b'WILLIAM BURTON III, JD, CAE, SPHR\n\n66 Madrona Drive \xe2\x96\xaa Santa Monica, CA 90403\n(310) 555-5555 \xe2\x96\xaa wburton@emailprovider.com\n\nGENERAL COUNSEL \xe2\x80\x93 EMPLOYMENT LAW / LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIZATION\nOffering more than 23 years of experience as General Counsel with a targeted emphasis in\nEmployment Law and Labor Relations.\n\n\x01\n\nWide-range of experience in labor relations and collective bargaining, as well as federal, state, and\nlocal employment regulation, employee benefits, and common law employment issues.\n\n\x01\n\nExpertise in development of solid hiring practices, formation of personnel policy and procedures, and\ncontract negotiation in union and non-unionized workforces.\n\n\x01\n\nDirect full complement of legal activities, including worker\xe2\x80\x99s compensation, employment termination,\nunemployment hearing preparation / defense, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.\n\n\x01\n\nArticulate, persuasive, and seasoned negotiator; serve as trusted advisor to company executives.\n\n\x01\n\n\x01\n\n\x01\n\n\x01\n\n\x01\n\nEmployment Law\nLabor Relations\nPolicy / Procedure Development\nOrganizational Structure Creation\nEEO / AAP Regulatory Compliance\nCollective Bargaining\nArbitration / Mediation / Litigation\nContact Negotiations\nFSLA / FMLA / ADA Expertise\n\nPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\nTIMEMARK CORPORATION \xe2\x80\x93 Los Angeles, CA\n2005-Present\nGeneral Counsel\nSelected as Sole General Counsel for a $60 million corporation with more than 1200 employees at 52 sites in a four-state region. Directed a staff of\n13 employees and administered a $4 million budget for procurement of employee benefit offerings, in addition to corporate, medical and non-medical\nsupplies. Managed and coordinated delivery of corporate-level functions and activities related to human resources, including compensation, benefits\nadministration, diversity and EEO / AAP issues, and training / development of personnel\nSelected accomplishments:\n\x02 Reduced company\xe2\x80\x99s employment law liability and damage claims by $1+ million through pro-active utilization of human resources expertise,\ntraining management in proper employment law practices, and directing all discipline / adversarial employment matters.\n\x02 Saved $500,000 by eliminating outsourced litigation and mediation activities previously handled by external, high-profile legal firms.\n\x02 Proposed and implemented a computerized work system, which improved employee performance levels 15%.\n\x02 Negotiated contracts for employee benefits programs with outside third party vendors, which decreased premium renewal costs 24% and\nimproved benefit plans for employees.\n\x02 Won 100% of legal actions, handling approximately 150 cases annually at the administrative, state, and federal courts levels.\nNEW YORK TRANSIT AUTHORITY \xe2\x80\x93 New York, NY\n\n2000-2005\n\nDirector \xe2\x80\x93 Grievances and Arbitration\nRecruited to direct and execute legal strategies to minimize grievances and arbitration hearings for 10,000 employees represented by 18 unions.\nSelected accomplishments:\n\x02 Developed an expedited grievance resolution and arbitration program, which reduced case completion from 24 to 6 months.\n\x02 Reduced employee grievance costs 62% by developing successful working relationship with union leadership and training managers to\nexercise disciplinary authority in compliance with collective bargaining agreement.\nNATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, New York, NY\nStaff Attorney\nInvestigated, litigated, and resolved unfair labor practice charges for companies with unionized employees.\n\n1996-2000\n\nSelected accomplishments:\n\x02 Conducted union elections in New York for 21 different companies, ensuring adherence to federal and state mandates.\nNEW YORK CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL\xe2\x80\x99S OFFICE, New York, NY\nLabor Law Division Attorney (1990-1995)\nOversaw the City of New York\xe2\x80\x99s compliance with the newly established Public Sector Labor Law division.\n\n1987-1995\n\nSelected accomplishments:\n\x02 Participated in collective bargaining, contract negotiation, and mediation hearings with the New York Police and Fire Departments.\n\x02 Facilitated 150 arbitration, grievance, and administrative hearings, oversaw 14 union elections, litigated 27 labor and employment law cases.\n\n\x0cWILLIAM BURTON, III, JD, CAE, SPHR\nNEW YORK CITY CORPORATION COUNSEL\xe2\x80\x99S OFFICE CONTINUED\xe2\x80\xa6\nEmployment Law Division Attorney (1987-1990)\nResearched case law, drafted pleadings / motions, and prosecuted administrative disciplinary cases for New York City employees.\nSelected accomplishments:\n\x02 Successfully prosecuted 14 administrative disciplinary cases against New York City Police Officers.\n\x02 Spearheaded development of litigation procedures involving officers charged with serious offenses and controversial cases.\n\nEDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS\nJuris Doctor \xe2\x80\xa2 University of California at Los Angeles \xe2\x80\x93 Los Angeles, CA (1987)\nMaster of Science in Industrial Relations \xe2\x80\xa2 Capital University \xe2\x80\x93 Washington, DC (1984)\nBachelor of Arts in Urban Studies \xe2\x80\xa2 Stanford University \xe2\x80\x93 Stanford, CA (1982)\nSenior Professional in Human Resources \xe2\x80\xa2 Society of Human Resource Management (2000)\n\nBAR ADMISSIONS\nState Bar of California (2004)\nState Bar of New York (1987)\nU.S. District Court (1989)\n\nPage Two'