Experience

Bassetti Architects

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR/Payroll

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Payroll: Conducted payroll through Ajera and Paychex for ~80 employees across 5 states. Assisted in setting up tax profiles in multiple states. • Performance reviews: Revamped the performance review process to be a simpler process that resulted in more actionable feedback via Qualtrics. • Survey & Data Collection: Assisted managers in creating, distributing, and interpreting Qualtrics survey data. • Conflict Resolution: Assisted Principals resolve employee disputes via mediation and coaching. • Policy & Law: Familiarity with local, state, and federal laws to keep business operations compliant with all existing and new regulations and taxes. • Benefits Management: Negotiated benefits renewal with insurance brokers, administered benefits plans to employees, and resolved issues and inconsistencies as they arose. • Employee Wellbeing & Engagement: Distributed monthly wellness emails to drive awareness of health and well-being. Created a company newsletter along with the Marketing department to keep employees informed of organizational information from contracts and project updates to celebrating employee professional accomplishments and personal milestones. • Leadership Advisor: Consulted with leadership on HR decisions such as layoffs and terminations, handbook updates and changes, administered the mentor programs to name a few. Show less



JAS Design Build

• Seattle, Washington, United States

• HR Generalist

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2021

  Full time HR Generalist role that included onboarding, offboarding, benefits admin including health insurance, dental insurance, COBRA, long term disability and 401k, ran payroll, drafted policy, conflict resolution when needed, federal and state level reporting including ACA, PFMLA, EDS, LnI, etc. I also was the main driver in getting the company handbook completed, the HRIS up and running, and created the harassment investigation committee. Revamped and ran performance reviews, exit interviews, and assisting with recruiting, hiring, and training efforts. Coordinated certifications and professional training as needed. Worked directly with executive and leadership team to stay abreast of needs and challenges of the business. Show less



Compass Professional Health Services

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Health Pro

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

  Performance & Leadership: Top performer among hiring class for first year. Top scores in both calls taken and solutions completed categories. Customer-Focused Cost Savings (Call Triage): Turned client member requests into useable, money saving health care recommendations. Advantages included providing less expensive 90-day RXs vs. more expensive 30-day RXs. Found cost effective providers including doctors and hospitals. Provided RX alternatives such as generics. Occasionally negotiated lower raters with providers. Generally able to save money for majority of patients (often several thousand dollars). Process Enhancement: Created a new best practice methodology for estimating costs of complex medical services with my team. Saved substantial amount of labor for Benefits Admins on weekly basis. Approx. 10% reduction in labor costs. Data Modeling: Utilized large data sets to estimate costs of health services including complex surgeries. Personnel Training: Assisted Director of Training with concepts and direction for training programs. Knowledgeable Advisor: Thorough familiarity with 1,300+ client organizations health plans and their administration. Compass Professional Health Services partners with companies to provide health care cost-containment strategies, tools and services that improve overall employee health and corporate financial performance. Compass’ unique combination of technology-enabled price and quality transparency tools and the high-touch personal engagement of its Compass Health Pro™ concierge services, empowers employers and their employees with better information and smarter care alternatives that save time, money and frustration. From providing comparative quality and price data on medical providers and services to engaging employees with high-quality physicians who will help them proactively manage their health, Compass’ tailored solutions deliver an average 8-to-1 return on investment for our more than 1,300 clients nationwide. Show less



City of Seattle

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lifeguard/Building Supervisor

  • Sep 2011 - Jul 2013

  Seattle Parks and Recreation, officially the Department of Parks and Recreation, is the department of government of the city of Seattle, Washington, responsible for maintaining the city's parks, open space, and community centers. Seattle Parks and Recreation provides services to millions of King County residents. Training & Employee Development: Taught swimming lessons and lifeguard classes to community members. Taught lifeguarding classes to community members that went on to become employees. Taught classes to 100+ individuals. Conducted approx. 300 swim lessons. Building Supervision: Functioned as building supervisor for weekend rentals of the Greenlake Community Center such as Greenlake Table Tennis Club. Safety & Risk Management: Maintained safe and positive environment for swimmers at Evans pool. Kept pool both safe and sanitary. Reputation Management: Upheld Greenlake Community Center's reputation as a place for community members to enjoy aquatic activities. Show less



United Way of King County

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pro Bono Consultant

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

  Strategic Planning: Led strategic planning efforts with Board of Directors to increase volunteer engagement of a local non-profit organization that served youth around the Seattle area. Increased volunteer ownership and thereby increased number of new volunteers and improved overall quality of volunteer work. Showed the board of directors that they needed to include volunteers in the planning stages for events to increase ownership and engagement of organizational events. Volunteer Engagement: Worked with Board of Directors for duration of the project. Interacted with approx. 10-20 volunteers. Organization has approx. 50 in total. Facilitated live collaboration by bringing Board and volunteers together. Problem Solving: Increased Board’s belief in the ability of consultants to help them solve strategic problems. Organizational Development: Due to stronger social bonds between Board, children, and volunteers increased organizational participation. More volunteers equaled better mentor/mentee ratio for participating children. Show less



Texas A&M Rec Sports

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Lifeguard

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2011

  The mission of the Department of Recreational Sports is to provide quality programs, services and facilities to a diverse Texas A&M community. We encourage the lifelong pursuit of active, healthy lifestyles and enhance student development by providing leadership and employment opportunities. Leadership: Managed and trained 70+ student lifeguards at Student Rec Center. Fostered stronger social/professional bonds between staff. Staff Training Strategy: Trained staff and conducted biweekly in-services to improve or maintain rescue skills. Implemented "inservice planning meetings" for management to plan and script weekly inservices to get more out of the time allotted. Event Management/Coordination: Managed the pool and staff during large national sporting events such as the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Encouraged more participation in voluntary events such as event set up and tear down/clean up leading to higher quality work being done more quickly. Safety & Risk Management: Maintained a safe and positive environment for Texas A&M students and athletes to make use of the natatorium. Recruiting: Referred qualified candidates to seek certification and employment to increase quality of staff. Show less