         HR MANAGER/BUSINESS PARTNER           Summary    A Human Resources Business Partner with extensive experience aligning HR strategy with business strategy for assigned business groups. Employee Relations Coaching/Mentoring Talent Acquisition Salary Planning Organizational Design Workforce Planning Talent Management Succession Planning Change Management Development       Highlights          Lominger Korn/Ferry Certifications: Talking Talent, Succession Architect, Voices 360 and  Leadership Architect HRIS – Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle, HR Workways / Taleo  Excellent Written and Verbal Communication Skills  Self-motivated, detail oriented, organized, customer focused  Maintains high level of confidentiality  Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook   Performance management strategies  Employment law knowledge  Employee relations  Manager coaching and training  HRIS applications proficient      Talent management  Employee Relations  Coaching  Talent Acquisition  Workforce planning              Experience      HR Manager/Business Partner    January 2000   to   January 2014     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Point of contact for multiple business groups of 400+ employees including various support groups Finance, Legal, IT, etc.) and other business units such as Manufacturing, Marketing, and Service.  Strategic Business Partner – Partnered with Vice Presidents, Directors, and other management on workforce planning, talent management, change management, and building organizational capability.  Employee Relations - Responded to and facilitated the resolution of employee relations issues (i.e.  performance concerns, investigations, terminations, and day to day questions).  Partnered with legal counsel as needed.  Talent Management - Provided coaching and feedback to managers and employees on talent management activities including performance management, training and development, organizational capability assessment, strategy and planning.  Facilitated annual calibration, salary planning, and talent reviews.  Workforce Planning - Partnered with Talent Acquisition to drive recruitment strategies and processes including review and approval of requisitions and strategy sessions.  Partnered with management on their staffing requirements, identified skill gaps, analyzed and communicated trends, and implemented retention initiatives.  Designed, developed and executed HR plans within assigned business groups to support overall corporate and business unit direction.  Partnered and collaborated with other HR functions (i.e.  Compensation, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, T&OD) to develop, implement, maintain and deliver, value added companywide service to both management and employees.  Change Management:  Facilitated and managed organizational change such as reorganizations, leadership changes or reductions in force.  Compliance:  Assured client group compliance with legal requirements across diverse areas of human resources.          Senior Human Resources Generalist    January 1997   to   January 2000     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Point of contact for client group of 400+ employees in a fast paced, high volume-manufacturing environment.  Strategic business partner with Vice President, Directors, and other management.  Kept executive updated on areas such as morale issues, hiring needs, headcount, effective communication and management style, etc.  Talent Acquisition: Managed a work load of 50+ open requisitions at any given time (Exempt and Non-exempt positions) Employee Relations: Handled employee relations' issues for client groups (i.e.  performance, sexual harassment, violence, investigations, mediations, terminations and day to day questions).  Benefits:  Administered benefits and compensation and tracked leave of absences.  Workers Compensation:  Filed and monitored Workers' Compensation claims, and OSHA reporting.          Associate Human Resources Representative    January 1992   to   January 1997     Company Name   －   City  ,   State      Administered company benefit programs for 800 employees including Flexible Benefits, 401(k), and COBRA; maintained vendor relations; prepared monthly insurance billings.  Employee relations:  Responsible for employee relations issues for a client group of 100 employees.  New Hire Orientation:  Conducted weekly new hire orientation to all employees including management.  Events:  Developed, coordinated, and promoted employee events and award programs (i.e.  health fairs, seniority awards Wellness Program:  Developed and managed the Wellness Program.  Workers' Compensation: Filed and monitored Workers' Compensation claims, and OSHA reporting.  Leaves of Absence:  Processed and tracked leave of absences.  Staffing:  Supported the recruiting function.          Education      B.S   :   Business Administration      California State University   －   City        Business Administration        SPHR Certification – (2010-present)
HR Certification Institute                Professional Affiliations    Society of Human Resource Management      Skills     Architect, Benefits, billings, calibration, Change Management, coaching, client, detail oriented, direction, Employee Relations, fast, Finance, hiring, HRIS, HR, human    resources, insurance, Leadership, Legal, Marketing, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Word, Oracle, organizational, PeopleSoft, performance management, processes, recruiting, recruitment, reporting, Self-motivated, Staffing, strategy, Strategic, strategy and planning, vendor relations, Verbal Communication Skills, Excellent Written    