Kristal Bean, SHRM-CP
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Deanna Blanchfield, MAOD
Kristal is a motivated and high impact member of Human Resources. During our class time together, Kristal demonstrated leadership and an ability to communicate with professionalism in every interaction and contributed at the highest level. She demonstrated both tactical and strategic understanding of all HR functional areas, but her passion for data, systems and problem-solving shines through. She possess a well-rounded skillset, and the ability to immediately make an impact in your business.
Alysha Kocon, PMP
I had the privilege of working first with Kristal then for her for 4 1/2 years. During that time I watched her take on a more central role in the organization's daily function and become a vital component of the administrative and leadership team. She has a vast knowledge of HR policies and was my mentor for all HR and payroll procedures. Kristal has expertly managed a variety of challenges such as overseeing and successfully implementing a complete overhaul of the organization's HRMS system as well as professionally handling delicate and complicated employee relations issues. She is highly perceptive and has the key ability to see the whole picture and apply critical thinking skills in difficult situations. She would be a great asset to any company with her capacity to balance HR policy application alongside her priority of maintaining high employee morale.
Deanna Blanchfield, MAOD
Kristal is a motivated and high impact member of Human Resources. During our class time together, Kristal demonstrated leadership and an ability to communicate with professionalism in every interaction and contributed at the highest level. She demonstrated both tactical and strategic understanding of all HR functional areas, but her passion for data, systems and problem-solving shines through. She possess a well-rounded skillset, and the ability to immediately make an impact in your business.
Alysha Kocon, PMP
I had the privilege of working first with Kristal then for her for 4 1/2 years. During that time I watched her take on a more central role in the organization's daily function and become a vital component of the administrative and leadership team. She has a vast knowledge of HR policies and was my mentor for all HR and payroll procedures. Kristal has expertly managed a variety of challenges such as overseeing and successfully implementing a complete overhaul of the organization's HRMS system as well as professionally handling delicate and complicated employee relations issues. She is highly perceptive and has the key ability to see the whole picture and apply critical thinking skills in difficult situations. She would be a great asset to any company with her capacity to balance HR policy application alongside her priority of maintaining high employee morale.
Deanna Blanchfield, MAOD
Kristal is a motivated and high impact member of Human Resources. During our class time together, Kristal demonstrated leadership and an ability to communicate with professionalism in every interaction and contributed at the highest level. She demonstrated both tactical and strategic understanding of all HR functional areas, but her passion for data, systems and problem-solving shines through. She possess a well-rounded skillset, and the ability to immediately make an impact in your business.
Alysha Kocon, PMP
I had the privilege of working first with Kristal then for her for 4 1/2 years. During that time I watched her take on a more central role in the organization's daily function and become a vital component of the administrative and leadership team. She has a vast knowledge of HR policies and was my mentor for all HR and payroll procedures. Kristal has expertly managed a variety of challenges such as overseeing and successfully implementing a complete overhaul of the organization's HRMS system as well as professionally handling delicate and complicated employee relations issues. She is highly perceptive and has the key ability to see the whole picture and apply critical thinking skills in difficult situations. She would be a great asset to any company with her capacity to balance HR policy application alongside her priority of maintaining high employee morale.
Deanna Blanchfield, MAOD
Kristal is a motivated and high impact member of Human Resources. During our class time together, Kristal demonstrated leadership and an ability to communicate with professionalism in every interaction and contributed at the highest level. She demonstrated both tactical and strategic understanding of all HR functional areas, but her passion for data, systems and problem-solving shines through. She possess a well-rounded skillset, and the ability to immediately make an impact in your business.
Alysha Kocon, PMP
I had the privilege of working first with Kristal then for her for 4 1/2 years. During that time I watched her take on a more central role in the organization's daily function and become a vital component of the administrative and leadership team. She has a vast knowledge of HR policies and was my mentor for all HR and payroll procedures. Kristal has expertly managed a variety of challenges such as overseeing and successfully implementing a complete overhaul of the organization's HRMS system as well as professionally handling delicate and complicated employee relations issues. She is highly perceptive and has the key ability to see the whole picture and apply critical thinking skills in difficult situations. She would be a great asset to any company with her capacity to balance HR policy application alongside her priority of maintaining high employee morale.
Credentials
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SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
SHRMJan, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certification Prep: Professional in Human Resources (PHR)®
LinkedInFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
SHRM-CP
SHRMJan, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Azure Northwest Homes
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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Feb 2021 - Present
Implement overall HR strategy and operations including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, benefits administration, compensation, personnel data management and compliance. Write and update employee handbooks to reflect new and amended employment law. Process and maintain employee semi-monthly payroll. Boosted employee engagement via circulation of surveys, assessments, peer reviews, and SMART goals initiative - Presented benefits of engagement features and rollout plan to Owners and CFO - Utilized HRIS features to deliver satisfaction and pulse surveys and provided visual reporting to Owners - Improved performance management through coaching-focused assessments and peer reviews Show less
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Level Capital LLC
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United States
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Banking
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Human Resources Business Partner
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Feb 2021 - Present
Implements overall HR strategy and operations including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, benefits administration, compensation, personnel data management and compliance. Write and update employee handbooks to reflect new and amended employment laws. Transitioned to new Human Resource Information System with Multi-State Payroll -performed needs assessments and determined upgrade to HR system with greater features would equip leadership with metrics for employee management and facilitate process improvement Coordinated 44 staff onboarding and 25 staff offboarding via implementation of streamlined processes and leveraging HRIS systems -implemented new systems and communication channels to close gaps and improve security, awareness, and efficiency in process Implemented new Long Term Care Benefit plan via business networking with 90% enrollment into expanded offerings and averaged 20% cost savings to employee over State-mandated program -determined State required plan provided limited benefits and negotiated with brokers to provide a more affordable and better benefit plan to employees at two companies -advised staff and oversaw enrollments, payments, and reconciliation of benefit program with payroll Show less
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Independent Living, Inc., SHAG
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Greater Seattle Area
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Leasing, Operations, and Data Specialist Manager
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Aug 2020 - Feb 2021
Developed solutions and lead implementation of policies to improve operational performance. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to review efficiency and effectiveness of reporting tools. Liaised and negotiated between vendors and teams to find optimal technological solutions. Increased customer leads by decreasing average service response time 53% through enhancement of process flow - Assessed existing process and points of inefficiency in order to establish areas for improvement - Identified Best Practices, remapped query flows in Genesys, and presented proposal to stakeholders - Developed test flows and collaborated with cross-functional teams to confirm validity of new process Improved sales and marketing analysis by developing unified KPI reporting tool with Excel - Collaborated with marketing and sales teams to identify relevant data from 4 different systems - Organized extracted data exports and analyzed them using pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and formulas - Presented new report format that demonstrated relationships of presales, sales, and customer lead information Acquired Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system at 40% reduced cost using cost-benefit analysis - Assessed company needs for software performance and determined inadequacy of current system - Examined available system solutions and presented key findings and solutions for manager approval - Negotiated with leading vendor options to obtain optimum price for suitable solution Show less
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Vadis
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative/HR Manager
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Dec 2015 - Jul 2020
Strategic HR, Corporate Compliance, Employee Engagement, Benefits Administration, Accounting oversight, Meeting coordination and administration, Board of Directors support, Office management, IT liaison, HRIS implementation and administration, Business Analytics.Prepared employee payroll and benefit enrollment as well as providing year-end payroll management and reporting. Developed staff training initiatives and updated employee orientation process. Implemented use of Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and new job marketing resources. Facilitated regular leadership appraisal meetings.Reduced payroll processing time and errors 50% by implementing new Human Capital Management (HCM) system ● Performed needs assessment and determined upgrade to non-manual payroll system would reduce errors● Canvassed for suitable Human Resources Information System (HRIS) options and presented solutions to CEO● Implemented chosen payroll solution Paylocity and developed training documentation for teamDecreased employer costs by $16,000 and reduced employee payroll deductions by adding second medical plan option ● Gathered information through employee survey and evaluated options with benefits broker for cost reduction● Introduced cost savings highlights of additional medical plan option to employees and management● Oversaw employee enrollment procedure into new medical plan Show less
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Administrative Assistant
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2015
Payroll, Maintaining Personnel Files, Onboarding of New Hires, Benefits Administration, Contract Compliance, Microsoft Office suite, Coordination, General Admin support
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New Beginnings Maternity Home
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Puyallup, WA
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Staff Assistant
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Jul 2009 - Aug 2012
Primary administrative support on staff with local, non-profit shelter to assist the supervisors of home, directors and other staff. Oversaw most administrative correspondence, completed multiple tasks and created a structure for handling information while balancing client needs. Duties included maintaining house budget, stakeholder database and management of home along with mentorship and daily support of residents. Primary administrative support on staff with local, non-profit shelter to assist the supervisors of home, directors and other staff. Oversaw most administrative correspondence, completed multiple tasks and created a structure for handling information while balancing client needs. Duties included maintaining house budget, stakeholder database and management of home along with mentorship and daily support of residents.
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EMSL Analytical, Inc.
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United States
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Environmental Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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Jun 2005 - Jul 2009
Process sample shipment into database Develop and provide reports to client Communicate with clients about samples, analysis and invoice information Organize lab worksheets and client information into file drawers Handle walk-in clients, telephone service and front desk greeting Process sample shipment into database Develop and provide reports to client Communicate with clients about samples, analysis and invoice information Organize lab worksheets and client information into file drawers Handle walk-in clients, telephone service and front desk greeting
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Education
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2015 - 2016
University of Washington Tacoma
Certificate, Human Resource Management -
2005 - 2006
Madison University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government -
2003 - 2004
North Hennepin Community College
Associate of Arts - AA, 4.0
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