Joseph R.
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Experience
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University of Illinois Chicago
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Compensation
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Aug 2021 - Present
Provide Compensation over site for enterprise-wide University Programs. Provide Compensation over site for enterprise-wide University Programs.
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Field Manager
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May 2019 - 2020
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Consulting
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Geneva Area, Switzerland
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Senior Human Resources Consultant
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Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
Consulted organizations and small businesses to review pay practices and policies for global compensation parity and engaged with high profile organizations to learn about Swiss Regulations and Laws concerning employment and benefit strategy policy. Consulted organizations and small businesses to review pay practices and policies for global compensation parity and engaged with high profile organizations to learn about Swiss Regulations and Laws concerning employment and benefit strategy policy.
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City Colleges of Chicago
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United States
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Education Management
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Compensation and Benefits
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2016
Designed and administered compensation and benefit programs; pay philosophy, executive compensation, base pay, merit pay increases, bonus, incentive, equity and other reward programs. Oversaw short-and long-term incentives to ensure compensation alignment with the business strategy, goals, and competitive practices. Completed a total reward review and implemented a compensation analysis for 700 incumbents in 240 job titles. Saved $1.5M district-wide by implementing an online process to manage, track, and validate special assignment spend. Negotiated a cost savings of ~$34M in contract terms with BCBS, MetLife, Caremark, and VSP. Centralized the internal Leave Management Process to create accountability and compliance to DOL regulations. Developed and implemented a program to streamline goals planned on a two-year trajectory in less than six-months. Show less
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Hospira
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager, Executive Compensation
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Oct 2009 - Nov 2013
Administered the compensation program for global officers and the executive team with a worldwide employee population of 14K employees over 31 countries. Oversaw the day-to-day administration of global equity plans and Executive Profit-Sharing Plan (EPSP) and interacted with transfer agents, dedicated brokers and internal teams to timely process and settle trades, exercises and other equity plan transactions. Established a Compensation Committee review process that reduced preparation time for increased board effectiveness. Streamlined the internal grant process to an online format for increased accounting efficiency and accuracy of month-end share plan reconciliation. Show less
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Allstate
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Manager
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Aug 2006 - Aug 2009
Identified and developed key executive compensation initiatives that enhanced the success of the property, casualty insurance, and financial services company with over 31K employees. Designed and administered the executive compensation programs including base pay, bonus, long-term incentives, and equity programs. Managed the internal processes and report preparation leading up to quarterly Board of Director Committee meetings. Directed the stock plan administrator change that provided an annual savings of $50K for the company and an estimated fee savings for plan participants of $800K. Managed the annual proxy disclosure filings and required Section 16 filing with internal legal and external regulatory agencies. Show less
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Human Resources Manager
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1986 - 2006
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Education
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University of Kentucky
Masters of Health Administration and Finance -
Kentucky State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business/Managerial Economics