Jody Buck Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma

Special HR projects including full I-9 audit management and conversion to an electronic I-9 system for company portfolio of 130 nationwide Cafes and over 3,000 employees. Project included policy development, training of Café Management staff on new system, and roll-out and oversight of system implementation.

HR Generalist for engineering organization of 150 employees in 4 locations. Infoscitex Corporation was named Small Business of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce in 2010.Oversaw recruiting and on-boarding of 25% annual growth in staff over period of three years.Streamlined annual benefits renewal process; reviewed benefits program through effective use of surveys; developed strategies to address identified areas of concerns; developed employee communications materials and personally presented new benefit programs in a series of group meetings.Implemented company’s first ATS system to maximize recruiting efforts and capture compliance dataMaintained data in Company HRIS. Experienced in ADP PayExpert.Oversaw roll-out of Company Benefits Website.

An $18 million publicly held manufacturer of materials processor devices used in numerous applications in the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotech, food, cosmetic and coatings industries.; Responsible for recruiting, onboarding, and training staff of 65, worked to enhance corporate culture by improving staff orientation and training, professional development, and management coaching.Oversight of all aspects of staff performance; performance evaluation, progressive discipline, mediation of staff disputes and grievance procedures in accordance with state and federal laws.Leadership in setting and achieving strategic and organizational goals.Provided training to enhance workplace performance at all levels of staffing.Worked to improve benefit programs while reducing costs. Worked with insurance provider to achieve a reduction in 2008 health care premiums increase by 50% over initial proposal.Oversight of the development of Company's IT infrastructure as it grew from a small "sneaker net" of under 12 PC's to a robust network of over 75 computers and 5 servers. Championed remote access to enable worldwide employee base to access services 24/7 and maximize employee productivity.

Oversaw front desk, administrative, and human resources management for a growing manufacturing company with 100 full time employees and three divisions in Massachusetts, Michigan, and California.Responsible for facilities and administrative services; and corporate offices. Oversaw lighting retrofit project with a payback of 13 months.Responsible for travel management policy and coordination with travel agency.Developed a chemical safety program to assure the employee safety in handling the service of process equipment used to process a wide variety of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.