Jim Cichanski

Jim, the founder, and CHRO of Flex HR, has 30+ years experience in human resources, holding senior level positions in companies that were privately held, pre-IPO, foreign owned, joint venture, Fortune 50 and one labeled the “fastest growing F1000 in America.” He has a solid background in high tech, manufacturing, services and management.

His background in human resources includes organizational process evaluation and improvement, labor laws, integration of businesses, cost reduction, organizational development, and all functional areas of human resources. These include but are not limited to Benefits, Compensation, Staffing, Diversity, ERISA, DOL Compliance, Immigration, Learning & Development, Stock Administration, Executive Compensation, Employee Relations, and over 300 Mergers & Acquisitions. Jim’s experience includes operational HR management knowledge globally in 32 countries and has transitioned companies from 30 to 67,000 employees worldwide. Companies he has worked for include Unisys, Novell, Premiere Technologies and PaySys International. Jim is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Jim also spent 26 years in the Army National Guard achieving the rank of Colonel, was inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame, and received numerous awards including the Legion of Merit. Jim holds a BA in Applied Behavioral Sciences, is a graduate of the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Institute, has served on the board of HealthSource of Georgia, and was an inside board member of 17 companies. He is an active member of many HR professional organizations.

Flex HR was selected Best of Johns Creek Award in the Business Human Resources Consultant category by the Johns Creek Award Program. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution awarded Flex HR as “Best Of Atlanta Business Profiles” while Outsourcing Gazette magazine listed Flex HR as the “Top Most Promising HR & Staffing Service Vendors.” INC Magazine consistently recognizes Flex HR as an Inc 5000 “Fastest Growing Privately Held Company in America.”

Jim has also been accredited by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GNFCC) as “The Small Business Person of the Year.” Catalyst Magazine accredited Jim and Flex HR as 1 of 18 Companies CEO’s in Atlanta would like to own. Jim is married to his wife, Eldeen, for over 50 years and has two daughters and three grandsons and two granddaughters. He recently served on the Board of Directors for HomeStretch.