Philippe B. Gouamba 79 Pleasant Valley Rd. Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857 917-538-1238 pg11bc94e@westpost.

net Objective Looking for a good corporate fit at a firm where my experience and solid skills will be used in a growing progressive environment. Work Experience Vice President of Human Resources 1/1986 - Present Skyline Windows, LLC., New York City, NY X Human Resources Generalist, Vice President of Human Resources Work with new CFO on Change Management, devise and implement new procedures, par ticipate in salary reviews, formulate job descriptions, track headcount figures, review labor rates, conduct new hire orientations, produce weekly labor distrib ution reports. Review staffing needs with Department Heads, place employment ads , write job offer letters; verify I-9 documentation and other immigration docume ntation, verify Social Security Numbers for authenticity. Administer 401k plan ( enrollments, hardship distributions, loan requests, and resolve problems with TP As). Shop and Administer comprehensive benefits plan that includes: Major Medica l PPO and HMO, Dental PPO and DMO, Vision, Life Insurance, LTD, NYS short term d isability. Review benefits plan design to meet changing needs of growing firm. S et up ICIP NYC tax-abated construction projects, track manpower for such jobs; c ompile report for NYC Dept of Finance. Write employee manual, Drivers manual. Pr ocess weekly payroll of 260 employees. Implement new hires, raises, bonuses, ter minations, direct deposits, bank account pre-notes; handle unemployment claims w ith ADPs California Office; attend court hearings as needed. Manage relationship with ADP payroll service provider. Process all general liability claims, first incident reports, claims review, settlement offers, prepare legal defense with a ny of five law firms on retainer. Process workmens compensation claims: c-2s, C11s, c-240. Appear in court as necessary, liaison with Lovell Safety Managements EIP program as we are part of an industry safety group. Handle all lawsuits: re view summons and complaints, consult with in-house attorney on labor law, genera l law, and immigration law. Monitor illegal employees; prepare labor certificati on documentation for H1b petitions with associated interviews. Purchase automobi les and trucks in accordance with preset budgetary goals and price points, manag e fleet of 34 vehicles, update insurance, registrations, plates transfers, watch per mile operating costs, review fleet maintenance reports, dispose of old vehi cles, examine lease vs. purchase options and make recommendation to CFO. Purchas e and maintain telephone systems for main location and factory location. Interac t with Verizon (37 land lines), Verizon wireless (37 cellular lines), Verizon DS L (2 lines), Nextira (56 extensions) at the main office and 8 land lines at the Factory location (separate maintenance agreement) all to ensure flawless communi cation with in the companys two locations (NYC and North Jersey).Work in a high profile, high visibility environment where written and verbal communications are very important Bookkeeper 9/1985 - 10/1986 R. Alan Stotsenberg, PC, New York City, NY X Automated financial accounting system on IBM PC with Armour software* Analyzed all cash receipts and disbursements for two prior fiscal years.*Compiled expens es for a case by case allocation of client billing on Dbase III software* Handle d bookkeeping functions, bank reconciliations, deposits.* Prepared cash requirem ent reports for vender payments*Paralegal responsibilities on DEC Mate II word p rocessor IRA Transfers Clerk 11/1983 - 10/1985 Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., New York City, NY X Assisted with transfer section operations. Facilitated account transfers with banks and other brokerage firms. Reported on status inquiries from outside brok erage firms. Assisted senior management with multi-faceted special project generated by SEC investigation into DWR transfer procedure

s. Implemented corrective and control measures. Acted as special projects coord inator. Responsibilities included financial and non-financial data changes to va rious data bases including DWRs National Consumer Profile System and Multiple On -Line Asset System. Interfaced daily with EDP to ensure accuracy and completene ss of output. Education Lycee Francais de New York V June 1978 Baccalaureate V Written portion Columbia College at Columbia University, New York, NY V May 1982 X Bachelors Degree X Economics major with concentration in French Keller School of Management at DeVry University, New York, NY X Masters Degree V in progress X Will complete MBA with Concentration in Human Resource Management V in progres s Skills Excel PowerPoint Word Hobbies Tennis, Photography, Motorcycling, Judo References Furnished upon request