Charles Brazik

Experience

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  North Ridgeville High School

  Jan 1967 - Jan 1970

  Marketing Education Teacher-Coordinator

  Developed the curriculum for sales and marketing and supervised student at their work sites.

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  Bowling Green University

  Jan 1970 - Jan 1974

  Taught classes in curriculum development and instructional technology. Supervised student teachers in Northeast Ohio. Certified teachers in Occupational Work Adjustment program for the State of Ohio Instruction creation for Methods of Teaching and Curriculum Development. Special training to certify Occupational Work Adjustment teachers.

  • Associate Professor of Marketing Education

    Jun 1970 - Jan 1974

  • Associate Professor

    Jan 1970 - Jan 1973
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  Allied Supermarkets, Inc

  Jan 1972 - Jan 1974

  Corporate Training Administrator

  Administration of the training programs around the US market

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  May Department Stores, Inc.

  Jan 1974 - Dec 1977

  Director of Training

  Director of Training and Development for O'Neils Department Stores, Akron, OH

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  O'Neils Department Store

  Jan 1974 - Jan 1977

  Director of Training

  Developed training systems, interactive training for buyers and sales personnel. Developed and managed the reward and recognition system. Created the O'Neils video studio and copied it to other May company stores.

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  Goldblatt's Department Store

  Jan 1977 - Jan 1978

  Director of Personnel and Training

  General HR, recruitment, training.

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  Hart Schaffner & Marx

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1988

  Vice President Human Resources

  Clothes division that manufactured and marketed more than 12brands of clothing including Hart Schaffner & Marx, Christian Dior, Jack Nicklaus, Austin Reed, etc. The division had 6,000+employees at 17 locations in the U.S. Supervised four direct reports with staff of 18. Reported to the President/CEO. Implemented electronic employee attitude surveys at unionized plant sites throughout the U.S. that resulted in improved supervisory practices and communication improvement. Established brand management organizational concept for the Sales and Marketing departments that provided increased customer response and brand manager authority and control. Negotiated union contracts with the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union and IBEW. Revitalized the respect for the Human Resources department. Show less

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  Hartmarx, Inc

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1984

  Director

  Hartmarx was a $1 Billion manufacturer and retailer of fine quality clothing for Men and Women. It was made up of two divisions,Manufacturing Group and Retail. The manufacturing group comprised, Hart Schaffner & Marx, M. Wile (Johnny Carson Apparel),Hickey Freeman, Jaymar Ruby, Pierre Cardin, Briar Ties. The retail group was composed of 350 specialty retail stores throughout theU.S. operated under various names, Baskin Clothing and Capper & Capper in Chicago, Wallach's in New York, etc. Show less

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  Hartmarx

  Mar 1978 - Jun 1988

  VP Human Resources, Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Division

  Held corporate position of Director of Management Development & Training before assuming the position of VP of HR for the Clothing division.

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  Warner Cable Communications, Inc

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1991

  Vice President Human Resources

  Time Warner Cable is a $570 million subsidiary of Time Warner, Inc. with 110 cable systems employing 3,600+ union and salaried employees throughout the United States. Provided leadership and supervision to seven direct reports with professional support staff of 21. Reported to the Senior Vice President of Operations. Jointly developed an electronic interview assessment tool with Dr. Cabot Jaffee of ESS, which reduced turnover in the Customer Service departments by 65%. Developed cable system job incentive systems to be competitive at the 75th percentile within the cable industry. Developed the first job descriptions for the division. Show less

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  Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1995

  Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Risk Management

  Dominick's is a $2.5 billion regional retail supermarket chain, employing 18,000(14,500 union members). Dominick's is the fourth largest employer and the largest privately held employer in Illinois. Dominick's was sold in March 1995 to a financial company. Reported to the Chairman, CEO and Owner. Member of the Operating Committee that guided the day to day operation. Chaired and provided leadership for the monthly people meeting of Senior Executives who focused on every aspect of employee development, placement or termination from the director levels up. Chaired the employee benefits committee, which had fiduciary responsibility for all employee benefits. Trustee for the Midwest UFCW Pension, Health and Welfare committee. Provided leadership for a staff of 40 with five direct reports that included Directors' of Employee Relations/Benefits, Training and Development, Field Human resources/Diversity, Communications and Risk Management. Show less

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  Performance Technology

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Owner/Partner

  Performance Technology Group was a Human Resources consulting firm. The firm provided state-of-the-art compensation, performance management, business strategy, interactive computer-based training, communications and services to Fortune 500 companies. Developed product launch and training for high-tech medical sales force which reduced time of competency from one week to one hour. 70% ROI was achieved including cost of software development. Created National Sales Force marketing tool for industrial fastener company that provided customized-multimedia presentations. Developed technique for cashier training that allowed full customization by user, which resulted in being considered one of two companies for the development of IBM's retail application. Show less

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  DSC Logistics

  Jan 1995 - Jul 2022

  Estate plan creation, manage the special investments in real estate and advise for the investment portfolio. Compensation CommitteeEstate planningJAM Trust

  • Trustee for James A. McIlrath Trust

    Jan 1999 - Jul 2022

  • Board of Advisors

    Jan 1995 - Jul 2022
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  The Brazik Group, LLC

  Aug 2004 - now

  Owner

  Human Resource Management Processes, Strategic business planning, Executive Coaching, Continuity Planning, Performance Improvement, Compensation consulting.

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  Backwater Bay Real Estate Inc.

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

  Broker/owner

  Broker/Owner with my wife. Focus on development and commercial real estate.