Robin Sommerstein, Phr, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Manufacturing Auto and Food, Education, Health, Non-Profit, Legal

Los Angeles

Former Account Manager, Account DirecotMost recently as a volunteer HR consultant I revised Employee Handbooks for nonprofits in CA and Oregon.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Director and manager of the law firm’s human resource department.
• Improved employee engagement, created on-boarding and exit reviews; analyzed information.
• Ensured compliance with federal and state employment laws; composed and implemented new policies.
• Successfully built and fostered trust; resolved conflicts, and investigation issues.
• Chose benefit brokers, added value to the company by choosing and providing voluntary benefits.
• Successfully represented the company in CA Unemployment Insurance, State Disability; ensured worker's compensation claims were handed timely.

Santa Monica, CA

• Director of the human resource department for an organization improving the quality of life for older adults.
• Increased employee engagement by 20%; successfully trained, coached and empowered managers, reduced complaints.
• Strategically designed, a cost saving and an improved health benefit package in a multi-site environment.
• Professionally conducted presentations to the Board of Directors recommending a 401k platform change.
• Developed and conducted training in harassment, progressive discipline and performance assessments.
• Implemented best practices in recruitment; hired and on-boarded licensed professionals and administrative staff

Los Angeles

• Director centralizing and improviing the human resource department in a social service organization serving 95,000 annually.
• Reduced turnover rate by 65% in less than 3 years using strategic analysis and key performance indicators.
• As a partner with Senior Management and Operations, reduced workers’ compensation claims by 39%.
• Led the Accounting and HR team to select and implement a payroll and HRIS software system.
• Acted as Trustee and Administrator of the 401k plan; collaborated with the Board to improve and implement plan changes.
• Analyzed, reduced the cost and improved the full health benefit package.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Developed a start-up human resource department, worked with Executives and supervised staff in a nationally recognized public interest law firm.
• Created staff development plans and promotional opportunities for attorneys, paralegals, administrators and support staff.
• Evaluated and supervised and trained 12 direct reports.
• Effectively recruited from the top fifty national colleges, universities and law schools.
• Negotiated and resolved 70 grievances with union representatives. Acted as an integral member of collective bargaining negotiation team and strategically worked with federal mediators and arbitrators.
• Created and produced 5 compensation and benefit surveys for the Los Angeles legal service community; enhancing public relations.

Human Resource Extension Classes, Human Resource - Stratetic Compensation

Senior Professional In Human Resource

Two Years Graduate Course Work, Education Fine Arts

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Legal Professions And Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Dance