ROB LOCKARD, MS, SPHR

800 S. Wash Alexandria VA 22314 Cell: 202-306-8606 Rob.Lockard.SPHR@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/lockardsphr HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER Experienced and certified Human Resource Professional who employs innovative ways to solve the largest of employeerelated issues, including: Employee Relations/Retention, Benefits Management, Conflict Resolution, Change Management, Talent recruitment, Performance Management, Leadership Development, and Succession Planning. Striking a balance between being efficient and highly approachable, I work effectively to utilize empathetic techniques that increase opencommunication, motivate and encourage teams to achieve well above expectations, increase retention, and drive profits/sales. My dedication and leadership has been recognized by my peers with the honor of serving as President of the Human Resource Association - National Capital Area (DC SHRM). EXPERIENCE Human Resources & Recruiting Manager The CENTECH GROUP, Inc., Falls Church VA 4/2010 to 7/2011

This dual role required me to develop and administer all short and long-term human resources and recruiting aspects of this 455 employee, 22 location $151 Million Federal Government IT and Program Management contractor. Supervised 3 HR professionals and 3 Recruiting professionals. Provided counsel to Executive Management, as well as developed, monitored, and served as EEO / Affirmative Action, ADA, Sexual Harassment and Title VII regulation Compliance Officer. Utilized Sage Abra, 4mybenefits, and Deltek. ACHIEVEMENTS: - Successfully represented organization during a DOL site-visit, and three ISO 9001:2008 Audits. Efforts resulted in sustainability of contracts, and added value to the firm. - Revised Recruiting practices to identify $130,000 in savings to the organization while ensuring that a 30-day time-to-fill objective was maintained. - Negotiated with benefits broker and benefit providers to achieve a 0% increase in benefit costs. - Mediated numerous high profile internal employee relations events to successful outcomes, avoiding legal intervention. Senior Human Resource Generalist RAFFA, P.C., Washington DC 7/2008 to 2/2010

Originally hired as a Training & Development Specialist, was promoted within a year. Collaboratively spearhead all HR practice areas including: employee relations, recruitment, performance management, benefits, workforce utilization, and training & development for this $33 Million, Top 100 Accounting & Professional Services firm. Utilized ADP HR-B. ACHIEVEMENTS: - Integrated and implemented new Scheduling and Performance Management Software. - Recalculated, corrected and balanced Paid-Time-Off (PTO) Benefit discrepancy. - Adequately aligned firm Training to National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) guidelines and expectations, allowing firm to sell external training courses to clients. -Participated in firm mapping project to increase communication efficiency between HRIS/Benefits information system and Payroll processing system.

ROB LOCKARD, SPHR (Page 2 of 3) Human Resource Manager American Institute for Cancer Research, Washington DC 1/2007 to 6/2008

Managed all HR functions including: Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits Management, Benefits Administration, Recruitment, Orientation/On-Boarding, Training, Leadership Development, Coaching/Counseling, Performance Management, Internship Programming, Unemployment, and Retention activities for this 100 employee, $5 Million National Non-Profit Organization. In addition to HR duties, also served as facility liaison and supervisor of Fulfillment Center. Supervised an HR Assistant, Fulfillment Center Manager, and in-directly supervised Seven Fulfillment Center Specialists. ACHIEVEMENTS: - Identified over $60,000 in department savings to the organization, saving a mission-critical position. -Facilitated the organization's intern program, coordinating activities of 12 interns in one year. -Performed Needs Analysis, and collaborately built the leadership development programming for both middle and senior management. Organized workshops that enhanced supervisory and team building skills for 18 managers. -Coordinated monthly Health & Wellness seminar series, providing staff access to presenters/experts in the fields of: nutrition, physical and mental health, and safety. Human Resource Generalist Target Corporation, Myrtle Beach, SC & Falls Church, VA 1/2004 to 1/2007

Champion of: Staffing, Development, Retention, Brand, and Community Relations in two diversely different markets. Smallest store involved 285 employees, and $32 Million in Sales Volume. Quickly moved from supporting a single store , and supervising an HR Coordinator to providing support as an HR Technical and Employee Relations expert for 12 stores and supervising 3 Assistants, and 3 Coordinators. Utilized Kronos time-keeping/scheduling systems, and implemented customized PeopleSoft HRIS system. ACHIEVEMENTS: - Reduced employee turnover by 10% , resulting in an all-time low of 3.8%. - Supervised a 40-person HR Hurricane relief team for two weeks after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged New Orleans. - Orchestrated a compensation base rate increase; honor granted to only two (2) stores in entire company that year. - Implemented new scheduling, time-keeping, and HRIS system for a 12 store District. Conference & Event Services Manager Conference Center & Inn at Clemson University 5/2001 to 1/2004

Coordinated all housing, meals and function space for over 18,000 conference guests, representing 120+ separate multifunction events. Generated $1.2 Million in under three months each year, while managing 12 direct / 80 second-tier staff and utilizing all University facilities, including: a 17 room Conference Center, 89 room hotel, and 18-hole PGA rated Golf Course . ACHIEVEMENTS: - Awarded "New Conference Professional of the Year" in 2002 by the Association for Collegiate Conference & Events Directors International (ACCED-I). - Created 6 stand-alone training programs, ROI increased sales by $68,000 in first year, $43,000 in second year of implementation. -Full life cycle recruiting, supervision, training, and performance management of 12 staff. Developed and implemented process to ensure retention, recognition, quality performance, and capture employee experience data.

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EDUCATION Clemson University, Clemson, SC M.S., Human Resource Development, 2001 Graduate Student Government President B.A., History & Secondary Education, 1999 The Tiger School Mascot Certification, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Member

VOLUNTEER & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT President Also served as President-elect, and VP, PR & Marketing HRA-NCA (DC SHRM) South-East Region Intern Scholarship Selection Committee Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Expert Panel Member in Martin Yates new book: "Knock 'Em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World", Public Speaker, promoting "Social Networking for the HR Pro". Blogger, TheLockard7.com Pro Bono Consultant, Human Resources The Taproot Foundation HR FOCUS EXPERT on Focus.com