadership concerning all classification and compensation, job design, and organizational design concerns.
- Managed all salary administration for campus, including setting market based pay ranges, approving incoming salaries for each incoming employee, and approval of any salary change for Regular and Contractual Staff.
- Independently conceived, designed, and constructed new wage scale and structure for usage in collective bargaining negotiations.
- Independently made overhauls to classification evaluation methodology and philosophy.
- Overhauled UMBC Classification and Compensation business processes, including modernizing work flows, and increasing efficiency of operations from vacancy through the employee life cycle and termination.
- Served as a member on the University of Maryland System-wide Classification and Compensation Committee, responsible for advising USM leadership on best practices in the field, and regarding salary structure adjustments affecting all 12 member institutions.
- Completed market surveys and analysis to ensure access to current market data.
- Supervised one subordinate Classification and Compensation Analyst.
Co-Chief of Staff for Human Resources
Maryland Department Of Health
2020.07 - 2022.02
- Served as the Staffing Lead for COVID-19 Recovery, responsible for the sourcing, fulfillment, and approval of all staffing requests across Maryland.
- Participated in collective bargaining meetings with labor unions and serves as a liaison to labor union representatives.
- Evaluated and designed systemic organizational and policy changes, when necessary, in response to Union or legislative requests.
- Analyzed proposed and passed legislation for operational impact on human resources.
- Led project teams for legislative reporting requests.
- Performed all functions listed under classification and Salary Supervisor.
- Supervised two lower-level classification and salary analysts.
Classification and Salary Supervisor
Maryland Department Of Health
2018.02 - 2020.06
- Served as a subject matter expert for all classification and salary issues for MDH.
- Advised Executives, Program Managers, and others on issues concerning organizational development and construction.
- Performed job analysis & job evaluation; conducted salary surveys; determined salary approvals upon initial hire and developed classification specifications.
- Supervised one lower-level classification and salary analyst.
- Conducted data reporting and analysis as it relates to classification and salary.
Classification and Salary Analyst
Maryland Department Of Health
2017.05 - 2018.01
- Learned to conduct job analysis, job evaluation, and salary determination.
- Learned to become a subject matter expert for all classification and salary issues, and advise supervisors and managers regarding policies.
English Instructor
Nova Co. Ltd
2015.10 - 2016.06
- Selected and prepared lessons for English instruction.
- Taught groups of 1-5 students.
- Assisted in holding cultural events for students.
Education
Master of Science - Applied Psychology: I/O Psychology Concentration
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 2018.01 - 2021.05
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Towson University
Baltimore, MD 2010.08 - 2015.05
Skills
SPSS Proficiency
Microsoft Suite
Accomplishments
Attended the prestigious Erasmus Mundus "Winter School" Joint Master's Program with scholars across the world.
Certification
Global Industrial Organizational Psychology
Timeline
Manager of Classification, Salary, and Org Design
Maryland Department of Health
2023.10 - Current
Classification and Compensation Manager
UMBC
2022.02 - 2023.06
Global Industrial Organizational Psychology
2021-05
Co-Chief of Staff for Human Resources
Maryland Department Of Health
2020.07 - 2022.02
Classification and Salary Supervisor
Maryland Department Of Health
2018.02 - 2020.06
Master of Science - Applied Psychology: I/O Psychology Concentration
University of Baltimore
2018.01 - 2021.05
Classification and Salary Analyst
Maryland Department Of Health
2017.05 - 2018.01
English Instructor
Nova Co. Ltd
2015.10 - 2016.06
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Towson University
2010.08 - 2015.05
HR Business Process Analyst
Maryland Department Of Health
6 2023 - 2023.10
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