Bryan Holmes, SPHR

801-631-9373
Holmes.bryan@gmail.com

Professional Summary
Human Resource professional with a SPHR certification, Bachelors degree in HR Management and over 10 years of
diverse industry experience with a passion for creating a positive company culture and driving bottom line results. I
specialize in superior employee engagement and retention while increasing productivity and implementing outstanding
company culture. I consistently motivate employees to improve production through effective use of communication,
reports, and key performance indicators while using good judgment and discretion to help them accomplish goals and
achieve work objectives. I believe that when employees feel more like people and less like a number, they become more
valuable to the companys success.

Professional Experience
Reckitt Benckiser -North America
Feb 2015- Present
HRBP- Training and Development Manager (contract)
Manage all HR training and development for the facility of over 500 employees including contractors and temporary
staff.
Employee retention, development and coaching for the entire facility to improve upon leadership skills that
impact team performance.
Train employees in leadership positions on HR related policies and programs such as performance reviews,
discipline procedures, attendance procedures, safety procedures, etc.
Train new employees in leadership positions on company philosophy and leadership expectations.
Coordinate new employee orientation process: schedule orientations when necessary, schedule presenters for
orientation.
Develop training evaluation methods to ensure continuous improvement.
Work with leadership team to determine future training and development needs to stay competitive in our
industry and compliant with regulations, then bridge the gap through internal or external training and/or
development opportunities.
Participate with leadership in the Talent Assessment process and provides follow up with training and
development coordination to support future goals
Work within HR to create training and development opportunities based off of employee survey results.
Help leadership manage change through training, development, and communication.
Respond to HR training needs: Harassment, FMLA, Interviewing, etc.
Create and assist leadership in creating facility policies and procedures and train them as applicable.
Develop and support the HR function with the implementation of training plans and promote and participate in
developing programs, such as Recognition and Rewards, Communication Meetings.
Coordinate and maintain state provided grant applications to secure training funds whenever possible.
Energy Management Corporation
Aug 2014- Jan 2015
Director of Human Resources (contract)
Directed the Human Resources operation of the company for 4 locations in Idaho, California, Utah and Colorado.
Slashed payroll/benefits administration costs 30% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the
continuation and enhancements of services.
Increased recruitment and onboarding by 32% for mechanical, production, sales and office personnel.
Initiated interviews with management to develop cutting edge employee performance review programs.
Dramatically improved company culture and employee engagement while reducing turnover by over 20%.
Negotiated an open enrollment premium that was decreased by 9% from previous year while also implementing
an employee wellness program.
Streamlined all compensation and benefits administration/management while improving employee productivity
through paperless requests for medical, dental, vision, flex-spending, and Aflac.
Achieved an improved company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, key employee
retention while I developed new employees who expected high performance within themselves and those
around them.
Designed a company policy for FLSA, and slashed the amount of smoking on property by implemented a
company wide smoke-free policy.

Bryan Holmes, SPHR

801-631-9373
Holmes.bryan@gmail.com
Elwood Professional
Sep 2013- Aug 2014
Senior Technical Recruiter/HR Specialist
Technical Recruiter and Human Resource Specialist for Engineering and IT professionals working on a combination of
local and national job requisitions while I maintained all onboarding and HRIS functions.
Increased GP margins by over 174% within the first 4 months of starting in the position.
Screened, sourced and placed 63 individuals including three key technical positions resulting in over $45k in
placement fee revenue.
Created goal of presenting 2 candidates (with at least 90% of qualifications) within 48 hours of receiving orders
from clients.
Improved quality of service and return on investment to clients and associates by matching candidate skills to
client needs.
Coached hundreds of candidates to implement best practices with phone interview etiquette and on-site
interviews.
Delivered offer letters and negotiated salary & benefits package for 13 direct hires.
Collaborated with vendor management tracking systems to submit, screen and place candidates into high profile
accounts within 48 hours of requisition receipt.
Used VMS dashboard site for approximately 30% of job postings.
Motion Picture Services
Jun 2009- Sep 2013
HR Coordinator- Transportation Department
HR coordinator handling all Human Resource functions within the local production companys transportation
department for various films and made-for-TV productions.
Oversaw daily HR operations of over 65 employees within the transportation department for local movie
productions.
Background includes working with Union and Non Union Productions
Developed, reviewed, and maintained over 7 company policies and procedures including employee conduct and
performance expectations.
Slashes hours logged as overtime and double time by 33% resulting in a savings of over $100,000 for the
production company.
Delivered process improvement and program development programs with resulted in a net savings of 23% in
expense costs.
Coordinated and maintained annual and quarterly operating budgets, which were consistently met each year.
Managed employee work times for multiple and consistently changing shooting schedules.
Walgreens Pharmacy
Oct 2004- Jun 2009
Executive Assistant Store Director/Human Resources Manager
Overall supervision of the entire store and pharmacy HR operations under guidance of Store Director.
Directed onboarding and benefits for over 400 new hires and promotable employees during my employment.
Helped my home store achieve 1st million dollar profit level in the district within first two years while
improving store sales over 4 years by over 60%.
Reduced employee turnover, down to 13% from previous level of 37% in the first 2 years of employment.
Reduced payroll KPI levels by 17% within the first 3 years, saving the store over $168,000.
Facilitated and created Prescription Savings club initiative in 2008, district wide, increasing enrollment levels
by 43% through proper and correct displays and advertising.
Customer Satisfaction levels increased from 45% up to 78% through proper training of employees and customer
interaction surveys.
Achieved increased profitability store wide through proper merchandising, protection of store assets, selection,
training and development of team members while modeling and delivering a distinctive and delightful customer
experience.

Bryan Holmes, SPHR

801-631-9373
Holmes.bryan@gmail.com

Additional Skills

SPHR Certified- HR Certification Institute.

American Staffing Association TSC/CSP Certified.
SHRM Membership.
Business Performance Management.
Fluent in Spanish.

Education
Columbia College of Missouri
May 2012
BS Business- Human Resource Management
Emphasis: Human Resource Management, Human Relations and Organizational Behavior, Legal issue in the Workplace,
Employee Motivation and Compensation, Conflict Management Systems, Organizational Ethics, Organizational
Leadership, Economics, Statistics and Change Management
Salt Lake Community College
AS Computer Information Systems