John Tacker_FinalResume August 5th
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John Tacker is an attorney and human resources executive based in Moline, Illinois. He has over 20 years of experience in legal, HR, and management roles, including as vice president and general counsel of a defense contractor. He is licensed to practice law in several states and currently serves as an adjunct professor at multiple colleges teaching business, management, and law courses.
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- 1. JOHN A. TACKER, ESQ Address: 3506 51st Street, Moline, Illinois 61265 Phone: 1.563-271-1989 Email: Jtacker@IABAR.ORG OBJECTIVE To continually seek self-improvement through challenging opportunities, which put my knowledge, skills and abilities, to the test; all the while striving for continual improvement of my record of superior achievement, innovative ideas, and team focused leadership. SUMMARY OF CORE COMPETENCIES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT - Vice President of a 10 Million Dollar Defense Contractor LEGAL - Contracts – Mergers – Acquisitions – Property – Joint Ventures - Legal/Regulatory Compliance SCOPE - Federal/State Government - International Contracts HUMAN RESOURCES - HRIS – FLSA – SCA – Performance Management – Recruitment – Staffing -Training EMPLOYEE RELATIONS – Civil Rights – Labor Relations – ADR – Collective Bargaining – Employee Discipline - Investigations VENUES - NLRB – FLRA – EEOC – MSPB – OSHA – EO SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS 97% win record on Arbitrations • Reduced a 1.1 Million Dollar Debt to a Bank Lender to $400K•a $175k debt to a CPA firm to $24K•$90K debt to Company to outside counsel to $45K. Acquired 3 Computer Next Generation Software Companies. Resolved 2 Tax issues with the IRS • one from 16K to ‘0’• one from $24,000 down to $4,000. Improved a pig iron manufacturing operation to open-mold pour, increasing productivity over 300% •Built a recognized State of the Art HR function for a multimillion Dollar Company, with no previous HR program. CHARLES F. DAY AND ASSOCIATES LLC, DAVENPORT, IA - VICE PRESIDENT AND CORPORATE GENERAL COUNSEL/DIRECTOR OF HR 2009–PRESENT Vice President – Executive Management/General Counsel/ and Director of HR oversight/direction o Advocate in litigation in State Court and United States Courts and Courts of Appeal. o Wrote, Negotiated, and Managed the Company’s Contract’s under Common Law, State Law, UCC, FAR and DFAR. o Participated in over 70 major business development initiatives, and Lead 5 o Supervise a cadre of Attorneys and outside counsel in Iowa, Nevada, and Virginia o Supervised a top-performing HR program to include: Generalists, Recruiters, Payroll, HRIS, and Benefits Managers. o Lead Corporate Headquarters in Davenport, Iowa; Managed Company Property for Iowa; o Facilities Security Officer for a TS Facility. o Assumed lead role, in the interpretation and execution of international contract administration, for efforts in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Iraq, Afghanistan, India; and CONUS United States. o Program Manager for a Multi-Million Dollar Large Business Prime Contractor, supervising Software and Land- Satellite Engineers PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE - US GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN - COMMAND OMBUDSMAN FOR EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES – 3 YEARS o Created and implemented an Ombudsman (ADR Program) that played a vital role in reducing the increasing number of grievances, pending unfair labor practice allegations, and requests for mid-contract bargaining, from several hundred, to 30 the first year. o Supervised and provided oversight and guidance to a team of mediators that resulted in zero disputes, requests to bargain from the unions, unfair labor practices, and EEO complaints. o Personally established and maintained one of the first Army Labor Management Partnerships o Served as member of counsel and labor relations expert for the United States Departments of Defense, Management Advisory Council PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE - UNITED STATES ARMY CIVILIAN-CONTINUED - LABOR RELATIONS SPECIALIST – 4 YEARS o As the Management Advocate for the United States Government, I worked collaboratively with the National Association of Government Employees, National Federation of Federal Employees, and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in addressing and resolving employee-related issues. o As the Advocate for the Government I also handled various EEO complaints, Unfair Labor Practices, and grievances for the government that rooted from Contract Violations and allegations of Discrimination o Chief Negotiator for the Government, with multiple Collective Bargaining Contracts o In private practice worked with the Teamsters, Illinois Federation of Teachers, and Illinois Firefighters Unions 1 | P a g e
- 2. JOHN A. TACKER, ESQ Address: 3506 51st Street, Moline, Illinois 61265 Phone: 1.563-271-1989 Email: Jtacker@IABAR.ORG PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE - UNITED STATES ARMY CIVILIAN-CONTINUED - EMPLOYEE RELATIONS SPECIALIST – 3 YEARS o In my HR role, I was responsible for the oversite of recruitment, staffing, training, Human Resources Information System (HRIS) Management, Workers Compensation, as well as direct responsibility as the Management Advocate for all employee relations issues. o Spearheaded four major studies of management practices and managed more than 300 employee disciplinary issues. PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE - UNITED STATES ARMY CIVILIAN- OTHER POSITIONS HELD Deputy Director for Operations; Chief of Training; Chief of Contingency Contracting; Chief of the Far East Theater CONCURRENT - TEACHING EXPERIENCE ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY, DAVENPORT, IA -ADJUNCT PROFESSOR o Human Resources, Management, Diversity, Business, and Business Law courses. EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DAVENPORT, AND MUSCATINE, IA -ADJUNCT PROFESSOR o Business, Business Law, Principles of Management, Human Resources, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting courses. BROWN MACKIE COLLEGE, MOLINE, IL - INSTRUCTOR o Business Law BLACK HAWK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MOLINE, IL - ADJUNCT PROFESSOR o Human Resources, Principles of Management, Business Law, Introduction to Computer Science, Paralegal Studies, Legal Research, and four progressive management classes for fire service Command Officers. LICENSES Licensed to practice law in: Michigan / Iowa/ United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit/ United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces/ United States Tax Court/United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit/United States Court for Veterans Claims/United States Court for Federal Claims/ United States Supreme Court PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Collective Bargaining – Black Hawk Community College; Employee Relations – University of Michigan; Labor Arbitration – University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Administration; Mediation –Justice Center of Atlanta AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Black Hawk College, Moline Illinois, Alumni Hall of Fame • Marycrest College, Davenport Iowa, Outstanding Achievement Alumni Award • United States Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (2) • Official Commendation – Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom • AV Rating of Super Lawyer Status, Highly Credentialed Attorney –Attorneys.US • Designated Master Lawyer by the Michigan State Bar Association 2014 • Iowa Leadership Award - US Institute for Advancement of Trade and Commerce (USIATC) 2014 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bar Association/Iowa Bar / Michigan Bar / Federal Bar / Moot Court Judge – Iowa / Senior Professional in Human Resources – SHRM / Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources – SHRM / Member – Military Pro Bono Project / Member – American Bar Association Advisory Board / Member, Advisory Board – Quad City Area Labor Management Council EDUCATION St. Thomas University, School of Law Miami, FL - Post-Doctoral Master of Laws (LLM) in Intercultural Human Rights: St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA - Master of Business Administration (MBA): Northwestern California University School of Law, Sacramento, CA Juris Doctorate (JD): Northwestern California University School of Law, Sacramento, CA - Bachelor of Laws (LLB): MaryCrest College, Davenport, IA - Dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Business and Computer Science Software Engineering 2 | P a g e