Bryan Burns, Founder & CEO
Bryan W. Burns, MEC, B. Comm., CHRP
Bryan W. Burns
President & CEO, HRO Core Inc.
Education
Master of Electronic Commerce, Dalhousie University (2005)Bachelor of Commerce, Saint Mary’s University (1993)
Career Focus
Management, consulting, entrepreneur, employee benefits, training, coaching, emotional intelligence, HRO, BPO, Outsourcing, International Business, Business Development
Bryan W. Burns is CEO and Founder of HRO Core Inc. – Benefits and Human Capital Solutions. His career is focused in generalist human resource service delivery, international business and management consulting both domestically and internationally.
His over fifteen years experience in advising business, non-profit and government organizations on employee benefits, payroll, training and coaching, includes a range of management and HR projects including wellness initiatives, employee and family assistance plans (EAP), benefits, recruitment and hiring, training, organizational development and leadership. Bryan also has experience in project management, economic development, marketing, eCommerce, e-Supply chain and outsourcing.
Prior to founding HRO Core Inc., Bryan served as Vice President for a Canadian health benefits outsourcing company leading the company’s operations and service delivery in Eastern Canada to small businesses, corporate clients and the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Department of Community Services dental plans. He has also served as Director of a U.K. based Emotional Intelligence (EI) training and coaching firm.
He is the author of BPO and HRO: Foundations for Today’s Enterprise – a review of human resource outsourcing and business process outsourcing and is accredited in the Bar-On EQi and the IHHP EI 360, training and assessment tools. He is a Director of the Aerospace Industries Association of Nova Scotia (ADIANS) and Co-President of the Halifax Branch of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA). He has a Master of Electronic Commerce from Dalhousie University (2005) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University (1993). Since incorporating HRO Core Inc. in 2005, he has worked in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia on various client assignments.
Selected HR Generalist Experience and Activities
- Conducted a salary reviews including recommendations on compensation for the President, Vice-President, senior management and staff for a small technology company.
- Assisted a metal fabrication company to create pay scales for hourly machinists and other staff members including creation of a variety of pay ‘bands’ and process for moving from entry level through successive bands.
- Audited, updated and delivered 5S training to a manufacturing company.
- Completed a HR and Management Audit for a Dartmouth based health care organization including employee surveys, creation of HR business processes and documents, pay policies, lieu time policies, family time, etc.
- Completed job analysis and creation of job descriptions and job evaluation processes for a variety of clients.
- Worked for a leading training and career development provider in delivering emotional intelligence training and coaching services to leading consulting, financial services and manufacturing companies in the UK.
- Accredited user of two leading measures of emotional intelligence – a key determinant of sales and leadership success; the Bar-On EQi and the IHHP EI 360.
- Completed recruiting assignments and recruitment process outsourcing assignments.
- Licensed insurance broker with more than 7 years experience in group employee benefits and benefits administration services. He has expertise in a variety of health benefit issues and options including flex benefits, administrative services only plans (ASO), stop loss insurance, drug plans, employee assistance plans and other benefits and retirement savings plans and issues.
- Completed a Workforce Strategy and Implementation plan for the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Nova Scotia Human Resources Partnership, which included a review of existing activities, identification of industry best practices, strategy development and implementation planning.
- Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP), in progress.