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James Jim Colello Arlington Heights, ILPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEProfessional Summary:Solid Human Resources leadership experience, excelling in areas such as human resources management, change management, organizational design, talent, and performance management. An influential executive in managing politics and creating innovative strategies. A change agent driving efforts to enhance total reward strategies and functions, compensation and HR systems that enable consistent organizational development on an internal and external scale. Extensive expertise providing strategic direction regarding performance and talent management and rewards initiatives that best fit the organizations culture, priorities, and business model. Well experienced in rapid growth and change environments including start-ups.Areas of Expertise:Executive Advisor/Business Partner Identified areas of management vulnerability and employee relations practices, recommending changes that virtually eliminated employment litigation and governmental claims. Developed methodology and provided process to detect attrition and improve retention to a rate of 95% annually. Served as the advisor and consultant to several CEOs and top executives in matters of reorganization, change, disciplinary actions, and compliance. Employee Relations, Compliance and Employment Law Conducted highly sensitive investigations into claims and assertations of transgression and misconduct providing sound advice to resolve and reconcile matters. Prevented a multi-million-dollar judgement against a company found negligent in its employment practices.Benefits, Compensation and Policy Development In conjunction with Benefit Brokers designed and recommended comprehensive programs to increase competitiveness while decreasing overall benefit expenses by over $300K annually. Provided compensation programs to meet the needs of salaried, hourly, and commissioned with the purpose of remaining competitive, attracting and retaining top talent. Merged comp plans of acquired organizations to provide consistency and uniformity. Developed required and optional employment policies to provide consistency in employment practices and legal compliance. Provided insight and counsel to competitive compensation programs while remaining sensitive to operating costs.Employee Development and Culture Developed several programs and methodologies for employee development and succession planning. Created a program to generate a healthy culture resulting in the company being names as a top ten company to work for by a prominent business publication for three consecutive years. Created and implemented employee review and evaluation systems including 360s, skip level, peer reviews, etc.Mergers and Acquisitions, Organizational Development Managed HR workstream for over 22 mergers and acquisition from the due diligence process through the practices of merging cultures post-acquisition. Provided sound advice in matters of organizational development and change to support strategic business objectives.Core Competencies Executive HR BusinessPartner/Advisor HR Generalist Compensationo Merit/Budgetingo Plan design and incentives Job Analysis Employment Law Compliance Employee Relations Policy Development Global HR Strategic Planning Mergers & Acquisitions Performance Management Compliance Recruiting Benefits Culture HR Technology Learning and Development Organizational Design andEffectiveness Change ManagementIndustry Lines Technology Financial Services Mortgage Banking Transportation Web/application development Entertainment Insurance Professional Services Not for ProfitComputer Applications ADP Workforce Now Ultimate / Kronos Paylocity Paycom Workday MS office SuiteEducation BA, DePaul University,BusinessAdmin/PsychJames Jim Colello Arlington Heights, ILPHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLECareer HistoryIndependent Consultant HR Consultant2020 - PresentKorn Ferry / SALO InterimHR Consultant 2020 - PresentFay Financial LLC CHRO/EVP 2015  2020FactSet Research Systems, Inc. VP HR 2004  2015USFreightways Director, HR 2002  2003Netgov.com VP HR 1999  2001Konami of America Director, HR 1995  1999System Software Associates Director, HR &Administration1988 - 1995