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Shahid Luqman is a seasoned Human Resource Management professional with over 20 years of diverse experience across various organizational domains. With a strong focus on strategic planning and human resource development, Shahid has successfully managed HR activities across businesses and project sites for client groups. His core competencies include strategic planning, learning and development, performance and rewards management, organizational development, HR project management, succession planning, payroll, compensation and benefits, team leadership, team management, HR strategy, and business process re-engineering.
Throughout his career, Shahid has demonstrated his ability to align HR strategies with business objectives, effectively managing human resource management systems and addressing business issues. He has achieved notable accomplishments, such as recruiting over 1000 technical and non-technical professionals by implementing competency-based internal and external recruitment processes, resulting in a 200% enhancement in the recruitment process.
Shahid’s resourcefulness and expertise in cross-utilizing resources have yielded significant savings. For example, he successfully generated savings of $2 Million by sharing resources at projects and organizing cross-trainings. Furthermore, his restructuring of compensation and benefits led to a 9% reduction in employee turnover, while his redesign of the performance management and reward system resulted in a 30% reduction in payroll costs.
With a focus on enhancing process quality and speed, Shahid has revamped HRMS, developed HR policy manuals, and designed performance evaluation tools for measuring performance across the organizational hierarchy. He is adept at implementing change management strategies, fostering internalization, and executing planning, monitoring, feedback, and reinforcement actions.
Shahid’s ability to optimize resources extends to minimizing overhead project costs through process mapping and realigning resources. For example, he successfully reduced overhead costs by 15% at a production plant, highlighting his efficiency in streamlining operations.
In addition to his expertise in recruitment, training and development, performance and reward management, organizational development, and change management, Shahid possesses strong business acumen. His ability to understand and navigate the intricacies of the business landscape enables him to provide valuable insights and contribute to strategic HR initiatives.
Shahid Luqman is a highly skilled and strategic Human Resource Management professional with a proven track record of aligning HR strategies with business objectives. His extensive experience, expertise in various HR domains, and ability to drive change and optimize resources make him an invaluable asset to any organization.
Sharon Fazekas is a seasoned payroll professional with over forty years of progressive experience in managing complex payroll operations across Canada. She holds multiple professional designations that reflect her deep expertise and commitment to excellence in payroll management and compliance.
Throughout her distinguished career, Sharon has successfully managed both unionized and non-unionized payrolls, demonstrating a thorough understanding of collective agreements, employment standards, and multi-jurisdictional legislative requirements. Her extensive experience spans multiple provinces and a variety of industries, from small businesses to large corporations, giving her a unique ability to adapt and deliver accuracy, efficiency, and compliance in diverse organizational settings.
Sharon is highly proficient in leading payroll operations through multiple platforms and software systems, including PeopleSoft, SAP, and Kronos, and is recognized for her ability to streamline processes, ensure compliance, and mentor payroll teams to achieve operational excellence. Her strategic and hands-on approach has consistently contributed to the success of payroll functions in both corporate and industrial environments.
With her unparalleled depth of knowledge and leadership in Canadian payroll, Sharon continues to be a trusted expert and a valuable asset to any organization seeking to enhance the quality and reliability of its payroll operations.
Roland is a senior Human Resources professional with 30 + years of experience as an HR generalist and leader. He collaborates effectively with individuals at all levels in an organization to facilitate the creation and maintenance of inspiring and engaging workplaces.
Roland believes that employees at every level need a combination of stability, trust, compassion and hope from their leaders in order to be inspired and remain engaged. The people systems he helps identify and implement, create and sustain the type of work environment that provides & supports these basic needs.
After starting his career in a manufacturing environment with General Motors and later Procter & Gamble, Roland went on to HR roles in a variety of union and non-union industries including automotive, consumer goods, printing, high-tech, oil & gas services and management consulting.
Some of his key accomplishments include researching and creating recommendations for a Total Compensation program; developing and implementing an Employee Performance Development program; revising and consolidating an Employee Handbook incorporating legislation from three countries; facilitating the change management project of a unionized public organization from its legacy ‘way of doing things’ to new processes, tools and leadership; assisting an organization in high growth mode to explode from 60 to 400 employees in less than 2 years; and at the other extreme, assisting an organization with the closure of its manufacturing facility, resulting in the elimination of 1,100 positions.
Roland’s professional development includes a Certificate in HR Management from the University of Toronto; the Advanced Program for HR Professionals, also from the University of Toronto and Instructional Skills Workshop (Train-the-Trainer) at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
Roland holds a BBA from Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as an MBA from the University of Windsor.