Michael (Mike) Buring, Phr Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Greater Seattle Area

Full-cycle recruiting of scientific and administrative specialists in the biomedical research industry.

Greater Seattle Area

Full-cycle recruiting of scientific and administrative specialists in the biomedical research industry with some Human Resources benefits administration.

Greater Seattle Area

Freelance recruiter affiliated with David Brown International. David Brown International specializes in Architecture, Commercial Design and Construction Consulting professionals.

Greater Seattle Area

• New hire orientation and resource for new hires
• Maintained applicant tracking database (iCIMS)
• Updated organizational structure changes and maintained employee data in HRIS (Oracle)
• Answered employee questions regarding benefits and employee relations issues
• Prepared candidate correspondence and offer letters
• Checked candidate references, performed background checks

Greater Seattle Area

• Scheduled candidate interviews nationally and internationally
• Prepared candidate correspondence, background checks and offer packets
• Maintained applicant tracking database (Taleo)
• Coordinated new hire orientation and onboarding
• Coordinated new hire setup in HRIS (SAP)

• Supported Staffing Consultants in Microsoft's SMSG Division, Public Sector Group
• Utilized, maintained and recorded recruiting activity on applicant tracking database (E-Rec) to Microsoft standards and OFCCP regulations
• Created hand-off documents in RecWeb for candidate interviews
• Wrote basic qualifications from job postings, posted positions on Microsoft's external and internal careers web pages
• Provided additional assistance organizing recruiting events such as Microsoft’s “Finals Days”

• Managed benefits eligibility, enrollment, data maintenance, vendor relations, billing and customer service for 700+ benefited employees at 11 locations
• Managed benefits audits in FSA, STD, LTD, FMLA, Life, COBRA (including new ARRA subsidy regulations), healthcare and retirement benefits
• Facilitated and supervised process on projects in job titling, collection of data to prepare Affirmative Action plan
• Recruited, sourced and prospected candidates in a variety of disciplines, including Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service
• Managed candidate and new hire travel, accommodations, background checks, reference checks, drug screening and new hire orientation.

Redmond, WA

• Utilized, maintained and recorded recruiting activity on applicant tracking database (XpTEN) to Microsoft standards and OFCCP regulations on as many as 120 open positions with up to 100 applicants per position
• Sourced and prospected candidates in the Microsoft Business Division for FTE Software Development Engineers, Software Development Engineers in Test, User Experience Designers, Software Architects, Program Managers.
• Utilized internet resources and internal applicant tracking database for sourcing
• Specialized in conventional as well as under-utilized internet resources such as blogs, personal web pages, online trade publications and professional seminar rosters
• Provided additional assistance organizing recruiting events such as Microsoft’s “Finals Days”

• Recruited, sourced, prospected, interviewed and performed reference checks on applicants in a variety of disciplines, including Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Construction Project Management.
• Edited and configured job descriptions and managed online and print job postings
• Maintained Human Resources page of Sound Transit’s web site, using Atomz and ICG software
• Created and maintained electronic employee data files on HRIS
• Coordinated interview schedules, travel, accommodations and relocation expense reimbursements
• Organized attendance in career fairs and public relations events

• ISO Accredited Customer Service Center handling inquiries for the Partnership for Prescription Assistance
• Reviewed financial activity, claim history, claim status and enrollment activity
• Responded to telephone and written inquiries from customers regarding the AARP product line of insurance, membership and services

• Human Resources contract work for various diverse fortune 500 software and customer service companies such as Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Microsoft, AT & T Wireless, Voicestream, WRQ Software, Experience Music.
• Determine eligibility, enrollment and maintenance of health, welfare and COBRA benefits
• Administering benefit plans, plan renewals, new plan construction, contract negotiations for health, welfare, pension retirement plans and defined contribution retirement plans
• Resume screening and reference checks for administrative positions

Responsible for all retirement benefit calculations, payments and estimates for defined benefit pension plan and 401(a) matching plan serving 27,000+ employees at 32 locations. Advisor and contact for 28 benefits representatives at 32 locations for procedures and regulationsMaintained and revised procedures manuals for use by benefits.

Calculated account balances, processed loans and hardship withdrawals, enrollments, investment elections and distributions from 75 different 401(k), profit sharing, employee stock ownership and defined benefit plansPrepared instructions for the buying and selling of mutual funds for disbursement from qualified retirement plansPrepared instructions for the.