Brett M. Bartels
Piney Flats,TN
Summary
Highly skilled professional with a strong focus on effective communication. Utilizes open and frequent communication to ensure clear understanding of project intents, fostering autonomy and personal responsibility. Tailors communication to senior leadership by providing simplified high-level metrics while also offering granular details for integrity and understanding. Expertise in creating dynamic databases for real-time monitoring, daily schedule maintenance/change management, forecasting and planning, scheduling, reporting, training, and document development. Excels at briefing executive leadership with tailored high-level information and providing qualitative and quantitative data to support decision-making. Successfully analyzes attrition issues and implements corrective processes to decrease loss and increase retention rates. Strengthens onboarding processes for realistic expectation management. Plays a crucial role in personnel transitions for disbanded or relocated organizations across the United States, designing and implementing strategic-level strategies to ensure superb support during transition.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Personnel
Paramont Mfg LLC
03.2024 - Current
- Managed the Human Resources and Training Department for the Company, which covered two locations with a combined labor force of over 700 employees
- Expanded the initial requirement of the position to increase the responsibilities and capabilities of the role
- Reduced attrition across all departments and all facilities by instituting multiple recruiting and retention strategies. 55% reduction in eight months
- Modernized Human Resources processing, software and procedures to decrease all processing times
- Re-structured multiple departments to create needed metrics for effective and targeted recruitment
- Developed the company training program for new hires and leadership positions to meet rigid standards
- Trained, mentored and educated the Human Resources and Training staff to ensure effective communication when delivering information, formal and informal methods
- Created multiple wellness programs throughout the employee lifecycle to foster a stronger company culture
- Led efforts to ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA, PWFA, USERRA, unemployment rebuttals and legal mediations for various incidents across the company
- Created a support group for military veterans to increase mental health options for servicemembers
- Developed the company EAP to provide various resources for the labor force
- Customized an internal employee evaluation system to accommodate the unique need and capabilities of the labor force.
- Identified and implemented appropriate strategies to increase employee satisfaction and retention.
- Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
- Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review paperwork, obtain feedback, and procure available information for new training processes.
- Instructed senior leaders on appropriate employee corrective steps.
- Utilized compliance tools, corrective actions and identification of deficiencies to mitigate audit risks.
- Maintained current knowledge of industry regulations and legislation to amend policies and promote compliance.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Developed comprehensive process for new hires and reviewed new hire productivity, optimizing onboarding effectiveness.
- Enhanced team workflows and employee job satisfaction by coordinating communication between managers and employees.
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Created and implemented forward-thinking initiatives to improve employee engagement.
- Recruited top talent to maximize profitability.
Human Resource Director (Career Planner) - Master Sergeant
4th Marine Division
08.2000 - 03.2024
- Directly led 30 program managers who provide services for 25,000 personnel. Provided leadership through coaching, mentorship and guidance tailoring the leadership approach to individual needs.
- Expert in multiple applicant database/tracking systems (ATS) that maintains records, reports and logs pertaining to individual applicants. Further utilized the system to conduct data analysis on populations and manpower needs throughout the organization that was crucial in developing recruiting and retention strategies.
- Utilize VISIO progress mapping to identify production bottlenecks and redundant actions. Modifying processes to increase efficiency and reduce unnecessary redundancy.
- Led multiple teams throughout the US using a virtual environment that fostered learning, development, critical thinking, problem framing and work/life balance.
- Expert in utilizing Microsoft Office to synthesize data between various data mediums to ensure standard application of metrics.
- Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Reduced operational risks while organizing data to forecast performance trends.
- Enhanced community outreach to bring in new candidates, highlight programs and meet targets.
- Established and oversaw clear guidelines about procedures and success metrics.
- Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
Education
Masters of Professional Studies - Human Resources and Employment Relations
Pennsylvania State University
01-2015
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration
Kaplan University
01-2012
Skills
- Applied Lean Six Sigma principles
- Employee onboarding
- HRIS management
- Financial planning
- Compensation analysis
- Experience with ATS software
- Training curriculum creation
- Operational efficiency
- Skillful task management
- Talent acquisition
- Verbal communication
- Integrated marketing strategies
- Statistical data analysis
- Talent acquisition strategies
- Workforce engagement
- Effective salary negotiation
- Workforce analysis
- Labor law expertise
- Employee retention strategies
- Compliance management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Policy implementation
- Benefits management
- Performing detailed background assessments
- Strategic workforce planning
- Skilled in candidate assessment methods
- Conducting performance appraisals
- Diversity and inclusion
Timeline
Director of Personnel
Paramont Mfg LLC
03.2024 - Current
Human Resource Director (Career Planner) - Master Sergeant
4th Marine Division
08.2000 - 03.2024
Masters of Professional Studies - Human Resources and Employment Relations
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration
Kaplan University
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