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Chicago, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Administered payroll and benefits, including healthcare and 401k, for 150 US employees - Updated handbook and payroll policies and processes to ensure compliance and transparency- Onboarded 80+ employees during an acquisition, including conducting benefits education sessions and managing special open enrollment period - Managed employee leaves of.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

[Due to the size and structure of the company, equivalent title: HR Business Partner, Payroll and HRIS]- Partnered with leadership on recruitment, benefits, and compensation strategy, performance management, and employee engagement, developing solutions aligned with company objectives- Led organizational change initiatives to right-size operations and.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Managed end-to-end healthcare and 401(k) benefits administration, conducting new hire benefits presentations, ensuring ACA compliance, and overseeing open enrollment, COBRA, Form 5500- Managed HR inbox and resolved all employee payroll, HR, and benefits questions- Ensured accuracy and compliance in HRIS and payroll records; processed new hires.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Ran biweekly payroll for 200+ salaried and hourly employees, processing new hires, terminations, tax changes, wage garnishments, bonuses, commissions, employee leave, and benefit deductions- Audited state payroll tax agency compliance across 27 states, identified missing information and quarterly reports, and made corrections to bring company to 100%.

Chicago, IL

- Effectively managed the filing of 15+ weekly design patent applications, with no incorrect filings to the patent office, while conducting thorough research to identify prior art in catalogs for new patents- Collaborated with foreign patent offices and vendors to ensure accurate communication and visual representation of design elements- Prepared regular.

Chicago, IL

• Drafting legal contracts
• Tracking client cases from intake to completion; managing deadlines and correspondence with clients, attorneys, and agencies
• Legal research on reproductive technology laws in various states and countries
• Intern from August to November 2016

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Drafted and edited client correspondence, research memos, FOIA requests, motions, pleadings, complaints, and corporate bylaws; conducted legal research accordingly
• Maintained calendar and kept track of legal, financial, and administrative deadlines
• Reconciled bank statements, input and categorized expenses for current and previous year
• Created and implemented bookkeeping procedures for analyzing profit and loss statements, payroll and payroll taxes, budgeting, maintaining records of client trust accounts in accordance with local bar requirements.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

- Oversaw assignment grading for an online course in Advanced Business Management with 400 students; maintained records of student’s grades, grading sheets, and marked assignments- Created a system for keeping track of grades and averages using Excel- Created training materials and procedures; trained and oversaw the work of three other markers

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Created and maintained rehearsal schedules for a cast of fifteen actors and a crew of twelve- Oversaw technical production including lights, set, costumes, and dramaturgical research

- Prepared the Complete Works of Samuel Johnson for both print and online publication- Copyedited texts and created textual notes for print editions- Collected metadata (keywords, dates of publication, etc.) for online publication

Litigation Practice Certificate, Paralegal Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, English