Christopher Mcdonough Email & Phone Number

Newark, Nj, Us

Payroll Processing: Collaborate with the Finance team to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing. Address employee payroll-related inquiries and discrepancies. Benefits Administration: Oversee employee benefits programs, including health insurance, retirement plans, and other employee benefits. Assist employees with inquiries and enrollment. Recruitment Support: Conduct full cycle recruiting, talent acquisition, and onboarding including job posting, resume screening, interviewing, background checks, and conducting orientations. Off-Boarding: Prepares paperwork and schedules and/or participates in exit interviews as needed. Employee Relations: Serve as the primary point of HR contact for employment-related inquiries from applicants and employees, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the HR Director. HR Compliance: Stay up-to-date with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. Data Management: Maintain accurate and confidential HR records and documentation, including employee files, attendance, and timekeeping. Absence Management: Plan, track, and manage employee leaves. Employee Engagement: Assist the HR Director with oversight of the Employee Engagement Committee and recommend activities to support ongoing engagement strategies and activities. Workers Compensation Management: Administer Workers’ Compensation programs, ensuring timely reporting, claims management, and coordination with insurance providers.

Courbevoie, Fr

Managed Human Resources for 90 person facility delivering employee relations, diversity, benefits, training, compensation, recognition, compliance, performance appraisal management, audits, succession planning, safety oversight, and Generative AI. Oversaw benefits enrollment and implementation. Orchestrated all FMLA and NJFLA worker compensation and disability claims. Managed corrective action, safety training, and COVID-19 communications and screening. Audited and improved I-9 records integrity. Launched eVerify. Recruited, screened, interviewed, referenced and recommended candidates. Coordinated annual increase, profit sharing, and bonus schedules, making recommendations based on performance and market analysis. Oversaw safety policy task force. Adeptly managed the pandemic.• In only 6 weeks promoted and launched Subsidized E-Bike Pilot, a new perk for employee engagement, now used as template across North America due to 100% satisfaction• In only 3 weeks created post Pandemic Management Return to Work Video to promote safety as employees at 12 locations returned• Ensured 100% compliance with OSHA safety requirements by sourcing affordable online safety training vendor and tracking employee comprehension • Overcame employee resistance to registering their disability, fostering a climate of Diversity Inclusion• Skilled in optimizing Generative AI - developed job descriptions and onboarding materials, strengthened recruitment, developed succession planning predictive analytics, wellness programs, compliance and recording ensuring 100% compliance, accurate audit reporting, and employee satisfaction survey design• Brought a creative flair to recognizing employees’ well-earned safety achievements• Shepherded a manager and employee through important culturally sensitive issue, resulting in significant behavior improvement while maintaining the dignity of all

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Us

Managed Human Resources Department for 57 employees site. Supported employee relations, recruitment, employee engagement, work verification, benefits, performance appraisal management, and job descriptions. Oversaw company-wide recruitment. Managed benefits implementation and FMLA, NJFLA, EEOC, worker compensation, disability claims company- wide. Oversaw HR in Ohio and Indiana. Trained management on performance planning and appraisal and encouraged Safety Compliance via Walking Inspections. Coordinated writing, evaluation, and maintenance of job descriptions.• Created Employee Handbook by identifying gaps such as a sexual harassment policy accompanied with training, reinforcing policy, allowing investigations and fostering a cultural shift• Reinforced importance of employee engagement and benefit of communicating differently by facilitating difficult communications between key leaders and their employees• Eliminated 7-8% of undocumented workforce through an I-9 audit, ensuring compliance• Strengthened employee relations and compliance by taking corrective action, mentoring, performance management training, and cultivating. employee satisfaction with an improved cafeteria and heating and cooling, better pay and safety signage

Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, Us

Implemented product safety management system. Scoped and managed project, adhering to good manufacturing practices, work instructions, and company policies. • Enabled faster tracking of change requests and decisions outside of emails by implementing company’s first communication plan and change log• Reduced client change request errors and risk by 28%, reducing delays in receiving updated graphics, ensuring plates were correct, and art reviews • Enhanced quality assurance and control 73% by improving most team processes, documentation and inventory tracking

Created exceptional work for clients in need of project planning and management skills, as well as strong design and illustration competencies. Clients included a publisher and distributor of bulletins, church software, hymnals, worship aids, and calendars for Catholic churches; a nonprofit dedicated to ensure individuals have access to information to make optimal health decisions; and a NJ-based graphic design agency.

Fairfield, New Jersey, Us

Created clients’ advertising, trade shows and collateral materials for this integrated marketing agency. Tracked project deliverables. Planned and scheduled project timelines. Conceptualized and led implementation of vision for clients’ advertising, trade shows and collateral materials for this integrated marketing and public relations company. Tracked project deliverables. Planned and schedule project timelines. Developed logos, designed responsive sites, managed IT vendors, wrote copy, and rendered illustrations. Managed team. • Designed out of home (OOH) advertising, billboards, post cards, and bus advertisements for branch of Clifton Savings Bank, which realized $40M increase in deposits and 2 “NJ Ad Club” awards. • Created highly successful promotion project for Vision Associates. Development of copy and art for campaign, direct mail, trade ads, and trade show collateral. • Leveraged analogous estimating technique to plan projects, including cost, budget, scope, and expected duration. • Created and implemented one-day “Rate Not Bait” Investor Savings Bank campaign, a one-day promotion that realized $10M in new deposits.

Bs, Psychology

Project Management Certificate, Project Management

Certificate, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Web Master Certificate, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design