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Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Ipswich, Ma

Led small HR Team and key HR functions including: employee service, HR systems including SAP and Sage HRMS, organizational structure, payroll and PTO, personnel and medical records, employee onboarding, and RFPs. Led HR activities for multiple business acquisitions and office closures. Assisted in the design, implementation, and employee training for SAP, department expert on company policies and state & federal labor laws, created and implemented HR policies, ensured OFCCP compliance of job descriptions, managed HR plans for business acquisitions, office closures, and reductions in force, managed progressive discipline and involuntary terminations.

Ipswich, Ma

Supported workforce of ~1,500 US employees in multiple locations. Led key HR functions including: benefits administration, employee service, HR data and records, RFPs. Managed HR support for reductions in force, business acquisitions and office closures. Administered leaves of absence, Worker’s Compensation, and reasonable accommodations. Recruited and developed an HR team, streamlined HR paperwork, created and implemented a PTO plan for part-time employees, proposed and implemented policy changes, created method to report on exit trends.

Ipswich, Ma

Supported workforce of 800 employees primarily in Ipswich, MA. Directed the company-wide safety team.Presented new hire orientation, created standardized questions for reference checks creating process consistency, created training materials for writing OFCCP compliant job descriptions. Maintained confidential organizational data as preparation for large reductions in force; scheduled and documented quarterly safety team meetings, created agenda, and ensured that action items were completed.

Ipswich, Ma

Supported workforce of ~350 employees primarily based in Ipswich, MA. Processed payroll, administered benefits including open enrollment, responded to Human Resources inquiries from all levels of the organization, maintained personnel and medical records.Manually processed payroll including calculating overtime, created payroll reports for executives, answered all general HR and payroll questions.

Processed magazine data for use on EBSCO products. Prepared and formatted electronic magazine text for use on EBSCO products, scanned images and text. Assisted in updating the department training manual, assigned work to other employees, trained new employees, completed special assignments.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Associate Of Science - As, Travel, Tourism, And Hospitality