Michael R.

Rochester
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130 Spruce Street ,Suite 36A
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-574-1665 or 610-716-4457
Fax 215-574-4258 e-mail: mrocheste@aol.com
More than 40 years as a Human Resources Professional with major emphasis on Labo
r Relations, Union Negotiations, legislative compliance and executive recruiting
.
Have appeared before various federal agencies in both the US and Canada and have
conducted arbitration proceedings in both countries
Professional Experience.
2006-Present Rochester Human Resources Consultants-Philadelphia, Pennsylvani
a- Human Resources consultant to a major distributor of building materials in t
he Philadelphia Metropolitan area. directing labor relations (IUOE), benefits ad
ministration (Aetna, United Concordia, Assurant, AFLAC), 401 (k) Plan administra
tion (Principal Financial) and recruiting of technical, professional, warehouse
and driver personnel.
Other assignments include management training and development for an injection m
older in Canada, platform training of supervisors for International Mill Service
and a variety of other H.R. assignments in both thenUS and the Middle East.
1997- 2005 International Mill Service-Horsham, Pennsylvania- Corporate Director
, Human Resources.. IMS provides a wide variety of services at more than 60 stee
l mills throughout the U.S. and Canada. 2000 employees located in 33 states and
3 provinces.
Responsible for:
Negotiating 20 Collective Bargaining Agreements (including 3 in Canada) with th
e United Steelworkers, International Union of Operating Engineers, Teamsters and
Laborers.
Directing Union avoidance campaigns-successful at more than 7 NLRB elections wi
th no losses.
Directing legislative compliance activities in both the United States and Canada
.
Management Training and Development developing and conducting programs in the
areas of supervisional training, federal and state regulatory compliance, sexual
harassment and other programs designed to improve the performance of management
and supervisory personnel.
Recruiting Professional and Technical staff throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Company representative of all activities involving the Canadian Federal Ministry
of Labour and the Provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Patriot Manufacturing- Director, Human Resources for a non-union manufacturer of

insulated windows and doors for the residential marketplace.
Glenco-Star division of Household Manufacturing- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- Dir
ector of Human Resources-Glenco-Star manufactured refrigerators and freezers.
Responsible for:
Recruiting of professional and hourly employees
All activities relating to various local, state and federal regula
tory agencies
Directing company safety and health programs
Directing outplacement activities when the company was liquidated
Negotiations with the IBEW and Teamsters Unions
Heath/Norton Associates- New York City-Vice President & Partner-Health/Norton wa
s a boutique Executive Search firm and the 10th largest in the U.S.
Developed a major presence in the toy, recreational and leisure time industries
. At one point in time recruited and placed the entire product development depa
rtment for a major toy company.
Matchbox Products Division of Lesney PL-Director-Human Resources-US operations f
or this UK manufacturer of toys, dolls and other leisure time products

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: B.S. Management Engineering
Cornell University- New York State School of Industrial & Labor Relations: Mas
ter of Science

Previous Experience:
Coleco Industries- Hartford, Connecticut- Director of Human Resources for Upst
ate New York manufacturer. of plastic toys, cabbage patch dolls and other leisur
e time products
Pall Trinity Micro Division Pall Corporation-Cortland, New York-Manager, Human
Resources a manufacturer of high quality filters and filtration products
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company & subsidiary companies Sr. Industrial Engineer,
Personnel Manager, Assistant to Executive V.P. of Human Resources