Loss Prevention Human Resource

THOMAS M. ACKER

**** ******* ******* **., *********, Nevada 89052 - 702-***-****

(Home) - 702-***-**** (cell) - abm6c9@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL

A highly experienced business partner who brings integrity and

business acumen to dynamic organizations seeking continuous growth and

continuous improvement. Solid record of providing human resource

strategy, loss prevention, labor and employee relations, recruitment,

litigation defense, training, compensation budgeting and planning,

performance management, benefits, organizational development and

personal development. Particularly successful in start-up ventures

and turn around situations. Qualifications include:

Strategic and tactical Needs assessment and analysis

planning

Business leadership Merger and acquisition integration

Collective bargaining Executive coaching

negotiation

Policy and Procedure P & L responsibility

development

Project planning and Competency and skills assessment

development

Extensive experience and qualification in the full range of Human

Resource functions:

Recruitment, selection and Safety and Risk management

retention

Organization development Labor and Employee relations

Compensation and benefits Internal and external

communications

Litigation Performance management

investigation/avoidance/def

ense

Career/ Succession Planning Training

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL MANAGER - PICO ART EXHIBIT - TORRANCE, CA - AUG 2008 -

PRESENT

Recruited by CEO as a consultant to turn around this $6.5MM division

of Hong Kong based Pico International, a leading global provider of

integrated experiential marketing services.

Key Accomplishments: Reduced excessive overhead by $300K within the

first 3 months of the assignment.

GLOBAL H/R LEADER - E.I. DUPONT - WILMINGTON, DE - 2007 - JULY 2008

Human Resource business partner to the $800MM Building Innovations

Strategic Business unit of DuPont with over 800 employees and major

offices in Wilmington, Geneva and Hong Kong

Key Accomplishments: Partnered with sales leadership to reorganize

the sales team from a horizontal organization to a vertically

integrated, geographically diverse team to achieve customer intimacy.

The reorganization resulted in cost savings of over $600K annually

with improved customer relations.

VP - CORPORATE SERVICES - MICE NORTH AMERICA - LAS VEGAS, NV - 2002 -

2007

One of five executive staff members to grow this wholly owned

subsidiary of UK owned MICE International from $-0- in April of 2002

to $100MM in revenue with an employment base of 470 employees in June

of 2007.

Key Accomplishments: Developed and implemented employee benefit

package, 401(k) plan, recruitment and retention strategies, training

and marketing plans for this experiential marketing provider. Served

as benefit and 401(k) Plan Trustee and as Corporate officer.

PRINCIPAL - THOMAS ACKER COUSULTING SERVICES - LAS VEGAS, NV - 2001 -

2004

Independent H/R and General Management consultant for clients such as

Start-Up Internet Services Provider, Municipal government, General

contractor, Organized Religion group, and Creative B2B and B2C

marketing organization.

Key Accomplishments: Developed from conception employee-friendly

business based policies and practices for two start-up companies,

creating the employee benefit packages, employee guides, compliance

documents, policy manual, management guides and compensation and

incentive plans.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, H/R - GES EXPOSITION SVCS. (a Viad Co.) - 1997 -

2001

Drove H/R practices for 1,700 full-time employees and managed 12

direct reports across the United States and Canada for the largest

General contractor in the Trade Show and convention industry.

Key Accomplishments: Collaborated with the General Managers

throughout the US and Canada to integrate H/R practices with business

needs moving the H/R function from an administrative role to that of a

strategic business partner.

DIRECTOR OF LOSS PREVENTION - RESTAURA DININNG SVCS. (a Viad Co.) -

1974 - 1997

Brought to the Corporate Headquarters to execute loss prevention

measures that had been successful in the Mid-West division to this

National foodservice company with over 4,000 employees.

Key Accomplishments: Developed and implemented a non-traditional

comprehensive safety and loss prevention method that drove the overall

work related injury costs down by 18% ($935K) within 24 months.

Reduced workers compensation claims by 16% over the same period of

time.

EDUCATION

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan - 1966 - 1970

Major: Personnel Administration; Minor: Business Law

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - 1986

Executive development Program

MILITARY

United States Army, Fort Myer, Virginia (Vietnam era)

Served in "The Old Guard", a commission requiring a White house Secret

clearance

OTHER

Keynote Speaker, PCMA National conference, Orlando, Florida - 1999

Congregation President, New song Ministry - Henderson, Nevada - 2005

- 2007

Corporate Secretary - MICE North America - 2006 - 2007

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