Lyndsey Johnson Email & Phone Number

Bartlett, Il, Us

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

• Designs, implements and monitors human resources (HR) functional programs such as payroll, recruitment, and employee relations and benefits• Assists in strategy development to ensure the unit can process and support workforce needs and ensure regulatory compliance• Identifies, designs, implements, and monitors Human Resources and staff training programs consistent with strategic objectives and initiatives• Identifies, proposes, implements, and interprets employment policies and practices for stakeholders, and provides recommendations for changes• Monitors programs and practices to ensure compliance with human resources laws, regulations, and institutional policies• Serves as subject matter expert to support unit managers' alignment of business needs and human resources strategy

Dekalb, Illinois

• Provide guidance and assist the assigned departments/colleges/divisions in filling departmental vacancies for employees• Review staff applications, resumes, cover letters, transcripts, and CVs for a variety of positions to determine if applicants meet minimum acceptable qualifications• Prepare applicable documents, postings, and advertising as well as processing hiring paperwork; facilitate onboarding for new employees• Collaborate with Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Office to ensure advertisements are dispersed to a wide variety of inclusionary and diverse job boards.• Administer various employment-related polices including background checks, post-offer pre-employment physicals, FLSA, salary equity studies, etc.• Train departments/colleges/divisions on employment related topics and process, especially those related to recruitment, selection and hiring.• Advise departments regarding policies/procedures related to additional payments, overloads, administrative increments, grant-funded positions, vacation/sick benefits, off cycle pay increases, and processes appropriate to personnel changes submitted by departments.• Conduct position audits and review job descriptions for classification purposes; provide recommendations to compensation and classifications• Review job descriptions to ensure accuracy and completeness• Oversee Additional Pay process for all staff and faculty positions; delegate Additional Pay Forms and coordinate team of 6 Human Resource Colleagues• Manage and participate in initiatives to convert paper processes to electronic processes• Collaborate with colleagues in the creations of policies, procedures, and guidelines for Human Resource Services• Mentor/Supervise new staff; train Employment Coordinators on policies, procedures, and provide feedback

Cherry Valley, Illinois

• Ensure all payroll information, such as compensation and pay scale information, for over 200 team members is correct • Complete payroll accurately and in a timely manner• Recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain new team members• Responsible for compliance of all policies/procedures and management directives• Aid managers in determining needs of business, creating policies and procedures, and implementing them

As a team leader, I coach employees. I drive sales through good customer services while multitasking on projects. I analyze financial numbers such as conversion, loyalty, variance, gross profit, and sales in order to determine the performance of the store and brainstorm ways in which the store can improve.

Greater Chicago Area

Worked on a variety of capstone projects in many functional areas of HR:Outlined and generated an online e-learning course for store managers on how to properly conduct store meetings Created, distributed, and analyzed data from a variety of surveys Conducted an analysis of True Value Company’s Employee Value PropositionBenchmarked Length of Service Rewards to other companies, which included networking with HR professionals from over 10 companiesWorked with Directors in HR in regards to an ongoing project in regards to the performance management process

Dekalb, Il

The NIU's Experiential Learning Center connects teams of the very best students with accomplished executives. Over the course of a 16-week collaboration, NIU students apply their energies and talents to help solve cross-functional business issues.My team partnered with Ace Hardware. Our team aided Ace in creating an actionable recruitment, integration, and retention strategy for the millennial generation. I worked with six other students to complete a comprehensive project which improved my communication, delegation, time management, teamwork, and presentation skills. As an Assistant Coach, it was my responsibility to coordinate the other six team members with the contacts at Ace Hardware as well as the faculty coach. It was my responsibility to ensure that all team members were completing quality work in a timely manner that added value to our final project.

Dekalb, Il

The NIU's Experiential Learning Center connects teams of the very best students with accomplished executives. Over the course of a 16-week collaboration, NIU students apply their energies and talents to help solve cross-functional business issues.My team partnered with Plano Synergy, a fishing and hunting equipment manufacturer. We were tasked with creating a marketing strategy for Plano to target the millennial generation of consumers, which culminated in a 60+ page report and formal presentation delivered to Marketing professionals of Plano Synergy.

As a Sales Lead, it was my job to plan the shipment and layout of my entire department, which was one third of the store. I worked closely with management and other leads in order to plan sales, deals, and visuals during peak season. While doing this, I had to train new staff members as well as focus on customer service.

Masters, Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate in Leadership

Human Resource Management

Activities and Societies: Passport Program, Experiential Learning Center, SHRMI received my Bachelor of Science in Human Resource.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business, 3.1 Gpa