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Greater Salt Lake City Area

Provide leadership, direction, and coordination of the human resources department, in alignment with the strategic initiatives of the Company and in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Manage and enhance the Company’s human resources by designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations, policies and programs, practices, and procedures in support of the Company’s business objectives. • Manage HR service and quality to ensure that HR activities… Show more Provide leadership, direction, and coordination of the human resources department, in alignment with the strategic initiatives of the Company and in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Manage and enhance the Company’s human resources by designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations, policies and programs, practices, and procedures in support of the Company’s business objectives. • Manage HR service and quality to ensure that HR activities and deliverables are compatible with the business strategy and are valuable to the organization.• Consistently evaluating the organization of the human resources department, ensuring that duties and responsibilities are distributed properly in order to provide timelier and more effective support and services to internal and external clients in support of the Company’s business objectives.• Redesigned pre- and new-hire processes, speeding up the processes and removing unnecessary barriers to better serve internal clients and support business needs.• Successfully coordinated and collaborated with stakeholders in the planning and implementation of a new HRIS which has reduced system inefficiencies and errors and is saving the company over $20,000 annually.• Thoroughly and expediently conduct thorough internal investigations into harassment, discrimination, and standards of conduct violations claims and allegations. Prepare and present reports and findings to leaders and advise on possible courses of action. Show less

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Reported to the President & CTO; multifaceted position reporting directly to the President & CTO of an innovative Life Sciences/Biotechnology research organization. Managed personnel and employee relations, benefits, payroll, HRIS, compensation, recruitment and onboarding and orientation management for employees in multiple states. Researched, designed, implemented, and educated employees on programs and policies. Utilized HRIS to process benefits, compensation, census information, performance… Show more Reported to the President & CTO; multifaceted position reporting directly to the President & CTO of an innovative Life Sciences/Biotechnology research organization. Managed personnel and employee relations, benefits, payroll, HRIS, compensation, recruitment and onboarding and orientation management for employees in multiple states. Researched, designed, implemented, and educated employees on programs and policies. Utilized HRIS to process benefits, compensation, census information, performance evaluations, and generate reports for decision makers. Advised executives of various legal requirements and propose solutions. Coordinated company meetings and events. Oversaw administrative functions for two locations.• Researched and vetted new HRIS system to provide a single-source employee information and benefits system. This increased employee satisfaction with the HRIS system and saved the company over $10,000 annually.• Successfully transitioned benefits services to a local brokerage to better service the company and employees. • Played instrumental role in negotiating vendor contacts to greatly reduce expenses. Show less

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Reported to the President, CEO & Chairman; fast-paced position directly supporting the President, CEO & Chairman of a Utah based and internationally recognized company. • Managed Executive’s schedule and performed a wide variety of duties, including personal errands, to enable Executive to focus on business oriented decisions.• Coordinated all meetings, including Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings.• Restructured Executive Team meeting to save company over $15,000… Show more Reported to the President, CEO & Chairman; fast-paced position directly supporting the President, CEO & Chairman of a Utah based and internationally recognized company. • Managed Executive’s schedule and performed a wide variety of duties, including personal errands, to enable Executive to focus on business oriented decisions.• Coordinated all meetings, including Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings.• Restructured Executive Team meeting to save company over $15,000 annually.• Monitored and processed all correspondence.• Scheduled domestic and international travel.• Assisted HR organization with company events, parties and employee relations. Show less

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Reported to the Vice President of Operations & Business Development; supported 250+ employees in a wide variety of human resource functions which encompassed the new hire process, maintaining employee files and information systems, and benefits administration; managed residual payment process including compilation, calculation, analysis, and service; compiled, prepared, and analyzed daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for Executive management and Accounting team. • Analysis of… Show more Reported to the Vice President of Operations & Business Development; supported 250+ employees in a wide variety of human resource functions which encompassed the new hire process, maintaining employee files and information systems, and benefits administration; managed residual payment process including compilation, calculation, analysis, and service; compiled, prepared, and analyzed daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for Executive management and Accounting team. • Analysis of data and reports consistently assisted Executive team in money-saving business decisions.• Identified and corrected ineffective accounting procedures which resulted in revenue recovery.• Played key role in implementation of document security procedures.• Analyzed individual job processes and procedures to aid in increased worker productivity. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Reported to District Sales Manager and Zone Manager; Supported District Sales Manager, Zone Manager, Zone Assistant, and sales team with all administrative tasks; prepared and maintained all district sales reports to aid in business development; coordinated schedules, meetings and travel arrangements; managed new hire process for three Phoenix area sales teams; oversaw training efforts for other sales assistants within Zone.• Quickly learned multiple aspects of business operations which… Show more Reported to District Sales Manager and Zone Manager; Supported District Sales Manager, Zone Manager, Zone Assistant, and sales team with all administrative tasks; prepared and maintained all district sales reports to aid in business development; coordinated schedules, meetings and travel arrangements; managed new hire process for three Phoenix area sales teams; oversaw training efforts for other sales assistants within Zone.• Quickly learned multiple aspects of business operations which allowed District Sales Manager to focus on developing sales representatives rather than office operations.• Took initiative to review financial budgets to ensure district was meeting goals.• Assisted sales representatives with unique marketing campaigns to grow revenue. Show less

Reported to principle of a financial services practice; managed all administrative functions for Certified Financial Planner®; coordinated and scheduled appointments with clients; maintained calendar and client information systems; oversaw all account processes from client paperwork, business reporting, and managing client account transactions for CFP®. • Increased revenue by taking responsibility for various tasks which allowed CFP® to focus on sales generating activities.• Developed… Show more Reported to principle of a financial services practice; managed all administrative functions for Certified Financial Planner®; coordinated and scheduled appointments with clients; maintained calendar and client information systems; oversaw all account processes from client paperwork, business reporting, and managing client account transactions for CFP®. • Increased revenue by taking responsibility for various tasks which allowed CFP® to focus on sales generating activities.• Developed excellent rapport with clients which generated referrals. Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Resources Management

Activities and Societies: Dean's List

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Criminal Justice