Barbara Sutherland Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Hudson, Ohio

Responsible for the daily functions of the Human Resource department. Manage full cycle recruitment and onboarding; collaborate with senior leadership and managers. Perform background, credit, drug screening and professional reference checks. Administer and execute human resource programs including but not limited to compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; training and development. Manage employment-related inquiries; complex and/or sensitive matters. Participate in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations and investigations. Maintain knowledge of compliance, trends, regulatory changes and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.

Northeast Ohio

Guide companies through human resource development, problem solving, and optimization. Create strategic plans for building and managing talent in light of business growth. Rework compensation and benefits plans to cut costs while maintaining benefits. Implement performance management structures. Analyze and revise human resource business processes. Assess compliance and craft action plans to achieve conformity. ◆ Established HR resources for technical service company including company handbook, interview questionnaire, performance review protocols, and pay infrastructure.

Elyria

Provide high level human resource support and project management.

Cleveland, Ohio

Built and ran Human Resources Department for non-profit community health center. Sourced and negotiated benefits including health insurance, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, COBRA, FMLA, 403(b) retirement, and ERISA. Ensured legal compliance for benefits, personnel management, and hiring procedures. Conducted employee acquisition from job posting through background checks and interviews to onboarding. Resolved employee performance issues and disputes. Wrote and administered FMLA, Workers’ Compensation, exit, and unemployment protocols. ■ Captured $10,000 in annual savings by assembling complete payroll and timekeeping system utilizing Timeforce II, iSolved Human Capital Management, and human resource information systems (HRIS). ■ Created $30,000 savings on premiums per health plan while more than doubling available benefits. ■ Constructed volunteer and student clinical credentialing programs, onboarding 20 volunteers and 100 medical students yearly. ■ Initiated and led Infection Control and Event Planning committees, also leading Health and Wellness program. ■ Fostered employee satisfaction and development, maintaining turnover under 10%. ■ Instituted training and development programs tailored for onsite and offsite employees.

Strongsville, Ohio

Assistant to the CEO and President for a custom paint finishing design and manufacturing company. Responsible for facilitating and the administration of human resource functions and activities. Managed, maintained and administered HSA, FSA, health, dental, ancillary benefits, 401(k) retirement, Workers’ Compensation, and COBRA. Safety program Coordinator; facilitated and monitored regulatory compliance, coordinated and conducted training events, and testing. Responsible for semi-monthly and bi-weekly payroll processing: Paychex payroll/HRIS, and Kronos time management systems. Maintained payment reconciliations, general ledger, expense reports and petty cash.

Parma, Ohio

Administered human resource functions for top third-party provider of freight bill management. Orchestrated hiring full-time, part-time, and temporary staff. Facilitated benefit plan details. Discharged payroll procedures via HRIS and ADP Kronos, Pay eXpert, and MAS90. Created legal compliance among HR policies. Reconciled/tracked benefits invoicing and reporting. Performed International Organization for Standardization (ISO) training. Handled performance reviews and disciplinary actions. Attended to employee disputes. Organized special event committees and employee referral program. ■ Seized new healthcare broker, saving company and employees more than 30% in cost savings.