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John HickeySenior Human Resources SpecialistKey QualificationsOver 37 years of financial management experience in a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) work environmentPossess a working knowledge of FAR, CAS, ERISA, DOE Order 350.1, and other applicable standardsContract Interpretation and ComplianceComplex Business Issue ResolutionAccounting & Human Resource OperationsProcedure Development & ComplianceProcess Improvements & BenchmarkingBenefits Plans - MEWA, MEPP, 401(k)Staff Management & DevelopmentBudget ManagementBenefits, Payroll, & Tax AccountingBenefits Plans Audit OversightSix Sigma Champion and Yellow BeltEducationBS, Business Administration/Major in Accounting Magna Cum Laude, Tennessee Technology University, Cookeville, TN, 1976Executive Management Development Program, Keenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1997Senior Assessment and Development Institute, Lockheed Martin Executive Management Program, Baltimore, MD, 1999Experience SummaryMr. Hickey is a seasoned professional with over 37 years of financial management (including Human Resources Benefits activities) experience in US Department of Energy (DOE) work environments including Management & Operating, and Management & Integration contract structures. He is experienced with Chief Financial Office and Human Resource operations and requirements and possessed a working knowledge of FAR, CAS, ERISA, DOE Order 350.1, and other applicable standards. He has the ability to communicate with all levels of management both verbal and written. Mr. Hickey has proven customer and vendor relations and interactions - excellent organizational skills and ability to motivate staff.Present PositionSenior Human Resources Specialist, Strata-G Staffing Services, LLC, Knoxville, TN, 02/2015 - PresentMr. Hickey is currently supporting URSCH2M Company LLC (UCOR), as a Senior Human Resources Specialist in support of operations and activities on at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and other sites under their responsibility as the DOE Environmental Management contractor for the Oak Ridge Reservation.Performs professional level support activities in a specialized area or one or more functional areas of human resources.Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge in particular field of specialization to the completion of complex assignments.Professional History Plans and assigns personnel for given projects or tasks. Reviews progress and evaluates results.Provides staff consulting support in the conception and implementation of new human resources programs.Develops recommended courses of action to meet company objectives.Conducts studies to determine feasibility, cost benefits, and potential human resources program applications.Assists in the development and implementation of human resources policies and procedures. Recommends changes in procedures.Prepares reports in conformance with legal requirements or organization needs.Global Energy Services LLL (Division of URS) – Consultant, 09/2012 - 2015Worked under a personal services subcontract to UCOR supporting the Human Resources Division as the Acting Benefits Manager. Key activities include, managing matters related to the ETIP Pension Plan (MEPP), ETIP Retirement Savings Plan 401(k), and the ETIP Health & Welfare Benefits Plan (MEWA), benefits/vendor oversight and outsourcing, interface with ERISA counsel and Plan consultants, benefits enrollment and structure, cost of benefit analyses, benefits audits, management of staff, etc.Recent Initiatives:Lead review actions, interfacing with ERISA counsel, other Plan's benefits managers, and DOE to ensure ETIP Pension Plan asset transfers to other company's plans were appropriate and consistent with plan documents. Coordinate internal actions to ensure that applicable plan amendments were executed.Reviewed and assessed the most recent ETIP benefits cost studies and Ben Val analyses - served on a working team to review and recommend benefit plan design changes to align with DOE thresholds.Coordinated actions to establish agenda, minutes, actions, etc. for the most recent URS I CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) Benefits Investment Committee meeting.Served as the Project Manager to outsource the ETIP Health & Welfare Benefits Plan administration functions to Mercer Single Source 1. Actions included a review of benchmarking activities to identify new methods and benefit premiums process flows, interfacing with the Paducah and Portsmouth employers.Interfaced with external benefit auditors for the completion of the most recent benefits plan years’ financial statements and IRS tax filings (e.g. Form 5500) for the ETIP Pension Plan, ETIP H&W Plan, and ETIP Retirement Savings Plan. Managed company actions to establish a benefit participating employer relationship between UCOR and Fluor Federal Services Inc. through formal execution of an Adoption Agreement and related requirements. Coordinated actions to obtain a budget for reimbursement of UCOR's incurred costs.Continued interactions with the both internal and external ERISA counsels on benefit plans and vendor agreements, etc. Recent actions include agreements with MetLife (Advice-to-Pay process and FMLA administration) and actions to secure a Health Care Exchange consultant.Daily interface with Plan consultants (e.g. Mercer Investments/Health & Welfare; Fidelity) and vendors on plan matters, DOE reporting actions (e.g. iBenefits), regulatory, and other benefits plans' activities.Oversight of ETIP 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment process, establishing schedules, and employee benefits summaries, employee and retiree meetings, and vendor coordination on plan designs.Chief Accounting Officer, UCOR, Oak Ridge, TN, 08/2011 – 08/2012Responsibilities: Managed the Finance and Accounting Organization, interfacing with financial staff, DOE personnel, senior management, internal and external auditors, and other affiliate companies to accomplish goals and objectives supporting a -$300M annual DOE budget. Responsible for all company accounting activities: General Ledger, Treasury/Tax, Funds Management and Analysis, Financial Systems, Capital and Company Accounting, Payroll, Benefits Accounting, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable/Travel. Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations and strategy implementation for financial analysis, overhead pool rate development, development of financial policy and adherence to cost accounting standards (including contract requirements), business systems development and enhancements, funds authorization and management, managing corporate unallowable budgets and earnings forecasts (under an award and incentive fee contract structure), cost reporting to DOE and corporate financial statements, DOE budget preparation, cost model/disclosure statement development and compliance, and implementation of DOE version of Sarbanes Oxley {Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-123}. Experience or expertise with areas listed under professional goal.Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC (BJC), Oak Ridge, TN, 04/2000 – 07/2011Chief Financial Officer, 11/2002 – 07/2011Controller, 04/2000 – 10/2002Responsibilities: Interface with financial staff, DOE personnel, senior management, internal and external auditors, and other affiliate companies to accomplish goals and objectives relevant to -$500M annual company budget. Responsible for all company accounting activities associated with the following financial departments (-$2.SM annual budget): Accounts Payable; Accounts Receivable; Benefits Accounting; Capital Accounting; Company Accounting; Financial Analysis; Financial Systems; Funds Management; Payroll, and Treasury/Tax. Responsible for performance areas as shown in professional goal, and manage all functional personnel activities including hiring, rating/ranking performance assessments, salary planning, and promotional determinations.Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN, 1977- 03/2000Acting Chief Financial Officer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 05/1999 – 03/2000Responsibilities: Provided management oversight and direction to ORNL Business Management Organization, including the following division units: Benefit Services, Business Operations, Business Systems, Contracts, Corporate Accounting, Finance and Accounting, Procurement, Property, Work for Others, and other business functions reporting to the ORNL Director. Led or influenced business strategic planning and goal establishment, policy setting, development of business rules, budget assumptions, overhead rates, cost structure and systems, fiscal control and accountability, fee management, baseline and change control, contract execution, performance measurements, procurement strategies, work authorization, benchmarking, and cost allowability. Other Professional Financial Positions Held Prior to 19991994-1999Finance and Accounting Division Direction, Oak Ridge National Laboratory1991-1994Finance and Accounting Associate Division Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1988-1991Department Head of Operating Budget and Accounting, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1986-1988Central Work for Others Office Manager, Business Systems Organization1977-1986Manager to Advance Energy Systems Programs and Finance Officer to Engineering Physics Division, Fusion Energy Division, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryProfessional Development/Training2011, Member of the UCOR Benefits Investment Committee2009, Appointed Treasurer and Controller to the Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC Board of Controls2006, Member of Benefits Investment Committee for Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC2006, Sarbanes-Oxley/OMB Circular A-123 (Management of Internal Controls) Course 2003 Recipient of the Awards Night President's Award for Leadership, BJC2002, Certification as Six Sigma Champion and Yellow Belt, BJC 2002 Leadership Development Program Workshop, BJC1992 Recipient of Awards Night Operations and Support, "Contributions to the Energy Systems Blueprint Team for Designing Plans to Manage Lockheed Martin Energy Systems"1990 Recipient of President's Award for Performance Improvement, "Financial Systems Training Program"1989 Recipient of Awards Night Administrative and Technical Support, "Contributions to Work for Others" ................
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