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Ventura, CA, US

Santa Maria, California, United States

• Manage leave administration and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) disability interactive process.
• Implemented Leave Administration and the Interactive Process program for the City.
• Serve as a human resources business partner to operating departments in providing support and guidance in the interpretation and application of City’ leave and reasonable accommodation policies and procedures.
• Perform a variety of highly complex, professional, and administrative activities in support of the City's Human Resources program, including; leaves’ administration for industrial and non -industrial injuries and work.
• Administer workers compensation claims.

Carpinteria, California, United States

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Responsible for classification changes, position allocation and posting job bulletins for recruitments for the Behavioral Wellness department for the County of Santa Barbara
• Administer position changes between programs to ensure funding is available and FTE compliance with Civil Service Rules and County policies; submit FTE changes to Fiscal, Central Human Resources and CEO Budget office.
• Ensure compliance of job bulletin to maintain classification requirements such as employment standards, example of duties, ideal candidate statements and supplemental questions; application rating and referrals to next.
• Review candidate experience to determine equivalent and related experience to establish rate of pay, make offers to new hires.
• Determine hard to fill positions to source posting sites outside of the County job website, new hire incentives and other benefits to attract candidates.
• Consult with managers to determine open, countywide, or departmental promotional recruitments and explore various Civil Service appointment options.

Ojai, California, United States

• Manage day-to-day human resources operations in the US office including policies, compensation, benefits, employee records, services and training.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgement to execute policies, systems, and processes to support internal customers.
• identify, develop, implement, and evaluate key HR systems and process initiatives across multiple platforms that align with the global HR strategy and corporate goals.
• Maintain current knowledge of HR trends and in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring compliance; make recommendations for new approaches.
• Ensure employees comply with COVID19 back to work safety measures and legal compliance.
• Update employee handbook in partnership with Corporate Attorney, Global HR Director and Compliance Manager.

Santa Barbara Region

• Lead benefits division serving 1700 employees and their dependents with $25M in annual premiums for Chumash Casino Enterprise.
• Manage the daily benefit operations of a fully funded plan with two benefit administrators for casino, two hotels, winery, gas station and administrative offices.
• Administer varying leave of absence regulations for sovereign nation and California properties.
• Manage leave of absence billing that included collecting backlog of premiums from furlough of 1200 employees from in March - Aug 2020; collected $300k in premiums down to current of $40k for ongoing leaves.
• Review of highest cost claims to implement a diabetes management program and an onsite dental cleaning event.
• Partner with risk management and tribal clinic to manage schedule for team members COVID vaccination clinic.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Led benefits division serving over 4,000 employees and their dependents in Santa Barbara County. Managed medical benefits with over $45M in annual premiums.
• Implemented innovative employee wellness programs featured in the LA Times and Healthy Living, Kaiser Permanente’s magazine.
• Led implementation of a new benefits & enrollment portal, BenXcel.
• Secured and implemented a CARRUM domestic travel surgery benefit.
• Implemented a self-service benefit platform that digitized open enrollment process and freed $20K in printing costs to use for enhanced employee health & wellness fairs.
• Managed move of the on-site employee clinic to a new, compliant space.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Led the division responsible for maintaining data integrity in the County’s HRIS and staying in compliance with Civil Service Rules. Managed cross-functional projects to support Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Payroll, Benefits, and Employee Relations teams.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Provided operational leadership in the implementation, administration, and communication of the County’s benefit and wellness programs and policies. Served as a key point of contact and liaison between employees and HR departments.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Coordinated the process of interviewing, hiring, and onboarding County employees and enrollment of new employees in the County’s health, retirement and other benefits plans.

Simi Valley, California, United States

Oversaw the company’s documentation, reporting, and resolution of HR compliance issues. Maintained internal risk management and corporate compliance audits. Advised supervisors and managers on employee and employer rights and responsibilities.