Eva Edwards Markowitz, Sphr, Swp, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Reston, Virginia, United States

Mclean, Va

Provided strategic and pragmatic leadership in public SaaS security company. Oversaw global HR team; developed and executed people programs that ensured alignment to and achievement of the overall business objectives across six offices in five countries. Formed strong partnerships with senior executives and key employees throughout business to improve retention and morale and foster employee engagement and empowerment. - Served as a thought leader and coach for motivating, engaging, developing, and retaining talent throughout the organization.- Designed and implemented innovative retention program, with a focus on management skills development and employee engagement.- Designed and implemented management training programs for global management team. - Opened new offices in APAC, UK and Ukraine, successfully staffing, ensuring legal compliance and acclimatization into wider company culture.- Collaborated with CEO and CTO to design and implement two successful company-wide reorganization initiatives, resulting in improved operational alignment and overall increase in employee satisfaction.- Implemented and expanded R&D internship program to increase talent pool for hard-to-source engineering roles.- Restructured and implemented company-wide equity plan twice in seven years, to improve market competitiveness and increase employment engagement. - Redesigned and implemented employee-friendly performance management program, resulting in increased participation in program - Revised and implemented new executive compensation program, resulting in approval from Board for expanded and more competitive compensation structure. - Implemented HRIS to facilitate HR metrics and reporting to provide deeper insight into people trends impacting the business-Offices/Staff located in UK, Israel, US, Ukraine, Germany, Iceland and APAC.

Washington, Dc

Created HR department and provided HR leadership to company which doubled in size during my tenure. Focused on employee recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding, performance management system design and administration, compensation system design, federal and state legal compliance, organizational development, HR policies and procedures, employee relations, benefits administration including a 401(k) and employee profit sharing plan and more.– Conducted HR audit within first two weeks of joining firm, and started aggressive correction program to address non-compliance in key areas of exposure.– Designed and implemented new internship and college recruitment program for technical staff, including new hires in economics and litigation support. Identified target colleges and built key departmental relationships to source best of breed students for internships and entry-level positions. – Improved overall quality of hire across all positions by developing practical, hands-on assessment tools which enabled company to successfully identify and hire staff with desired technical proficiency and capabilities. – Designed and implemented new performance management program, including quantitative performance review tool and salary banding structure to ensure fair and consistent evaluations and compensation system for all staff across company. – Conducted company-wide job analysis project which created job descriptions for all positions, established career tracks for all staff and supported performance management system.– Shortened annual performance and compensation review process from 6 months to 8 weeks, resulting in significant improvement in employee morale and buy-in for new system.

Arlington, Virginia

Accepted a role that had been vacant for 18 months and quickly restored leadership to the HR Group. Executed a plan to ensure compliance in multiple business areas, drastically improved employee hiring practices, initiated robust HR processes and practices, and provided a platform for employee development opportunities. Provided exemplary services to 30 direct and 80 indirect employees working at the corporate office and subsidiaries in Florida and Illinois. Led team that handled diverse HR activities in a union environment.Contributed to organizational success through HR program development and management, benefits administration, organizational development, policy and procedure execution, career development programs, employee recruiting and on-boarding, employee performance management systems, compensation development and analysis, employee retention strategies, change management, and employee downsizing events. - Established the first employee compensation and salary banding program, and initiated effective HR metrics system.- Improved employee recruiting practices that slashed average recruiting cycle from 90 days to 20-30 days for most positions. - Delivered a $10,000 annualized cost savings by deciding to partner with new benefit providers, and saved $5,000 annually by presiding over the implementation of a new EAP program.- Developed and implemented company-wide career path framework- Collaborated on initiatives to renew GSA schedules which enabled company to improve its footprint in the federal government sector and capture additional revenue.- Participated as HR lead on business development team, actively providing HR and recruitment support to an average of 5 proposals per month.- Led the closure of a subsidiary company, and developed and executed a plan to downsize 80 employees in 2 locations.- Developed core curriculum training program for consulting staff, leveraging online training portal which was historically underused.

Herndon, Virginia

Provided HR services and spearheaded all activities related to benefits administration, workforce planning, employee recruiting, wage and compensation administration and decisions, employee incentive programs, employee reward programs, EEO compliance, Workers Compensation management, employee wellness programs, employee performance evaluations/management, employee relations, HR policies and procedures, corporate events, and employee communications. Leveraged rich HR experience to coach and counsel senior executives on HR issues.- Broadened recruiting resources by aligning with academic institutions and professional organizations as part of a strategy to restructure the employee recruiting process and slash time-to-hire cycle. Efforts decreased the recruiting cycle from 75 days to 30 days in two years.- Realized need to tackle a high employee turnover rate, and defined new job candidate selection criteria, established employee retention programs, improved communications across the corporation, and changed the recruiting process. Actions slashed employee turnover rates from 64% to 30% in two years, and cut costs related to recruiting and on-boarding new employees.- Developed and deployed a new training program to drive certification levels and billable rates for the consulting staff; efforts produced new corporate revenue.- Restructured a performance management system to focus on employee compensation and annual performance reviews and align with business goals. Changed internal HR controls to ensure HR Department complied with Sarbanes Oxley.- Designed and implemented new compensation and bonus structure for sales team to align sales activities with new business plan.- Oversaw ISO compliance efforts for HR department. Successfully passed ISO audit annually.

Herndon, Virginia

Sole HR resource for company of almost 100 employees. Joined company when the HR Department was in a crisis mode, after entire HR team resigned. I was challenged to rebuild the department and restore credibility throughout the enterprise. Created and executed HR strategies to concentrate on employee recruiting campaigns, employee morale improvements, and employee relationship enhancements.

Bangor, Maine Area

Promoted to HR Representative role after less than one year of employment. HR Generalist providing full-service HR support to statewide organization with seven locations and over 150 employees. Streamlined recruiting process and expanded recruiting program to shorten time to hire for hard to fill clinical and service-related positions. Primarily responsible for benefits administration, recruiting, new hire orientation, employee relations and providing project specific support to HR Director.

Bangor, Maine Area

Self-employed HR and Recruiting Consultant. Specializing in Executive Search in manufacturing, retail and non-profit industries.

Burlington, Vermont Area

Full-service human resources consulting firm with an emphasis on compensation plan design, salary survey research, compensation system development, executive and professional recruiting, and new employee orientation development and implementation.