1. Staci Foss MBA, SPHR
1271 Knollwood Drive, Palatine, IL 60067
847-776-9069 (Home)
847-707-1871 (Cell)
safoss@comcast.net
Work Experience Skills
Quality Manager at Emergency 24
Create
2012 – Present Des Plaines, IL
After Deals Magazine folded I was hired on by the parent company, where
I am involved in the operations of their alarm monitoring center and new
ventures, including EM24 Alert.
 Employment Policies/Handbooks
 Wage and Salary Structures
 Benefits plan designs
 Hiring and Interview Processes
Hiring Manager at Deals Magazine/WhereYouShop
2011-2012 Des Plaines, IL
I took a chance on a start-up enterprise that hoped to rival Groupon by
keeping deals local. My job was to make sure we filled positions for
copywriters, account executives, customer service and promotions.
Unfortunately, this venture did not last.
Consult
 Human Resources Capacity Build
 Employee Relations Expert to
Executives, Managers and
Supervisors
 Align HR with Business Strategy
Director of Human Resources at Arlington Plating Company
2004-2011 Palatine, IL
 Navigated dramatic swings in production demands by ensuring proper
staffing levels alternating between spikes in production personnel to
reductions in force.
 Updated the benefits program to improve benefits, make the program
more attractive, and control costs. Upgrades include new medical
plan design, FSA and wellness initiative.
 Took over and expanded safety committee to address trends in
worker’s compensation claim activity. DART rate dropped from 19.1
in 2004 to 7.3 in 2006.
 With management team, coordinated implementation of ISO 9001
QMS that resulted in certification on first audit.
Facilitate
 Safety Committees
 ISO Committee
 Management Training
 Staffing ramp-ups and reductions
in force
 Onboarding
 Acquisitions
 Multi-state management
Director of Human Resources at Graphic Converting
1994-2004 Niles, IL
Director of Human Resources
Managed the Human Resources function of the organization for ten years,
which included more than a 100% increase in employee population and
expansion to five states, as well as significant downsizing in my final year.
As the Company evolved during this time, it became necessary to
implement new programs and systems to ensure consistency of
management and benefits administration.
Administer
 Benefits
 Employment Records
 Worker’s Compensation
 ISO Documentation
 HR Department start-up
 Performance Management
 Employee Relations Compliance
 Spanish Translations
Education Want More? Hobbies and
Interests
Adler School of Professional
Psychology – post graduate study of
Counseling and Organizational Psychology
Keller Graduate School of
Management of Devry University
M.B.A. ( concentration in human
resources)
Dominican University, B.A.
International Business and Spanish
New SHRM certification in 2015
See my LinkedIn profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stacifoss
 8 Time Marathon Finisher
 Two-Year Board Member
for Alpine Runners of Lake
Zurich
 4 Time Project Manager
for Taproot Foundation
 Volunteer at 2008 SHRM
Conference
 Volunteer Teacher