San Jose State University

Rick Partridge

SUMMARY

Innovative senior human resources executive with strong operational savvy and customer focus, skilled at aligning human resources vision and strategy to achieve business objectives.  Keen ability to develop partnerships with line executives, understand complex business issues, and execute people solutions that positively impact the bottom line.  A people-oriented, dependable, thorough, and well-organized HR leader who uses tough-minded business judgment and problem anticipation to communicate, negotiate, and deliver to executive management. Skilled cultural change agent with ability to influence human resources policy in a variety of functions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   2006 -

Adjunct Faculty, College of Business

Lecturer in Human Resources concentration teaching: Fundamentals of HR Management, Selection and Recruiting, Diversity Management, and HR Development and Performance.  Serve as SJSU faculty representative to the Personnel Committee of AS.

Career Consultant, Lucas Graduate School

Provide a variety of career services to students in the COB's Lucas Graduate School including: 1-1 counseling, leading workshops, outreach to employers and marketing of the LGS programs.

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF SANTA CLARA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES   2004-2006

Human Resources Director

Lead the HR and Front Office functions for this $13M revenue, 70 employee, two county (Santa Clara and San Mateo) non-profit agency. Participates as a member of the Senior Staff Team; makes strategic and operational contributions that enhance the direction of the Agency. Directs all HR functions and activities such as employment, executive coaching and organization assessment, compensation, benefits, training, and employee relations.  Also function as Board of Directors liaison, dealing with governance, recruiting and development.

BEA SYSTEMS, San Jose, CA 2001-2004

Human Resources Director, Products and R&D

Recruited from IBM to be HR leader for 850-employee software engineering organization spread throughout nine locations worldwide.

  • Managed all HR elements of eight company acquisitions, including one in Sweden.
  • Led multiple resources reduction and re-deployment programs and key organizational design efforts.
  • Successfully managed HR team in startup of R&D labs in Bangalore, India and Beijing, China.
  • Developed and validated engineering core competencies and created robust career development program.
  • Member of leadership team driving HR transformation (i.e., HR Service Center, Manager self-service on PeopleSoft).

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES , INC. 1997-2001

Human Resources Manager, San Jose, CA 2000-2001

Site HR Leader for Storage Technology Division's San Jose disk drive location of more than 7000 employees.

  • Led all programs on site including: resources and staffing, rewards and retention, succession planning, employee relations, diversity initiatives, and executive programs.
  • In dot-com boom, got approval for and managed conversion of empty plant space to state of the art fitness center.
  • Worked closely with Division HR exec on world wide site start-ups and issues in Germany, Mexico, China, and Thailand

Human Resources Manager, Atlanta, GA 1997- 2000

Provided support for two major Global Services organizations with more than 2000 employees across the US.

  • Set strategic direction in people issues including: staffing, resources deployment, training and skills development.
  • Designed and implemented strategic initiatives for e-business with particular focus on organizational design and retention.
  • Used "out of the box" creativity to support a Silicon Valley type entrepreneurial culture in the midst of the dot-com boom.

Supported a 650 employee Customer Services Call Center that provided 24x7 coverage to North America

  • Heavy employee relations and case management involving performance issues, employee relations, and resources balancing.

Program Manager, Global Workforce Diversity, Atlanta, GA 1997-1999

Responsible for all policy and program management for the gay and lesbian constituency.

  • Acted as the company's advisor on all internal issues such as diversity training, domestic partner benefits, advertising and PR, contributions and marketing strategies. Served as IBM's liaison to multiple national gay and lesbian organizations.
  • Partnered with Sales teams to help design campaigns to win GLBT customers in the marketplace.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 1994-1997

Senior Human Resources Manager, Office of the CFO

Responsible for the delivery of all HR services to Information Resources, Controller, Treasury, Tax, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Strategic Planning.

  • Led the organization change, training and communications plans for the installation of SAP within the company.
  • Designed and rolled out re-skilling program for over 800 I/T professionals. Outsourced data centers, streamlined contractor selection. Led start-up of college recruiting program, and the design of training and incentive compensation programs.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, INC. 1982 - 1994

Area Employment Manager, Atlanta, GA 1992-1994

  • Drove annual hiring volumes of 2,000 including: co-ops, college, administrative, technical, and experienced professionals. Handled annual budget of $1.6M.
  • Responsible for strategic planning and marketing of products and services to non-IBM customers.
  • Made customer presentations to all levels of executive management, prepared proposals, negotiated and closed contracts to generate over $.5M in revenue in first year.

Resources Program Manager, White Plains, NY 1990-1992

  • Designed employee re-deployment guidelines and interpreted policy for resources rebalancing.
  • Developed and administered programs to consolidate five sales areas and rebalance customer support operations.
  • Assisted in the design of multiple financial incentive packages, reviewed exceptions, coordinated tracking, and investigated executive correspondence all within the TQM framework.

Compensation and Benefits Program Manager, Atlanta, GA 1988-1990

  • Oversight for commission plans for sales/marketing personnel and developed career position classification hierarchies.
  • Administered EAP, HMO, and childcare assistance plans as well as traditional medical and dental benefits plans.

Employee Relations Advisor, Atlanta, GA 1986-1988

  • On team that led the total transition and training for assimilation of acquired company, ROLM, to IBM.
  • Interpreted policy/procedures for management and investigated employee complaints.

Compensation and Benefits Specialist, Charlotte, NC 1984-1986

  • Lead analyst in point-factor (Hay) position evaluation, salary plan forecasting and tracking.
  • Conducted annual salary surveys with 12 other local Fortune 500 companies. Designed and delivered training.

Recruiter, Charlotte, NC 1982-1984

  • Recruited and hired more than 200 college grads and co-ops annually in Programming and Engineering disciplines.
  • Duties included: testing, interviewing, selection, and orientation.

EDUCATION

Ed. S. Counseling (One-year post-Masters), University of Florida.

M.Ed. Personnel and Guidance, University of Florida.

B.S. Biology , Vanderbilt University.

CERTIFICATIONS

Myers-Briggs Type Qualifying Program, Corporate Coach University Certification, Achieve Global Leadership Skills Training

AFFILIATIONS

Bay Area HR Executive Council, Shasta Hanchett Park Neighborhood Association past Board President, City of San Jose Diversity Committee Chair, Founder of Non-Profit Organization (NPO) HR Coalition, Chair of Personnel Committee, Ronald McDonald House