Kathy Pickus Email & Phone Number

Edmonds, Wa

My dedication to asking you the right questions and ‘listening’ to your answers helps set me apart from others. Those skills, along with my straightforward and determined negotiating style, combine with my knowledge of our area to form the foundation of how I successfully help people buy and sell real estate. I am determined to help you effectively while achieving great outcomes for you. Plus, we will have fun along the way too!

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I am the co-founder of a fast growing personal care products company on a mission to make puberty for young girls a whole lot better and more joyful. The Dot Girl First Period Kit is a fashionably packaged kit full to abundance with every item a girl will need as she experiences her first menstrual period. When every young girl has a great first period with The Dot Girl First Period Kit at her side, we will have achieved our mission.

Valued team member for the analysis and implementation of integrated solutions for ProBusiness clients. Clients range in size from 2,500 to 13,000 employees. Handled project management duties in addition to technical consulting responsibilities.Human Resource Information System:*Configure Human Resource Information System (HRIS) to client requirements for administration of Human Resource programs and Health and Welfare benefit administration. *Coordinate interface requirements with client and carrier for benefit eligibility reporting. *Create interface requirements for transfer of benefit deduction information and payroll related data to payroll system.*Responsible for testing all system components.*Document client specific HRIS processes to support on-going account management.

Established Human Resources function at this 20-year-old aerospace manufacturing company. Managed the areas of benefits, safety, recruitment, employee relations, employee communications, affirmative action, compensation, and employee events.Accomplishments included:Creating an effective database for management of employee records. Re-organized data flow to reduce inefficiencies and inaccuracies between payroll and human resources.Implementing a competitive compensation system leading to reduced employee turnover in key manufacturing positions.Reducing health and welfare benefit plan costs by 30%. Cost savings were used to expand benefit programs offered to employees. Successfully transitioning 401(k) Plan service providers from one outside vendor to another. Introducing programs to increase and enhance communications within the company.

Primary task of this position was to integrate the Human Resources function into the company and educate management and employees on the benefits of an in-house Human Resources Department.Accomplishments included:Introducing an employee handbook, which included writing policies addressing sexual harassment, random drug testing and attendance.Implementing a performance management system.Leading intensive recruiting efforts to staff production plant with skilled construction workers in a tight labor market. Designing and implementing a formal new hire orientation process.

This position demanded a high degree of interaction and coordination with all employees at Precor from hourly team members to senior management. Supervised staff in seasonal production recruiting and payroll administration.Primary responsibilities included:Managing the recruiting for all positions in the company.Designing, maintaining, and updating salary programs to support the company compensation philosophy.Serving as Systems Administrator for the PeopleSoft Human Resources Information System.Providing employee counseling/performance management consultation.