RANDY WOEHL
Laurel,MD
Summary
A strategic, innovative and talented HR professional with a 25-year career who aligns HR initiatives with business vision to improve performance, productivity, growth, employee engagement and organizational profitability. An empowering leader who uses design thinking, innovation, and creativity to support business strategies. A genuine influencer who welcomes difficult challenges and translates vision and strategies into actionable, value-added programs. A forward-thinker with superior problem-solving, conflict management and organizational skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
People Operations Specialist
The Barack Obama Foundation
03.2023 - 10.2023
HR
12.2021 - 02.2023
- Responsible for providing, oversight and direction to 400 + employees
- Developed and implemented employee benefits program saving the organization significant dollars in premium costs while maintaining affordable benefits for the employees
- Reviewed, edited, developed and moved 88 job descriptions to a standard compliant template
- Manage the recruiting function reducing time to fill by 40% in 4 months
- Developed and implemented a successful annual performance evaluation process that was absent prior to arriving
- Manage all leave and employee disciplinary processes
- Built a efficient and effective onboarding process resulting in an improved new hire experience
- Designed an new hire ambassador program aimed at ensuring new hires receive additional mentoring and interaction with experienced employees
- Responsible for providing HR support for 200 employees in 37 states
- Provided HR guidance and support for managers/directors on employee relations issues
- Developed performance evaluation questions, workflow and goal setting standards for the Foundation including training for employees and managers
- Conducted organization wide I-9 audit resulting in discovering numerous compliance issues and correcting issues to comply
- Developed material and information for total rewards statements
- Conducted full job description audit to ensure accuracy of duties and compliance; organized descriptions in separate files to ensure easy access to job descriptions
- Worked closely with leadership on departmental staffing models resulting in adequate staffing numbers for each department
- Developed HR metrics/OKR's for quarterly and annual reviews
- Coached and mentored Managers on Management skills
- Developed and facilitated Performance Evaluation training
Regional HR Business Partner
Mitra QSR
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Responsible for providing HR support to 194 KFC franchise locations in seven states employing in excess of 5000 team members
- Provided HR guidance on all employee relations issues as needed
- Coached and developed Areas Coaches and General Managers on effective management/leadership techniques
- Provided formal management/leadership and compliance training to management level team members
- Developed and implement recruiting and retention strategies and tactic for stores
- Researched and resolved benefit and payroll issues for team members resulting in high levels of employee satisfaction
- Co-chaired the Employee recognition committee responsible for developing and implanting company wide recognition programs
- Managed, investigated, and resolved employee complaints
Director of HR Consulting and Training
Bukaty Companies
02.2018 - 03.2021
- Human Resource Consulting and Training, Bukaty Companies, Responsible for managing and directing an HR consulting department
- Grew annual revenue from $100,000 to $750,000 in the first 18 months putting $100,000 to the bottom line
- Provided HR expertise for small and medium sized businesses around HR compliance, HR infrastructure, employee relations investigations, leave consultation and direction
- Conducted compensation studies, developed pay policies, employee satisfaction surveys and recruiting and hiring strategies
- Developed and administered compliance, leadership and management training courses for management and front-line employees
- Developed and conducted training seminars on FMLA, ADA, Ethics, FLSA and other HR topics of interest to Bukaty clients
- Coached HR professionals and managers on leave related issues including workman's comp, FMLA, ADA, and personal leave
- Conducted Full cycle recruiting for various companies, recruiting and hiring executive level to front line staff
- Reviewed and developed compliant HR policies and handbooks for clients
- Conducted Leadership training needs assessments and implemented Leadership training programs for Leadership teams (using material I developed as well as material from The John Maxwell leadership program)
- Cartwright Companies
- Director of Organizational Development & HR
HR
01.2009 - 02.2018
- Built the entire, structure, systems, processes, and practices
- Developed HR budget and supervised 2 HR employees
- Developed a companywide Succession planning program that included identification of high potential and high performers, development of competency models for leaders, and development and implementation of leadership training program (using an LMS and classroom training modules)
- Led the adoption and creation of company culture initiatives that were aligned to core values and profit models throughout the organization
- Oversaw all organizational development strategies including employee recognition programs, engagement plans, education and training objectives and online knowledge base systems
- Created, administered and trained an online enterprise-wide performance evaluation program that aligned individual performance objectives with the company's business strategy
- Designed a company-wide Health and Wellness program which resulted in lower healthcare claims, costs and time-off from illness
- Coached and mentored managers and executives on leadership and management principles which boosted engagement and morale
- Developed and established HR functions, e.g
- A formal compensation structure and policy, training programs and recruiting processes
- Led the implementation of a new ATS, benefit enrollment and learning management system
- Improved Employee Engagement scores 15 basis points in 3 years through an Engagement strategy
- Wrote Training grant proposals resulting in $80,000 training grant award
- Re-designed benefits program saving company $250,000 in premium costs
- Managed FMLA, Worker's Comp and 401k administration
Education
B.S - Psychology
University of South Dakota
Master’s - Public Administration, Org. Management
University of South Dakota
Skills
- Experienced Human Resource Consultant
- Employee Engagement
- Performance Appraisal development
- Employee Relations/conflict resolution
- Leadership Development and Mentoring
- 15 years Supervisory experience
- LMS/ATS experience
- Full cycle recruiting
- Employee Handbook Development
- Benefits Administration/Employee Navigator
- Human Resources Operations
- Manager/Leadership Training and Development
- 360/employee satisfaction survey development/ facilitation
- Goal development training and facilitation
- Payroll/payroll conversion/401k administration
- Workers’ compensation experience
Accomplishments
- Webster University (2016 –2017)
- Graduate Professor of Human Resources and Managerial Leadership (developed this course)
- University of St Mary (2015 – 2022)
- Graduate Professor of Human Resource Management (developed the online and in-class curriculum for this course)
- Avila University (2009 – 2022)
- Professor of undergraduate Human Resources, Business Management, Training and Development, Strategic HR
- Compensation and Benefits, Strategic Presentations, Team Dynamics, Succession Planning (developed this course) and Graduate Human Resource Management
- Howard County Community College (2023 – present)
- Adjunct Business Instructor
- Certifications
- Certified Senior Professional Human Resource manager (SPHR) - 2001
- Certified Senior Professional (SHRM - SCP) - 2015
- Certified John Maxwell Leadership Team member and Trainer - 2019
Work Preference
Work Type
Part TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridTimeline
People Operations Specialist
The Barack Obama Foundation
03.2023 - 10.2023
HR
12.2021 - 02.2023
Regional HR Business Partner
Mitra QSR
03.2021 - 12.2021
Director of HR Consulting and Training
Bukaty Companies
02.2018 - 03.2021
HR
01.2009 - 02.2018
B.S - Psychology
University of South Dakota
Master’s - Public Administration, Org. Management
University of South Dakota
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