Ransomville, NY 14131, H.716.791.4727, C.716.628.9687, donjlaurie@gmail.

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Employee and Labor Relations-Recruitment-Compensation-Performance Management-Diversity EEO/AAP Organizational Development-Risk Management-Workers Compensation-Safety & Health-Mergers & Acquisitions
Business-driven Human Resources Professional with a BA, Psychology, Graduate Certificate, Human Resources, and SPHR Certification delivering outstanding returns through hands-on experience in Human Resource Management. Leverage broad business acumen and analytical skills to achieve strategic HR objectives and articulate a future vision. Known as a collaborative, integrative and critical thinker, masterful at making rapid assessments of HR challenges and for developing and leading the resulting action plans. Passionately striving for innovative ways to drive the organization to new and exciting levels of performance - working towards the attainment of strategic goals, resulting in bottom line profits and organizational excellence.

DONALD J. LAURIE, SPHR

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

SUCCESSESS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES
Innovative long term leadership assignment at an International Paper multi-union paper mill with over 800 employees. Developed systems and processes to resolve labor issues, including a significant safety issue. Provided Human Resource management at an International Paper union-free paper mill with over 1000 employees. Project manager of high efficiency team for 2006 summer student program, successfully recruiting and training 90 summer students resulting in cost savings of over $300K. Successfully managed talent acquisition teams for both multiple position production start up requirements and single position vacancies, consistent with enterprise EEO objectives, utilizing behavior based interviewing techniques. This included both hourly P&M and salary positions, ranging from non-exempt to top level managers. Developed strategic objectives/parameters as company spokesperson for several long-term collective bargaining agreements with the USWA and UAW in the USA and Canada, with win/win outcomes. Top leadership role on company grievance committee and labor-management teams, and successfully presented labor arbitration cases; issues included job jurisdiction, subcontracting and overtime distribution procedures. Lead role on various Safety Management teams, with success in reducing OSHA DART rates by over 20%. Promoted to highest Human Resource position soon after Niagara Falls Plant site acquisition by Globe Metallurgical Inc. Responsible for Human Resource Management, including Employment & Labor Law compliance; hands on responsibility at sited manufacturing plant and top HR role for other enterprise manufacturing plants. Lead team member at Globe Metallurgical for establishing ADP Total Pay Web Based Payroll Platform. Prepared and presented a number of Management training/OD programs including Management Good Practices (Employment & Labor Laws), Policy and Procedures, Retirement Plan and H&W Plan Benefits. Provided HR leadership to Verso Paper as it became a standalone company with over $1.5 Billion in Annual Sales & 3000 employees upon divestiture from International Paper. Prepared and presented a number of Training/OD programs including Code of Conduct, Policy and Procedures, Pay and Benefit Programs. Established and managed programs and vendor contracts and relations with Payroll, Retirement and H & W Plan benefit providers; this included ADP, Fidelity, Hewitt Relocation Services, BC/BS, United Healthcare, Sedgwick CMS, MetLife, and CIGNA. Responsible for all aspects of ERISA compliance for H&W plans with $30M in annual expenses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Human Resource Consultant, Robert Half Management Resources, Memphis, TN & Buffalo, NY...2009-Present Human Resource Operations Manager, The Gavilon Group, LLC, Omaha, NE 2008 Human Resource Manager of Administration, Verso Paper Corporation, Memphis, TN ..2006-2008 Human Resource Generalist International Paper, Jay ME..2005-2006 Director, Operations (Contract), Energy Curtailment Specialist, Inc., Buffalo, NY .2004-2005 Director, Human Resources, Globe Metallurgical Inc., Niagara Falls, NY 1994-2004 Director, Industrial Relations, SKW Metals & Alloys, Inc., Niagara Falls, NY...1989-1994

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SPHR Certification Preparation Studies, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN (2009); Graduate Certificate, Human Resources, State University of NY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; BA, Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Management Training Programs Variety of skill development training including Employee Relations, Labor Relations, Employment & Labor Law, Organizational Development (OD), Supervisory Management (e.g. DDI Interaction Management), Safety/OSHA Inspector & Industrial Hygiene certified, Lominger Leadership and 360 Degree Feedback certified, Problem Solving, Performance Management, Diversity, Total Rewards Management and Strategic Planning (ongoing).