DANIEL HURT

13921 CROSSING WAY W EDMOND , OK 73013 United States

(405) 922-5348 dhurt03@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-hurt-06785624

Summary Of Qualifications
Top performer who is frequently recognized for job excellence, including achieving an ASTD Strategic
Learning Leadership award, Sprint / Nextel Merger Leadership award, and Call Center Magazines
Call Center Manager of the Year.
Forward thinking strategist who excels at conceptualizing, developing, and implementing
forward-thinking Employee Development and Human Resource programming.
Process oriented leader with advanced skills in employee learning and development, including
improving processes for recruiting, hiring, training, and transitioning.
Proven and effective manager who makes decisions to reflect positively on business efficiency,
corporate well-being, and employee satisfaction, along with leading quality recruitment to encourage
diversity, low turnover, and superior company loyalty.

Professional Experience
University of Phoenix , Oklahoma City , OK, United States
Faculty , June 2013 Present
Teach classes in both the schools of Business and Humanities, with a focus on under-prepared
students.
Collaborate with peers on curriculum development, course delivery, peer reviews, and student retention
efforts.
Results include an average of 95% of students report being very satisfied with the courses and classes
taught.
Served on the Full Time Faculty pilot from December 2012 until converted to full time in June of 2013.
Pilot members were selected due to results and feedback from students while an adjunct faculty
member from March 2008 until December 2012.
APMEX, Inc , Oklahoma City, OK, United States
Human Resources Business Partner , November 2011 November 2012
Served as the key Human Resource contact for an internet based company. Utilized broad scope of HR
knowledge and dynamic business acumen toward supporting business units with integral planning and
implementation of people strategies. Work included partnering with units and assisting in set up of HR
department. Collaborated with business leaders on organizational structure, compensation, and strategic
planning, including conceptualizing and developing standard onboarding procedures for new staff while
planning efforts with senior leadership to expand the role HR played companywide.
Key Results include:
Achieved a 30% reduction in staff attrition by partnering with internal business units to improve people
processes, including the implementation of a corrective action process, more complete total rewards
package, and new employee onboarding.
Launched several training initiatives, including developing and piloting the first management
development courses, as well as MS Office workshops.
Developed personnel policies, launched the employee handbook, development plans, performance
appraisals, compensation agreements, and confidentiality and severance agreements.
Partnered with business unit leaders to meet performance and compensation review dates.
Sprint/Nextel , Overland Park, KS, United States
Human Resources Development Manager II , September 1998 November 2011
Served in many HR decision-making roles such as Performance Consultant, Trainer, Training Manager,
and Human Resources Manager. Cultivated strong relations with direct report teams and vendor partners
nationwide. Directed a 100 plus-member team supporting analysis, design, development, implementation,
and evaluation of training and performer support programs, including participating in rotational assignments

to various other parts of HR operations. Planned, coordinated, and implemented training schedules for
40,000+ learners nationwide and worked with key training teams to ensure schedule reporting and
compliance while averaging 1+ million hours of training delivery on an annual basis.
Key Results include:
Spearheaded centralization of Sprint / Nextels Training Delivery Organization, as well as overall
restructuring of Sprint University.
Cost-effectively managed the companys training / human resources budget of $5 million annually,
along with assisting in transformation of Sprint by negotiating movement of 120+ decentralized training
employees in the learning organization.
Reduced costs while keeping training quality and results high by developing unique learning strategies
using new technology.
Decreased costs 20% while successfully maintaining the number of customer facing hours for the
organization as steady.
Reduced speed to competency for new hires from 60 to 45 days and decreased comprehensive attrition
of new employees by 28% by creating and maintaining resourceful reporting on hew hire performance
against actual core business metrics.
Coordinated Sprint University planning and implementation of training and integration programs during
Sprint / Nextel merger, resulting in a plan that included zero incremental spend on outside resources to
deliver comprehensive merger training.
Achieved a 10% raise in staff satisfaction and decreased attrition by partnering with internal units to
improve onboarding.

Education
Southern Nazarene University , Bethany, OK, United States
Bachelor of Science in Management , May 2002

Southern Nazarene University , Bethany, OK, United States

Master of Science in Management , December 2004

Additional Information
Skills: Strategic Leadership, Training Delivery, Succession Planning, Problem Resolution, Process
Improvement, Employee Relations, Program/Project Management, Performance Management, Training
and Developmnet, Organizational Development, HR Policies and Processes