Experience

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  2 Rivers Fisheries

  • Commercial Fish Processing Plant

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  2 Rivers Fisheries

  • wickliffe, ky

  • commercial fish processing plant

    • May 2018 - Present
    • wickliffe, ky

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  Community Options

  • Paducah & Benton, KY

  • Direct Support Professional

    • Oct 2017 - May 2018
    • Paducah & Benton, KY

    provided support to intellectually and developmentally disabled adult males in group homes

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  Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Physician's Mutual & Teletech

  • Paducah, KY

  • Insurance Agent

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2016
    • Paducah, KY

    Prospected for customers to market life & health insurance products including term & whole life, Medicare supplements, dental & annuities, etc. served as Proctor at teletech who prepared pre-licensed students for the KY Health Ins exam. I am not interested in insurance sales.

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  Mickey Eastham

  • Metropolis, IL & Paducah, KY

  • Adult Personal Care Worker

    • Feb 2016 - May 2016
    • Metropolis, IL & Paducah, KY

    Provided personal care for 87 year old adult male in nursing home and subsequently at his home until his passing.

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  New Pathways For Children

  • Melber, KY

  • Youth Care Worker

    • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
    • Melber, KY

    Direct care worker for children aged 9-12 years in group home setting.

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  HR & Risk Management Consulting

  • Paducah, KY

  • Human Resources & Risk Mgt Consultant

    • Jul 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Paducah, KY

    Provided HR consultative services as independent contractor to a residential treatment facility (NPFC) for adolescents placed in 1 of 3 group homes under supervision w/50 employees serving about 45 children & a day care facility (ELA) w/7 employees & 25 children.

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  Massac Memorial Hospital

  • Metropolis, Illinois

  • Human Resources Director

    • Jan 2006 - May 2013
    • Metropolis, Illinois

    25 bed critical access hospital providing medical/surgical & out-patient services to 6 county service region. Revenue of $18M/year with 257 employees and 1 direct report.• Completed 2 major revisions to HR policies including new random drug testing. • Developed pay plan for recruitment & retention purposes which involved completing annual wage surveys which twice permitted targeted wage increases. • Completed rewrite of all job descriptions to add ADA compliant physical job requirements to ensure that new staff and injured or ill employees could perform the job requirements.• Ensured that all benefit plans were properly designed & administered to provide multiple options to attract & retain staff. • Ensured that performance management standards ( using a tool I revised) were followed. • Participated in progressive discipline process. • Investigated all worker's comp & participated in all unemployment claims.• Assisted hiring managers in recruitment & started posting w/indeed.com. • Served as the Chair & member of Compliance Committee to ensure that staff followed &/or enforced fiscal, clinical, privacy & ethical standards. • Completed voluntary affirmative action plan using 2010 census data for our labor market.• Hospital was awarded 2 grants by hospital association for recruit/retention programs I wrote.• Revised the Employee Recognition program to provide incentives to employees to provide quality care. • Oversaw Dietary Manager’s work in providing quality food services to patients & employees.• Provided training to Managers on the Employee Handbook and diversity training for the dietary staff. • Participated as member of senior management team to establish & measure success (thru metrics) of progress in achieving strategic goals & objectives. • Brought outside consultant to Hospital to conduct supervisory training for our managers which included lead employees identified for succession planning purposes.

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  Southern Seven Health Department/Head Start

  • Ullin, Illinois

  • Human Resources & Risk Management Administrator

    • Oct 1993 - Dec 2005
    • Ullin, Illinois

    7 county public health department (largest geographically in IL) & federally funded head start program of 260 employees (17 facilities combined) providing outpatient & maternal/child health & infant thru preschool programs & health services for eligible children with 1 direct report. • Participated in labor contract negotiations twice successfully finalizing contract terms & investigated & resolved grievances w/union or prepare for mediation. • Completed comprehensive revision of handbook (HR policies) for best practices.• Participated in setting safety policies & incentives for site based safety committees, reviewing incident/accident reports & completing investigations as needed. Analyzed & established loss/risk control measures (including commercial insurance programs) & crisis/disaster management program to increase preparedness or reduce liability risks.• Participated with senior management & managers in development of strategic goals.• Oversaw HR function for health department

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  City of Grand Island

  • Grand Island, Nebraska

  • Administrative Services Director & HR Consultant

    • Oct 1992 - May 1993
    • Grand Island, Nebraska

    Municipal government of 400 employees with 3 direct reports.• Completed comprehensive revision to HR policies (EE handbook) for best practices.• Reviewed 6 outstanding pay plan issues following implementation of new plan completed prior to my arrival. Resolved all disputed outcomes to satisfaction of the affected employees & the City Administrator. • Researched & developed guidelines for compliance with the ADA of 1990.• Participated in police contract negotiations as Chief Negotiator to resolve the outstanding issues & set tone for final resolution. • Oversaw HR & Some Purchasing Function

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  City of Paducah

  • Paducah, Kentucky

  • Human Resources & Purchasing Administrator

    • Jan 1987 - Oct 1992
    • Paducah, Kentucky

    Municipal government of 300 employees with 3 direct reports.• Participated in labor contract negotiations w/police, fire & public works unions twice to successful outcomes & oversaw public works grievance & contract administration process to improve relationship w/union leadership receiving an award from the Board. • Successfully represented the City before EEOC investigators winning the 2 claims filed. • Administered or monitored civil service, police & fire testing (written & agility) to applicants & served on the police recruitment & civil service employee interview & selection committees to ensure that only the best qualified applicants were considered.• Administered procurement procedures for purchases of $2,500 or more in accordance with the local ordinance & assisted department directors in developing technical specifications, interacted with bidders & evaluated bids & proposals for compliance w/specs in the purchase of public works & police vehicles & equipment at lowest cost.• Oversaw HR function of 5 systems including Police, Fire, AFSCME, Civil Service & Non-Civil Service

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  other work experience

  • Various

  • Various

    • Mar 1972 - May 1986
    • Various

    Print Media, Hospitality, Transportation, Restaurant, retail Grocery & Residential & Commercial Construction; Health Surveyor; K-12 sub Teaching/Tutoring; Custodial/Laborer; Grounds/Lawn Maint; vocational-trade skills training.