Lisa Gerri Johnston

Paducah, KYlisajo3612@gmail.com 1-270-210-3612

HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALTrusted Advisor • Focused on high employee retention to increase sales • Driven to Win

Highly experienced and accomplished employee human resource professional and consultant. A strategic partner and trusted advisor concerning the human resource disciplines to senior management of companies in diverse industries including: United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC), LaFarge, AT&T, Wacker, Brenntag Stinnett Logistics, Pittsburg Tank & Tower, Briggs & Stratton, Pepsi World Wide, Crisp Container, St Mary School System, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), General Electric, Syngenta, Inc., Paducah Remediation Services, Inc., Kentucky Utilities, Mead Johnson, and Caldwell County Hospital.

Noted for driving innovation within the human resource disciplines. Adept at developing strategic partnership, HR processes, recruitment, training, development, workplace safety, risk management, employee retention, compensation and benefits.

CORE COMPETENCIES• Large Scale Compensation Packages • Maximize Workforce Performance

• Talent Management Performance Management • Corporate Strategic Partner• Resource Management Compliance • Team Leadership & Motivation • Cost/Benefit Analysis • Executive Level Relationships

• Corporate Recruiter • Financial Analysis • Internal Client Relationships • Negotiations • Benefits Innovation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GovPlanet/IronPlanet, Pleasanton, California 2010 – CurrentLeading global provider of online market for the Department of Defense throughout U.S and internationally, $1.5B annually.

Territory Manager, Inspector (Independent Contractor)Led the Military Sector in Kentucky, including six military bases, in Eastern Kentucky in annual equipment sale.Accelerated strategy and management of Military and Government inspection teams while exceeding client expectations.

Increased Government Sector Revenue. Grew Military Sector logistics revenue by reducing the amount of paper work. Consulting Expertise. Drove profit significantly by preparing detailed inspections for global audience of buyers. Innovation. Spearheaded new buyers experience by providing timely on-site equipment pickup, readiness and assistance

adding value by saving the buyer shipping and loading costs. Can Do Attitude. Successfully increased the communication of the Military Sector, and GovPlanet contacts to reduce the

time of logistics of the equipment to a less than 90 days process to reduce costs. This process is being duplicated in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The Vice President of Operations said,“The leadership and execution was flawless, this team had command of the entire process”.

Independence Bank of Kentucky, Western Kentucky 2012 – 2013Founded in 1909 with total assets over $20 million dollars in Kentucky with 23 offices and 325 employees.

Customer Service RepresentativeExperienced in the operation of the financial services industry enforcing the federal and state banking regulations.

Leader. Remarkable experience in the financial services industry, loans, deposit and cash management. Market Analysis Expertise. Executed the money management for all Paducah branches vaults with the Federal Reserve.

Participated in audits of branches to enforce accountability of cash assigned to ATM’s and cash in each vaults. Title Search Experience. Assisted with preparation of title and escrow services for searches, closings, and title insurance.

United States Enrichment Corporation, (Contractor) Paducah, KY 2011 – 2012A $20B subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp. (formerly USEC Inc.), leader for the United States Department of Energy to produce enriched uranium for nuclear power plants and over 20,000 employees.

Benefits and Pay Specialist, Compensation and BenefitsUnder the direction of the Human Resources and Benefits Vice President, drove improvement in the administration of

compensation and benefits across the company. Orchestrated the LTD and STD eligibility of benefits enrollment and changes to Anthem Medical, express scripts, life insurance, vision care, dental, pension plan estimates, savings plan account, employee stock purchase, employee assistance, and employee service awards.

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Quickly acquired the knowledge of 7 different benefit packages. Actively drove the competence of the Benefits Department to a less complex level for all employees.

Set the stage for a positive internal company image. By providing the highest integrity, courteous, friendly and efficient information to over 1,000 employees.

o Tracked all employees’ eligibility for FMLA by tracking eligibility STD and LTD, personal, military and bonding time. o Maximized workforce expectations to achieve competencies within the three human resources disciplines.o Formulated the certification of hourly employees’ absence to process bi-weekly wages.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Paducah, KY 2009 – 2012The preeminent leader named as one of the top ten national community colleges by the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program. This is the first national recognition of extraordinary accomplishments at an individual campus.

Grant Project Manager/Human Resources ConsultantServed as a trusted Advisor to West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) Workforce Solutions leadership team. Developed relationship with prominent businesses including: United States Enrichment Corporation, Briggs and Stratton, Wacker, and Caldwell County Hospital in Western Kentucky. Managed WKCTC to receive the largest individual grant called Nuclear Energy Workforce Solutions (NEWS) for $1.9 million.

Raised the bar for performance based on value-added solutions for clients. o Personally sold and delivered the single largest human resources project by designing, developing and implementing

the review of over 1,200 applications for approximately 45 government jobs following federal and state laws.o Played a pivotal role in the management of the Nuclear Energy Workforce Solutions $1.9 Granto Ranked among the top trainers to provide diverse training to clients in Conflict Resolution, Diversity and Inclusion

Communication, Change Management, Lean 5’s, Equal Employment Opportunity and Benefit selections.

Pepsi MidAmerica (PMA)/Crisp Container 2004 – 2009The largest privately owned independent bottler in the USA boasts gross revenue of $200 million fueling a 9% annualized ROI that serves over 6 states with 220 sales routes with as many as 600 employees.Crisp Container is a subsidiary of PMA that produces blow mold bottles to capitalize on over $10 million in annual sales.

Assistant to The Chairman (Special Projects)Concentrated on hiring “currently” employed candidates by offering superior benefits. Simplified identification of innovative solutions dedicated on improving the company’s employees as well as intuitive benefits which accelerated the ROI. Served as project manager: for the Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental, Life Insurance, Disability Management, Health and Welfare Administration, and COBRA Enabled Pepsi MidAmerica to compete against larger bottling vendors in a six state market area. Won contracts based

on hiring high energy positive employees focusing on fast tracking which reduced the turnover of the company by 15%. Pioneered the early adoption of changing policies and procedures of federal and state statues and regulation while

expanding to six different states. Stimulated participation in incentive programs to employees as well as an ROI analysis for each employee’s averaged production associated with years of retention.

Completed Ball Company State University a $79 billion company before pricing negotiations could begin on intellectual property, patents, copyrights, trademarks, tangible research property issues, disclosure and sustainability.

Used PeopleSoft before this type of computer tracking was common. Utilized data to improve programs and provide future benefits and strategic planning that revived the importance of health and wellness programs corporate wide.

EDUCATION & LICENSUREMasters of Employment Law, NOVA Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law,

Bachelor of Arts, Communication, Western Kentucky University, Masters of Arts, Western Kentucky University, Community Leadership

President, Vice President and Secretary for Four Rivers Society of Human Resource Managers. Co-Founder of Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Co-Founder of Four Rivers Human Resources Conference, President of SMES (3 year)

AFFILIATIONSKentucky Society of Human Resource Managers Advisor Board