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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

HR and Operations management for 3 U.S. locations, in coordination with U.K. office.Managing full lifecycle HR processes of experiential event teams in U.S. Responsible for organization and development of HR and Operations processes. Member of the Leadership group, assessing company needs and brainstorming solutions, from tried and true to out-of-the-box, including the planning, drafting and implementation of handbooks, policies and processes. Identifying talent gaps and implementing initiatives for successful applicant search, hiring and onboarding.

Los Angeles, California, Us

aBlogtoWatch is one of the top-ranking online publications for wrist-watch enthusiast. Support to core staff and freelancers, handling Human Resources, Finance, and general Operations.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Vesta is the nation's leading full-service design firm, conceptualizing, delivering and installing furniture for home staging.

Espoo, Fi

Human resource and operational support to employees in 3 U.S. locations; liaison to Finland main office. Recruiting, onboarding, benefits counseling; creation of policies and IIPP, and updates of employee handbook; assist employees with any benefits and/or other issues relating to human resources. Organize employee wellness events, annual open enrollment, and office parties. Payroll review and vacation tracking. Assistant to the Director of Finance, accounts payable, account reconciliation and reporting.

Washington, Dc, Us

Human Resources: Responsible for job postings, applicant review, background checks, new hire orientation and onboarding. Prove-It Skills Test Administrator. Implementation of morale & welfare programs such as wellness program, staff events, health fair; benefits administration for staff and attorneys; responsible for open enrollment for 3 California offices; responsible for creation, maintenance and proper disposal of employee files. Responsible for FMLA and STD claims, COBRA and EDD notifications. Assist in establishing company’s first IIPP.Operations: Procure and collect parking and building access cards, accounts payable for 3 California offices; travel arrangements, calendar management and expense reports. Building Maintenance requests; responsible for building’s Fire, Life & Safety training administration to all employees. Intranet web editor for California Office pages.

New York, Ny, Us

Administrative support to nine executives in Domestic Distribution, Hotel Bulk Business and Pay-per-ViewResponsible for allocation and commitments of budget for California and Midwest regions; processing payments and campaign invoices. Assisting in execution of incentive campaigns from design/production of flyers to ordering/compiling prizes and tracking winners’ information for end-of-year tax listings. Monthly completion of expense reports for nine executives. Coordinating with facilities and IT to establish offices and building access for new/traveling tenants and arranging IT service and supplies for remote employees.Making banquet, event and travel arrangements for employees and affiliate incentive winners.Assisting in press conferences and public relation events for Pay-per-View. Acquisition of HBO images and footage for TV spots and print advertising. Previewing mail pieces and TV commercials for compliance with legal requirements set forth by HBO and movie studios.

Administrative support to VP of Marketing and General Manager, Data ProcessingGeneral office duties and conference preparation, travel and lodging arrangements and expense reports. Designed and produced new marketing materials for Acquisition and Processing departments. Responsible for distribution lists and individual management’s contact lists. • Heavily involved in organization and implementation of newly acquired employee benefits and content, production and distribution of first-ever employee handbook.• Successfully organized booth setup/staffing, travel/shipping arrangements and hospitality suite during Society of Geophysicists 2007 expo in San Antonio, TX. Company closed due to lack of funding.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Complete employee new-hire process including interviewing candidates, onboarding, orientation, and POS training, scheduling, conflict resolution, disciplinary actions and employee reviews, responsible for stores being OSHA compliant.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Administrative support to Director, Assistant Director and Student Program DirectorPrepared for ‘06 Cannes Film Festival presence and assisted in organizing student filmmaker program. Addressed inquiries of current and potential sponsors, prepared meetings, charted statistics, produced event budgets and inventoried supplies and equipment for restaurant, business center and press events in Cannes.Pre-screened applicants’ qualification and eligibility for Cannes program; arranged international travel/lodging. Responsible for press kit production and distribution and content of trade publication ads for American Pavilion program.• Streamlined office operations to strengthen efficiency. Reduced company expenses wherever possible by locating new suppliers, consolidating orders and researching offers.• Improved contact database by eliminating outdated information and researching new contacts. This one-year internship was completed simultaneously with full-time work at Blockbuster.

Education record

Human Resources Certificate