Expert Profile
Marc D. ***** , J. D. , CBM, SPHR, President and Consulting Principal, has over 25 years of corporate experience in human resources and labor relations, including 10 years at the senior management and executive levels of General Electric, Contel Corporation, Executone, Inc. and Mobile Telecommunication Technologies (Mtel). He has over 15 years of consulting experience. Corporate positions have been in large and small manufacturing, sales, service, distribution R&D and engineering organizations. Marc was a member of the board of directors and chairman of the compensation committee of a publicly-traded, international, consumer electronics and music company. He serves as a financial services arbitrator with FINRA and works to improve accountability in the nonprofit sector as an Executive Volunteer with Nonprofits First.
***** Partners, ***** (Inc.)
***** Partners, ***** consults in human resources, labor relations and employee communication. Its primary mission is to help you meet your business goals by assessing and resolving your workforce challenges.
***** Partners develops, manages and provides support to organizations involved in significant change including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, relocation, union organizing, growth and downsizing. We mentor less experienced personnel at companies too new or small to invest in full-time, highly experienced human resources professionals and educate our clients so they are more able to continue our processes on their own.
We offer clients two unique assessment tools. Hiring for Attitude”SM” uses structured interviews and integrates with your current selection tools to help determine whether a candidate will be a fit in your work environment based on their attitude about the workplace and workplace processes. Reality Audits”SM” help the employer learn what really goes on, how policies and practices are communicated and actually implemented, and how employees, supervisors and managers react and are affected.
Clients direct or by subcontract, include or have included a telecommunication service provider, a multi-state heavy equipment distributor, a start-up aircraft manufacturer, a cargo airline, an international apparel manufacturer and distributor, an international death services provider, hospitals, a parochial day school, a consumer marketing firm, six major public utilities and other service and manufacturing companies.
Mel/Skytel, Continental Telecom, The Mescon Group (Organization Design Consulting), General Electric Company
B.A. Sociology - Boston University College of Liberal Artc
J.D. - Boston University School of Law
SPHR - Senior Professional in Human Resources
CBM - Certified Business Manager
Financial Services Arbitrator - FINRA
Maintained morale and managed turnover and staffing while a business was for sale. Directed closing of headquarters and implementation of temporary benefits during a merger with two*****mended for skillful balance of employee interests with those of four participating organizations.
Directed human resource and facilities aspects of several divestitures, acquisitions and major reorganizations. Participated in negotiations and twice found reasons to cancel planned acquisitions. Directed the successful integration of three businesses, including union and non-union workforces.
Chief spokesperson or strategist for 9 contracts, including using a win/win process to negotiate new work scope and extreme physical requirements with a guards union to meet new government nuclear facility hardening requirements. In that case the deadline and 25 cents per hour cost constraints were met while protecting senior capable employees.
Provided employee and management communication to support a utility’s first negotiations in a deregulated environment. The utility met its objectives.
Led or aided over 25 successful representation defenses, an affiliation defense and 3 decertifications.