Doris Demirjian Madden, Sphr, Awi-Ch Email & Phone Number

Manage complex employee relations investigations globally, related to harassment, discrimination, and violations of company policies and ethics. Serve as the crisis response representative for the Employee Relations team. Partner with stakeholders, e.g. legal, DEIB, talent development, etc. to provide strategic recommendations to proactively address and mitigate systemic issues and improve employee experience.

California, United States

Providing resources to children and women in poverty-stricken areas globally to ensure they have proper nutrition, clean water, shelter, and access to education. Most recent projects include:• Creating and implementing project plan for new computer labs in rural Ugandan orphanages.• Empowering women in third-world countries by coaching on business plan development, implementation and providing loans to start their businesses. • Developing project plan for mother/baby hospital in rural Ugandan village.

Managed complex employee relations investigations in the Americas related to harassment, discrimination, and violations of company policies and ethics for large global technology company. Prioritized and balanced steady case load of 25, using TeamConnect and Workday platforms, in collaboration with business partners and legal teams across the organization. Delivered solutions for complex employee relations investigations throughout Americas related to Title VII, EEO, ADA, harassment, discrimination, and violations of company policies and ethics in partnership with business leaders, HR, and Legal. Partnered with business leaders to improve employee experience by advising on workforce strategy, DEI, talent/performance management, training/development for employees and coaching for leadership development. Served as mentor to junior level and new employee relations colleagues. Facilitated team building workshops.

Provided HR consulting services to small/mid-size companies, ranging from regulatory and policy compliance audits to hands on employee relations investigations. Delivered the following outcomes to multiple clients:• Directed leadership in strategic planning processes in areas of leadership development, hiring practices, retention strategies, benefits, compensation, DEI, employee relations, and exit interviews • Improved productivity, hiring practices, and retention by supporting compensation strategy—conducted compensation surveys (via 3rd source) within clients' industries• Recommended and implemented HR and recruiting software to track candidates

Led strategies for talent acquisition, compensation, employee development, and succession planning in partnership with leadership for global auto auction company. Conducted investigations related to harassment, discrimination, policy and ethics violations, and ADA/LOA accommodations. Utilized environmental scans during site visits to gain deep understanding of and respond to employee concerns.

Oversaw HR and office management affairs with team of 2 for company with 200 employees. Managed employee benefits, developed HR processes and procedures, and created employee policy manual in alignment with federal, state, and client requirements. Served as Safety Administrator to promote workplace safety in compliance with OSHA and Cal-OSHA guidelines. Controlled budgets. Led talent acquisition strategy that improved retention, including streamlining hiring process in matrixed environments.

Owned strategies for HR and office management functions to align with company business objectives. Managed all HR activities and offices throughout California.

Supported organization for 500-employee division, holding responsibility for all human resources generalist matters including recruitment and selection, employee relations, and policy/procedure development. Served as people leader for both represented and unrepresented staff. Provided consultation to line management on issues related to employee/labor relations, policies and best practices.

Demonstrated expertise in labor and employment law by organizing, presenting and partnering with labor and employment law attorneys throughout United States and Puerto Rico on pressing issues and challenges in human resources. Outlined seminar programs and reviewed submitted presentation material for accuracy.