20 years of broad HR experience in Employee Relations, global HR system deployment, RFP and negotiation processes, vendor management, project management, reductions in force with dignity and compassion, M&A activities, and of course compensation and benefits design, governance and administration across 60+ countries. Environments have ranged from small start-up high-tech manufacturing facilities to, sprawling corporate campuses, to a massive one building high-tech facility which produced over 1 million phones per month, nearly 24/7 x 365 with 5,000 employees. I am adept at managing across numerous time zones and facilitating interaction between diverse colleagues.

Director of Global Benefits @ Global head of Benefits and Pension functions at Microsoft Mobile (Formerly Nokia Devices and Services). Global Benefits Integration Lead • Lead Nokia Benefits and Pension M&A due diligence stream prior to Microsoft acquisition. • Planned integration of 25,000+ employees in 60+ countries inclusive of developing acquired rights buyouts and developing strategies for works council negotiations. From April 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaDirector of Global Benefits @ Global head of Benefits and Pension functions at Nokia Inc. • Member 401k & ESD Committees • Chair of Global Pension and Benefits Committee Projects RFP and Implementation of Global Brokerage model with targeted USD 5m in savings and 50% reduction in administration • Drive efficiency of pooling by reducing four natural pooling partners to two with consistent dividend returns in excess of 1m USD. • Transparency of commission fees and broker remuneration • Global principles and governance applied to renewals • Centralized capture of plan information and financials with broker accountability Harmonization: Simplification & Saving exercise in preparation for Centralized HR Service Delivery Model • Market and budget alignment of programs in 60+ Countries • Alignment of legacy acquisition policies and benefits • USD 50m Savings opportunities identified with USD 15m of changes approved by Leaders SharePoint C&B development and launch. Conducted RFP with Tata Consulting to develop effective C&B Community site inclusive of: • Documentation approval and archival • Governance/SOX compliant change request processes • Forms based tools for appeals and distribution requests Ambassadors Program • Developed tax effective program for deployment of latest company devices to over 25,000 employees for use in beta testing applications, learning company product and acting as evangelists. From October 2009 to April 2014 (4 years 7 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCommunications Chair @ Acting Publicity chair From June 2008 to August 2011 (3 years 3 months) Manager of Compensation and Benefits Americas @ Responsibilities included management of $110m USD payroll, Employee Services, merit & bonus cycles, wage surveys, performance management training and other related duties. • Chairman 401k Committee • Member ESD Committee • Chief Privacy Officer (US) Projects • Created, with Committee approval, governance documents for 401k including Investment Policy Statement and Committee Charter clearly delineating roles and responsibilities of Committee and HR, performance standards for Committee review of investment choices and performance/knowledge metrics of Committee members. • Partnered with Treasury to review and simplify fund lineup with reduction of basis points. • Piloted New Hire Orientation/Welcome package using company device (N800 Linux Tablet) to provide rich multimedia orientation and repository for new hire information. From April 2003 to July 2009 (6 years 4 months) Area Benefits Manager @ Responsible for the strategic direction of Nokia's health, welfare and defined contribution programs for approximately 6,600 employees with an impact on 25,000 lives covered by the plan. Managed the vendor selection process, contract negotiations, and service quality to sustain a high customer satisfaction level. Served as Chairman of the 401k committee and as Nokia's Chief Privacy Officer. Managed P&L responsibilities for a budget that exceeded $60 million dollars. Achieved 97% online enrollment rate, eliminated all non-mandatory mailings, and a 97% online satisfaction rate in a company where 10% of the company's workforce does not have access to a PC as part of their job function. Responsible for reducing the 2003 plan year from as expected $8 million increase to $3 million. The cost avoidance was achieved ed through contract renegotiation, vendor changes, plan design and increased employee copays. Successfully led implementation of Nokia's first Consumer Driven Healthcare Plan. From September 2001 to May 2003 (1 year 9 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaCompensation and Benefits Manager @ Responsibilities included management of $110m USD payroll, Employee Services, merit & bonus cycles, wage surveys, performance management training and other related duties. Delivered Compensation and Benefits subject matter expertise and consultancy to operations in Arlington- Texas, Reynosa-Mexico and Manaus-Brazil. From February 2000 to September 2001 (1 year 8 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaSenior HR Representative @ Managed HR representative team supporting up to 5,000 manufacturing employees and contractors delivering employee relations, recruiting, HRD, training, policy implementation, benchmarking and project support during rampup from several hundred to nearly 5,000 employees/contractors. Projects • Designed, programmed and deployed 3 touch screen kiosks which allowed Factory Employees without PC access to utilize services provided via company intranet and vendor websites. • Development of job hierarchy for Factory personnel prior to implementation of SAP global HRIS system. • Five year plan for sourcing and development of manufacturing talent. From March 1994 to February 2000 (6 years) Site HR Manager @ Provide all Human Resources support functions (excluding payroll) for over 220 employees. Duties included recruitment/ selection, new employee orientation, drug testing, terminations/ separations, workers’ compensation, working with the Texas Employment Commission, investigating employee grievances, maintenance of all employee records, and EEO reporting. Key accomplishment was implementation of a Human Resources Information System. From August 1993 to August 1994 (1 year 1 month) Internship @ Development of Pre-Employment Tests: Performed job analysis interviews, and developed job descriptions, according to Americas with Disabilities (ADA) format. Selected pre-employment tests based upon KSA's identified in job descriptions. Performed validation study to assess test's ability to predict on the job performance. Wrote guidelines and instructions for future application of the tests. Submitted technical report detailing study methodology, validation results, and limitations of study to Baker and Sand Control Management. From June 1992 to August 1992 (3 months)

MS, Human Resources @ Texas A&M From 1991 to 1992 BS, Business Management @ Texas A&M From 1987 to 1991 Brian Miller, MS, CCP is skilled in: Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, HRIS, Employee Relations, Personnel Management, Deferred Compensation, Management, Leadership, Strategy, Vendor Management, Recruiting, Employee Benefits, Talent Management, Outsourcing