Responsible for the administration of human resources policies, procedures, and programs. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following functional areas of employment: recruitment, retention, performance management, employee relations, benefits administration, compensation, professional development, compliance, and termination.

Responsible for bookkeeping including accounts payable, accounts receivables, and payroll. Also responsible for corporate insurance administration including workers compensation. Research and answer member questions regarding their property and accounts. Collect delinquent dues and negotiate promissory terms. Coordinate with attorneys on legal actions against delinquent accounts. Log, distribute and follow up on road maintenance requests. Respond to realtor and title company requests for account status and disclosure packages. Responsibilities also include facilities and equipment procurement and management. Accomplishments:• Streamlined billing procedures to enable efficient batch invoicing based on account type.• Updated reporting procedures to meet accounting best practices.• Refined collections process to ensure consistency and non-partial treatment of all members.

Established highly regarded human resources presence within cutting edge video security and surveillance software and hardware development company. Responsible for strategic human resources practices and procedures for recruiting and retention; compensation and benefit programs; employee relations including discrimination and harassment training and claims investigation, performance management and disciplinary actions; and legal compliance and reporting.

Provided Human Resources expertise to publicly traded company that specialized in hardware and software design of digital security and surveillance systems. Ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, EEO, Immigration, FSLA COBRA, HIPPA and other regulatory and legal requirements. Evaluated, maintained and ensured compliance of recruitment and selection policies and procedures. Provided salary, job and performance management analysis and recommend staffing and compensation strategies to meet corporate goals and objectives. Directed and managed corporate payroll and safe guarded the integrity of HRIS/payroll system and employee data. Reviewed, recommended and administered health and welfare benefits, 401(k) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Established respected human resources department for prime government contractor. As part of the executive management team offered strategic and tactical recommendations to meet contractual and organizational goals and objectives. Provided human resources leadership and guidance to executives, management and employees on complex employee relations issues, conflict resolution and employee development. Provided proactive counsel and guidance that supported a consistent, fair and legal work environment. Worked closely with project managers to determine staffing needs for each contract in order to maintain profitability while ensuring contractual obligations were met or exceeded. Performed job analysis to establish solid knowledge, skills and ability requirements; wrote job descriptions that outlined essential functions, and documented physical requirements. Sourced candidates through employee referral programs, job boards, search engines, and print advertisements. Prescreened candidates to assess their qualifications, interviewed top applicants, performed background/reference checks, negotiated offers, and closed the candidate. Legal and regulatory compliance included developing and maintaining affirmative action plans, diversity recruiting, tracking and reporting EEO requirements. Provided recommendations to ownership to proactively address any issue that may negatively impact labor relations. Developed compensation strategies based on competitive market analysis by geographic region, including salary ranges and position grade. Implemented commission plan. Analyzed, developed and recommended health and welfare benefit program that maximized greatest return on investment through plan design, employee contribution and level of coverage. Managed annual election process to ensure timely receipt of applications and accuracy of HRIS/payroll system updates. Conducted annual 401(k) evaluation and reporting compliance.

Developed strategic human resources practices and procedures for fast paced, rapidly changing start-up organization. Created and implemented employment policies including business and ethical conduct, staffing, performance management, leave programs, tuition reimbursement, and travel and expense reimbursement policies. Implemented best practices in compensation and performance management. Conducted salary, job and performance management analysis to ensure market place competitiveness and corporate strategies were met. Implemented and managed Company's Quarterly Bonus Plan for non-sales personnel. Worked directly with departmental managers to ensure goals and objectives were in line with corporate goals and objectives. Accomplishments: • Full life cycle of organization from start up, growth, maturity, decline and closure.• Cultivated visionary software development firm from 6 employees to 135 in US.• Maintained 10% or fewer turnovers in a highly mobile market during the period of 1997 through 2000. • Successfully initiated and implemented employee and management training programs that resulted in improved employee relations, legal compliance, and diversity.

Responsible for the day to day implementation of HR policies and procedures; benefits administration, 401(k) plan; recruitment and staffing; federal and state legal compliance; records management; performance management; job analysis; and other various duties as assigned. Accomplishments: • Revised employee handbook for legal compliance and improved employee orientation process.• Implemented Confidentiality and Trade Secret Agreements to protect the company's interest.• Assisted with the design and coordination company wide downsizing program including outplacement services and severance agreements.