Jason Cavness Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

At CavnessHR we deliver HR to companies with 49 or fewer people. CavnessHR: Focus on your business, we've got your HR!CavnessHR will deliver great HR to small companies with 49 or fewer people. CavnessHR will deliver great HR to small companies at a cost that is not averse to them. CavnessHR will be the company every business with 49 or fewer people in the U.S. uses for their HR.

Greater Seattle Area

Join us on The Jason Cavness Experience as we talk to founders, small business owners and other interesting people. If you would be interested in being a guest, email me at jasoncavness@cavnessHR.com You can listen to the cavnessHR podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Twitch, Spotify, PocketCasts, Deezer, Amazon Alexa Google Play and YouTube.

Seattle, Washington, United States

CavnessHR is a member of WTIA's 8th Cohort.The WTIA Founder Cohort program helps venture-scale, seed-stage startups grow and scale over the course of 6 months.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Refined CavnessHR; met many business leaders and learned a lot; made lifelong friendships; experienced a nurturing environment and grew as a startup founder.

Seattle

City Leader for the Seattle chapter of Bunker Labs, a national non-profit organization dedicated to helping veteran entrepreneurs. Responsible for Veterans in Residence, a six-month entrepreneurship-in-residence program sponsored by Bunker Labs and WeWork. Know a veteran or military spouse entrepreneur? Have them reach out to me.

Greater Seattle Area

cavnessHR was accepted into the WeWork Veterans in Residence program. First incubated in Denver in the Summer of 2017 and launched nationally in 10 cities on Veterans Day 2017. Veterans in Residence is an initiative in partnership with Bunker Labs providing space, services, business mentorship, and community to help veteran and military family member entrepreneurs find their tribe and create their life’s work.

Des Moines, Wa

Oversee all daily HR office functions including compliance and training. Assist Executive Director in implementing new federal and state regulations, procedures, policies, and legislative mandates. • Reduced time to fill open positions by 42% and nearly eliminated six-month backlog.• Accelerated new hire onboarding and alignment with college’s vision, mission, and culture.• Instilled performance management philosophy and sense of ownership among staff.

Sand Point, Alaska

Established, updated, and administered Human Resources processes, procedures, and programs for management, cross-functional staff, and employees at all levels.• Improved employee relations, lowered investigation time from 14 days to 7 days, and attained favorable outcomes.• Boosted new hire success within first month by 25%.• Increased employee engagement 37%.

Greater Seattle Area

MYUNFOLD, INC. Director of People Operations January 2014 to January 2016Supported all facets of startup that provided job matching skills assessments for job candidates from a variety of professions. Created HR strategy and built HR function encompassing strategic planning, benefits and compensation, talent management, regulatory compliance, on-boarding, and performance measurement standards.• Established hiring processes and practices that attracted and retained top… Show more MYUNFOLD, INC. Director of People Operations January 2014 to January 2016Supported all facets of startup that provided job matching skills assessments for job candidates from a variety of professions. Created HR strategy and built HR function encompassing strategic planning, benefits and compensation, talent management, regulatory compliance, on-boarding, and performance measurement standards.• Established hiring processes and practices that attracted and retained top talent.• Wrote and instituted HR policies and procedures in an employee handbook that was applicable to all federal, state, and city laws for 62 areas. Show less

Jblm, Wa

Established Human Resources Department for a new 4,400-employee, multi-company business with logistics, medical, human resources, and law enforcement entities worldwide.• Increased employee knowledge 41% after first year of developing and instituting company’s Human Resources University.• Achieved 19% average increase in each of 18 monthly reportable HR metrics.

Jblm, Wa

Created, executed, and managed key strategic human resources processes to meet operational needs.* Delivered projects/programs, such as professional development sessions, within stringent budgets and timelines.

Bagram, Afghanistan

U.S. ARMY Human Resources Director, Task Force Led and developed HR Department for a 3,000-employee law enforcement business in Afghanistan. * Led successful project/programs including Afghan National Army partnership training, personnel surge recovery, and suicide prevention program.

Jblm, Wa

Managed staff and operations for a 5,000-employee law enforcement organization with companies worldwide. * Created and instituted innovative HR policies and procedures uniform/consistent operations.EARLY ROLES as Director of Talent Management, 2nd Infantry Division and Assistant Director of Talent Management, 8th Army. Recipient of hundreds of awards and accolades for successful contributions.

Master'S Degree, Human Relations

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science

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