Experience and Education

Professional Experience

Arbitrator and Mediator, 2006 to present

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Commissioner, seven years

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chief Labor Negotiator, two years; Director of Personnel, fifteen years

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Personnel Director, five years

Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, Personnel Analyst, nine years

United States Navy Reserve, active duty three years; and drilling Reservist, twenty-seven years, Captain, Retired

Education

Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Master of Public Administration

Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Industrial Relations, Master of Science, Industrial Relations

Loyola University Chicago, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science, Psychology

Professional Neutral Experience, Typical Issues

Contract Interpretation and Application	Leaves of Absence
Contract Renegotiation	Management Rights
Cost of Living clauses	Overtime
Discharge and Discipline	Pensions and Retirement Benefits
Discrimination	Promotion and Upgrading
Health and Welfare	Scheduling of Work
Holidays and Holiday Pay	Seniority
Incentive Rates and Standards	Premium Pay
Job Evaluation	Tenure/Civil Service Status
Job Bidding and Posting	Transfer
Jurisdictional Disputes	Vacation and Time Off Benefits
Layoff/Bumping/Recall	Wages

Professional Neutral Experience, Private Sector, Types of Industries

Aerospace	Health Care
Airlines	Hospitality
Bakery	Manufacturing (heavy and light)
Beverage and Brewery	Maritime
Broadcasting	Metalworking
Communications	Newspapers
Construction	Printing and Publishing
Entertainment	Service Industries
Gas and Electric Utilities	Transportation/Trucking

Professional Neutral Experience, Public Sector

Public Works	Sanitation
Wastewater Treatment	Police
Fire Service	Primary and Secondary Education
Higher Education	Federal Sector
Corrections

Interest Arbitration Experience, Public Sector

Corrections

Higher Education

Related Professional Experience, Private Sector

Representation Election Certification

Arbitration Panel Appointments

American Arbitration Association

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

The Labor Relations Connection

National Mediation Board

Professional Affiliations

Labor and Employment Relations Association, (formerly IRRA), past national president

LERA Greater Rhode Island Chapter, Chapter President, 2013-2015

LERA Chicago Chapter

LERA Boston Chapter

The Labor Guild - Cushing - Gavin Award Recipient - 2019

Publications

“Illinois Public Sector Collective Bargaining Legislation: The First Fifteen Years”, co-authored with R. Theodore Clark, in Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector, The Experience of Eight States, Joyce M. Najita and James L. Stern, Editors, M.E. Sharpe, 2001, pp. 195-221.

“Public Employment — The Rules Are Different, and Changing”, Perspectives on Work, Volume 1, Number 1, 1997, pp. 42-45.

“Interest Arbitration — Some Timely Thoughts”, co-authored with Nancy E. Peace, Perspectives on Work, Volume 14, Numbers 1-2, 2010, pp. 30-33.