Derek F. Dougan
Seattle
Summary
Accomplished Human Resources Manager equipped with decisive management approach and comprehensive knowledge of HR procedures, requirements and standards. Oversees and enhances personnel management, benefits and compensation strategies in line with industry trends. Attracts and retains top talent for maximum business success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Human Business Partner
Bellwether Housing
- Partnered with leadership to design and implement HR initiatives including employee engagement, talent development, onboarding, succession planning, and equity programs.
- Led annual HR processes such as performance reviews, talent reviews, and leadership planning using tailored tools for organizational needs.
- Developed and implemented culturally connected compliance solutions that improved employee experience and ensured regulatory adherence.
- Actively participated in strategic business discussions, providing insights from a human capital perspective to influence organizational growth.
- Managed employee relations and risk mitigation, delivering objective investigations and progressive discipline processes.
- Built and maintained HR metrics dashboards, meeting regularly with leaders to review trends and drive data-informed decisions.
- Delivered HR compliance and equity training programs, ensuring alignment with current laws and best practices.
- Partnered with recruiting teams to develop equitable hiring practices, minimizing bias through structured protocols and manager training.
- Fostered a collaborative, mission-driven culture, modeling inclusive behaviors and coaching leaders on equitable decision-making.
- Monitored and interpreted national, state, and local legislation, ensuring organizational compliance and proactive policy updates.
Human Resources Business Partner
Scale AI
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Support global operations organization from Seattle to Philippines
- Built a new performance management 9 box tool for Scale
- Supporting VP of Operations and two Senior leaders
- Managed bi-monthly talent management exercise for 300+ employees
- Built a new PIP plan to support all organizations of scale
- Management of Compensation for global operations
- Including Kenya and Philippines
- Conducted ER investigations while managing local legal laws
Human Resources Manager
Franz Bakery
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Manage HR Generalist for the Seattle region
- Developed standardized process for new employee onboarding
- Built and delivered metrics to drive performance and strategic matrix
- Reorganized the employment structure to create leadership levels for employee growth
- Developed harassment and management training across all bakeries and depots
- Host employment safety roundtable to implement new safety practices
- Predict/Identify talent needs for production ramp
- Conduct ER cases to help employee retention
- Run headcount analysis to identify gaps in employment areas
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc.
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Creating/designing new organizational structures to help drive standardization
- Hosting round table for employees to help drive a more engaging culture
- Driving headcount accountability to become more cost effective
- Creating standardization around job abandonment process
- Working on ER cases to help change the culture and help hold employees and leaders accountable
- Lead a group of HR employees to drive innovative solutions to Payroll, STD and Modified duty work across all California sites
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc-Y Assembly
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Collaborated on creating management level trainings
- Lead headcount reduction from 113% to 105% to reduce cost
- Created Human Resources Play Book to drive process improvement and standardization within HR
- Trained two new HR employees on day to day operations at Tesla
- Created a compensation structure to reward our top performing employees throughout twelve factories U.S
- Wide
- Reduced of Job abandonment cases from 128 to 34
- Developed incentive quality rewards program to help improve significant defects
- Influenced executive leaders on headcount planning while experiences high labor loss
- Hosted Executive training courses with all Managers and approve to develop skills and drive internal promotions
Human Resources Business Partner, Supply Chain
Tesla Inc.
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Supported entirety of United States supply chain including parts of the Europe facilities
- Created a culture of HR support within the PDC/Energy organizations
- Lead Performance Acceleration 2020 Level up, Promotions and Terminations
- Closed long outstanding ER investigations building a relationship between employees and HR
- Worked close with senior leaders to help build a strong HR relationship
- Trained HR Coordinators on the day to day process of Tesla Workday/Reports
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc-SX Assembly
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Built strong connections with management teams to improve relationship with HR
- Organized headcount, outstanding terminations and drove accountability in the shops
- Created process improvements on how to handle HR cases and how to escalate
- Created multiple training plans for supervisors to coach how to have constructive conversations with associates
- Helped improve attendance from 82% to averaging 92%
- Supported perfect attendance program for Q4 push
- Supported a supervisor organization of 250 people from loan of GA3 associates
- Created a compensation analysis for management level incentive pay
- Developed Morale program with senior leadership
- Created HR weekly updates for all areas tier meetings
- Collaborated with HR team members in to produce employee incentive program
Human Resources Culture & Development Specialist
Boeing
09.2018 - 09.2019
- Conducted 30 cultural environmental assessments to drive culture change and reduce labor loss
- Compiled assessment results and presented findings to leadership with suggestions for improvement
- Updated human resources data by submitting roughly 50 HRMS transactions daily
- Identified as the team's HRMS subject matter expert
- Provided coaching and leadership development to first line and senior management
- Assisted with the on boarding and transition process for a newly appointed first line manager’s
- Developed Human Resources site profiles to identify areas of cultural concern
- Maintained team metrics such as, HR Utilization, Site Statistics, Labor Loss
Human Resources Business Partner, 747/767 Manufacturing
The Boeing Company
06.2015 - 09.2019
- Supported manufacturing management as well as 700 union employees on all three shifts Created Excel Pivot Data to determine management bonus based off IPS and Performance Value Determine Compensation and Benefits for Newly hired Management
- Worked directly with Total Assess to rectify payroll and benefit issues for employees
- Created reports to determine compliance with company policies, labor laws and union contract Generated monthly reports for executive level presentations for all of 747/767 manufacturing
- Analyzed metrics such as labor loss and overtime to identify trends and opportunities for cost reduction and presented recommendations to management
- Coached managers on state laws, ethics, FMLA, FLSA, ADA and ADEA compliance
- Conducted investigations regarding policy violations and determined corrective action when appropriate Supported performance management process by coaching managers on setting SMART goals, having candid conversations, conducting salary review and using the performance management software
- Educated management on the performance improvement plan process for both union and non-union employees. Conducted an environmental assessment within the 747 organization
Manufacturing Manager
Boeing
06.2018 - 09.2018
- Managed 21 hourly union mechanics in the 767 structures organization
- Reevaluated employee statement of work to increase efficiency and ensure equitable distribution
- Led employee involvement meetings to support the team with their process improvement ideas
- Built relationships with direct reports by being open and honest
- Gained knowledge of the union contract to understand what actions could or could not be taken
- Created a daily area responsibility plan every morning
- Consulted with employees to strategically schedule overtime
- Maintained the lowest number of overtime hours, jobs behind schedule and labor loss in the structures organization
- Established team goals instead of individual goals in order to meet commitments
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
Western Governors University
02.2019
Society for Human Resource Management - Certified Professional - undefined
SHRM-CP
01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Human Resources Management
University of Washington
Bothell, WA12.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Word, Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP, Charting, Sorting and Formatting), PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Concur, Taleo, Visio, Workday
- HR Transformation Talent Management Employee life cycle
- Leadership & Org Development Communication Planning Onboarding Productivity
- Employment/Labor Relations Time & Leave Management Organizational Design Executive HR Leadership
- Business Case Development Workforce Planning Centralized Talent Acquisition
- Shared Services Leadership Global Policies and Procedures Leadership Training
- Organizational Effectiveness HR Technology Planning/ Implementing
- Strategic HR Project Planning Organizational Change Employee/Manager Self Service
- Employment Law Succession planning Leading of HR Teams
Timeline
Human Resources Business Partner
Scale AI
05.2022 - 01.2023
Human Resources Manager
Franz Bakery
10.2021 - 05.2022
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc.
01.2021 - 08.2021
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc-Y Assembly
09.2020 - 01.2021
Human Resources Business Partner, Supply Chain
Tesla Inc.
05.2020 - 09.2020
Human Resources Business Partner
Tesla Inc-SX Assembly
09.2019 - 05.2020
Human Resources Culture & Development Specialist
Boeing
09.2018 - 09.2019
Manufacturing Manager
Boeing
06.2018 - 09.2018
Human Resources Business Partner, 747/767 Manufacturing
The Boeing Company
06.2015 - 09.2019
Senior Human Business Partner
Bellwether Housing
Society for Human Resource Management - Certified Professional - undefined
SHRM-CP
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration, Human Resources Management
University of Washington
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
Western Governors University