SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: - Strategic HR leader that achieves results through business partnership and HR programs alignment. - Experience leading organizational development, talent reviews and succession planning, coaching, talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management and calibration, change management, cultural transformation and engagement, compensation, training, employee relations and compliance, acquisition integration and policy development and deployment. Significant international HR experience. - Proven ability to deliver strategic results by developing and executing actionable plans. Strong results orientation, capable of making difficult decisions that are in the best interest of the organization. Highly proactive. - Demonstrated ability to achieve success in a highly matrixed and global organization. - Strong continuous improvement orientation. Possess excellent problem solving and process re-engineering skills allowing maximum focus on reaching creative solutions and delivering value. - Proven project management experience. Expertise in leading and participating in complex cross functional, regional, divisional and global projects. - Significant experience developing and leading high performance teams. - Strong systems experience including leading RFP and vendor selection and project execution.

HR Director and Workday Optimization Services Leader @ From June 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Vice President Human Resources and Program Director @ - Responsible for HR Operations and Programs for 5400 employees, in 200 offices domestically. - Served as a project sponsor to replace all HR systems including core HR (Workday) , applicant tracking (Brass Ring), learning management (Cornerstone), automated manual processes including goal setting, development planning, performance reviews and merit planning. Responsibilities included the RFP and selection, contract negotiation, project planning and overall execution oversight. Project successfully completed in less than a year. - Lead the delivery of HR services including HR operations and shared services, compensation, benefits, training, employee relations, compliance, global mobility, international assignments and talent management to include goal setting, performance management and professional development. From December 2011 to June 2014 (2 years 7 months) Highlands RanchHR Director North America Operations @ - Responsible for HR Operations - 19 plants/distribution centers in North America. - Served as a strategic business partner focused on delivering business results through human capital. - Designed and implemented a “Winners Circle” program focused on continuous improvement in manufacturing that resulted in $72M of savings and enhanced employee engagement. - Designed and deployed a performance management calibration model for the division to ensure consistency in assessment of talent and performance levels. Results drove merit and recognition. - Led a project to relocate a facility to a new state after one of the manufacturing facilities was destroyed by a tornado. Project included creating a retention and transition plan, releasing existing employees and staffing in the new location without impacting our customers or the delivery of goods. - Partnered with divisional executives to improve results at an under-performing distribution center. This included replacement of facility leaders and an engagement and accountability program. - Partnered with divisional executives to improve results at a manufacturing facility that had significant employee relations issues and poor manufacturing quality. - Led the strategic planning on a facility closure and consolidation. From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) HR Director Corporate @ - Partnered with executives in Corporate, including finance, IT, supply chain, sales and marketing, legal, human resources and executives from our parent company to execute the strategic plans for the business. Led the most complex and confidential human resource projects. - Partnered with C level executives to change how we did business in major company reorganization. Coordinated the project and led change management and departure planning for those who weren't a fit for the new structure. - Led a number of OD projects including design of the model, identification of required roles, job description development, recruiting and deployment. - Partnered with the new VP of Global Supply Chain to create a global strategic SCM organization resulting in strategic buying of commodities and significant bottom line savings for the business as well as improved time to market for production. - Partnered with the CFO and the VP of Finance to design and implement a shared service center. - Responsible for leading organizational development and talent management processes for the global organization. - Designed and implemented leadership development program utilizing DDI curriculum. - Led a project to design and deploy the first ever global engagement survey for the organization. - Led a project to design and implement a global performance management system which included goal setting and performance reviews. - Designed a competency model that threaded through the talent suite. - Led the Corporate HR team and managed the delivery of HR services including employee relations, compliance, managing workforce reduction projects and peer review processes, policy development, benchmarking and interpretation, training and recruiting. - Responsible for managing the HRIS functions for all HR systems including the Oracle ERP system, performance management system, organization charts and other HR interface requirements. From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Global HR Services Manager @ - Served as an executive liaison between the most senior leadership of the Company and the HR Division to provide concierge type of services. - Management of executive compensation to compensation adjustment with promotions or job changes, oversight of salary increase activities, management of the executive bonus plans and car programs. Managed executive payroll. - Led US merit planning processes, salary range development and positional pricing utilizing internal and external market analysis. - Coordination of corporate initiatives that had global application. - International assignment program leadership to include policy development, negotiation of assignment agreements, arranging departure services and ongoing support for assignees and their families, repatriation planning and execution. Managed the tax equalization program and coordination of immigration activities. Vendor selection, contract negotiation and ongoing relationship management. Managed global mobility and coordinated accounting activities. From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Manager HR, Payroll, HRIS and Accounting Manager @ - Responsible for leading Human Resources, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Treasury, HRIS and Continuous Improvement Teams. Managed a team of up to fifteen. - Business Application Manager for HR and Payroll. Led the implementation of Oracle HR and Payroll. - Moved from manual expense reporting to automated submission of expense reports resulting in a quicker turnaround of payment for employees and a significant reduction in workload for the AP team. - Implemented an automated time collection system resulting in a reduction of staffing in the Payroll Department. - Implemented direct deposit for accounts payable invoices allowing for improved cash flow for the business. From 1999 to 2005 (6 years) Payroll Manager @ - Responsible for all payroll functions of the district for over 15,000 employees. - Served as the Lawson Payroll Implementation leader. Was successful in moving from paper time sheets and manual payroll processes into an automated payroll system for the first time for the district resulting in significant time savings for the District and reduced staffing in the Payroll Department. From February 1996 to July 1999 (3 years 6 months)

Barbara Hicks is skilled in: Performance Management, Talent Management, HRIS, Human Resources, Deferred Compensation, Payroll, Organizational..., Employee Engagement, Employee Relations, Succession Planning, Process Improvement, Talent Acquisition, Continuous Improvement, Change Management, Training, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership Development, HR Policies, Budgets, Coaching, Leadership, Negotiation, Business Partner Support, Project Management, Employment Law, Expatriate Management, HR Consulting, Strategic HR, Business Process..., New Hire Orientations, Workforce Planning, Employee Benefits, Cross-functional Team..., Onboarding, Policy, Strategy, Applicant Tracking..., Management, Team Leadership, Project Planning, Organizational Design, Problem Solving