• Work with Paychex and Deltek Costpoint• Oversee and write all employment contracts and offer letters• Work with HR team to implement an employee rating system through SilkRoad• Oversee and handle employee relations issues for 463 employees based in the U.S. and Uganda• Rewrote employee handbooks for U.S. and Uganda locations• Manage and maintain all workers compensation claims for Maryland and North Carolina offices

• Oversaw all aspects of employee life cycle and negotiated compensations packages at all levels • Restructured and managed the open enrollment process for health insurance• Managed and maintained workers compensation claims• Primary contact for employees in the Philadelphia and Boston offices• Handle employee relations for 1500-person workforce, managed a staff of 12• Oversaw all recruiting for senior management positions• Updated the employee handbook policies• Created marketing and recruiting budgets to attract new talent• Worked with HR staff to develop appropriate strategies regarding employee relations, disciplinary actions, operations, and performance issues• Maintained knowledge of trends and changes in HR legislation, and convening local, state, and federal laws to employees in order to maintain compliance• Redesigned employee HRIS and intranet and tracked employee performance evaluations through HRIS system; and sent notifications to managers regarding introductory evaluations and annual reviews• Administered Flexible Spending Accounts, health, and dental insurance plans• Oversaw I-9 compliance and management of employee files• Ran sexual harassment and sensitivity training

• Directed all aspects of recruiting and new hire orientation for a full-service staffing agency for the hotel industry in DC and LA for The Fairmount, The Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons• Worked with local union representatives to negotiate employee contract• Met with local union rep and employee to resolve conflicts• Maintained disability and accident and worker comp claims• Generated weekly reports consisting of new hires/terms, benefit enrollment, employee action and compliancy through ADP• Oversaw the daily operation of 710 employees and a staff of five• Handled insurance claims and plan administration

• Managed Family Medical Leave and Short - Term Disability processes from notification, through tracking, and employees returning from leave or separation• Maintained required substantiation documentation on all new hires and dependents electing into benefit plans• Maintained employee benefit and medical files, adhering to HIPPA guidelines• Reconciled monthly vendor invoices for benefits plans; identify and correct discrepancies• CORBA administration