Laura Peterson, M.A., Phrca Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

• Managed an HR team and 250 employees within 14 entities across 29 states in the US and Canada
• Trusted business partner for employees, managers, and executive team members
• Managed Recruitment, Onboarding, Transfers, Offboarding, Benefits, Employee Relations, Immigration support, HR policies & procedures, Training, Performance, and various employee life cycle changes
• Conducted HR and Payroll audits, reporting, and data collection
• First point of contact for all employee inquiries and business matters
• Partnered closely with managers and legal counsel on immigration related activity

Greater San Diego Area

• Created new legal entity and on-boarded 170 team members across multiple states and remote locations shortly after hired
• Managed all merge & acquisition HR-related activities
• Responsible for all Talent Acquisition activities; High volume, full-cycle recruitment for multi-state locations; Placed temporary and hard to fill positions
• Handled all HR generalist tasks and employee inquiries
• Implemented new HR policies and procedures
• Led and administered key People & Culture programs

Greater San Diego Area

• Responsible for providing excellent customer service and HR generalist support to 300+ employees, contractors, and interns in multiple work locations and Brands across the North America regarding the employment life.
• Maintained professionalism, compliance, and confidentiality with regard to employee issues and HR tasks
• Positive change agent and active contributor for process improvement
• Assisted with Accelrys, Inc. global merge & acquisition to Dassault Systemes Biovia Corp. (full integration and communication of new Benefits, HRIS, Payroll, Travel, and Policies & Procedures)
• Active participant in several Social & Community Committees, Recognition & Wellness Programs, and corporate event planning
• Efficiently collaborated with domestic and international teams to ensure company success and project completion

Greater San Diego Area

• Provided excellent HR generalist services to 250 regular and temporary employees throughout 13 pharmacy locations
• Created and implemented a new Delivery Driver Program
• Responsible for handling LOAs, employee relation issues, and Worker’s Comp claims
• Conduct new hire Orientations and complete onboarding for a positive candidate experience
• Handled employee Off Boarding and exit interviews
• Responsible for creating employee benefit packages and administering annual Open Enrollment; reconciliation and changes to benefits

Temporary Employment Services

• Supported two Human Resources university departments (Temporary Employment Services and Talent Support Services) to provide excellent customer and staffing services to several hundred employees and temporary workers.
• Conducted pre-employment checks (background, fingerprinting, skills assessment tests, reference checks, employment verifications)
• Trained new staff members and initiated team building activities for office
• Completed department-wide audit of all active Form I-9s and employee files
• Coordinated high volume new hire orientations
• Demonstrated exceptional office management skills

Human Resource Management

Masters Of Arts (Ma)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)