joe barrett

senior consultant

About

Highly effective senior level Human Resources executive with a proven track record in all areas of HR including employee relations, talent acquisition, strategic planning and staffing. Corporate, international and regional level experience. Responsible for start-up, implementation, and successful completion of recruiting campaigns in the areas of sales, technical, and professional level direct hires. Industry experience includes: chemical, pharmaceutical, sales and financial. Specialties: Talent acquisition programs, targeted and high volume staffing, succession planning, global staffing team leadership, employee relations, HR program management.

Country

united states

City

philadelphia

Industry

human resources

Skill

talent acquisition, talent management, recruiting, employee relations, succession planning, human resources, sourcing, temporary placement, employee benefits, organizational development, leadership, training, deferred compensation, compensation and benefit, labor relations, technical recruiting, onboarding, new hire orientations, internet recruiting, job descriptions, applicant tracking systems, performance management, team leadership, employer branding, benefits negotiation, hris, college recruiting, employee engagement, workforce planning, team building, personnel management, benefits administration, taleo, compensation and benefits

Experience

staffing director

telerx

2004-1 - 2006-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

vice president and director of recruiting

citizens bank

2001-1 - 2004-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for all staffing and talent acquisition programs and activities. Strategic staffing planning, development of sourcing programs, campus recruiting.

senior consultant

independent consultant-human resources

2016-9 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo

Consultant to senior management: establish, revitalize and implement Human Resources practices that provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture. Specialties include: talent development, staffing and organizational development.

staffing director and human resources director

betz laboratories

1975-6 - 2001-9 · 26 yrs 4 mos

Responsible for Human Resource programs and activities in a division of 4,500 employees in 42 countries. Strategic HR business partner on executive leadership team accountable for organizational development, talent acquisition, employee relations, benefits and compensation administration. Directed management training and divisional leadership programs for North American sales force of 1,100. Implemented a highly successful talent planning and succession system identifying high potential employees. Reduced time to staff key management positions by 60% after one year. Introduced a Performance Management Planning program rated by executives and employees at 99.2% satisfaction level. Integration team leader for the successful non-domestic integration of Human Resources during a global merger. Designed a leadership development program in partnership with Rider University resulting in a corporate university approach to learning. ;

human resources director

vantage specialty chemicals

2006-5 - 2016-5 · 10 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for the Human Resource function including employment benefits, compensation, employee relations, talent acquisition and succession planning. Develop and implement HR strategies and programs in alignment with corporate objectives.