Denis Graham

Experience

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  Garvin County Community Living Center, LLC.

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2000

  HR Manager

  Oversaw general human resources functions for nonprofit company, providing residential and vocational assistance for individuals with developmental disabilities. Conducted employee interviewing and selection, orientations, leave time tracking, investigations, and separations. Handled scheduling for more than 12 assisted living homes that required 24-hour staffing. Obtained “CPR,” First Aid, and “MAT” (Medical Administration Training) certification and worked as caregiver in homes on weekends. Responsible for LOA compensation, benefits, employment, training, and safety. Show less

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  ClientLogic

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  HR Generalist

  Handled human resources functions for call center site with more than 400 employees, including employee relations, investigations, payroll administration, compliance, and employee orientation. Managed annual associate opinion survey, policy development assistance, and unemployment and workers’ compensation claim management. Addressed employee complaints and acted as technical go-to person for peer group, utilizing computer knowledge and designing tools for improving operational workflow and enabling stronger tracking tools for data analysis. Responsible for compensation, benefits, employment, affirmative action, training, and safety. Show less

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  Wal-Mart

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2017

  Market Human Resources Manager

  Controlled human resources functions for markets of 12-21 Walmart stores across South Central Oklahoma. Responsible for employee relations for up to 5,200 hourly and 175 salaried associates, handling open door complaints, investigations, workers’ compensation, FMLA and all Equal Opportunity Employment Commission allegations, compliance with federal and state regulations and laws, and education of salaried managers for in-store enforcement. Conducted workforce planning for maintaining current and future management staffing for stores, including recruiting external talent and developing internal talent. Improved productivity and retention through associate training and engagement programs, developing better hiring practices for bringing in higher quality applicants. Oversaw evaluation processes for salaried managers and rolled out company initiatives across market. Performed administrative work and tracked numerous types of data for analyzing and sharing with stores in areas, including turnover, operational scorecard compliance, and talent development.Track record of employee turnover reduction 3 years in a row of ~30% total and associate engagement increase of 21%. Show less

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  Pennington Auto Group / Coast to Coast Motors

  Oct 2017 - now

  Human Resources Director

  Human Resources Director for multi-unit Auto Group across Houston, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. Responsibilities include Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Policies and Compliance, and Benefits Administration and policy renewal/negotiation. Partners with Executive team and senior management to drive policies, people strategies and employee development, as well as supporting employee concerns, issues and resolving conflicts.