OVERVIEW:

Seasoned Human Resources Professional with a strong drive for success. HR expertise includes Employee Relations, Performance Management, Compensation and Benefits, Recruitment/Staffing, Employment Law/Compliance and Talent Management. Enforce company policies, mission, vision and values. Possess superior Communication, Leadership, Negotiating and Problem Solving skills. Work well independently as well as within a group. Interaction with all levels of management internally and on the client side. Experience reorganizing and building HR/Recruiting departments improving overall process and productivity.

EXPERIENCE:

Current:
Confidential,
Human Resources Manager (Report to CFO)

• Serve as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Create, develop, implement and communicate Human Resources policies and procedures through the organization.
• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
• Identify staff vacancies and recruit, interview and select applicants.
• Plan, direct, supervise, and coordinate work activities of subordinates and staff relating to employment, compensation, and employee relations.
• Plan, organize, direct and coordinate the personnel training activities of the organization.
• Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations if needed.
• Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems, and safety and recreation programs.
• Coach employees and managers on performance management and execution of performance improvement plans.
• Ensure execution of all performance management programs and procedures, including but not limited to performance appraisals and performance improvement plans

Recruiting Specifics:

• Implemented and developed Recruiting Process and Procedure.
• Create and foster relationships with Colleges/Universities and diverse professional organizations to attract and recruit candidates.
• Develop and Conduct New Hire on-boarding process.
• Investigate/research new recruitment sources and coordinate and attend career fairs.
• Identify trends and innovative recruiting techniques in order to be competitive in recruiting practices.
• Draft internal promotion, offer and transfer letters.
• Affirmative Action/EEO Compliance

Employee Relations:

• Skilled and knowledge on handling Employee Relations issues
• Ensuring all employee related issues and concerns are addressed and tracked
• Approved corrective action disciplinary action process/steps
• Communicates standards and best practices

Other Generalist Duties:

• Contracting and administering benefits plans with emphasis on medical and 401(k) plans
• Ensure legal compliance State and Federal employment laws including but not limited to OSHA, Title VII, FSLA, ADA, EEO, HIPAA, AAP etc.
• Complete open enrollment including healthcare budgeting, trend analysis, rate renewals and vendor reviews.
• Process semimonthly payroll through ADP Resource. Includes commission, draw and bonus payments.

5/07-11/07
Confidential,
Contract Position: Assigned to contribute to KFI’s top RPO account in NY. Positions were heavily focused around Technology, Operations and Finance in the Capital Markets space. Had high level interaction on both the client side and internally.

3/06 – 4/07 (Reason for Leaving: Fusion Technologies was acquired by Alliance)

Confidential,
Recruiting/Operations Manager

• Key member of the Core Management Team responsible for implementing Resource Management (Service Level Approach to Operational functions), Process/Bench Management and Recruiting Systems.
• Recruiting departments POC, handle all issues and communications within Recruiting at every level within the organization.
• High level internal and client interaction (reported directly to COO).
• Developed, Managed and drove Fusion Technologies entire Recruiting Process in preparation of Sale to Alliance. Result was a 50% productivity increase across the board within the first 3 months with steady month to month improvement.
• Managed and Developed Recruiting Sourcing Team located in India.
• Responsible for setting, meeting and monitoring departmental and client SLA’s.
• POC for all Vendor/Consultant Contracts and pay schedules.
• Signature responsibilities for all Vendor invoices and payments i.e. confirmation of pay rates, transition fee’s, invoice adjustments etc.
• Responsible for weekly employee monitoring, corrective action and employee relation issues within the Recruiting department.
• Developed program for Behavioral Interviewing Techniques.
• Developed new Recruiting SOP’s and internal guidelines (rules of engagement).
• Improve IT applications to drive long term productivity improvement. This focus is on Recruiting, Resource Management and HR initiatives.
• Developed Candidate Technical Screening Process which included utilizing internal resources as well Internet testing sites.
• Conduct new employee orientations.
• Liaise with Delivery Managers and Sales Team to prioritize Staffing initiatives and qualify positions and attend client luncheons/dinners for informational recruiting support.
• Run weekly Sales/Recruiting meetings to discuss current opportunities, as well as project/staffing Pipelines.
• Organize and conduct teambuilding exercises, training and staff development

as needed.

3/04-3/06
Confidential,
Recruiting Manager/ Team Lead

My responsibilities included but were not limited to:

• Constant contact with Sales Team and high levels of Management to report on progress and to assist in qualifying new requirements.
• Maintain internal Recruiter/Sales relationships and alignments.
• Report to Sr. Management on individual progress within the team.
• Maximize recruiter production by coming up with new strategies and by fine tuning SOP’s. i.e. Participate in cutting edge Recruiting product demo’s, Database selection etc.
• Responsible for RFP review and Vendor selection/negotiation.
• Maintain intimate client knowledge to better service accounts and educate recruiting and sales departments.
• Build pro-active candidate pipelines in many different IT areas to help support sales team and recruiting initiatives.
• Ensure that client SLA’s are met and that expected candidate standards are being met.
• Conduct/Arrange new hire orientations (explanation of Benefits, Background checks etc.)
• Run and maintain Management Reports that show individual/overall resume submittals, submittal to interview ratio, interview to close ratio and percentage spreads.
• Coordinate Quarterly/Yearly goals (Individual and Company-wide) with EVP and Recruiting Director and ensure that they are met.

5/98-2/04
Sr. Contract Recruiter (NYC and NJ)

• Filled Consulting and permanent job requirements for NY and NJ based Financial and Pharmaceutical clients.
• Specialized in staffing IT consultants with backgrounds in CRM/ERP, CFR Part 11, Regulatory, Mortgage Backed Securities, Fixed Income Trading Systems, Derivative Swaps, 21 CFR, Market Risk, Sarbanes Oxley, etc..
• Fill consulting job orders for the Financial and Pharmaceutical (Schering-Plough, SIAC, Bristol-Myers, Prudential Insurance, Pfizer, MSDW, Merrill Lynch etc.)
  Provided effective methods to locate current and potential candidates using Internet job searching services, advertising/direct mailing, referral programs, cold calling and job fairs.

CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS/TRAINING:

• Active Member of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
• Pursuing SPHR, PHR and GPHR Certifications.
• Completing BA in HR Management ’10.
• Rutgers University; Internship Bridge Inc: Total Internship Management
• AIRS Training; On-Boarding: Employee Engagement and Retention
• NJBIA; Protecting Your Business from Workplace Discrimination Liability
• NJBIA: Hot Legal Topics for Employers
• SkillPath: The Guide for Professionals New to HR.
• ADP Training: Elements of Compensation
• ADP Training: Conflict Management

OTHER SKILLS
Several Proprietary Recruiting Systems, MS office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) All Major Job Boards (searching and Posting), User Groups, JobDiva (expert), CPAS, SFDC, Windows Explorer, EZ Access, Data Frenzy, FOX DB, Internet Searches, Novell GroupWise, DT Search, Netscape Navigator, Lotus Notes, Taleo, Beeline, FutureSearch, ADP Payroll, Paychex.