Skye Mercer, Mba, Sphr, Shrm-Scp (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

• Led a team of four HR professionals to provide employee relations, recruitment, benefits administration, and risk management to 800+ employees, 9 elected officials, and 35+ unique and complex departments, including law.
• Developed curriculum for the County’s first in-house “Leadership Orientation & Training Series” to equip County leaders with the tools they needed to succeed
• Implemented County’s first-ever online applicant tracking system and a national recruiting strategy, increasing productivity and doubling the applicant pool to 5000+ annually
• Developed and implemented benefits strategy ($10M budget), including self-funded health insurance, wellness program, retirement plans, and other insurance programs and perks to enhance employee benefits while.
• Launched consumer-driven healthcare pricing tools and a telehealth program to decrease insurance costs
• Managed the County's liability insurance ($1M), risk management, and safety programs, improving compliance and mitigating risk

• Coordinate Workers' Compensation claims management and return-to-work strategies for injured workers, mitigating risk and ensuring best practices are followed
• Conduct labor market research and develop and analyze job analyses for diverse positions to ensure a medically safe return-to-work
• Consulted with private, public, and nonprofit employers and medical professionals to ensure safe, compliant workplace accommodations, light duty assignments, and medical leaves of absence
• Coached injured workers to provide career exploration and guidance, wrote high-impact resumes, and created and executed re-training plans
• Administered vocational and career assessments, including MMPI Personality Inventory, Valpar Work Sample Tests, and COPS/CAPS/COPES career guidance assessments

Vancouver, WA

• Reported to the Executive Director and partnered with executive management and the Board of Directors to develop short- and long-term strategies to attract, develop, and retain qualified, mission-driven employees
• Spearheaded a comprehensive department audit and re-design, including implementing a new HRIS system, new classification and pay structure, revised employee handbook, and procedures for recruitment, FMLA/leave.
• Negotiated medical, dental, STD, LTD, EAP, and life insurance contracts, resulting in 0% premium increase two years in a row
• Developed organization’s first-ever wellness program with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion and to effectively improve employee self-care and wellness practices

• Managed employee relations for approximately 2,000 geographically dispersed production and customer service employees and executive leaders
• Implemented strategies for staffing, onboarding, succession planning, leadership development, accident prevention, compensation, benefits, and special HR projects to improve overall employment experience

-Managed employee relations for approximately 3,000-4,000 union and non-union, geographically dispersed employees.-As Senior Manager, led eight-person team to administer benefits programs impacting 60,000 union and non-union employees, retirees, ensuring customer satisfaction, and IRS, and union contract compliance.-Served as HR project-lead for various.

• Directed four-person HR department for 650-employee organization, ensuring compliance with Federal and State grants and contracts; reported to the CEO.
• Wrote and administered three Affirmative Action plans, and implemented strategies to meet and exceed diversity goals two years in a row.
• Implemented organization-wide anti-harassment, HIPAA, diversity, and leadership training programs.

Ba, Business Administration/ Human Resources

Mba, Business Administration/International Management