Lyman Montgomery, PhD
Bloomington,IN
Summary
Well-qualified employee relations professional with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Skilled at partnering with management teams to build employee-centric cultures promoting positive morale and optimizing productivity. Motivating and positive with excellent interpersonal, coaching and communication skills. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Employee Relations Business Partner
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
02.2013 - Current
- Devised robust training programs to strengthen investigatory skills, legal understanding, and motivational strategies for 3200 employees.
- Developed performance metrics and dashboard interfaces to keep track of internal benchmarking and progress against goals.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
- Conducted thorough investigations of employee activities to identify and target operational and behavioral discrepancies.
- Provided guidance on policies and procedures to harmonize responses, provide appropriate investigation actions, and reach resolution of grievances.
- Discovered and resolved complex employee issues that affected management and business decisions.
- Facilitated successful policy implementation and enforcement to maintain legal and operational compliance.
- Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
- Executed on-time, under-budget project management on complex issues for senior leadership while supporting sales planning initiatives.
- Streamlined complaint response management by providing guidance on policies and ensuring appropriate and accurate investigation processes.
Vice President of Business Development
Focused Driven Lifestyle Coaching, LLC
Dayton, Ohio
01.2016 - Current
- Provided focused-driven results business coaching to executives on employee engagement strategies, sales support; leadership, human capital planning; developed employee training modules in competency/behavioral-based interviewing techniques
- Developed staffing policies and practices; established standards for and maintained corporate relationships with recruiting sources such as colleges, universities, and executive recruiters.
- Developed appropriate metrics to measure organizational staffing and organizational talent gaps compared to need
- Conducted employment workshops for state and federal agencies, resulting in placement of 80 percent of workshop attendees.
- Successfully reduced significant corporation's turnover rate from 65% to less than 1% by implementing effective Employee Engagement programs.
- Developed financial literacy course for small businesses, resulting in 78.5 percent increase in employee morale and engagement.
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Developed and executed strategic initiatives to implement key changes and improvements in business development and sales programs.
- Utilized market trends, mission priorities, and customer goals to envision shape, and close new opportunities.
- Established and maintained highly effective relationships with clients and industry partners to drive growth.
- Implemented successful approaches to revitalize underperforming product lines and create new profit-generating enterprises.
- Developed new proposals, contracts, and procedures to draw in more clients and streamline work operations.
Director of Human Resources
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
09.2008 - 01.2013
- Developed and executed HR policies and programs, workforce and job development, recruitment and hiring, compensation and benefits and employee and labor relations to build staff-focused human resources office culture.
- Maintained optimal staffing levels by tracking vacancies and initiating recruitment and interview processes to identify qualified candidates.
- Responsible for strategic planning of recruitment, selection, and onboarding initiatives
- Managed and administered employee retirement and deferred contribution plans; Worker Compensation, Unemployment, FMLA, STD, LTD, and ADA federal programs
- In addition, responsible for writing, reviewing, and implementing university policies; served as chief labor negotiator; reviewed faculty appointments/contracts; conducted employee coaching, termination reviews, and investigations
- Reduced health benefits cost by $995,000.00;
- Developed performance management system (IPADS)
- Reduced emergency notification costs by $50,000.00 per year;
- Reduced workforce by 25% without layoffs or service interruptions in less than 100 days after strategy implementation
- Structured compensation and benefits according to market conditions and budget demands.
- Developed succession plans and promotion paths for staff.
- Liaised between multiple business divisions to improve communications.
Executive Director
Boys & Girls Club of Dayton
Dayton, OH
03.2002 - 09.2008
- Directed club-wide operations with responsibilities for overseeing operations and programs for Club within multi-unit organization with primary concern for program development and implementation; staff development; supervision of assigned staff and program volunteers; facilities and budget management
- Raised over five million dollars per year for programmatic operations from local, state, and federal foundations and fundraising efforts;
- Strategic planning initiatives resulted in $350,000 cost savings per year;
- Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing.
- Devised new promotional approaches to boost customer numbers and market penetration while enhancing engagement and driving growth.
- Recruited new members by networking at community events and distributing promotional materials to attendees.
- Supervised writing of all grant applications and checked information for accuracy prior to submission.
- Interviewed, supervised, and motivated 20 staff members to achieve optimal productivity.
Education
Ph.D. - Human Resources Management and Organizational Leadership
Northcentral University, College of Business And Technology
Phoenix, AZ08.2020
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resource Management
American Intercontinental University
05.2005
Bachelor of Science - Health Care Administration
Ohio University
Athens, OH06.1991
Skills
- Focused-Driven Strategic Leadership
- LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt Expert
- Strategic Human Resources Planning
- Employee & Labor Relations
- Change Management & Engagement
- Training Development & Facilitation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Forecasting Employment Needs
- Employee Relations Oversight
- Employee Performance Reviews
- HR Strategy
- Sales expertise
Certification
International Public Management Senior Certified Professional (IPMA-SCP),
Certified Labor Relations Professional (CLRP),
National Professional Certification in Mediation (NPCM),
Certified Professional Coach (CPC),
LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, The Council for Six Sigma Certification
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I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
John Cage
Timeline
Vice President of Business Development
Focused Driven Lifestyle Coaching, LLC
01.2016 - Current
Employee Relations Business Partner
Indiana University
02.2013 - Current
Director of Human Resources
Wilberforce University
09.2008 - 01.2013
Executive Director
Boys & Girls Club of Dayton
03.2002 - 09.2008
Ph.D. - Human Resources Management and Organizational Leadership
Northcentral University, College of Business And Technology
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Human Resource Management
American Intercontinental University
Bachelor of Science - Health Care Administration
Ohio University
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