William M Lynch
CHRO
Summary
Driven Human Resource Partner bringing an innovative approach to human resource management while creating a team-driven environment that fosters room for development and growth.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Human Resources
AirDye Solutions, LLC
Harrisonburg, Virginia
01.2014 - Current
- Accountable for this 170,000 square foot manufacturing, administrative, and research and development, and information technology center that employs 165 employees.
- The operation is relocating to North Carolina and prefer to remain in the area.
- Accomplishments: Hiring and mentoring of a new plant manager.
- Increasing production output by 30%; on time delivery.
- Decreasing the quality returned by 33%.
- Training all supervisors in First Aide and Safety.
- No accidents for 328 days.
- No workers' compensation claims resulting in lost time.
- Successfully passed OSHA and DEQ audits.
- Planning the relocation of equipment and material to NC.
- Presently responsible for the sale of property and assets.
- Redesigned health insurance plans and reduced costs by 6%.
- Rewrote and updated employee handbook.
- Instituted college recruiting campaigns for engineering and IT.
- Merger & Acquisition team member for all human resource activities.
- Educated and advised employees on group health plans, voluntary benefits and 401(k) retirement plans.
- Developed company personnel policies, standard operating procedures and employee handbooks.
- Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity.
- Managed all aspects of leave administration, including employee notifications and vendor management, disability programs and health benefits.
Director of Human Resources
Dayton Parts
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
09.2013 - 02.2014
- Accountable for all human resource activities for 2 manufacturing and 2 warehouse operations in the United States and Canada for over 700 employees.
- Medical issue within my family created the need to move near UVA medical.
- Accomplishments
- Educated and advised employees on group health plans, voluntary benefits and 401(k) retirement plans.
- Developed company personnel policies, standard operating procedures and employee handbooks.
- Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity.
- Audited workplace, employee and management policies and procedures.
- Updated key human resource metrics, including turnover and terminations, using reporting tools on the HRMS database.
- Acted as liaison between employees and insurance carriers to resolve problems and clarify benefits.
Corporate Human Resources and Benefits Manager
Morgan Corporation
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
01.2008 - 09.2013
- Accountable for all human resource corporate activities and benefits for 16 plans in the United States and Canada for over 2,500 employees.
- Served as needed at the interim human resource manager for plants in Canada (200 ees), Morgantown (1,000), and Ephrata (100) until a new human resource plant manager was hired.
- Accomplishments: Redesigned the entire medical plans from fully-insured to self-insured, resulting in $1,000,000 in annual cash savings.
- Recovered over $500,000 in back premiums based on my initial audit of active verses terminated participants in the medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Recovered over $50,000 in back premiums based on my initial audit of active verses terminated participants in life insurance plans.
- Designed and implemented stretching program in all plants to reduce back, arms, hands, and knee injuries.
- Designed and implemented first Wellness Program.
- Resulted in saving 3 team members live (immediately taken to hospital) 300,000 claim reducing based on early warning signs.
- 2nd year included spouses Designed and implemented non-smoking rates and wellness classes.
- Automated entire benefits module by use ADPs human resource tools.
- Created quarterly newsletter on Wellness and benefits.
- Conducted investigations for various employment and safety allegations.
- Plant HR Manager for Canada 7 weeks, Morgantown 12 weeks, Ephrata 1 year.
- Wrote HR policies and procedures - various topics; discipline, performance, etc.
- Managed a $10,000,000 in employee benefit plans.
- Company: Benergy OS/Online Benefits, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and Long Island, NY.
- Educated and advised employees on group health plans, voluntary benefits and 401(k) retirement plans.
- Developed and facilitated all new-hire orientations.
- Developed company personnel policies, standard operating procedures and employee handbooks.
- Developed and enforced company policy and procedures relating to all phases of human resources activity.
- Managed all aspects of leave administration, including employee notifications and vendor management, disability programs and health benefits.
- Audited workplace, employee and management policies and procedures.
- Conducted salary survey research for both exempt and non-exempt positions.
- Developed innovative new-employee orientation programs, including safety training.
- Acted as liaison between employees and insurance carriers to resolve problems and clarify benefits.
- Updated key human resource metrics, including turnover and terminations, using reporting tools on the HRMS database.
Vice President
Benergy OS
01.2004 - 07.2008
- Accountable for two offices based in Wayensboro, PA and Long Island, NY.
- This high technology company provide web based enrollment and benefit applications to Fortune 100 employers, insurance companies, hospitals, academic institutions, government entities, and insurance brokers throughout the United States.
- Manage 42 employees and $300,000,000 in benefit plans.
- Provided administrative claims and human resource outsourcing services.
- The company was sold and accepted a position at Morgan Corporation.
- Accomplishments: Grew the revenue from $5,000,000 to $19,600,000.
- EBIT was 27%.
- Closed the NY Office and moved to PA within 6 weeks; save $15k per month.
- Purchased new software applications, hardware, and CRM system.
- Based on new technology upgrades resulted in headcount reduction of 15 FTE and $1,000,000 to the bottom line.
- Increased customer base from 100 employers to 300 employers (30,000 ees).
- Increased transaction speed per claims representative from 25 claims per hour with 14% error rate - to 40 claims per hour and less than 2% error rate (data was collected and Six Sigma analytics were used to track - DMAIC).
- Identified new talent and trained an entire new staff in 45 days.
- Created internal training and development programs to cross train.
- Created SOPs for all jobs and processes.
- Created flexible work programs and schedules.
- The company was sold in 2007 to large insurance/health care company.
Education
Ph.D. - Organizational Development and Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZCurrent
Master of Arts - Management and Leadership
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VAMaster of Science - Human Resources
Villanova University
Villanova, PASkills
- Human Resources Certification
- Compensation and benefits
- Trained in FMLA/ADA/EEO/WC
- Project management
- Knowledgeable in all HR Systems
- Knowledgeable in all HR Systems
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Society for Human Resource Management
- ADP Workforce Now
- Team building
- Employee recruitment
- Project management
- In-depth knowledge of HR Compliance
- Trained in FMLA/ADA/EEO/WC
Timeline
Vice President Human Resources
AirDye Solutions, LLC
01.2014 - Current
Director of Human Resources
Dayton Parts
09.2013 - 02.2014
Corporate Human Resources and Benefits Manager
Morgan Corporation
01.2008 - 09.2013
Vice President
Benergy OS
01.2004 - 07.2008
Ph.D. - Organizational Development and Leadership
Grand Canyon University
Master of Arts - Management and Leadership
Liberty University
Master of Science - Human Resources
Villanova University