Organizational Development & Human Relations Counselor

Posted on: 2007-02-28

JAN WHITE Cell Phone: 509-230-1964 Email: [email protected] Website: http:/home.earthlink.net/~janwhite EXPERIENCE SUMMARY: * Leadership and Personal Development * Change Counselor * Human Relations * Crisis and Change Management * Mediation * Organizational/Infrastructure Development * Teamwork Building * Training * Operations Refinement and Restructuring * Efficiency Studies and Implementation * Process Modifications * Cost Accounting Systems * Executive Management * Work/Paper Flow Systems * Pricing/Marketing Programs * Policies and Procedures * Budgeting/Forecasting * Financial Reporting * Strategies Planning * Information Systems Design & Implementation EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 1984 - 2007 Transitions Counseling, Executive Management, and Organizational Development accomplishments successfully attained as either an employee or contracted consultant: CHANGE COUNSELING: Assisting companies and individuals in achieving their goals, and more importantly, in understanding, undergoing, and using the techniques in the Process of Change. Integrating whole-istic concepts of the Process of Change and proven business techniques. Result: going through Change with the least amount of fear and frustration, optimizing a more harmonious and balanced YOU,while achieving a higher level of control and objectivity never previously realized. ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Specializing in maximizing the company’s opportunities to improve both the effectiveness and efficiency of the total operation. Internal turnarounds, operation restructuring, cyclical transitions. Services provided to small, medium, and large size companies, including industry diversification of: Professional, Financial, Manufacturing, High Tech, and Service. Partial List: HI TECH MANUFACTURING: * AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES * MEMBRANA INC. MANUFACTURING: * FORDERER CORNICE WORKS (windows/doors) * GATORADE INC. (soft drinks) * GIMBAL BROTHERS INC. (specialty candy) * IT CORPORATION (hazardous waste) * NEON FABRICATION INC. (custom neon lighting) * NESTLE’S/HILLS BROS. (chocolate and coffee) SERVICE: * LaFONTANA (office furniture & supplies) * CA STATE AUTOMOBILE ASSN. (insurance provider) * COMMUNITY CONCERN FOR CATS (animal rescue) * ENRON CORPORATION (energy provider) * KAISER PERMANENTE (health care provider) OTHER: * GAMMA GRAPHICS INC. (prepress graphics, camera) * MACROMEDIA (software development) * PAYLESS DRUG STORES INC. (retail chain) * UNITED BANK OF DENVER (financial institution) * GREYHOUND FOOD MGMT. (retail, food & beverage) * Assisted Living/Retirement Homes and the elderly community Jan White Page 2 ACCOMPLISHED IN: · OPERATIONS - * Assessments of operation capabilities * Implementation of evaluation findings * Restructuring of staffing and procedures * Increased efficiencies, profit, teamwork, and productivity * Training of personnel * New marketing, sales, production and strategy programs and goals HUMAN RESOURCES – * Human Relations * Mediation * Problem Solving * Change Management * Staffing Restructuring * HR/Business Partner * Training, workshops * Teamwork Building * Counseling/Coaching * Motivational Management * Return on Investment of Job Functions * Personal and Leadership Development * Multiple Site Management PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING – * hands-on analysis and review of new or existing product components, marketing, sales, information system, production and work flow, inventory control, job functions, and administrative effects. * Business, production and services redesign of flow, goals, targets, information availability, processes, scheduling, controls, bottom line results, etc. to optimize efficiency, harmony, controls, and profitability. * Coordinates with production, engineering, marketing, inventory, accounting, IT, sales, and quality assurance. CHANGE/ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT – * Directly implement major organization change, moving the company to the next level/cycle/transition by increasing sales and profitability, creating teamwork environment, redeveloping programs, processes, information systems, direction. * Direct staff in the identification of company’s goals and objectives. * Create supportive environment incorporating employees into maintaining newly implemented growth management techniques. * Counsel/Coach and train employees and management in going through Change more easily and successfully. · EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT DUTIES - Highly involved and hands-on leader. * Providing overall direction and guidance in the development and management of the business through a positive results-oriented management attitude; strategist of Change, exhibiting the vision to develop and implement integrated business solutions and a harmonious working environment. * During duration of project or assignment, assumed full authority and responsibility in the management of company/organization; in roles of (but not limited to): # VP or Director of Operations # Project Manager # Director of Human Relations # Dir. Human Resources # Sr. HR Business Partner # Plant Manager # Organizational Dev Director # Systems Architect # Cost Accounting Manager # Controller # Marketing Programs Jan White Page 3 · COST ACCOUNTING – * Efficiency and effectiveness solutions, * Development of Cost Accounting systems * Costing of products/services, * Overhead costs reduction; * Manufacturing process modifications, * Break evens * Return On Investments of job functions, personnel, and products/services; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS – * Monitoring systems on goals and objectives * Hardware and software acquisitions and setup * Information systems design * Customization of software output to meet operation needs * Paper/work flow systems. LECTURES, TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS: · Stress: What It Really Is and How to Deal With It · Process of Change: Understanding the Steps Within the “System of Change” · Fear: Distinguishing Real from Unreal Fear · Developing Mission Statements · Understanding and Using the System of Change . Developing Contracts of Individuality . Operation Reviews and Audits . Pricing Methods . Cost Accounting Techniques PUBLICATIONS: · COST ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES & APPLICATIONS FOR LAYMAN USE (book) · ARTISTRY OF CHANGE (book) · articles and interviews published in local and national business magazines and newspapers relating to both business and/or philosophical issues and applications. Prior columnist for Couer d’Alene Press EDUCATION, AWARDS, AND HONORARIAMS: · B. A. Cost Accounting from Columbia Pacific University, 1985 · Lifetime Fellow awarded by The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1995 . WA registered Change Counselor · USUI REIKI Master Teacher, 1997 · Appointed Commercial Arbitrator on behalf of The American Arbitration Assn., 1989 · Who’s Who in California Who’s Who in America International Who’s Who of Business & Professional Women 2,000 Notable American Women