Work history

Smart Financial Credit Union October 2001 to the present
SR VP Human Resources & Devp

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How would you describe your time at Smart Financial Credit Union?

Chief Human Resource Executive, member of the executive management team reporting directly to the CEO and President of the largest credit union (by number of members) in the Houston area. Also responsible for Organizational Strategic Planning and Risk Management. Implemented a Web based HRMS system complete with employee and manager self service with workflow, resulting in significant improvement in HR and Payroll reporting and a 35% reduction in payroll expenses.
Facilitated the introduction of a Balanced Score Card process in the Credit Union???s Strategic Planning process resulted in a strategic long-range plan as opposed to the previous more tactical planning model.
Implemented a Strategic Employee Recruiting and Retention process which resulted in increase the overall quality of new hires and a 50% reduction in staff turnover over 4 years.
Oversaw the implementation of an organizational wide core-competency model which is being applied for recruitment, selection and performance management as well as ledership development and succession planning.
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SierraCities.Com/First Sierra Financial Services February 1998 to October 2001
Senior VP Human Resources

How would you describe your time at SierraCities.Com/First Sier...?

Chief Human Resource Executive, member of the senior management team reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO of a publicly traded commercial financial services company.

?? Established the Human Resource and Payroll departments reducing annual payroll operating costs by over 50%
($100,000).
?? Maintained overall benefit costs to less than 18% of payroll while significantly expanding the quality and quantity of employer provided benefits.
?? Successfully integrated the staffs from 25 acquisitions in less than 2 years, tripling headcount in less than seven months, with expanded operations to over 40 offices in 18 states and the United Kingdom.
?? Coordinated the consolidation of branch operations and the streamlining of corporate operations resulting in an annual savings of over $3 million.
?? Implemented a web-based HRMS system which produced a significant improvement in HR administrative functions and a annual reduction of $140,000 in HR operating costs.
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houston community college October 1977 to September 1997
Associate Vice Chancellor Human Resources

How would you describe your time at houston community college?

Last of multiple positions in Human Resources - In this position I was the Chief Human Resource Executive for a metropolitan community college system with over 50,000 students and 6,000 employees. Managed a staff of 35 and an annual operating budget of over $1.0 million.
Reengineered various
HR functions to create a human resource service center.
Began the first employee dispute resolution program in a Texas community college which produced a 60% reduction in employee grievances and a corresponding improvement in the percentage of grievances which were resolved without litigation.
Project leader for three HRIS implementations including a PeopleSoft implementation.
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Education

University of St Thomas, Houston August 1980 to August 1983
MBA
University of Houston September 1972 to August 1975
BS Psychology

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