JAMES N.

MULLINS
114 Michael Lane
Sharpsville, IN 46068
765-963-2814
jm75080c@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Astute, forward thinking Human Resources or Labor Relations
Manager with 20+ years experience implementing best
practices in multi-location, multi-function environments at
Chrysler. Named "HR Manager of the Year" for building and
staffing a lean manufacturing plant to support Chrysler and
Daimler merger, recognized as a model in the industry.
Skilled relationship builder and negotiator with a track
record of winning cooperation at all levels, guiding
organizations through rapid change and succeeding where
others fail.
* Strategic business sense with extensive background in
strategic planning, contract negotiation, performance
management, project management and joint ventures.
* Charismatic team builder who excels at talent
acquisition, inspiring confidence and bringing creativity
out of others. Developed over 8 employees into HR Managers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Marion, IN; 2009 - Present
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR; 1 year
Leverage broad expertise to teach management courses at MBA
and undergraduate level.
CHRYSLER, LLC, IN; 1985 - 2008
23 years
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (1996 - 2008)
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS MANAGER (1996)
LABOR RELATIONS SUPERVISOR & LABOR/SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE
(1985 - 1996)
Supplied leadership and oversight of HR functions for 2
manufacturing plants with 8,500 employees. Planned, directed
and executed robust yet cost-effective programs for
benefits, safety, compensation, EEO, recruiting, labor
relations, medical, training and more. Negotiated labor
agreements and facilitated the seamless integration of joint
ventures.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Built, staffed and launched 2 new manufacturing plants
with state-of-the-art people management systems: 1) ITP,
1.2MM square foot, $1.2B investment with 1,800 people and 2)
ITP II, 800K square foot, $600MM investment employing 650
people.
> Hired and trained diverse personnel with little to no
automotive experience.
> Developed and piloted a new hiring technique, then
empowered employees to become trainers and hire 200+
salaried employees across disciplines.
> Saved $10MM in overhead, reduced wage classifications
from 14 to 2, introduced job rotation, eliminated lines of
demarcation between skilled/non-skilled trade workers, and
lowered cost per unit by more than 20%.
* Selected by management to design and implement launch
agreements to support 2 joint ventures that overcame
production roadblocks: 1) Chrysler, Getrag and UAW Local 685
and 2) Chrysler, Linamar Corporation and UAW Local 685.
* Optimized 3MM square feet of underutilized space and
eliminated job bank by securing union agreement to allow
outside firm to manufacture parts in the space.
* In an effort to generate synergy during Daimler and
Chrysler merger, led build of a highly complex, newly cloned
transmission plant in Kokomo, Indiana.
> Named "HR Manager of the Year" for opening a "brown-
field site" and negotiating a very progressive initial labor
agreement with a very traditional union.
> Achieved tremendous gains in staffpower utilization by
decreasing number of non-skilled classifications from 86 to
12.
> Plant was recognized as an industry model both inside
and outside of Chrysler.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Personnel Manager, Wilson Foods
Labor Relations Supervisor, Penn-Dixie Steel Corporation
SHRM, Society for Human Resource Management
EDUCATION
Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D. Candidate, Human Resources
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
M.S., Management, 1990
General Motors Institute, Flint, MI
B.A., Industrial Administration, 1975