• Provide HR consulting services for assessment, strategy development, and implementation of organizational initiatives and implementation of organizational initiatives which streamline processes and reduce costs. • Partner with internal clients to assess the business direction and ensure alignment with current strategic plans. • Create specific action plans supporting HR-related goals that will meet department needs, address opportunities, capitalize on strengths, and take advantage of opportunities. • Participate in analysis and interpretation of data (engagement, talent acquisition metrics, productivity, associate experience, etc.) to create strategic initiatives which enhance engagement and improve the employee experience. • Collaborate with leadership and create a workforce plan to achieve business goals, including talent, learning, well-being, salary, engagement, and succession planning.

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• Conducted FLSA audit for 250 employees to ensure proper classifications as determined by legal team, including areas of content, marketing, sales and computer skills. • Drive strategic initiatives with a global workforce, working with in-region support in UK, Australia, APAC, EMEA and North America to ensure consistency. • Advise and Participate on Aviation Week Network’s DEI committee, helping to bridge the gap between employees and DEI needs and commitments. • Assisted in delivery and analysis of Voluntary Severance Program, Sabbaticals, Flex Work Weeks to mitigate revenue loss from COVID-19 pandemic. • Audit federal and state minimum wage and exemption thresholds to ensure compliance. • Assisted in 3-year plan for renewed digital focus across portfolios.• Work closely with facilities team as company pivots to blended work environment for cost savings, including hot desking, remote work, and shuttering selected physical office locations. • Work closely with leadership to ensure workforce is engaged while working remotely.• Guided management on the development of internship program to promote diversity within aerospace.• Partner with Learning and Development Team to ensure offered trainings are aligned with strategic initiatives and to provide colleagues with skills needed to be successful as the company evolves. • Assist and guide in the integration of acquired companies as well as disintegrations of divestitures.

On September 15, 2016 it was announced that Penton was to be bought by UK based company Informa. The sale closed on November 2, 2016.Building strong and collaborative partnerships with the business to enable our client groups to deliver high levels of business performance. Provide a consultancy based approach which delivers commercially focused HR solutions.- Develop and lead people strategies, e.g., organisation design/workforce planning/reward/resourcing/talent/engagement strategies- Pro-actively engage internal customers to build strong and collaborative business partnerships and relationships - Equip the internal customers with the appropriate knowledge and tools to effectively manage their people in line with their people and business plans.- Provide coaching and challenge to managers to help them reach complex decisions on all aspects of people management- Support the identification of strategic people issues in partnership with the business area and support them to resolve these matters effectively and while reducing business risk- Facilitate change programs within the business and continuous development of the business’ capacity for change- Develop strategic people plans for each business area and ensure these are aligned with Key Performance Indicators- Position the Business partner role as an integral part of the business area by developing effective working relationships, influencing and challenging the senior management team in the delivery of their people plans and business deliverables- Provide project management and people expertise to the business with specific related projects and people initiatives- Use best practice knowledge from the external market and other HR specialists to help guide internal policies and interventions- Co-ordinate and ensure delivery and collaboration of People projects as required e.g. salary review, bonus, performance reviews ensuring efficient and accurate operation.

- Provide visible HR partnership and support for employees in our Overland Park, KS office.- Develop and maintain strong relationships with Hiring Managers and Employees.- Advise management team on HR matters, including but not limited to employee relations, performance management, talent management, talent acquisition, career development and leadership development.- Partner with HR Director on organizational design and staffing structures, including full life-cycle recruiting and oversight of the hiring process.- Source and recruit a diverse workforce while ensuring a positive onboarding experience.- Act as a resource to employees in HR matters, including employee relations, professional development, HR policies and benefits.- Provide guidance and oversight of employee performance counseling and performance management process.- Partner effectively with members of the HR Team in functional areas such as benefits, talent acquisition, compensation, payroll, training and legal as appropriate.- Be a role model for employee engagement, collaboration, and communication across all areas of Penton.- Manage and coordinate with site leader on employee engagement and retention activities.- Track metrics that drive business results and maintains reports to track metrics.- Assist with the administration of new hire paperwork and other HR duties.

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- Handle all HR functions for Blue Chair LLC Companies (Gragg Advertising, Target Direct Marketing, & IntegriShield) and assigned clients- Work closely with ownership and hiring managers to recruit top quality talent.- Conduct recruitment efforts for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; conducts new-employee orientations; and write and place advertisements.- Perform benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, and communicating benefit information to employees.- Responsible for employee relations counseling and exit interviewing. - Process payroll for all clients- Maintain human resource information system records and compile reports from the database.- Maintain compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.- Improve manager and employee performance by identifying and clarifying problems; evaluating potential solutions; implementing selected solution; coaching and counseling managers and employees.- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Gain contact with previous students to reestablish relationship with the University. Assist students in completing proper paperwork for re-admittance, including applications, financial aid, credit waivers, program appeals, and financial appeals where necessary. Prepare students for first course by ensuring they are aware of any classroom changes, student conduct expectations, and financial expectations. Maintain contact with students through coursework to ensure retention or prepare plan for return if break in classes is necessary. - Consistently in top 5 of team for enrollment numbers. Set call goals and met them 20 above team's base minimum requirement. - Assisted in developing flow chart for enrollment practices and training.- Averaged over 60 calls daily to prospective re-entry students. - Demonstrated the ability to actively listen and effectively problem-solve to meet students’ current needs. - Provide students with accurate, timely, complete and comprehensive information on University policies and practices. - Assist current students in understanding their financial obligations while partnering with Finance Advisor. - Effectively communicate with, motivate, and counsel students through critical thinking, creativity, and problem solving to ensure a positive student experience. - Uses professional knowledge and perspective to relate to students to establish professional rapport and add to the student experience. - Assist students by performing appropriate follow up and coordination with team members. - Working with employees in a team environment and providing accurate student information and assistance to other team members in and/or outside of their functional areas.

Answer and respond to complex customer inquiries, explaining academically oriented information related to University policies, procedures, and standards. This includes troubleshooting and assuring successful completion of all issues presented by students and company personnel. Maintain a positive relationship with both internal and external customers by ensuring customer satisfaction with problem resolution. Directing campus personnel to the appropriate resource(s), as well as, resolving issues while exercising tact and diplomacy. Monitors and identifies common customer inquiry issues and presents these findings to management. Participate in organizational task forces or committees to identify ways to resolve common customer inquiry issues, as well as customer service qualification and satisfaction. Maintain a professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, seminars, and classes, as well as, participating in professional societies. Responsible for maintaining room reservations and scheduling classrooms for the Kansas City Region. File Missouri Proprietary reports on quarterly basis. Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

Supports the admission process by generating files and student records, maintaining and tracking related information and documents, and processing completed files for submission to the appropriate University department.Acts as a direct contact to provide general assistance and University information to visitors, students and facultyAssists customers with purchases or payments for tuition, fees, or books. May also post or reconcile monies in line with standard operating procedures.Performs various activities to support the accurate and timely process of grades and attendance. Activities include distributing or collecting attendance sheets, inputting information in the appropriate student tracking system, researching discrepancies of records, and following up on related issues with the appropriate campus personnel.Ensures that the facilities and related equipment are available and in the appropriate condition to accommodate student and faculty use by scheduling rooms, coordinating equipment check out, and stocking rooms with the appropriate classroom supplies. Ensure that the appropriate room configuration is set up for use.Coordinate or assist students with the use of computers or resource centers.Provides clerical and administrative support to the department through various activities such as filing, typing, copying and collating materials to ensure that department operations run smoothly. Also provide backup assistance to other department personnel as directed or apparent.Develop or assist in the development and maintenance of class calendars to ensure that accurate and timely information is available to staff, faculty and students.Support the academic management function by inputting or monitoring enrollment information, and ensuring that accurate and timely information is available to department personnel as necessary.Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.

Assist management, sales, and construction crews with day to day operations including, scheduling estimate appointments, call in locates, bill customers and take and track payments. General duties also include reconciling credit card and fuel bills as well as assigning purchase orders and numbers, ordering and stocking office supplies. Responsible for answering multiple phone lines and providing customer service to walk-ins as well as pricing wholesale fencing materials as well as ordering and seeking the best price for office and safety supplies, required to demonstrate knowledge of various positions and distribute voicemails from general mailbox accordingly. Must display wide knowledge of materials and their proper usage. Arrange pre-employment physicals as well as drug tests. Required to handle and send time sensitive information. Required to demonstrate knowledge on both commercial and residential sales contracts and materials. Fulfill duties of Residential Coordinator and Commercial Coordinator as well as providing wholesale pricing and information for new branch. Do pre-screenings of applicants and organize new hire paperwork, responsible for organizing interviews and getting pertinent information and proper paperwork filed prior to start date.

Telemarketer - January 2009 ­ March 2009Assist Whitbread Management with telemarketing project in which we contact current and former customers to advertise loan services. Responsible for logging calls made along with detailed information gathered from contact with current or potential customers. Required to demonstrate patience and professionalism while being aware of customer emotions and needs while providing as much company information as possible to better enable the customer to make a sound financial decision.Administrative Assistant - July 2008 ­ January 2009Assist FerrellGas transportation staff by working with transport drivers in ordering materials and sorting mail for various departments. Responsible for sorting and organizing information while demonstrating versatility and ability to quickly learn new information systems while maintaining confidential information. Responsible for data entry of rail loads while being sure that various service centers are emailed bill of ladings in order to continue transportation of propane. Also required to create and update spreadsheets of various information, and organize random drug testing while tracking results. Responsible for arranging travel and meeting spaces for safety meets across the country. Also responsible for assisting Area Production Coordinators in Gain/Loss reports. Required to implement knowledge, flexibility while assisting other departments and creativity while on long term assignment.