EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA 
Human Resources Manager (Southeast Region)

• Provided training, coaching and development to all region frontline managers and supervisors.
• Administered company policies and procedures.
• Served as a key team member on Southern Region labor negotiating team.
• Created and implemented major strategies and changes within the region.
• Investigated employee related legal issues and established strong partnership with corporate legal team.
• Managed a staff of two generalists.
• Partnered with local recruitment teams to maintain equal employment opportunity programs including affirmative action.
• Facilitated employee focus group sessions centered on problem solving and developing best practices.
• Managed regions annual employee benefits fair for open enrollment.
• Directed the regions workplace training initiatives including diversity, respect and bullying, supervisor essential leadership, affirmative action and performance management.
• Served as a member of the region senior management team.
• Managed the new hire on boarding process.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA 
Human Resources Manager

• Proactively addressed employee needs and utilized service delivery systems to avert problems and resolve issues.
• Handled staffing and recruitment for exempt and non-exempt employees.
• Tracked recruiting and staffing candidate and employee data.
• Coached leadership on human resource policies, procedures and state and local government equal employment opportunity laws.
• Handled employee related issues including EEOC investigations and workers compensation.
• Handled compensation and benefits, safety compliance, workers compensation and disability procedures.
• Trained managers on guidelines for reporting job related injuries to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Managed faculty and staff health care benefits including annual open enrollment.
• Administered 40lk savings plan and serve as a liaison between the employee and vendor.
• Managed vendors including health care providers and retirement savings plans.
• Managed the new hire on boarding process.

Confidential, Lithonia, GA 
Human Resources Manager

• Served as a strategic business partner with management and an advocate for frontline employees.
• Managed employee related issues including EEOC investigations and workers compensation.
• Managed all staffing and recruiting activities for management and non-management employees.
• Coached management & owners on human resource policies and procedures.
• Trained managers on guidelines for reporting job related injuries to support accurate and timely reporting.
• Collaborated with legal on various litigation issues.
• Managed recruitment competency selection and administered compensation adjustments.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA 
Human Resources Manager

• Served as a strategic business partner with management and an advocate for frontline employees.
• Managed employee related issues including EEOC investigations and workers compensation.
• Managed all staffing and recruiting activities for management and non-management employees.
• Coordinated policy, benefits and procedure communications to business unit leaders and employees.
• Enforced compensation and benefits principles, safety compliances, workers compensation and disability procedures.
• Proactively addressed customer needs and utilized service delivery systems to avert problems and resolve issues.
• Coached Managers and imparted HR expertise to front-line team leaders and other management employees.
• Trained managers on corporate guidelines for reporting job related injuries to support accurate and timely reporting.
• Evaluated and designed changes to company Workers Compensation and disability benefits and facilitated efforts to maintain compliance with State Workers’ Compensation Board guidelines.
• Maintained and developed new protocols and standards for vendor performance.
• Collaborated with legal department on various litigation and claim management strategies and other cost control techniques used to settle workers compensation cases.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA 
Human Resources Manager

• Managed all recruiting/staffing activities for management and non-management employees.
• Identified, screened, interviewed and evaluated candidates for open positions.
• Managed employee issues related to EEOC investigations and workers compensation.
• Supervised contract administration for each musician.
• Implemented benefits package adjustments to include, pension, insurance, and 403B savings plans.
• Consulted and advised members regarding life insurance and annuity beneficiary designations.
• Managed general correspondence, special projects and unemployment compensation claims.
• Implemented and managed on-the-job training for over 100 new hires annually.
• Partnered with general counsel on government regulations and other federal compliances.
• Administered company policies and procedures.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA 
Human Resources Generalist

• Managed recruitment and staffing activities for technical, management and non-management employees.
• Managed the compensation and benefits administration, including the 401K savings Plan.
• Conducted performance appraisals for exempt and non-exempt staff.
• Evaluated market based compensation and benefits surveys and made recommendation for changes.
• Developed and managed an on-the-job training program for over 350+ new hires annually.
• Managed all temporary labor needs and reduced labor cost by 50%.
• Managed employee benefits program, Health and Welfare Insurance, long & short-term disability and workers compensation.
• Consulted and advised members regarding life insurance and annuity beneficiary designations.
• Supervised five administrative employees.

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Science, June 2000
Concentration in Applied Behavioral Sciences

Confidential, Mount Pleasant, Michigan 
Masters of Science, June 2005
Concentration in Human Resource Management

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proficient in Microsoft applications and knowledge of People Soft
• Highly developed project management skills
• Strong attention to detail and follow through
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Skilled in Virtual Edge, Manager Self-Serve and Employee Self-Serve applications
• Use Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to measure, track and communicate key indicators such as turnover and recruiting, etc.