• Oversee all human resources (HR) functions for fifteen early childhood education centers on the East Coast.• Process new-hires, benefits, leave and termination forms, ensuring compliance with various laws and regulatory mandates, serve as primary contact person answering employee questions.• Maintain project employee handbook outlining meals, breaks, vacation benefits, company regulations, and performance expectations.• Proactively recruited candidates through direct recruitment, work and travel programs and other creative methods.• Performed screening, interviewing, applicant assessment and presenting of candidates to hiring managers to finalize the recruitment process and assisted in hiring decision.• Identified new, cost-effective resources of recruitment and tracked and reviewed the effectiveness of media sources.• Independently gathered facts, prepared responses and determined appropriate company communication gaining trust amongst all employees.

• Managed all business (3) and employee (20) licenses and certifications for three states; oversaw all employee insurance benefits, 401K plan administration and compliance. • Keep all business licenses for 3 states up to date. Keep licenses and certifications for 20 technicians up to date and compliant. • Schedule all training and testing for employees, keep training materials and employee handbook up to date and relevant.• Prepare all paperwork for new employees including pre-employment background checks and license checks.• Providing analytical, technical administrative and project management support as it relates to FTEs, benefits and reporting and compliance measures.• Ensuring compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations.• Maintaining updated knowledge of pertinent state and federal regulations and laws; including FMLA, HIPAA, ADA, and FEHA, maintaining related records recording the accumulation and use of vacation, holidays, sick days, and miscellaneous leaves of absence.• Entering demographic data related to new hires, termination, garnishment set up, W-4 status and other changes.• Overseeing day-to-day benefits administration and serve as an information resource on complex employee benefits reporting and customer service issues.

• Assisted in managing sales associates, determined staffing and training needs, recruited store employees and coordinated shift schedules to ensure appropriate coverage.• Assigned employees to specific duties to best meet the needs of the store; instructed staff on appropriately handling difficult and complicated sales.• Aided in daily paperwork and weekly and monthly sales reports for executive management; created company's first employee manual including training and development.• Performed accounts receivable duties including invoicing, researching chargebacks, discrepancies and reconciliations.• Examined merchandise to verify that it was correctly priced and displayed, reviewed profit/loss areas.• Kept management informed of significant changes in regard to payment habits and other issues.

• Oversaw scheduling for President, conducted all first contact and validation of potential clients and facilitated completion of client documentation. • Responsible for providing exclusive support to the executive leadership team and executive level projects.• Supported various functions including but not limited to human resources, executive, sales and marketing, customer service, and accounting as required.• Coordinated all meeting rooms, managed the reservations and organization setup, organized and coordinated travel, agendas and presentations as needed.