Ellie St. John, Mhrm, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Interim Head of HR for mid-market organizations including:Journey Health & LifestyleTidewater Fleet SupplyQED Technologies

Richmond, Virginia Area

SHRM Subject Matter Expert• Advisor to National SHRM on projects involving content development and cultural bias review.Partner with leadership teams to achieve organizational goals.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

HR leadership for a high growth fintech company• Complete HRIS ownership: selection/migration/configuration/testing/auditing/training/implementation• Compensation benchmarking and HR analytics• Benefits strategy and analysis

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Human Resource and HRIS manager for VEA organization, including two staff unions. • Built and implemented modules in ADP for Recruiting, Onboarding, Benefits, and Time Off• Proactively analyzed HRIS: elimination of unnecessary services, resulting in immediate savings of 33% of annual HRIS expenditure.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Manager and primary point of contact for 401K, HSA, payroll and medical/dental/vision/disability benefits for 130+ employees in multi-state company• HRIS Project Manager - Complete data migration from legacy to new system, data validation, monitoring and testing, from design through implementation• Designed, communicated and implemented HR policy in areas of Time & Attendance and Paid Time Off (PTO) to align HR policy with company strategy

Richmond, Virginia Area

Primary point of contact in client-facing role for clients including Altria, DRS, SAIC. Day-to-day management of projects with minimal supervision. Coordinated projects: recruitment and selection of talent and crew, secured locations, developed schedule. Managed business continuity, and all logistics of project. Ensured on-time deliverables through management of cross-functional teams. Ensured client needs were understood and communicated to the team throughout every phase of the project.Key Highlights• Consistently completed projects under budget - hours worked vs. hours billed - by up to 30%.• Used excellent communication skills to ensure maximum client satisfaction throughout project life-cycle • Develop and manage project schedule• Coordinate project- to include hiring crew, securing locations, developing production schedule• Manage location/talent• Day-to-day management of project and workload with minimal supervision

Richmond, Virginia Area

Launched the 48 Hour Film Project film festival in Richmond from scratch in 2007 and directed every aspect of operations for 7 years. Recruited highly diverse pool of participants. Marketed through social media, trade show booths, and networking events. Built long-term relationships with sponsors (including Virginia Film Office, Byrd Theatre, Can Can restaurant). Implemented risk avoidance strategies. Analyzed financial and logistical data to maintain sustainability. Conflict resolution. Leading difficult conversations to result in a win-win outcome. Extensive operational and logistics management. Key Highlights• Recruited 36 teams the first year, growing talent acquisition to 50+ teams in subsequent years.• Coordinated and promoted annually 5 different film events for the general public, attended by approximately 1000 people each year. • Day-to-day management of every aspect of project: Coordination, Marketing, Communication, Financial, Recruiting, Staff and Volunteer Management

Trained and managed 50+ City Producers in the US and globally.Ensured quality operations procedures and the integrity of the competition.

Master Of Human Resource Management (Mhrm), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

Bachelors Of Business Administration, International Business

Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority

Semester, International Business Administration