Derrick Rushton

About Derrick Rushton

PEOPLE are Still the Most Important Business Resource.”Approachable human resources professional, “putting people first”, while leading workforce strategy, organizational change, team building, recruitment, placement, onboarding, employee development, and training. Provide comprehensive human resources guidance to all organizational levels. Coach and interface with employees to build trust; maintain a flexible open-door policy to promote transparent communications. Seek and build external partnerships with community leaders, college administrators, and educators. Apply years of large operational team management in workforce development and mentoring. Model integrity, confidentiality, and ethical conduct. Proficient in ApplicantPool (hiring software) and Microsoft Word and Excel.

Experience

1. Human Resources Business Partner

   AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company

   Jan 2002 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US

   Work directly with senior-level management to provide HR leadership to meet organizational and personnel goals and objectives. • Lead strategic planning, staffing needs assessments, hiring recommendations, staff placement, new employee onboarding and orientation, internal bid process, employee development, and numerous training programs. • Independently oversee, administer, and facilitate pre-apprentice, apprentice, and foreman supervisory skills training programs to improve leadership, decision-making, teamwork, collaboration, and face-to-face communications among self-nominated craft employees.• Critically assessed annual skills training program, consulted with other managers, condensed course content, and delegated parts of the curriculum. Reduced course duration by 60%(from 16 to 6 weeks), improved student retention, and decreased training costs.• Encourage students (15-20/class) to persevere through demanding classwork by providing one-on-one coaching. Routinely achieve 100% student-employee course retention rate and 60-75% craft-to-supervisor promotion rate after course completion.• Strategically address long-term impacts of aging workforce by managing co-op and student internship programs and retaining high-performing students post-graduation. Recruit, hire, and analyze co-op and intern full-time placement potential based on job availability, work performance, career development plans, and long-range goals.• Implement strategic college recruitment plans and coordinate creative advertising/recruiting activities.• Organize and coordinate the Identifying Criteria for Success (ICS) job study program. Development interview guides and establish critical dimension lists per Development Dimensions International standards.• Confidentially liaise between hiring managers and prospective employees during salary and benefit negotiations.• Strictly comply with all hiring and employment-related state/federal laws, policies, and procedures.

Education

• John L. LeFlore Magnet High School

  High School, High School Diploma

• The University of Alabama

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Criminal Justice (Minor in Social Work)

  1985 — 1990