Matt Kerr

Current

Director, Business Development at SSP BPI Group

Past

Principal at Talent Integration
Director, Human Resources at Patrick Engineering
Sr. HR Operations Manager at Motorola

Outplacement Counselor at The Derson Group
HR at Burger King Corporation
Executive Search Consultant at John H. Johnson & Associates

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Education

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Loyola University of Chicago

Recommended

18 people have recommended Matt

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

Matt Kerr’s Summary

Executive Search - Career Transition/Outplacement Consultant. Recent/current work includes finding:

CEO, VP, Internal Audit; Manager, Compensation, Benefits & Employee Relations; Division President; Director, Enterprise Application Services; Director, Finance; VP, Chief Accounting Officer; Operations Manager; General Manager; Senior Account Executive; Director, Human Resources; Inside Sales Manager;

About me:

I am an open networker and enjoy connecting people to the right opportunities. LinkedIn is critical to my business. I am an early adopter of technology and web 2.0 applications. I make presentations to job networking groups and individuals interested in understanding how to leverage web 2.0 applications to do the heavy lifting in their job search. I am passionate about education, particularly K-8 and am an elected official (School Board Secretary) for District 45 in Villa Park, Illinois.

In late 2006, I created a Yahoo Group that helps facilitate career networking amongst Human Resources professionals interested in the Chicago metropolitan HR job market. I am the site owner and moderator of the Chicagoland HR Transition Group. The group consists of close to 1,000 HR professionals.

Membership is free and open to experienced HR professionals (working or in transition). Sorry, no third party search firms or providers of HR services are afforded membership.

If you are an HR professional and would like to become a member of the Chicagoland HR Transition Group, please visit the Chicagoland HR Transition Group website (the link is listed in my profile above).

If you would like to post an HR position to the group, please see my contact information in MY FILES below.

Matt Kerr’s Specialties:

Executive Search, Career Transition, Outplacement, Human Resources - Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Internet Sourcing, Sourcing Strategies, Benefits, Compensation, Labor Relations, networking, candidate development, sourcing, leveraging Web 2.0, LinkedIn. Follow me on Twitter MKSPHR

Matt Kerr’s Experience

Director, Business Development

SSP BPI Group

(Human Resources industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

SSP BPI Group, formerly Scherer Schneider Paulick LLC (SSP), is the most prominent career transition and executive coaching firm in the Midwest. Founded in 1997, the firm offers high quality, personalized executive career transition, leadership development and coaching services. The firm has six offices in the Chicago area (Chicago, Deerfield, Joliet, Oakbrook Terrace) Wisconsin (Racine) and St. Louis.Founded in 1984, BPI is the leading European firm in human resources consulting and people management, and is the third largest career transition company in the world. BPI operates in 72 offices in 15 European,North African and South American countries. The firm’s key services include executive outplacement, executive coaching, career coaching, leadership development, large-scale outplacement, economic development related to closures, HR consulting and executive search.
Principal

Talent Integration

(Human Resources industry)

2007 — 2009 (2 years)

Executive Search - Recruiting is my passion. Assignments included:

Division President; Director, Enterprise Application Services; Director, Finance; VP, Chief Accounting Officer; Operations Manager; General Manager; Senior Account Executive; Director, Human Resources; Benefits Specialist; Inside Sales Manager; Director, Technical Services; Corporate Safety Manager, Corporate Quality Manager; Corporate Manager, International Trade Compliance; Senior Outside Sales Representative; International Credit Manager; Senior Internal Auditor; Senior Financial Analyst; Vice President, Sales; Senior Tax Accountant; Accounts Payable Manager.

Work on assignments in most all industries - recent experience in Metal Service Center; Risk Management/Insurance; Food; Office Equipment; Banking Equipment.
Director, Human Resources

Patrick Engineering

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year)

Total Human Resources responsibility for this award-winning, full-service consulting firm with more than 300 professionals specializing in engineering, building design, technology, planning and construction management.
Sr. HR Operations Manager

Motorola

(Public Company; MOT; Telecommunications industry)

1990 — 2005 (15 years)

Held a variety of positions including Sr. HR Ops Mgr, Manufacturing Employee Relations Mgr., Mgr. University Relations and Professional Recruiting Supervisor.
Outplacement Counselor

The Derson Group

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

1988 — 1990 (2 years)
HR

Burger King Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Restaurants industry)

1987 — 1988 (1 year)
Executive Search Consultant

John H. Johnson & Associates

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Human Resources industry)

1984 — 1987 (3 years)

Retained executive search.

Matt Kerr’s Education

Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

MHRM , HR Management , 2000

Activities and Societies:

Graduated with distinction.
Loyola University of Chicago

BA , Business - Human Resources Management

Activities and Societies:

ASPA
Gonzaga Hall Resident

Additional Information

Matt Kerr’s Websites:

Matt Kerr’s Interests:

K-12 Education, Student Learning, Technology, Networking. Created virtual HR networking group & blog - http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagoland_hr_transition_group/

Matt Kerr’s Groups:

SHRM – Society for Human Resource Management, HRMAC – Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, HRMAC – Transition Interest Group Planning Committee, ERE - Electronic Recruiting Exchange - Member, EMA - Employment Management Association of Chicago - Member, Presenter - Leveraging Web 2.0 In Your Job Search - HRMAC Transition Interest Group, Board of Education – School District 45 Villa Park IL – Secretary/Vice President, Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB) – Leadershop Academy Member, National Association of School Boards (NASB) - Member, Alt Board Member – School Association for Special Education in DuPage County (SASED), Board Member – Foundation for Educational Excellence, Legislative Educational Network DuPage – Member
“Is Your Strategic Plan Collecting Dust?” IASB conference panel moderator.
Chicagoland HR Transition Group (Yahoo Group) - Site Moderator
Glenbrook North High School Alumni - GBN is internationally recognized for "powder puff" football.