Manager, Human Resources, the General Electric Company, Energy and Aviation, Cincinnati, OH

Brianne L. Waugh

[experience]

Manager, Human Resources, The General Electric Company, Energy and Aviation, Cincinnati, OH

April 2007 to current

Manage HR function for 5 organizations in 2 GE businesses, totaling over 200 employees (65 international)
Participated in a Lean Action Workout that reduced staffing cycle time from 62 to 28 days from date of job posting to the establishment of a start date
Championed the Wellness Initiative for a 130 person globally disperse team, advocating healthier lifestyles and increasing physical activity to 60% overall
Championed and coordinated 2 Workouts, defining critical roles and responsibilities, increasing productivity and efficient teamwork, quality and first time yield, and customer satisfaction
Lead the Engagement initiative for the Military Systems organization, resulting in the highest Opinion Survey scores and decreasing 0-5 year attrition from 2.4% to 1.7% YOY
Led the 2007 Community Service Foundation campaign for the Aviation Human Resources function, which raised over $50,000 for local non-profit organizations
Championed the “Get-to-Know” process for the Aero-Energy business in both Houston and Cincinnati to increase employee visibility and retention of 24 key high potential employees
Led a comprehensive compensation analysis for the Military Field Service team, which resulted in a $400k impact to the base salaries of 71 employees

Manager, Human Resources, The General Electric Company, Aviation, Wilmington, NC

April 2005 to April 2007

Managed HR function for a $320M rotating parts facility with 750 employees (110 salaried, 640 hourly non-union)
Led a Greenbelt project with cost savings of $152k by eliminating premium overtime payment for all salaried employees
Reorganized plant staff (50% new to job) to support 25% business growth
Hired 72 direct labor employees in 2005 which increased direct labor hours by 30%, from 12, 200 to 16, 000
Hired 11 salaried employees and reallocated engineering resources to support 25% growth in two businesses
Developed action plans to address all needs identified from the 2005 and 2006 Employee Survey and hourly Climate Assessment, and successfully drove management and employee involvement to resolve all deficiencies
Championed the successful communication of a work transfer (250, 000 hours over 10 years) to all employees
Chartered the Employee Involvement Team (20 hourly employees) and the Fun Team (15 salaried employees) to involve all employees in business growth and management of change while creating an atmosphere of engagement, fun, and work/life balance
Championed annual performance appraisal and salary planning processes for all 110 salaried employees
Chaired the 2005 and 2006 United Way campaigns, which raised over $64,000 (60% increase) and $71,000 (10% increase) for the Cape Fear Area United Way

Manager, Human Resources & EHS Coordinator, Stanley Access Technologies, a division of The Stanley Works, Farmington, CT

September 2003 to April 2005

Recruited, hired, trained and retained 56 hourly and 2 salaried employees from June-December 2003, 64 employees in 2004 (1 internationally)
Coordinated HR function for a $198M business with more than 850 employees nationwide, including plant, branches, and sales
Effectively managed a local unionized work force of 200 employees, maintaining positive labor relations and with no grievances reaching arbitration
Drove the annual performance appraisal process for approximately 600 employees nationwide, including training, succession planning, and salary planning
Reduced Worker’s Compensation costs per claim by 50% from 2003 ($3062) to 2004 ($1527)
Successfully negotiated a 5-year bargaining unit agreement with a 2.2% effect on payroll per year
Championed the ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 self-certification initiative in the Farmington facility, completing the task 3 months ahead of schedule
Coordinated numerous community involvement programs, including bi-yearly blood drives, United Way campaigns, and food and clothing drives to benefit local charities

Associate Human Resources Representative/EHS Coordinator, The Stanley Works, Concord, NC

May 2002 to September 2003

Assisted in a fraud investigation that led to the recovery of $60,000 and aided in rebuilding the HR function at The Stanley Works Covington, GA facility

Conducted safety investigations and audits, led bi-monthly Safety Committee meetings, and collaborated with Worker’s Compensation case worker to investigate and close workplace injury cases
Reduced recordable injuries by 67% from January-September 2003

Designed and conducted monthly managerial training including Communication Training and Harassment-Free Workplace Training and monthly safety compliance training including Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Lockout/Tagout training in 2 facilities

Performed daily and monthly HR tasks such as the administration of FMLA, hiring, New Hire Orientation, communication meetings, union avoidance, and payroll

[education]

Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, August 2000 to May 2002
Thesis: “Personality Correlates of Team Preference and Self-Efficacy Among Team Members”

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, August 1996 to May 2000

[certification/training]

[community involvement/presentations]

Cape Fear Literacy Council, Board of Directors member and Personnel Chair, 2005-2007
Music Resource Center – Cincinnati, Board of Directors member, 2007-2008
Speaker: 7th Annual Big Five Conference – USA, January 2002