Michelle Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, North Carolina, Us

• Oversee all benefits, policies, and procedures and offer suggestions as well as implement enhancements and changes• Handle all government reporting for benefits (5500s, ACA)• Oversee annual open enrollment for benefit plans• Monitor government regulations and market trends to ensure that their programs are current, competitive, and legal• Develops, implements, administers, and maintains benefits programs, policies, and procedures• Ensures programs meet employee needs, comply with legal requirements, and are cost effective• Plan administrator for 401(k); handle all functions relating to the administration of the plan• Develops benefits communications and counsels employees on benefits related issues• Manage Short Term Disability and FMLA

Cary, North Carolina, Us

• Assist in employee relations by maintaining employer-employee relationships that contribute to excellent productivity, motivation, and morale.• Perform recruiting duties to support studio recruitment needs including local and internal collaboration. Coordinate the hiring process including tracking applicant material, maintaining databases and serve as liaison between candidates and hiring manager. • Conduct employee orientations and onboarding• Process visas and green cards as needed, assist employee and Immigration attorney.• Maintain and update highly confidential information including HRIS and personnel files.• Coordinate and facilitate performance appraisals to include maintenance and management of the review software.

Cary, Nc, Us

• Plan administrator for all benefits plans including 401k• Managed Performance Management process• Handled immigration and Employee Relations issues• Conducted employee orientations for all employees• Ensured compliance to regulatory and reporting requirements such as I-9 documentation, COBRA/HIPAA administration, etc.• Maintained HRIS system (ABRA) for all status changes as they relate to new hires, terminations, promotions,title changes, etc.

Human Resources Manager (part time) - June 2002 – October 2009 (7 years 5 months) Human Resources Specialsit - August 2000 – May 2002 (1 year 10 months)• Managed and oversaw human resource function for company• Handled any employee relation issues to ensure company was in compliance with all legal requirements • Managed, administered, and communicated benefits programs including Health and Life Insurance, 401(k), and Flexible Spending • Served as point of contact for insurance vendors; ensured that benefit plans best met needs of organization• Responsible for recruiting, new hire, and termination processes, establishment and maintenance of personnel files for all employees, and development of various Human Resources guidelines and procedures• Administrator of Employee Stock Option Program• Managed immigration and Green Card issues (Coventor employs large number of individuals in the United States on F-1 and H1B Visas).• Assisted with implementation of Employee Health/Life Plan in Netherlands, France and Germany• Developed Website for All Employee Benefits Needs• Oversaw 401(k) Plan Provider Change

• Managed, administered, and communicated benefits programs including Health Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Long Term Care, 401(k), and Flexible Spending • Oversaw COBRA administration and Family Medical leaves • Conducted enrollment meetings and presented benefit information at new hire orientations• Recruited numerous employees at all levels of organization; improved recruiting process to include Internet advertising, Job Fairs, and specialized contracts with staffing agencies. Ensured compliance with Affirmative Action Plan• Consulted with management and employees on employee relations issues• Counseled management regarding policies and procedures, performance reviews, transfers and promotions• Integrated three acquired companies into corporate benefits programs • Implemented, designed and oversaw first annual Benefit Summary communication• Implemented the addition of a Credit Union into benefit plan• Managed roll-out and presentation of new benefits program including health insurance and 401(k) plan• Supervised duties of clerical assistant • Assisted in reorganizations and layoffs