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Danel M. Curtin

Danel M. Curtin

Seal Beach

Summary

  • Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources with a proven track record of contributing to the advanced performance of diverse organizations in the manufacturing, transportation, higher education, business services, hospitality, manufacturing and non-profit sectors. Managed the Human Resources function in multi-site and multi-state organizations with up to 3000 employees in all 50 states with some International. Core areas of expertise include: Organizational Development
  • Succession Planning
  • Employment Law
  • Labor Relations
  • HR Information Systems (applied to Human Resources Administration and Recordkeeping) such as SAP, PeopleTrak, ADP HRIS, PeopleSoft, and Millennium HRIS systems
  • HR Legal Compliance
  • Benefits Design
  • Change & Performance Management
  • Talent Recruitment and On-Boarding -B Boarding
  • Team Building & Leadership Training
  • Employee and Labor Relations
  • Union Avoidance and Relations
  • Compensation
  • Employee Selection Assessments Leveraged a breadth and depth of internal and external consulting expertise to align corporate needs and advise C suite executives who serve as the engine to business success; Devised organizational development programs that empower staff by implementing leadership and employee training; Capitalized on the power of cost-effective technology to automate and streamline day-to-day HR processes; Built and spearheaded top-performing teams, providing all members with the training, guidance, and support needed to uphold the organizational culture and mission.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Human Resources Consultant - Employment Practices Expert

HR Solutions for SOCAL
Los Angeles
03.2004 - 07.2021
  • Company Overview: Consulting practice in HR management services for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits in the Los Angeles, CA, area focusing on organizational development, organizational management, HR tactical process improvement, performance management, employment practices compliance, immigration compliance, and California labor law.
  • Consulting practice in HR management services for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits in the Los Angeles, CA, area focusing on organizational development, organizational management, HR tactical process improvement, performance management, employment practices compliance, immigration compliance, and California labor law.

Acting Director of Human Resources

Minuteman Holdings, LLC
El Segundo
01.2009 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: $15 MM Revenues, Privately Held; Hospitality industry
  • Worked with a web developer to automate our application and onboarding processes, saving the managers over $25,000 hours of location managers’ time in the orientation and sign-up of new hires, which is completed in the field.
  • Implemented homegrown online training for supervisors available on demand on the supervisor’s role, claims handling procedures, and career development, stretching a limited training budget.
  • Brought down Workers’ Compensation modification ratio to less than 1.0 from 1.3 through improved safety programs and employee selection.
  • Reduced turnover by 7% through better sourcing online and using social media to our advantage for a mostly part-time, transient workforce.
  • $15 MM Revenues, Privately Held; Hospitality industry

Senior Regional Human Resources Manager – Southern California

ABM Corporation
Los Angeles
01.2009 - 01.2010
  • Company Overview: Public Company; Security Services, $4B Corporation.
  • Reorganized the HR function to get the division back in compliance with labor laws and avoid lawsuits reducing turnover by 10%.
  • Re-established relations with the SEIU union, which had soured, empowering local management and encouraging labor peace, and set a record of zero grievances during my tenure.
  • Served on the Los Angeles area Security industry negotiation committee on a new contract with the SEIU.
  • Public Company; Security Services, $4B Corporation.

Recruiter

Accuride International
Santa Fe Springs
01.2004 - 01.2009
  • Company Overview: International manufacturing company.
  • Recruited mid-level employees, mostly IT and sales personnel, manufacturing and design engineers for headquarters.
  • International manufacturing company.

Acting HR Director

The Colburn School
Los Angeles
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: A music college and Performing arts school in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Served as Acting HR Director tasked with auditing and improving The Colburn School’s failing HR practices after conducting an extensive audit.
  • Reinvented the school’s HR function by setting up systems, including an applicant tracking system (ATS), and improved HR and benefits services to all employee groups.
  • Coached managers on effective recruiting and employee relations practices, specifically on performance conversations. Improved accountability by requiring that employees self-document their performance and meet with their departmental managers on a bi-monthly basis.
  • A music college and Performing arts school in Los Angeles, CA.

Human Resources Director

Red Bull North America, Inc.
Santa Monica
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • Company Overview: Privately Held; 2000+ employees in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Mexico; Wholesale beverage marketing company, a subsidiary of Red Bull International.
  • Built the Human Resource and Payroll infrastructure for a start-up Beverage Company, which has become the premier #1 brand energy drink in the country.
  • Designed a top-tier benefits program to attract and retain the best and the brightest to a previously unknown beverage brand.
  • Created the Red Bull 'University program' to meet strategic needs, which included training and development for managers and professionals in their communication and management skills.
  • Privately Held; 2000+ employees in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Mexico; Wholesale beverage marketing company, a subsidiary of Red Bull International.

VP of HR/IT

Cargo Service Centers, Americas
Los Angeles
  • Company Overview: Subsidiary of KLM Airlines; Airlines/Aviation industry.
  • Subsidiary of KLM Airlines; Airlines/Aviation industry.

Education

Employment Arbitration Program - Coaching for Improved Performance, Legal Aspects of Problem Employees

Jackson Lewis LLP
Los Angeles, CA
12.2012

Certificate program - Industrial Relations - HR Leadership Studies

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
12.2005

MA - Organizational Management

University of Phoenix
Los Angeles, CA
12.2005

Masters - Business Administration (MBA)

Lewis University
Chicago, IL

Bachelor Degree - Sociology

Quincy University
Quincy, IL

Certification

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), 2013

Accomplishments

  • Senior Human Resources Consultant - Employment Practices Expert, HR Solutions for SOCAL (Owner), formerly Curtin Associates, Los Angeles and Strategic HR, Irvine, CA, Consulting practice in HR management services for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits in the Los Angeles, CA, area focusing on organizational development, organizational management, HR tactical process improvement, performance management, employment practices compliance, immigration compliance, and California labor law.
  • Acting Director of Human Resources, Minuteman Holdings, LLC, El Segundo, CA, $15 MM Revenues, Privately Held; Hospitality industry. Worked with a web developer to automate our application and onboarding processes, saving the managers over $25,000 hours of location managers’ time in the orientation and sign-up of new hires, which is completed in the field.
  • Acting HR Director (Senior HR Consultant), Strategic HR contract with The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA, Served as Acting HR Director tasked with auditing and improving The Colburn School’s failing HR practices after conducting an extensive audit.
  • Senior Regional Human Resources Manager, ABM Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, Reorganized the HR function to get the division back in compliance with labor laws and avoid lawsuits reducing turnover by 10%.
  • Human Resources Director, Red Bull North America, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, Built the Human Resource and Payroll infrastructure for a start-up Beverage Company, which has become the premier #1 brand energy drink in the country.
  • VP of HR/IT, Cargo Service Centers, Americas, Los Angeles, CA, Oversaw both the HR and Information Technology functions.

Professional Associations

  • Society of Human Resources - Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), Los Angeles, CA, 01/2013, present
  • The PIHRA Foundation – Workforce Development nonprofit 401C3, Secretary and Board Member, 01/2000, 12/2012

Timeline

Acting Director of Human Resources

Minuteman Holdings, LLC
01.2009 - 01.2012

Senior Regional Human Resources Manager – Southern California

ABM Corporation
01.2009 - 01.2010

Acting HR Director

The Colburn School
01.2007 - 01.2008

Senior Human Resources Consultant - Employment Practices Expert

HR Solutions for SOCAL
03.2004 - 07.2021

Recruiter

Accuride International
01.2004 - 01.2009

Human Resources Director

Red Bull North America, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2004

VP of HR/IT

Cargo Service Centers, Americas

Employment Arbitration Program - Coaching for Improved Performance, Legal Aspects of Problem Employees

Jackson Lewis LLP

Certificate program - Industrial Relations - HR Leadership Studies

Cornell University

MA - Organizational Management

University of Phoenix

Masters - Business Administration (MBA)

Lewis University

Bachelor Degree - Sociology

Quincy University

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