Executive Summary

Human Resources Manager with over 10 years of comprehensive human resources experience, including recruitment and retention, conflict resolution, change management, labor relations and benefits administration. Proven experience collaborating with senior management on Human Resources strategic planning and supporting corporate goals. I possess a broad knowledge of human resources in a variety of sectors including union and non-union environments, multiple industries and companies with a large number of exempt/non-exempt employees. Excellent ability to address benefits and payroll needs as well as implementing strategic plans for retention. Proven skills in labor and employment law including complaint investigation to thwart legal action.

Expertise in:

• Compensation
• Multi-State Payroll Admin
• Policy Design & Admin
• ADP Payroll and Reporting
• Benefits
• Training & Development
• Labor and Employment Law
• Ceridian Payroll and Reporting
• Employee Relations
• Recruitment and Retention
• EEO Compliance
• Performance Reviews

Professional Experience

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN February 2007 - Present
Human Resource Manager.

Report directly to Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Traveled to Iowa and Michigan plants as a strategic business partner with senior management to drive key human resource requirements and implement training, benefits, payroll, and performance initiatives across the company. Direct human resource functions, including recruitment, employee relations, hiring practices, payroll, benefits and compensation.

• Managed the merging of policies and procedures and group medical and dental plans during company mergers and acquisitions.
• Developed and managed the company's pre-employee screening program which included drug testing and a tiered background check system.
• Managed various benefit programs (PPE, Prepaid Legal and Identity Theft, Hearing Conservation, PTO, Metro Transit, Verifications, etc) effectively and with continuous improvement in mind.
• Develop and maintained a pool of qualified candidates across multiple states including executive, managerial and a wide variety of engineering and industrial positions.
• Evaluated, tested and merged multiple payroll systems and time clock systems into one payroll system for more unified payroll reporting while maintaining two processing cycles.
• Assist with compensation analysis and market studies for compensation and benefits planning as well as short term incentive plans.
• Managed and administered the company's multi-state payroll and HRIS.
• Enhanced the time clock system, with multiple pay policies, schedules, rotation while dramatically lowering payroll and reporting issues.
• Collaborate with managers to determine individual development needs and recommend ways to improve performance gap.
• Main point of contact for all benefits, 401k, and payroll. I also developed and managed the relocation benefit program while working with a 3rd party to make sure we were in compliance with the law.
• Facilitated training with management on union avoidance education and successfully stopped union activity.
• Travel at least 60% of the time to Iowa and Michigan.
• Provided HR support and guidance on employee relations issues. Upon identifying the issue, I gathered data, analyzed it and provided recommendations for solutions.
• Perform harassment prevention training at plants and corporate office.
• Investigate complaints of harassment, discrimination and advised senior management on appropriate disciplinary actions and improvement plans.
• Developed and managed the company's orientation program to ensure employees were appropriately oriented to HR procedures, policies and expectations upon starting. Global Ethanol has high values on safety, company's impact on the environment, and following SOP's.

Confidential, St. Paul, MN May 2005 - February 2007
Director of Human Resources.

Reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Executive Officer. Consulted with Old Home Foods during the company restructuring which included managing layoffs, dislocated workers and WARN notices with the State of Minnesota and Minnesota's Rapid Response Team. Presented cost of layoff, vacation payout and employee demographic reports to senior management.

• Formed and co-chaired the Employee Management Committee.
• Minimized liability in workers compensation due to company restructuring.
• Assisted Old Home Foods in changing their payroll from ADP to a smaller firm more suited to the reorganization and specifically chosen by management.
• Participated in 4 different contract negotiations with union officials.
• Administered Old Home Foods pension plans including 3 union pension plans, 401(k) union plan and 401(k) corporate plan.
• Approved job descriptions for various positions with Old Home Foods and assisted in posting jobs and recruiting potential candidates.
• Interviewed potential candidates
• Audited employee files, benefit plans, payroll, COBRA, retirement plans, worker compensation and HRIS database.
• Assisted management in negotiating employee severance packages.
• Educated employee's about their rights & options to being laid off.

Confidential, Bloomington, MN November 2003 - February 2005
Operations and Human Resource Manager.

Reported to Chief Executive Officer. Managed the day-to-day operations for Employment Planet which included payroll, recruiting, minimizing company liability, employee policies and procedures, hiring and firing and workers compensation. I worked closely with the company attorneys to close the company doors.

Confidential, St. Paul, MN February 2001 to November 2003
Human Resource Manager.

Reported directly to the center Director. Managed the development and implementation of the agencies first HRIS database and reporting system. (ADP\'s HR Profile and Report Smith) Processed payroll with ADP including processing bi-weekly payroll, auditing payroll data, payroll reports, and salary allocations being distributed to several department codes, while ensuring compliance with state and federal labor and payroll laws. Provided Human Resource support to all levels of management, which includes employee relations, employee performance & development communications, recruitment and hiring, sexual harassment, discrimination and termination. Neighborhood House is a non-profit community center which has several state, federal grant contracts which requires different and significant record/tracking systems.

• Managed and administered agency benefits, open enrollment and re-evaluation of agency benefit package for employee satisfaction and cost effectiveness.
• Managed agency unemployment trust with the support of Unemployment Services Trust.
• Managed and implement agency annual performance reviews and salary increases.
• Managed the internal and external hiring process and procedures.
• Managed and conducted employee orientation while implementing departmental orientations.
• Developed and maintained the agency Employee Recognition Program.
• Conducted exit interviews then makes recommendation and communications based upon those interviews.
• Made recommendations for training and development opportunities to the management team.
• Administered and evaluated agencies HR policies.
• Annually evaluated agencies salary scales by partnering with the Minnesota Council of Non-Profits Annual Salary Survey.
• Represented the agency and attended the MACC (Metropolitan Association of Community Centers) HR Committee and Staff Development Committee to find ways of collaboration and networking with 12 community centers within the MACC association.
• Worked with our COBRA Administration Provider by making sure Neighborhood House was within the COBRA regulations.
• Developed and maintained appropriate reports pertaining to staffing and personnel files.
• Enhanced our recruiting and hiring process, payroll system, HRIS, Benefits, employee relation, performance evaluation forms for exempt and non-exempt.

Education & Professional Affiliations

Bachelor of Arts Degree
Human Resource Management and Training Development.

Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) 2005 - Present
Human Resource Professionals of Minnesota (HRPMN) 2006 - Present
Twin Cities Human Resource Association (TCHRA) 2005 - Present
Diversity Business (Online) 2005 - 2007
American Payroll Association 2008 - Present