Melissa Walsh Consulting partners with organizations in their efforts to stand out by engaging their employees in the age of disengagement. Drawing from a wealth of HR experience and holding certifications from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), Emergenetics, and DiSC, I integrate proven methodologies into my approach.I invite you to reach out and connect on how I can be of service to you and your organization. Contact: hello@melissawalshconsulting.comWebsite: melisswalshconsulting.com

Responsibilities included providing professional HR guidance/counsel through effective training, benefits administration, payroll management, recruitment assistance, and various project-based work. Resolving employee relations issues (including investigations), and policy development & implementation. Ensure compliance with all state and federal labor and employment law regulations. Model an educational approach that enables line managers to improve their leadership and management skills.Day to Day Skills:• Is a trusted HR Business Partner/Advisor to managers and employees with fair advice/counsel regarding complaints/legal issues. Facilitates development of good working relationships with all employees in the agency.• Provides direction, and strategy for employee development; and encourages effective conflict resolutions through a constructive airing of differences. • Is responsible for finding and facilitating all needs related to training and employee development. This includes working with managers/leadership to identify team/agency needs, finding outside vendors to deliver high quality workshops, as well as developing and facilitating internal workshops. • Manages Performance Review cycles • Be aware of, abide by & enforce Federal/State employment laws and Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi and Team One policies/procedures. • Ensures Immigration guidelines/laws and Leaves (FMLA, PFL, CFRA, etc.) are managed appropriately. Assures that discrimination or unfair practices do not occur. • Have strong analytical and project management skills, acts as a model to agency and maintains a strong balance between individual and company needs.• Oversees yearly HR audits to make sure we are compliant with all Federal and State Laws.• Maintains department budget.

• Exceled in Spanish language through a 4-week Immersion program, while simultaneously communicating with native Spanish speakers• Highly knowledgeable on many cultures, backgrounds and communication styles through constantly engaging with people from all over the world• Managed personal finances to support 6 month trip• Responsible for all travel logistics and organizations including lodging, places to eat, and activities throughout the trip• Hiked up/down/in/on volcanoes, mountains, valleys, glaciers, salt flats, and junglesCountries visited: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru.

• Managed full cycle recruiting in a full service ad agency in the areas of Account Management, Production, Media, Project Management, etc.• Directed successful HR programs for all levels of Executive leadership and employees including TIDEtalks, Summer Internships, Digital Academy and Peer-to-Peer recognition• Addressed and resolved Employee Relations issues with entry level staff• Responsible for the agency’s freelance population (roughly 50-70 employees) covering, but not limited to: on-boarding, payroll management, budget tracking, and contract updates• Conducted exit interviews and created feedback reports to share with managers* In addition to duties below

Provided HR support to full service advertising agency consisting of 250+ employees. Partner with HR team to manage all aspects of Human Resources including recruitment, payroll, training and benefits. Responsible for overall administrative support to the HR department.• Served as the point of contact for all internal and external questions related to HR/Admin• Responsible for all data entry into HRIS system and other internal systems (intranet, IT Access, etc.)• Conducted and organized onboarding for staff and freelance employees• Coordinated payroll processing of new hires and current staff changes through ADP Workforce Now and ezLabor• Assisted HR Manager in training initiatives: scheduled sessions, tracked attendance, gathered and interpreted feedback• Ran monthly headquarter reports for VP of Finance that included cost center movement and headcount and budget reconciliation

Assisted the HR Director with all administrative aspects of HR.• Responsible for recruitment process including updating job descriptions, posting online and applicant screening• Assisted in New Hire Orientation managing paperwork and touring the facility• Coordinated payroll records for over 100 employees using ADP ezLabor• Sub headed committees for Employee Rewards Program and Annual Holiday Party