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Redlands, Ca

Strategized best practices in managing talent acquisition, staffing, employment processing, retention, compensation, succession planning and employee relations.

Established safety program for libraries in seven states across the country to ensure compliance with state and federal OSHA requirements. Performed a needs analysis and collaborated with Senior Leadership to introduce safety & compliance best practices specific to the needs of the library environment.Established Injury & Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) as required in California, and implemented the IIPP across the country as a best practice.Reduced costs of Worker’s Compensation… Show more Established safety program for libraries in seven states across the country to ensure compliance with state and federal OSHA requirements. Performed a needs analysis and collaborated with Senior Leadership to introduce safety & compliance best practices specific to the needs of the library environment.Established Injury & Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP) as required in California, and implemented the IIPP across the country as a best practice.Reduced costs of Worker’s Compensation Program by establishing a Medical Provider Network (MPN) to better control the medical care, and fostered accountability from the insurance carrier to scrutinize claims and identify opportunities to reduce costs while providing quality care to the employees.Updated employee handbook to ensure employees adapted to enhanced safety and compliance policies. Show less

Managed recruitment, new hire orientation and on-boarding, personnel management, benefits administration, and facilitated training for 1300+ manufacturing and warehouse employees (hourly and leadership personnel). Training Specialist. Developed training content, facilitated training, evaluated transfer of knowledge and assessed the return on investment.Introduced and established a continuous improvement culture by providing 100% of employees with basic training in 6 Sigma, 5S… Show more Managed recruitment, new hire orientation and on-boarding, personnel management, benefits administration, and facilitated training for 1300+ manufacturing and warehouse employees (hourly and leadership personnel). Training Specialist. Developed training content, facilitated training, evaluated transfer of knowledge and assessed the return on investment.Introduced and established a continuous improvement culture by providing 100% of employees with basic training in 6 Sigma, 5S, Kaizen and Deming Theory principles. Show less

Ontario, Ca

Educated employees on Worker’s Compensation laws and benefits. Ensured workplace injuries are reported and handled according to regulatory guidelines. Established a task force of Leadership and direct reports to reduce risk and determine preventive measures. Central liaison between staff, managers and the Worker’s Compensation Department to coordinate claim investigation and proper case determination.The newly established task force along with a restructured incident reporting process… Show more Educated employees on Worker’s Compensation laws and benefits. Ensured workplace injuries are reported and handled according to regulatory guidelines. Established a task force of Leadership and direct reports to reduce risk and determine preventive measures. Central liaison between staff, managers and the Worker’s Compensation Department to coordinate claim investigation and proper case determination.The newly established task force along with a restructured incident reporting process reduced the overall Worker’s Compensation expenses for a workforce of 10,000+ employees by $120,000 within the first 12 months of implementing the new incident reporting process. Show less

Coordinated recruitment for all levels of the organization. Managed the Worker’s Compensation Program for 350+ employees. Processed status changes and salary adjustments. Successfully completed OSHA and JCAHO audits. Passed annual audits with a score of 99% without the guidance of an HR Manager. I took the initiative to research the audit requirements and fostered teamwork with key stakeholders to develop countermeasures.

Managed all recruitment (except doctorate staff). Coordinated interviews and the new hire on-boarding process. Ensured timely and accurate workflow of status changes, job description updates and separations.

Managed Care Specialist. Coordinated new hire orientation and training for call center representatives. Training focused on the ability to service managed and non-managed healthcare products for various employer groups. Main training topics included enrollment and eligibility, medical groups and capitation, claims resolution and coordination of benefits.