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20+ years experience in human resources management
15 years executive level management experience
Extensive academic background in strategic management
Excellent facilitation skills
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Ability to handle both strategic and operational roles of human resources management
15 years executive level management experience
Extensive academic background in strategic management
Excellent facilitation skills
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Ability to handle both strategic and operational roles of human resources management
Professional Experience
2011 - Present
Editor
HR Professionals of Greater Memphis
Human Resources
HR Professionals of Greater Memphis
Human Resources
HR Professionals of Greater Memphis is a trade publication for human resource professionals in the greater Memphis area. The mission is to serve HR professionals and advance the HR profession in the greater Memphis area. HR Professionals is approved for publication by SHRM, and is similar to HR Magazine, only local. We partner with SHRM-Memphis as the voice of the HR community. We serve as an advocate on federal, state, and local legislation affecting our workplace and our profession. We showcase the best of the best in our profession from Memphis and surrounding communities with profiles of a key professional in each issue. You will also meet a member of the SHRM-Memphis Board of Directors in each issue. Editorial content is based on current hot topics of importance in the areas of benefits and compensation, employee relations, HR technology, performance and training, diversity, ethics, and leadership. Our goal is to educate and inform. Contributors are local attorneys, educators, and specialists all recognized as experts in their fields.
2011 - Present
Principal/Consultant
The Thompson Firm LLC
Management Consulting
The Thompson Firm LLC
Management Consulting
20+ years of executive level experience in strategic consulting in human resources management and development including
*benefits and compensation
*employee relations
*employee handbook design and development
*federal and state compliance audits
*Human Resources outsourcing
*benefits and compensation
*employee relations
*employee handbook design and development
*federal and state compliance audits
*Human Resources outsourcing
1995 - 2005
(10 years)
(10 years)
VP/Director of Human Resources (Memphis)
Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company (formerly SouthTrust Bank)
Banking
Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company (formerly SouthTrust Bank)
Banking
Consulted with senior management in human resource planning. Responsible for recruitment and staffing, compensation and benefits, employee relations, performance management. Facilitated management assessments for Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.
2005 - 2006
(1 years)
(1 years)
Director of Human Resources (Memphis)
Norththrop Grumman
Information Technology and Services
Norththrop Grumman
Information Technology and Services
Public Company, (NYSE:NOC) Defense & Space Responsible for human resource management of USPS National Customer Service Center including recruitment, compensation, benefits and employee relations.
May 2006 - 2011
(5 years)
(5 years)
SVP/Director of Human Resources
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Real Estate
Mid-America Apartment Communities
Real Estate
Designed and lead strategy, policies, and activities in the areas of recruitment, compensation, benefits, regulatory compliance, company culture, and employee relations. Responsible for litigation of EEOC charges and other employment law issues. Directed a staff of ten associates.
Education
2012
BS (cum laude), Christian Brothers University (High School)
Management
Management
2000
MBA, Christian Brothers University (High School)
Human Resources
Adjunct Professor - Human Resource Management and Principles of Management Member CBU Alumni Board
Human Resources
Adjunct Professor - Human Resource Management and Principles of Management Member CBU Alumni Board
More about Cynthia Thompson, MBA, SPHR
First Name
Cynthia
Last Name
Thompson, MBA, SPHR
My Affiliations
Society for Human Resource Management
SHRM-Memphis
SHRM Executive Roundtable
NAREIT HR Forum
Variety Childrens' Charities
Awards / Honors
President - SHRM-Memphis 2006
Member Tennessee SHRM State Council 2006
Founder - SHRM Executive Roundtable 2006
Professional Excellence Award in Human Resource Management 2002
One of the 50 Women Who Make A Difference in Memphis 2006
Member Tennessee SHRM State Council 2006
Founder - SHRM Executive Roundtable 2006
Professional Excellence Award in Human Resource Management 2002
One of the 50 Women Who Make A Difference in Memphis 2006
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