JOSEPH P.

WHITNEY
P.O. Box 423
Indianola, WA 98342
Home: 360-297-8016
Cell: 360-550-5859
Email: jw74ad6c@westpost.net
Human Resources Professional
Dedicated manager and employee with over fifteen years leadership experience in
human resources, personnel, training, safety, and finance. Talented in developme
nt and enforcement of policies and procedures. Skilled in analyzing staffing nee
ds and creating maximized efficiency. Exceptional interpersonal skills, able to
cultivate relationships with clients and staff.
Core Competencies
Employee & Labor Relations, Personnel, Finance, Safety, Training, Retail Sales,
and Customer Services manager at a regional facility that supported multiple off
ices. Management advocate in grievance-arbitration, injury compensation, discrim
ination, and sexual harassment cases. Managed Customer Service call center and w
alk in center. Responsible for multi-million dollar budget. Responsible for all
record keeping including training records, payroll records, personnel files, dis
cipline files, and safety records.
Employment History
Supervisor Administration and Supervisor Support Services at U. S. Postal Servic
e. Managed Employee and Labor Relations, Personnel, Finance, Human Resources, a
nd Customer Services at an office of several hundred employees. Managed the recr
uitment, testing, hiring, and orientation of new employees. Managed the training
of employees. Taught managers and supervisors performance management, change ma
nagement, customer services, retail sales, discipline, budget, safety, injury co
mpensation and other subjects. Managed the attendance program. Managed the finan
ce operation which included the payroll and timekeeping systems. Safety officer
for the office. Managed in a cooperative and collaborative style with an open do
or policy.
Attorney at Law: Self employed and contract attorney. Counseled and represented
clients in employment, financial, drug and alcohol abuse, marital matters. Prep
ared legal documents, letters, and memorandum for clients. Made oral presentatio
ns at hearings and court. Researched case law and statutes.
Real Estate Development: Logged, excavated, landscaped, marketed, and sold parce
ls of land. Supervised and built custom outbuildings and remodeled a home. Excav
ated and landscaped for customers. I have built two custom homes.
Education
University of Montana - Juris Doctor Degree - May 1994
Central Washington University - Bachelor Degree- Business Administration - Aug.
1991
Central Washington University - Bachelor Degree - Sociology - June 1980