Lesa Keller, Sphr, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, WA

• Denali, a global sourcing & procurement solutions provider, is a WNS (Business Process Management leader) company with 40,000 employees worldwide. Denali-A WNS Company - supports Global 1000 companies by offering an.
• Ongoing development of more efficient processes to comply with HR requirements and organizational goals.
• Develop and implement human resources policies and procedures.
• Stay abreast of legislation affecting human resources; train management and monitor company policies to ensure compliance across multiple states.Manages 401k and monitors 5500 filing. Facilitates H1-B visas, green card.
• Monitor and review the performance appraisal process.
• Lead the process in benefit selection, open enrollment, and employee education

Greater Seattle Area

Facilitated group sessions around the subjects of health and wellness. Subjects included: elder care, parenting, daily health habits, stress management, exercise 101, estate planning, critical thinking, sleep, work/life balance, green tips for the home, managing money, caregiving, teleworking, importance of having a will, planning your finances and.

Created the Job Seeker Network in January 2009 to support folks in their job search. We meet twice monthly for prepared presentations, skill building sessions, and discussions.If you are interested in learning more, please contact me at lesa_keller@earthlink.net All are welcome!

• Directed Human Resource Department and coordinated programs through CEO, President, and Sharp’s corporate office, a $29B multinational company. Served as strategic partner to senior management for policy development.
• Collaborated with top level executive team to create a seamless HR transition during merger and acquisition. Recommendations for modifying the culture were implemented by corporate and resulted in a smooth acquisition.
• Member of executive team that implemented new health & welfare plan including medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program. Recommendations were implemented.
• Smoothly led 401k complex multi-layered termination initiative rollover into new plan while at the same time strengthening employee relationships.
• Managed payroll through Automatic Data Processing (ADP) ensuring a seamless payroll transition.
• Analyzed job descriptions during acquisition and made recommendations to senior management regarding reporting structure, pay grades, and titles resulting in an efficient integration.Served as strategic partner to.

• Member of the executive team alongside President, VP, and Directors. Strategically spearheaded HR to become a strong presence in the company involving senior management and field staff. Designed performance management.
• Analyzed L&I self-insured program and made recommendation to senior management for an expected savings of 15% annually.
• Worked with Case Workers to process injury claims and bring cases to an effective closure.
• Achieved an excellent retention record reducing the cost of turnover by 26%.
• Restructured risk management processes to be more efficient and avoid further litigation.

• Established HR processes, benefits, labor union relationship with management and employees.
• Monitored unemployment, L&I, and Jones’ Act claims to minimize loss of resources.
• Facilitated labor union meeting between management, employees, and union representatives.
• Worked with Case Workers and investigators to process injury claims and bring cases to an effective closure.

• Worked designated book of business (clients between 100 – 1400 lives) for day-to-day management of employee benefits platforms. Led internal employee wellness program, and trained co-workers in soft skills. Researched.
• Provided consultation to HR Departments on benefits plan, renewal analysis and ongoing plan strategies.
• Facilitated and completed Form 5500 IRS filings for Health & Welfare plans for legal compliance.
• Prepared coverage submissions to insurance carriers, including pre-completing applications, coordinating client signatures and binder checks, auditing enrollment forms and communicating with carrier contacts.

Responsible for 2 branches, 600 employees, and P&L for offices totaling $5MM in revenue for this $10 Billion company. Corporate was considering a closure but under my leadership business grew by 61% over 2 years. Won a $30,000,000 RFP through solid consultative sales skills including NLP techniques; developed presentations and proposals. Conducted.

Certification, Personal Training

Conducted client fitness training at LA Fitness for 2 years and maintains recertification credits annually.

Mba In Process, Finance & Human Resources

Counseling, Marriage & Family Counseling

This was a one-year diploma course.

B.S. Summa Cum Laude, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude Honor Society Member of the University Women's Tennis Team Graduated with Summa Cum.