Greg Losh

 

Greg Losh - Professional Summary:     Senior-level Human Resource professional with demonstrated accomplishments in operational and strategic leadership. Proven track record with start-ups and Fortune 500 companies implementing World-class management practices. Known for ability to conceptualize and successfully implement HR systems for sustained business growth. Participative leadership style with highly effective communication, motivational and management skills.

 

 

Greg Losh - Professional Experience:    
CAPITAL CITY TECHNOLOGIES, Atlanta, GA 12/2008-Present

People Management Leader
HR leader for $40 MM consulting firm growing 100% per year (Inc.5000 #42) $40 MM Established the HR function.

•Designed and implemented management development, performance evaluation, and recruiting programs. Developed product line training programs. Negotiated new benefits package reducing premium cost 4%.

WELDING SERVICES INC, Atlanta, GA 3/2007- 9/2008

Vice President, Human Resources (Re-organized 9/2008)
At $278MM in sales, is one of the fastest growing specialty maintenance contractors in the world, employing 1400+ skilled employees providing field welding and manufacturing services. Implemented world-class HR practices, SOX.

•Designed and implemented management development, performance evaluation, and 360 evaluation programs. Established training office, policy manual. On steering committee of $1.2MM payroll module transition.

•Supported the business through 30% annual growth when skilled labor & field leadership was the largest risk to the execution of the strategic plan. Developed new sources for skilled craft labor, internal training modules.

RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS, Atlanta, GA 2/2006 - 3/2007

Consultant, Human Capital
Resources Global Professionals was founded as a division of one of the Big 4 professional services firms. Independent since 1999, RGP employs over 3200 associates out of 74 domestic and international offices.

•Interim North American HR Director for European manufacturing company. Led medical equipment manufacturer through an upgrade of HR practices. Assisted major air carrier in preparations for salaried lay-offs, coordinating the work of McKinsey Group, Boston Consulting Group, Right Management and DBM.

GENERAL ELECTRIC 1997 -2006
Human Resource Director, Atlanta, GA 1999-2006
HR leader for GE Contractual Services, a start-up business within GE. Responsible for over 1275 regular fulltime and contract employees in 28 countries at 80 sites, including 250+ local-nationals and 40 expatriates. Directed global staff of 10. Developed creative strategies to find specific skill sets in numerous international locations.

•HR lead for fastest growing profit center in GE, which achieved growth in backlog orders from $ 7 B in 1999
to $32 B in 2004, with annual sales of $1.8 B, in which time headcount increased by over 950 employees.

•Recruited and developed an IT team of over 100 with an annual development budget of $15 MM, developing proprietary asset management and risk mitigation software and ERP software.

•Achieved over $1MM estimated savings via 6 Sigma methods by developing GE Company Union Avoidance Training CD in conjunction with Corporate Legal and HR staff. Now used as a GE-wide H R best practice.

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Plant Human Resource Manager, Bangor, ME 1997-1999
Human Resource responsibility for 500 employee union-free manufacturing site. Drove key HR initiatives and provided union-avoidance leadership for a highly involved and productive hourly workforce with production processes at 4.5 Sigma. Member of plant staff responsible for developing strategic plan and annual budget.

•Managed relations during a time of extensive operational change due to product mix shift and technology improvements. Met plant production manpower needs during widely fluctuating business cycles through innovative use of temporary labor and administration of temporary lack of work policy.

•Served GE as a union-avoidance consultant at various sites in the U. S. and Canada.

CUMMINS ENGINE, Madison, IN 1994-1997

Labor Relations Manager
Managed employee and labor relations for 340 exempt and bargaining unit employees involved in machining and
assembly of components for the heavy-duty truck engine market using Toyota (TPS) production methodologies. Implemented transition from traditional environment to self-directed work teams.

•HR lead for the redesign and implementation of the organizational and functional layout of a manufacturing facility employing 340 employees with sales volumes of $ 70 million annually.

•Improved communication between management and labor by implementing a leadership committee of salaried
and hourly employees, which served as the basis for information dissemination, and problem resolution.

COOPER INDUSTRIES (COOPER-ROLLS), Mt. Vernon, OH
1990-1994

Labor Relations Manager 1993-1994
Employment and Development Manager 1990-1993 Employee relations, recruiting and development of 650 salaried staff. As Labor Relations Manager, had primary labor relations responsibility for a 650-employee heavy manufacturing facility. Responsible for administration of labor contract including grievance and arbitration proceedings, layoff and recall.
•Improved production and employee morale by establishing self-directed production teams. Managed development and delivery of training in support of implementation of TQM.

•Through aggressive recruiting techniques, sourced and hired 126 new technical and professional employees, including software developers/designers, programmers, design engineers, and metallurgists, in 2 years.

 

 

Greg Losh - Education:    Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

                                               Master of Science, Safety Management

 

 

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