DENNIS C. VEIT

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SR. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Proactive, results-oriented executive M.B.A. with over 30 years of experience in managing multiple levels of Human Resources. Years of experience in developing profit oriented strategies, building winning teams, and providing a solid understanding of H/R practices and principles.Strong technical and business qualifications with an impressive track record of hands-on experience in strategic H/R planning, recruiting, compensation and benefits, OD, Succession Planning, HRIS and H/R strategies to meet business objectives. Proven ability to successfully analyze an organization's critical Compensation requirements, identify deficiencies and potential opportunities, and develop innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness.

CORE QUALIFICTIONS

-Noted ability to properly plan and analysis projects - Good communicator, both written and oral

-Skilled in Multi-location management - Ability to develop compensation programs

-Presentations & Teambuilding skills- Strategic Planning and Cost containment

-Strong partnership abilities with all levels of Mgt. - Noted ability to analyze and develop jobs

-Development and Management of Recruiting/staffing- Ability to implement performance mgt programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – Arlington, Arlington TX 2009- Present

Advisor MSHRM program and Adjunct Professor of HR

FIRST HORIZON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Irving TX 2001-2009

Vice President – Employee Services

Manage all HR activities for a corporate office and 119 Retail branch of a Company with over 1,500 employees located over 19 states.

Selected Achievements
  • Responsible for all daily compensation issues by working with executive management.
  • Improved understanding of job analysis, development of solid job descriptions that helped recruiting improve job hires and lower turnover by 23% first year and over 30% the preceding year.
  • Developed incentive comp programs for executive level, management, and non-exempt employees and established budget criteria while acting as consultant to business leaders for all compensation maters

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  • Maintained and consistently communicated all HR practices to Management and all employees while managing a staff of over seven professional HR staff.
  • Developed and maintained a Safety Program for Workers Comp claims that lowered cost from $1.5M to less that $12,000 in two years.

ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORPORATION, Irving, Texas 1995-2001

Vice President & Director - Organizational Development

Directed a Multi-Unit Training department of five, serving 740 employees with offices in Irving and Washington D.C.

PHH HOMEQUITY FINANCIAL CORP. - Irving, Texas 1987 to 1994

Vice President, Regional Human Resources/Facilities

Reporting directly to the SVP HR Corporate, created and managed the Southwest H/R office, consisting of five team members in support of over 450 people, made up of four PHH Companies located in Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.

  • Developed and implemented a complete Human Resource infrastructure.
  • Implemented a strategicrecruiting system that improved executive and local recruiting techniques, which were instrumental in reducing turnover by 19% annually.
  • Member of Region’s senior management committee for budgeting and strategic human resourceplanning.
  • Managed all aspects of Human Resources that included payroll, compensation, incentive/bonus programs, benefits, and worker’s compensation for all facilities, while developing and administering the total H/R budget.
  • Drove the HR process of several acquisitions through providing leadership to management on the entire acquisition process by developing timetables, setting up meetings, and tracking the entire process.
  • Implemented an HRIS system using ABRA systems for personnel/payroll processing.
  • Developed first Manpower/Succession planning process then used it to create effective developmental training programs, representing a 40% promotional rate internally.
  • Set up and managed the full annual budget cycle for base and incentive compensation for all locations

TEXAS COMMERENCE BANK – Dallas – Dallas, Texas 1979 to 1987

Senior Vice President Human Resources

Set up entire H/R Department for the North Texas Region of a Twenty Billion Holding Company and drove HR policies and practices. HRH

EDUCATION

Texas Christian University-M.B.A. Management

Texas Christian University-B.B.A. Finance and Management

TEACHING AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES

University of Texas – Arlington – 2009 – Present

  • Advisor for Master’s of Human Resource Program and instructor of business and HR classes

Texas Christian University - 1977 through spring 1990

  • Taught in the McNeely School of Business:

-Business Management

-Personnel Management

Tarrant County Junior College - 1975 through fall 1992

  • Taught evening classes through Tarrant County Junior College

-Business Administration- PC/Software Classes

-Personnel Courses- Finance Courses

Co-authored seminars in conjunction with Arthur Young (1984-1991)

  • -How to Setup a Human Resources Function

-Managers’ Responsibility on HRD Issues

Articles Written:Positive Impact of Self-Directed Work Teams

How to set up an Internal Career Advancement Program

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified instructor with:

Development Dimensions International (Master Trained),

Zenger Miller, Learning International,

Blessing & White, and Acclivus

PERSONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Active member of various business and social groups including:
  • President Mid-Cities Human 2010 – Current
  • Board of Directors Ft. Worth Human Resource Association 2010 - Current
  • SHRM/ASTD/ERC - with designations
  • Fort Worth Human Resource Association - Board of Directors/1998-99
  • President Ft. Worth Human Resource Association 1998 -PHR
  • Dallas Human Resources Association
  • American Society of Personnel Administrators
  • Active Member in the annual State of Texas SHRM Conference