Currently managing the HR/Payroll and 401k migration from Weldmac to Trimas acquisition. Strong knowledge with Federal / State Labor laws, Title VII and common case law i.e Cochran v. Schwan's Provides oversite/auditing/processing of ADP WFN full cycle payroll for weekly and biweekly payrolls of 160 employees Maintained Federal/ State compliance of ACA, OSHA, AAP, FMLA, PFL, CPRA, CFRA, VETS -4212, EE0-,5500. Identified and remedied ERISA violations and migrated 401k from SEBS to ADP. Managed all Benefits, LOA’s and COBRA Identified and corrected non-discriminative testing compliance Conducted all Onboarding/Off boarding Coached supervisors and foreman on best practices at administrating progressive discipline. Identified and implemented creative solutions for recruiting. Increased 60% in 12 months. Migrated phone system from TPX (analog) to Intermedia (VoIP) Identified, Designed and Implemented a SQL file to automate payroll processing. Created cloud management backup for employee files to comply with Disaster Recovery Plan

Responsible for on-boarding, training, coaching and terminations of employees.National ADP WFN Payroll Administrator for 250 employees in 6 statesHR Generalist for all employees in regards to HR, Benefits and PayrollSuccessfully migrated HR, Benefits and payroll to new platformsManage Accounting and Procurement departmentsInterface with property management Event planning and executionInventory Management Employee of the month 2x in 2018 Mergers and Aquisition's HR: Design Built in ConnectWise CRM Project for employee onboarding/offboarding/ training as well as payroll migration for the nation. Mergers/ Acquistion's: Payroll SME

Manage store employees and oversee customer service, operations and inventory control. Responsible for achieving financial goals, recruiting, training, terminations, scheduling and payroll. ADP Administrator Workforce Now V. 9, for 9 stores 120 employees. Processed full cycle payroll for 2 companies. Responsible for manual checks, quick cals, wage increases, reductions, hiring, firing, wage garnishments, workmen’s comp, and reimbursements. Continuous training of 6 ADP supervisors and 2 managers. Successfully completed EDD audit with zero expense to Corporation. Built financial budget for all stores. Analyze, coach and advise weekly, all store sales, expenses, COGS. Responsible for fleet maintenance & repairs. Tier 1 IT support for all locations. Sourcing Inventory and equipment Manager.

Promoted to turnaround a nearly bankrupt company and returned it to profitability. Led a cross-functional senior management team consisting of Financial Administration, Production, HR, IT, Division Managers, and provided oversight to 250 employees in three facilities. Developed the vision and strategy that fueled the company’s growth to over $12 million in annual sales. Achieved EBITDA of over $800 thousand in the first year by instituting a massive operational/ financial restructuring that reduced expenses by $1 million and increased sales by $1 million.Reduced overhead and streamlined the decision-making process by eliminating unnecessary positions, and added retail, HR and marketing direction to the Presidents role.Orchestrated the sale of an asset appraised at $3 million for $4.5 million, and negotiated a long-term leaseback agreement.Developed and implemented new Human Resources, IT, Inventory Control and Safety process/ procedures that ultimately improved the Company as a whole.Vastly improved relations with the Board of Directors by providing timely information and communications, and developing accurate business plans, budgets and forecasts.Obtained over $4.8 million of financing including a $1.6 million bridge loan that was repaid in the same year, and a $1 million line of credit.Reduced inventory shrinkage from 10% to less then 1%.

Oversaw a project that included the construction of a greenhouse and nursery complex in Lothian, MD. • Worked with state and federal agencies to satisfy all permitting regulations.• Identified the opportunity to sell and leaseback the Potomac property and began negotiations

Directed the day-to-day store operations of Behnke Nurseries’ Garden Center in Potomac, MD.• Managed employees and oversaw customer service, merchandising and inventory control.• Increased the center’s market share and profitability.

Managed the day-to-day operations of the perennial plant growing and harvesting department of the production facility

Oversaw the operations of the $12 million rental and service facility; which was the 13th largest facility in• Increased GOP From 5% to 35%

Rented tractor-trailers, straight trucks and refrigerated equipment to commercial accounts out of the; . Maintained equipment, generated invoices and collected accounts receivable. · Increased annual sales from $6 million to $8.2 million, and consistently exceeded annual goals.