Ejecutivo Senior de Recursos Humanos Candidate Resume

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Bilingual HR executive with international working experience in the mining, construction and agricultural industry. HR, IR, CHange managemenet, Unions and Expatriates are proved areas of expertice and skills. Looking for a challenging HR position based withing South America or Central America.

07/2006 - to date Coeur South America, Director of Human Resources South America.

Reporting to the Regional President and to the Corporate HR VP in USA is responsible for developing standardized HR Policies and Procedures for the 3 operations in South America (Argentina, Bolivia and Chile). Organization of Regional Human Resources Department. Development and implementation of salary structures and associated benefits for each country. Expatriates support and work permits processes. Union negotiations leadership in Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Last negotiation in Chile was considered by Corporate USA offices as a remarkable success. Development of South American 2008 Operation budgets for personnel based within the 3 countries. Currently working in reviewing current organization for re-organizing to face new challenges in expanding the business scope in Mexico (Palmarejo) and participating as a part of a team in the searching of two new projects in South America. Total Regional Work Force 2,200. Administrative Manager for Regional offices in Santiago, Chile.


11/2002 – 06/2006 ABB S. A. (Asea Brown Boveri) , Senior Manager, Human Resources

Reporting to Country President is responsible for the HR functions in ABB, GW Group and CMS. Developing and implementation of basic HR procedures in order to standardize HR practices through different companies and locations. Basic procedures meaning Recruitment, Hiring, Performance Appraisal, Salary and Compensations, Developing of Salary and Benefits survey to get a competitive Compensation Structure. Classification of personnel. Annual HR budgeting, annual balance scorecard (Bonus) and its alignment with company targets. Member of Company Executive Committee in Chile. Total Work Force 2,000.



12/1995 – 09/2002 Bechtel Andean Region, Regional HR Manager


Starting Position Reporting to Project Director as Project HR Manager at El Abra Mining, assigned to mine site located at 4,000 meters altitude under working schedule of 10 working days and 5 days off. Re-organization of Human Resources Department and Services to personnel after a crisis and lock out of Project. Re-building communications with Labor and Government authorities. Organization of a Community and Public Relations Unit. Negotiation of new Collective Agreements with Unions, developing of welfare, training and recreational programs. Developing of demobilization programs aligned with Project finalization schedule. Project average work force 3,000 Employees.


12/1996 Promoted as Regional HR Manager, reporting to Regional Sr. VP is responsible for HR function in South America, over viewing HR activities in different Projects located in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Colombia. Development of regional Policies and procedures for Compensations, Transfers, Personnel Appraisal, Training and Development, HR Budgeting per Country. Coordination of Staffing and de-staffing processes at all South America projects. Member of Administration Board at Join Ventures in each country. Negotiation and implementation of Health and Life insurance for personnel.

01/1994 – 12/1995 HR Consultant (free-lance)

Collaborate in the organization, start up, recruitment, audits, studies, development of HR procedures and
Policies or companies such as Borden, Marinetti, BSK (joint venture Bechtel Sigdo Koppers), JCPenney. In assistance to JCPenney for opening stores in Chile and Mexico was transferred for a period of six months to Dallas TX.

02/1988 – 12/1993 Cargill Chile. Corporate HR Manager for Chile, Peru and Bolivia

Reporting to the South Cone General Manager is responsible for organizing, directing and supervising Business Division HR Units. In reorganizing the company in South cone participate as planer of change, evaluating impact to the staff and minimizing natural resistance to change.
Under HQ guidelines the company was reorganized from a Functional Organization to a Business Line Organization. Member of the Sr. Team for re-organizing the company and leader for implementing Total Quality programs. Planning and managing training, welfare, payroll and IR.
Administration of different HR processes such as Performance Appraisal, Training and Development, negotiations with Unions. Assigned for four seven months to the company Home Offices in Minneapolis for developing HR procedures for South America; ensuring alignment with each country regulations and Corporate Policies.
Total Work Force 1,200 (most of them located in Chile).


11/1983 – 12/1987 El Bronce Mining Co. Industrial Relations Manager.

Reporting to the Operations Manager at mine site is responsible for organizing the IR Department with their units of Welfare, Payroll, Training, Services to personnel (Camps, cafeteria, sports and recreation). Analysis of HR expenses and costs reductions, re-designs of Jobs descriptions and variable compensations alignment, Union negotiations, Housing plans for employees optimizing government assistance programs.

02/1980 – 08/1983 Holiday Inn Andina Inc. Personnel Assistant and Head of Personnel Department.

Started as Assistant to the Head of Personnel Department, in charge of Payroll and Welfare. Promoted as Head of department in 1981 after approved Training program in the
USA and once Expatriated Personnel Manager was transferred back to the point of origin in the USA.