SANDRA HOLDER

Eight Clover Circle, Streamwood, Illinois 60107

(630) 372.1924
(847) 652.2545
Holder04@Hotmail.com
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Leadership Coaching & Counseling
Change Management
Organizational Design & Effectiveness
Succession Planning & Talent Development
Employee Relations
Performance Management
HR Policies, Processes & Procedures
Talent Acquisition
Management Experience
Global HR Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Human Resources Professional with experience in strategic human resource leaders
hip, broad based management and generalist experience in a Fortune 500 global co
mpany.
Exemplary communication skills and demonstrated ability to build positive relati
onships with all levels of management.
Proven ability to assume challenging roles, multi-task in high pressure environm
ents to meet deadlines, and effectively balancing organizational and employee ne
eds.
An accomplished leader with strong capacity to utilize organizational and analyt
ical skills, and to predict and creatively solve problems that achieve optimal b
usiness results.
Experience in Telecommunications, Insurance and Financial industries.
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Successfully integrated and aligned engineering organizations across 5 c
ountries into business unit product groups in preparation for company separation
into two independent publicly traded companies.
- Led cross-business strategic human resource team in successful completio
n and documentation of business HR processes in support of company separation pl
ans.
- Restored and augmented HR credibility in global engineering software org
anization (6000+ employees) by leading organization design strategy to streamlin
e organization structure and define culture.
- Collaborated with senior business leaders in developing a talent exchang
e program which resulted in adoption of the website by corporate and thereby bec
oming a corporation standard.
- Effectively worked in partnership with general manager in developing the
vision and strategy for a newly created "start-up" organization consisting of 3
00 employees.
- Productively attained 90% retention of key critical talent by means of T
alent Management and Talent Development processes for business clients.
- Received HR Excellence Partnership Award from Corporate Vice President b
usiness client 2007.
- Demonstrated corporate responsibility to community by serving in elected
Board Officer position for non-profit organization since 2009.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MOTOROLA, INC. ~ SCHAUMBURG, IL
SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARTNER 2002-PRESENT
Effectively provides value-added and high impact HR solutions in alignment with
business strategies through proactively collaborating with general managers and
senior leaders of global organizations in engineering, quality, strategy, busine
ss development, information technology, finance, facilities, and manufacturing.
Productively regulate and implement corporate wide programs, performance-annual
rewards planning, performance management, employee growth and development oppor
tunities, staffing/workforce planning, key talent retention strategies, compensa
tion and compliance programs in partnership with HR centers of excellence and bu
siness leadership teams.
- Direct talent management process ensuring alignment of key talent to cri
tical roles along with prioritizing development investments and handling vital p
osition rotations, retention and succession planning.
- Effectively reduce cost and improve operational efficiencies and effecti
ve organization structures through providing leadership and global organization
design recommendations and change management process for significant business co
nsolidation efforts.
- Maintain employees respect and dignity while implementing large-scale global w
kforce reductions and site closures.
- Implement and institutionalize Relative Performance Assessment (RPA) pro
cess through conducting employee and manager training utilizing change managemen
t methodologies; Served as certified RPA facilitator and company Sector repres
entative/actor in corporate training videos.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS MANAGER 1999-2001
- Managed a staff of three employees on employee relations cases, "open do
or" grievances, performance management appeals and unemployment hearings.
- Proactively resolved and mediated issues which included conducting inves
tigations, interpreting and administrating policies and procedures and serving a
s internal consultant on performance management.
- Conferred with labor and employment attorney on EEO charges and lawsuits
.
- Certified and recognized as Subject Matter Expert (SME) consultant on wo
rkplace violence issues.
HUMAN RESOURCES/ OPERATIONS MANAGER 1995-1999
- Played an integral generalist role which supported general managers on s
taffing, employee relations, performance management and succession planning / ta
lent development.
- Effectively supervised staff of two employees in HR accounting functions
, monthly budget reviews and reconciliations, quarterly reporting on HR performa
nce indicators and HR reengineering process mapping.
- Successfully closed manufacturing plants in three Illinois locations in
collaboration with security, legal and facility teams.
EARLIER CAREER
Interstate National Corporation (Subsidiary of Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
~ Chicago, IL
Senior Human Resource Representative 1992-1995

Allstate Insurance Company ~ South Barrington, IL
Senior Human Resource Representative 1989-1992
Accounting Supervisor 1987-1989
Accounting Analyst 1986-1987
Borg-Warner Acceptance Corporation (Canadian Branch Offices) ~ Chicago, IL
Accounting Analyst 1985-1986
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
- InsideOut Coaching
- Organizational Development & Change Management
- Human Asset Planning
- Integrated HR Service Delivery Model
- Leading Digital Six Sigma Foundations
- Certified Relevant Performance Assessment (RPA) Facilitator
- Certified Situational Assessment Team (SAT) Training (Workplace Violence
)
- Certified Profilor -Personnel Decisions International (PDI) 360 Feedback
Coach
- Various HR leadership courses at SHRM Annual Conferences
- Strategic HR Business Partner Academy
- Certified in the Reid Technique (CRT) Interviewing
- Philip Crosby Quality Improvement Process
- Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board Executive Committee Officer | Secretary ~ New Moms Inc. Chicago (non-profit org
ization)
Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Member, Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC)
Volunteer ~ YWCA Chicago (Career/Interview Workshops)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Windows | Word | Excel | PowerPoint | Outlook | SAP HR Systems