Charles A. Conine, SPHR is the Principal of Consilium Advisory Services LLC.  He is a strategic HR consultant and former senior human resources and labor relations executive with over three decades of HR leadership experience.  In addition to operating his own consulting practice he currently serves as Group Leader for Employee and Labor Relations at Cayuga Hospitality Advisors and as a human capital and risk management consultant at Synergy Restaurant Consultants. 

Mr. Conine writes a recurring HR feature published by Smith Travel Research’s Hotel News Now.com and is the author of “Observations”, a hospitality industry-focused HR blog published since 2008.  He has been quoted in various publications.

Education: 

· Cornell University, BS degree

· Human Resources Certification Institute; certification as Senior Professional in Human Resources (expiring 2014)

Affiliations:

· Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA)

· Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA)

· International Coach Federation (ICF)

· Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).  

Other Leadership Roles

In other leadership roles Mr. Conine currently serves as an appointed Commissioner on the City of Palm Springs, California International Airport Commission.  He was formerly: Secretary on a for-profit board of directors; Chairman and Management Trustee of a Taft-Hartley health/welfare trust, and; Chairman and Director of a 501(c)3 charitable organization.  Mr. Conine is an inductee in the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity Hall of Fame.

Charles A. Conine, SPHR

Direct Dial:  949-632-2282

FAX: 949-209-1813

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Career Summary:

As a principal employer representative Mr. Conine:

· appeared before or testified in Federal and State courts, the NLRB, EEOC and FEP enforcement agencies;

· led numerous and varied employer-level investigations concerning harassment/discrimination, failure to hire, wrongful termination, retaliation, back pay, and union/non-union issues;

· served as a chief HR officer, chief labor spokesperson and chief compliance officer and was the principal employer representative in numerous complex employment litigation and arbitration matters. 

· developed labor relations policies, strategies and tactics for the attempted merger of two airline-related businesses and was project manager for the merger of and post-merger synergy execution of HR, risk management, legal and administrative services of two restaurant chains. 

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