Vice President, Human Resources

Posted on: 2008-03-10

DONNA HOROWITZ 224 Estate Court Northbrook, IL 60062 847-564-1713: Day 847-559-1440: Evening 630-730-5969: Cell [email protected] Human Resource executive offers over 15 years of experience in human resources with a focus in organization effectiveness and employee relations. Possesses skills in leading change, talent management, merger integration, and international human resources. CAREER SYNOPSIS ELKAY MANUFACTURING: Vice President Human Resources, Plumbing Products 2004 – 2008 Led all Human Resource functions for international plumbing business. § Completed historic, long-range collective bargaining agreement to create a performance-based, highly efficient manufacturing center and retain Chicagoland-based factory. § Completed HR due diligence and integration for acquisitions in the US and China. § Accelerated resolution of labor issues during China acquisition to return workers to full productivity within hours of a walk-off. § Implemented Talent Management process resulting in improved performance and ready internal candidates for key jobs as they became open. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES: Director of Global Performance Improvement 2002 – 2003 Supported 6,000 employees worldwide in the areas of training, organization effectiveness, staffing, internal communications, program management, and leadership supply, including P&L accountability for an external training business. § Reduced expenses of external training business by 10% and increased revenue by 150%. § Increased employee change readiness ratings by 40% in three months. § Reduced costs of executive recruiting by 67% while reducing cycle time by 50%. § Implemented electronic infrastructure for training with a payback time of six months. § Improved the consistency of technical decisions while reducing training time by 33%. MOTOROLA 1988 – 2002 Integrated Electronic Systems Sector Director of Leadership, Learning, and Performance 1997 – 2002 Managed organization and leadership effectiveness, training, and change acceleration for a $3 billion sector. Implemented the performance excellence initiative for the corporation including Six Sigma/Black Belt campaigns. § Implemented and institutionalized organization design programs used to reorganize the businesses for growth. § Originated and institutionalized a performance management program that aligned individual and organizational goals. § Improved hiring cycle times and retention metrics by integrating strategy process with human asset planning. Human Resources Manager - Energy Systems Group 1995 – 1997 Led human resource function for an 850-person manufacturing operation. Supervised all human resource functions including employee relations, staffing, compensation, benefits, diversity and compliance, security, occupational health, training, and organization effectiveness. § Reduced exempt overtime by 17% and reduced turnover by 500%. § Implemented human resource metrics to track performance and focus improvement plans. § Introduced an innovative employee relations model that was adopted by all Motorola facilities worldwide. § Hired 600 associates, technicians, supervisors, and engineers and reduced hiring cycle time from weeks to hours. DONNA HOROWITZ PAGE TWO Component Product Systems Technology Group Senior Consultant/Human Resource Manager 1993 – 1995 Supervised all hr needs of a 400-person engineering group and 600-person manufacturing group. Implemented organizational interventions for 3,000 worldwide employees, which included front-end analysis, reengineering, empowered teams, strategic planning, process consultation and redesign, and training and development. § Reduced employee-relations issues by facilitating strategic planning process with the engineering department. § Saved $6 million per year by reducing customer returns by 40%. § Served as human resource leader for the divestiture of corporate quartz shop. § Organized activities that improved an IT department’s SEI rating from level 2 to level 5. Semiconductor Products Sector Manager Employee Assessment and Development 1991 – 1993 Created and implemented internal and external testing and assessment programs. Provided expert consultation on surveys and organizational effectiveness. § Decreased administration cycle time 10X its original length, while reducing cost 10%. § Reduced product development cycle time by six months in new product team. § Implemented technician selection tests, which saved $4 million per year. § Improved case-closure cycle times 20% during integration of a new third-party workers’ compensation vendor. Corporate Human Resource Planning and Research Administrator 1988 – 1991 Implemented selection and certification testing. Created and administered corporate-wide survey of 100,000 employees worldwide. Consulted on empowered teams, work system and job redesign, performance management, and skill-based pay. § Saved $25 million over 4 years by implementing operator selection tests, which resulted in CEO Award. § Redesigned corporate-wide employee survey which resulted in improved customer satisfaction. IBM: Personnel Research Associate 1987 Assisted in processing company-wide annual global employee attitude survey. Trained and supervised temporary employees and assisted in the planning and analysis of research studies. EDUCATION DePaul University, Chicago, IL Ph.D. Industrial/Organizational Psychology 1989 DePaul University, Chicago, IL MA Industrial/Organizational Psychology 1987 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI BA Psychology and Sociology 1984 ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Co-Chair, Human Resource Management Association of Chicago, International Interest Group Negotiating and Administering the Labor Contract, University of Michigan Ross School of Business Manufacturing Management Institute, Motorola University