Experience

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  Argus Resources, LLC

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Principal Consultant (Part Time)

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Employee and Labor Relations professional providing guidance and select services to organizations across a broad spectrum of industries.

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  Live! Casinos (Cordish Gaming)

  • EVP Labor & Employee Relations (Part TIme)

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    With the growth of the company from one to three properties, I have realigned my duties to focus solely on HR/LR matters. I am doing this work part time, concurrent with launching an HR/LR consulting business.

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  Cordish Gaming

  • EVP & General Counsel

    • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

    Broad legal responsibilities over three Live! casino properties, with primary focus on HR/LR, Regulatory, Risk and Compliance.

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  Maryland Live Casino

  • SVP and General Counsel

    • Apr 2012 - Oct 2019

    Oversight responsibility for Human Resources, Labor Relations, Risk, Regulatory and Compliance for a 3000 employee gaming facility located between Baltimore and Washington. Handle (and/or oversee) all HR and LR matters including benefits design, benefits administration, recruiting, selection, HR consulting, HRIS, labor relations, labor negotiations and regulatory compliance. Actively manage all risk, worker's comp, and employment and tort (mostly but not exclusively personal injury) claims. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Successfully negotiated labor peace agreements (LPA's) covering the opening of a the largest gaming facility on the east coast, and then successfully negotiated intial labor agreements covering three separate bargaining units.

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  Alcoa

  • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Director, North American Human Resources

    • Nov 2008 - Feb 2012
    • Pittsburgh, PA

    Oversight responsibility for 20,000+ employees at 68 North American manufacturing facilities. Chief spokesperson for key, strategic labor agreements inlcuding multi-plant "master" USW agreement. Supervise staff of labor, compensation, benefits and employee relations professionals. Key Accomplishments: successfully negotiated elimination of cost of living provisions from all labor contracts, froze DB plans and increased employee health care contributions, guided the design and implementation of numerous health strategies to lower active and retiree expenses.

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  Tribune Company

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • VP Labor and Industrial Relations

    • Aug 2004 - Oct 2008
    • Greater Chicago Area

    Oversaw the labor and employee relations function at 9 daily newspapers and 25 television stations covering 25,000+ employees throughout the US. Chief spokesperson for strategic labor contracts. Managed labor as well as EEO, OFCCP, DOL, OSHA and other regulatory compliance issues. Successfully negotiated groundbreaking concessions into union contracts including, but not limited to, unilateral right to outsource work, performance based pay increases, conversion from DB to DC retirement plans, no sympathy strike provisions, and loser pays arbitration.