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Avon, Ohio

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, employee relations and recruiting.
• Works closely with the executive team, business units and other management teams within the Organization. Supports staff and management with advice and guidance on company policies and federal and state regulations.
• Strategic Partner – understanding the business needs to provide program management of workforce planning, skills assessment, learning and development, champion of company culture and management practices.
• Administrative Expert – continuous improvement and automation of H.R. processes such as benefits administration, employee record keeping, recruiting system, learning management system. Successfully implemented many new.
• Recruitment efforts - completes full cycle recruiting, working with management on job openings and staffing the best fit candidates.
• Employee Relations – act as liaison for leading change, create understanding among associates about the need to change, and how change will help them and the business in the short and long term by providing data and.

Westlake, Ohio

• Oversees the administration of traditional HR Generalist tasks including new hire orientation, FMLA, record retention, payroll and benefits administration. Evaluates exit interviews and employee engagement surveys..
• Coordinate and support staff, supervisors, team leaders and hourly associates by providing training, instruction and leadership with regards to their personal growth, job development and job performance
• Currently directing activities and managing human resources efforts for the (120-person) Westlake office closing including:
• Providing full relocation assistance to employees being transferred
• Compiling unique and customized severance information for each impacted employee and organizing offer letters designed to encourage retention until end date
• Working closely with management from 10 plus departments to create job requisitions in the HRIS system for future recruitment

Brook Park, Ohio

• Supported over 1200 employees with various tasks including but not limited to: reporting in payroll, timekeeping systems, ADP; updating personnel files. Processes employee changes for exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Completed all on-boarding paperwork for new hires including sending out the offer letter, background/drug screening, I-9 verification. Entering new hires into ADP, timekeeping system and sending a welcome and.
• Processed separations for employees by terminating all access in various systems
• Managed FMLA/LOA for exempt and non-exempt employees
• Supported all 4200 employees with issues including but not limited to system issues, logging in to various sites, resetting passwords, reset configurations for employees’ access, assisting employees to troubleshoot.
• Completed reporting for overtime, employee spreadsheets, merit increases

North Olmsted, Ohio

• Store Manager (2010-2015)Trained, developed and evaluated crew members, supervisors and store manager trainees. Conducted yearly audits for HR on 19 stores in our district. Recruited, selected, hired, trained.
• Successfully developed short and long-term staffing strategies to ensure retention and promotions.
• Maintained necessary documentation for HRIS administration: hiring kits, staff enrollment forms, changes of status forms.
• Effectively communicated information to store crew and supervisors in an open and timely manner
• Conducted performance appraisals for all directly assigned personnel.
• Ensured on-the-job safety of all employees and treatment for employee injuries sustained on the job

Masters, Labor Relations And Human Resources

Bachelor, Business Administration