Ron Bower

Current

• Director, Recruiting and Employee Relations at AmTrust Bank

Past

• Recruiting Manager at Key Corp
• HR Generalist Manager at KeyCorp
• HR Generalist at KeyBank

• Manager, Employment Contract Services at Key Bank
• Process Improvement Consultant at National City Bank
• Human Resources Manager at Bank One
• Manager, Technology Services and Operations Analysis at Bank One
• Operations Analyst at Bank One
• Retail Banking Management Trainee at Bank One
• Employee Communication Consultant at McBee Systems

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Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ohio University
• Memorial High School, St. Marys, Ohio

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

• AmTrust Bank Careers Page
• AmTrust Bank REO Page
• Follow me on twitter

Ron Bower’s Summary

A strategic human resources professional with a continual focus on creating business results through leading edge human resources practices. Experience includes a focus on: leadership, recruiting, employee relations, organizational development, executive coaching, team development, retention, onboarding, compensation strategy, employee records, staff development, change management, succession planning and career coaching. Early career roles in operations and technology management provided a strong foundation of people, project, process improvement and vendor management skills.

Recently, led the efforts to develop an employee referral program that has created significant business impact. Organizational expenses have been reduced by 40+% while retention and manager satisfaction have improved. Employee referrals as a source of hire have improved from 29 to 78% in three years, while search firm utilization has decreased from 27 to 2%. AmTrust Bank has received local and national recognition for these efforts, winning the ERC NorthCoast99 Recruitment and Selection award and the 2008 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award for Most Innovative Employee Referral Program. An article that I wrote about the AmTrust employee referral program was published in the May 2008 issue of the ERE "Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership." You can view a .pdf version of the journal article via the linkedin "SlideShare" application. Recently selected to be a judge for the 2009 ERE Recruiting Excellence Award competition.

AmTrust Bank is always looking for top talent! Please visit our careers page at amtrust.jobs (link below) and explore the opportunities we have to offer.

Ron Bower’s Specialties:

Qualified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) facilitator, Zenger-Folkman 360 coaching, PDI 360 coaching, career coaching, resume preparation and job search coaching, a variety of Lominger organizational development tool certifications, Prosci Change Management process certification. Recruiting, leadership, employee referral programs, recruiter effectiveness, employee relations.

Ron Bower’s Experience

• Director, Recruiting and Employee Relations

  AmTrust Bank

  (Privately Held; Banking industry)

  November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  Lead a team of HR professionals responsible for recruiting, employee relations, onboarding, and employee records.

• Recruiting Manager

  Key Corp

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

  March 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 9 months)

  Led recruiting efforts for the Consumer Banking line of business. Managed a staff of 40+, working in 20+ cities, filling over 4000 positions annually.

• HR Generalist Manager

  KeyCorp

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

  September 1998 — March 2003 (4 years 7 months)

  Provided senior level HR consulting support to over 2300 employees in Information Technology, Finance and Human Resources. Managed a staff of three HR Generalists.

• HR Generalist

  KeyBank

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

  December 1996 — September 1998 (1 year 10 months)

  Provided HR Consulting services to leaders in the Corporate Banking line of business, supporting 350 employees.

• Manager, Employment Contract Services

  Key Bank

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

  July 1996 — December 1996 (6 months)

  Managed policies, processes and vendor relationships for: temporary services, relocation, outplacement, background investigations and drug screening.

• Process Improvement Consultant

  National City Bank

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

  October 1995 — July 1996 (10 months)

  Managed process improvement initiatives and vendor relationships for PC hardware and software acquisition and installation.

• Human Resources Manager

  Bank One

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

  November 1992 — October 1995 (3 years)

  Provided employee relations support for 1200+ employees.

• Manager, Technology Services and Operations Analysis

  Bank One

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

  January 1985 — November 1992 (7 years 11 months)

  Led a team responsible for PC's, telephone systems, process improvement and project management.

• Operations Analyst

  Bank One

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

  November 1983 — January 1985 (1 year 3 months)

  Personally responsible for project management and process improvment efforts.

• Retail Banking Management Trainee

  Bank One

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

  November 1982 — November 1983 (1 year 1 month)

  Completed a rotational management training program, with rotations in bank operations and retail banking (teller, new accounts, and assistant branch manager).

• Employee Communication Consultant

  McBee Systems

  (Printing industry)

  June 1980 — June 1982 (2 years 1 month)

  Part-time position while attending college. Responsible for writing and editing employee newsletter, updating employee handbook, responding to requests for information about the company, and providing tours of the facility.

Ron Bower’s Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Operations Management , Bank Adminstration Institute: School for Bank Administration , 1990 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Honors Graduate. Completed two significant research projects: one on effective organizational design principles and one on implementing a telecommuting program (it was a big deal then, it was the early 90's!).

• Ohio University

  BS Communication , Organizational Communication , 1978 — 1982

• Memorial High School, St. Marys, Ohio

  College Prep , 1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Ron Bower’s Websites:

• AmTrust Bank Careers Page
• AmTrust Bank REO Page
• Follow me on twitter

Ron Bower’s Interests:

travel, music, cooking, camping, canoeing, hiking, cross country skiing, reading

Ron Bower’s Groups:

•    CyberSleuths
•    Executive Suite
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
•    MBTI® Practitioners
•    RECRUITMENTLEADERS
•    ERE.net
•    OpenNetworker.com
•    Recruiting Professionals Network
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    TalentBar: HR and Recruiter Network
•    Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals (30.000+)
•    OU Alumni (6,000+ members)
•    InvitesWelcome.com (Open Networkers)
•    INTJ Masterminds Network
•    Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Assessment (MBTI®)
•    Online Recruitment Magazine
•    Openreq.com (Recruiters & Staffing Professionals)
•    Certified Browns Fan
•    Tweeple
•    Ex Bank One
•    Retail Banking Network
•    ERC
•    RecruitingBlogs.com Group
•    Recruitment Compliance
•    Cleveland Plus
•    New Talent Management Network (www.newtmn.com)
•    LinkedWorking Cleveland
•    Staffing Leaders
•    KeyCorp Alumni
•    McBee Alumni
•    Linked Strongsville Ohio
•    AmTrust Bank
•    Staffing Management Association (SMA) - Special Interest Group of Cleveland SHRM
•    National City Bank- Alumni and Current Employees
•    Onboarding Best Practices- Clearing the 90-Day Hurdle
•    NEO-Exec
•    Virtual Job Tryout® User Group
•    Cleveland & NEO Corporate Recruiting Group
•    JobAngels
•    Staffing Cafe
•    NE Ohio for a Better Tomorrow
•    Staffing, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Round Table
•    Cleveland Professionals In Transition
•    Onboarding - Accelerating New Employee Transitions
•    JobsDirectUSA
•    Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting

Ron Bower’s Honors:

Selected as a judge for the 2009 ERE Recruiting Excellence Awards
ERE Recruiting Excellence award winner for Most Innovative Employee Referral Program, 2008
NorthCoast 99: 2007 Winner for Recruitment and Selection
Speaker: "Recruiting for Retention" at Federal Reserve Bank Retention Conference, December 2006
Speaker: "So You Think You Can Recruit?" at Cleveland SMA Chapter Meeting, November 2007
Speaker: Member of panel discussion of ERE Recruiting Excellence Award winners, ERE Conference, San Diego, April 2008
Speaker: "Onboarding for Results" at Cleveland SMA Recruiting Conference, April 2008
Speaker: "Creating Business Results Through Employee Referrals" at Akron Recruiting Networking Meeting, May 2008
Speaker: At several Ohio University Human Resources classes and student SHRM meetings
Co-Facilitator: "Adapting Your Recruiting Skills Within the Current Economy" at Cleveland SMA Chapter Meeting, February 2009
Guest blogger on several recruitment related sites

Ron Bower’s Contact Settings

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