Ken Stempson

Current

Director of Human Resouces and Administration at IntelePeer Inc.

Past

Sr. HR / IT Business Partner at Virgin Mobile USA
Sr. HR Consultant at IBT Associates
Sr. Director of Human Resources at SANrise

Chief People Officer - VP of Wildlife at Verde Media
VP of Human Resources at On Command Corp
Director of Human Resources at Acer America

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Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

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Industry

Telecommunications

Ken Stempson’s Summary

Hands-on HR leadership experienced in the development and implementation of strategies and systems designed to attract, retain, motivate, and align both senior management and employees toward the achievement of company goals and objectives.

Senior staff business partner with a track record of bringing sanity and a common sense approach to management decision-making.

Results-oriented leader experienced in building and restructuring world-wide employee staffing functions, compensation systems, benefit administration, career development, training programs, and employee relations.

Expert in the management of organizational change and diversity, with an emphasis on problem solving, performance management, and bottom-line results.

Significant international human resource management expertise establishing and managing workgroups located within the Americas, Pacific Rim, Europe, and Asia. Experienced with international staffing, labor relations, local labor laws, benefits programs, compensation, and cross-cultural integration.

Ken Stempson’s Specialties:

Recruitment - Staffing Ops & modeling; Compensation - Market pricing & structure; Benefits - Review & management; Business Process Improvement - Streamline & organize; Training & Development - Training ops & coaching; Policy Procedure / Compliance - Employee Handbooks & Labor Law; Mergers, Acquisitions & Integrations - Due diligence & change mangement; Information Systems (HRIS) - Functional expertise SAP/Oracle/Peoplesoft; Interim Solutions - HR Operations & Management roles

Ken Stempson’s Experience

Director of Human Resouces and Administration

IntelePeer Inc.

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

HR start-up leadership for a global VOIP company formally known as VoEX Inc. focusing upon the delivery high quality, low cost, any-to-any world wide voice and application connectivity.
Sr. HR / IT Business Partner

Virgin Mobile USA

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Human resource business partner focused upon the full life cycle talent management for IT client groups supporting the leading pay-as-you-go wireless provider in the US. Annual revenues in excess of one billion dollars.
Sr. HR Consultant

IBT Associates

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Human Resources industry)

June 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 10 months)

Principal project consultant for a leading Silicon Valley human resources consulting firm focusing upon the delivery of interim HR services and support to technology companies.
Sr. Director of Human Resources

SANrise

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2000 — June 2002 (1 year 10 months)

Chief People Officer for a worldwide data storage area networking enterprise solutions provider – start-up
Chief People Officer - VP of Wildlife

Verde Media

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

December 1999 — September 2000 (10 months)

Human resource leader for the premier internet content provider focusing upon eco-friendly topics and healthy lifestyles – start-up
VP of Human Resources

On Command Corp

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ONCO; Telecommunications industry)

February 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 11 months)

Head of human resources for the world’s largest provider of internet services and entertainment to the hotel and lodging industry
Director of Human Resources

Acer America

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

June 1988 — January 1997 (8 years 8 months)

Senior HR leader for Acer's North American operations. Led the HR team and built the supporting HR infrastructure to faciliate the company's growth from 100 employees to 1500 employees during tenure.

Ken Stempson’s Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Industrial Engineering / Technology

Additional Information

Ken Stempson’s Interests:

Passion for Digital Photography - Canon EOS Digital Camera Systems "Digital photography keeps me grounded and stimulates me to be more aware of the moment, capture the moment, and share the moment with others."