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Instructor

Blistex was founded in 1947 as a small, family-run company in the business of developing and marketing lip care products, primarily in the United States. Our objectives in those days were to create quality products, achieve consistent growth and become an innovative leader in lip care. The pursuit of quality and customer service led us in 1967 to create our research and development facilities, as well as build our own manufacturing and corporate headquarters complex in Oak Brook, Illinois. This move enabled us to have pinpoint control of every phase of our business from product formulation and testing to manufacturing and marketing. Over the years, consistent growth was fueled by constant innovation in the Blistex product line. New products were added and existing products improved as Blistex moved into worldwide lip and health care markets. Today, the Blistex tradition is carried on by the second generation of our founding family. And we still believe in our original goals.

About me: I am an HR professional with a wide variety of business experiences which has created a unique list of projects and achievements. My experience includes HR department start-ups, mentoring of HR professionals, implementation of HR technology, and Employee Stock Ownership Plans. I have frequently converted state and federal legislation into meaningful policies, procedures and training classes for HR and operations management. My labor relations experience includes both union contract negotiations, and multiple successful union-avoidance campaigns. I am experienced in employee relations laws in Canada, Switzerland and USA. I am very active in the HR community for greater Chicago-land and the western suburbs. Specialties: HR Operations Start-Up; Mergers & Acquisitions; Total Compensation Plans; Performance Management / Succession Planning; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Benefits Plans; Defined Contribution Plans; Defined Benefits Plans; Management Training; OSHA / Safety Program design (29 CFR Part 1910); HAZCOM Training; Department of Transportation (49 CFR); Union Contract Negotiations; Successful Union Avoidance Campaigns; HR Information System Implementation (Ceridian & Peoplesoft); Crystal Report Writing. To brainstorm and collaborate on any of these perspectives, call me at (773) 551-0415.