Marissa Willner
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Maria L. Spangler, JD/MPA
Marissa was a joy to have her on my team. My only regret is that she moved on to an opportunity and I simply wanted more time with her! Her attention to detail, reliability, and focus were truly second to none. I knew that assignments would be finished timely, and consistently would exceed expectations. She will be an asset to any team or organization that she is a part of. I'm grateful to have been a small part of Marissa's career journey.
Adam Chandler
I interviewed and managed Marissa when she first joined Sherwin-Williams in early 2016. Marissa was an outstanding addition to the team and an immediate contributor. She quickly learned new technology and produced high-quality content we published to thousands of employees globally. Marissa also assimilated well with a group of experienced professionals and quickly built strong working relationships. She is a fast learner who comes to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to be flexible and work with others towards the achievement of team goals. Marissa was an excellent addition to the team and a pleasure to manage.
Maria L. Spangler, JD/MPA
Marissa was a joy to have her on my team. My only regret is that she moved on to an opportunity and I simply wanted more time with her! Her attention to detail, reliability, and focus were truly second to none. I knew that assignments would be finished timely, and consistently would exceed expectations. She will be an asset to any team or organization that she is a part of. I'm grateful to have been a small part of Marissa's career journey.
Adam Chandler
I interviewed and managed Marissa when she first joined Sherwin-Williams in early 2016. Marissa was an outstanding addition to the team and an immediate contributor. She quickly learned new technology and produced high-quality content we published to thousands of employees globally. Marissa also assimilated well with a group of experienced professionals and quickly built strong working relationships. She is a fast learner who comes to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to be flexible and work with others towards the achievement of team goals. Marissa was an excellent addition to the team and a pleasure to manage.
Maria L. Spangler, JD/MPA
Marissa was a joy to have her on my team. My only regret is that she moved on to an opportunity and I simply wanted more time with her! Her attention to detail, reliability, and focus were truly second to none. I knew that assignments would be finished timely, and consistently would exceed expectations. She will be an asset to any team or organization that she is a part of. I'm grateful to have been a small part of Marissa's career journey.
Adam Chandler
I interviewed and managed Marissa when she first joined Sherwin-Williams in early 2016. Marissa was an outstanding addition to the team and an immediate contributor. She quickly learned new technology and produced high-quality content we published to thousands of employees globally. Marissa also assimilated well with a group of experienced professionals and quickly built strong working relationships. She is a fast learner who comes to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to be flexible and work with others towards the achievement of team goals. Marissa was an excellent addition to the team and a pleasure to manage.
Maria L. Spangler, JD/MPA
Marissa was a joy to have her on my team. My only regret is that she moved on to an opportunity and I simply wanted more time with her! Her attention to detail, reliability, and focus were truly second to none. I knew that assignments would be finished timely, and consistently would exceed expectations. She will be an asset to any team or organization that she is a part of. I'm grateful to have been a small part of Marissa's career journey.
Adam Chandler
I interviewed and managed Marissa when she first joined Sherwin-Williams in early 2016. Marissa was an outstanding addition to the team and an immediate contributor. She quickly learned new technology and produced high-quality content we published to thousands of employees globally. Marissa also assimilated well with a group of experienced professionals and quickly built strong working relationships. She is a fast learner who comes to work with a positive attitude and a willingness to be flexible and work with others towards the achievement of team goals. Marissa was an excellent addition to the team and a pleasure to manage.
Credentials
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LifeLabs Learning Community Builder
LifeLabs LearningMay, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
LifeLabs Learning L&D Pro
LifeLabs LearningMay, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Conference Catalysts
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United States
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Events Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources Director
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Oct 2021 - Present
- Human Resources Strategy: Planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. - Hiring Support: Maintain and update job descriptions for all positions. Support organization staff by optimizing recruiting and interviewing strategy; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting initial interviews and analyzing later-round interviews. - Onboarding Support: Offer guidance and recommendations for executing onboarding… Show more - Human Resources Strategy: Planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. - Hiring Support: Maintain and update job descriptions for all positions. Support organization staff by optimizing recruiting and interviewing strategy; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting initial interviews and analyzing later-round interviews. - Onboarding Support: Offer guidance and recommendations for executing onboarding programs in all business units. - Company Culture and Engagement: Coordinate events and activities to foster employee engagement and recognition. - Conflict Resolution: Serve as the primary resource for internal conflict and grievances for both managers and staff. Facilitate investigation and provide guidance for resolution. - Performance Optimization: Advance team member growth by providing performance counseling support. Review and update performance evaluations and optimize in coordination with business unit leads. - Professional Development: Cultivate team members' professional and technical knowledge and advancement by suggesting/promoting educational workshops, professional certifications, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. Offer timeline and curriculum development recommendations to meet certification goals. - Company Operational Guidelines: Enforce company guidelines. Prepare, update, and recommend policies and procedures. - Payroll/Benefits Administration: Manage and execute regular payroll of full-time employees and contractors. Implement employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs; recommend new/updated benefit programs to management, and design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs. - Compliance: Ensure legal compliance of federal and state requirements. - Records Management: Oversee maintenance of employee historical records. Show less - Human Resources Strategy: Planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. - Hiring Support: Maintain and update job descriptions for all positions. Support organization staff by optimizing recruiting and interviewing strategy; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting initial interviews and analyzing later-round interviews. - Onboarding Support: Offer guidance and recommendations for executing onboarding… Show more - Human Resources Strategy: Planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. - Hiring Support: Maintain and update job descriptions for all positions. Support organization staff by optimizing recruiting and interviewing strategy; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting initial interviews and analyzing later-round interviews. - Onboarding Support: Offer guidance and recommendations for executing onboarding programs in all business units. - Company Culture and Engagement: Coordinate events and activities to foster employee engagement and recognition. - Conflict Resolution: Serve as the primary resource for internal conflict and grievances for both managers and staff. Facilitate investigation and provide guidance for resolution. - Performance Optimization: Advance team member growth by providing performance counseling support. Review and update performance evaluations and optimize in coordination with business unit leads. - Professional Development: Cultivate team members' professional and technical knowledge and advancement by suggesting/promoting educational workshops, professional certifications, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. Offer timeline and curriculum development recommendations to meet certification goals. - Company Operational Guidelines: Enforce company guidelines. Prepare, update, and recommend policies and procedures. - Payroll/Benefits Administration: Manage and execute regular payroll of full-time employees and contractors. Implement employee benefits programs and inform employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs; recommend new/updated benefit programs to management, and design and conduct educational programs on benefit programs. - Compliance: Ensure legal compliance of federal and state requirements. - Records Management: Oversee maintenance of employee historical records. Show less
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SANS Institute
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United States
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Computer and Network Security
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Generalist & HRIS Administrator
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Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
- Oversee and maintain optimal function of the HRIS system (BambooHR), which may include implementation globally, customizations, development, maintenance, and upgrades to applications, systems, and modules. - Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and guidance to HRIS administrators and the general employee population. - Collaborates with leadership and HR team to identify system improvements and enhancements; recommends and implements solutions through the full change management… Show more - Oversee and maintain optimal function of the HRIS system (BambooHR), which may include implementation globally, customizations, development, maintenance, and upgrades to applications, systems, and modules. - Provides technical support, troubleshooting, and guidance to HRIS administrators and the general employee population. - Collaborates with leadership and HR team to identify system improvements and enhancements; recommends and implements solutions through the full change management lifecycle. - Manages permissions, access, personalization, and similar system operations and settings for HRIS users. - Work closely with the HR team to further define, improve, and automate HR practices and guidelines while maintaining the unique company culture. - Conducts continuous training and development needs assessment for compliance and security maturity model. - Ensure global HR information and employee data are accurate and up to date at all times in the HRIS system. - Schedule and facilitate bi-monthly new hire orientation sessions. - Manage the contractor engagement and project set-up process. - Provide first-level support to contractors when issues with the system occur. Generate initial contractor agreements and onboarding paperwork. Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure contractors have been set up appropriately in the project tracking system and are ready to be paid. Manage the contract renewal process each year-end. - Assist with the future enhancement of the new HRIS system and work closely with BambooHR Administrator on the contractor implementation. - Aid in developing HR reports for management. - Provide various support to HR resources on projects, initiatives, and tasks. - Manage Verification of Employment (VOE) requests. - Primary resource (Tier 1 support) for the HR Inbox
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HR Coordinator
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Jan 2019 - Jul 2021
- Work closely with the HR team to re-engineer practices, policies, and guidelines while maintaining unique company culture. - Lead the implementation of a new HRIS system at an organization with highly distributed and manual data management. - Aid in recruiting and hiring staff for positions at SANS (both employees and contingent workers). - Conduct pre-employment and onboarding processes, including background checks and I-9 verifications. - Maintain accurate HR data, aid in… Show more - Work closely with the HR team to re-engineer practices, policies, and guidelines while maintaining unique company culture. - Lead the implementation of a new HRIS system at an organization with highly distributed and manual data management. - Aid in recruiting and hiring staff for positions at SANS (both employees and contingent workers). - Conduct pre-employment and onboarding processes, including background checks and I-9 verifications. - Maintain accurate HR data, aid in developing HR reports for management. - Assist HR Director with employee relations matters including assisting with investigations and counseling employees on HR process and procedures. - Partner with Benefits broker to ensure employee’s benefits for all employees are accurate and provide first level support to employees regarding benefit questions. - Support the development of the career progression process, including defined job descriptions, career ladders, market survey data analysis, and recommendations.
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IGS Energy
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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HR Branch Coordinator
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Aug 2017 - Oct 2018
- Coordinated custom social, community development, and recruitment events through strategic planning and location research, while adhering to budgetary guidelines. - Executed HR initiatives by managing full employee lifecycle processes including recruiting, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, background checks, making hiring recommendations, and onboarding. - Served as a key point of support through addressing employee queries with a sense of confidentiality while ensuring a… Show more - Coordinated custom social, community development, and recruitment events through strategic planning and location research, while adhering to budgetary guidelines. - Executed HR initiatives by managing full employee lifecycle processes including recruiting, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, background checks, making hiring recommendations, and onboarding. - Served as a key point of support through addressing employee queries with a sense of confidentiality while ensuring a resolution of issues. - Provided technical proficiency utilizing ATS and HRIS to update personnel information and reporting updates such as hiring, terminations, promotions, and transfers. Show less - Coordinated custom social, community development, and recruitment events through strategic planning and location research, while adhering to budgetary guidelines. - Executed HR initiatives by managing full employee lifecycle processes including recruiting, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, background checks, making hiring recommendations, and onboarding. - Served as a key point of support through addressing employee queries with a sense of confidentiality while ensuring a… Show more - Coordinated custom social, community development, and recruitment events through strategic planning and location research, while adhering to budgetary guidelines. - Executed HR initiatives by managing full employee lifecycle processes including recruiting, sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, background checks, making hiring recommendations, and onboarding. - Served as a key point of support through addressing employee queries with a sense of confidentiality while ensuring a resolution of issues. - Provided technical proficiency utilizing ATS and HRIS to update personnel information and reporting updates such as hiring, terminations, promotions, and transfers. Show less
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Sherwin-Williams
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Engagement Intern
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
- Assisted with vast business and administrative oversight to include: Foundation grants, quarterly board meeting documentation, matching gifts, sponsorships, in-kind donations, SW clubs, and supporting the scholarship program. - Lead staff volunteer initiatives/events for the Young Professionals group and annual Holiday school campaign. - Constructed detailed SOPs including intern responsibilities, email templates, letter templates, and reoccurring processes. - Implemented project… Show more - Assisted with vast business and administrative oversight to include: Foundation grants, quarterly board meeting documentation, matching gifts, sponsorships, in-kind donations, SW clubs, and supporting the scholarship program. - Lead staff volunteer initiatives/events for the Young Professionals group and annual Holiday school campaign. - Constructed detailed SOPs including intern responsibilities, email templates, letter templates, and reoccurring processes. - Implemented project management tools to decrease the time spent regulating non-value-add administrative tasks and learn where new projects could fit in the fiscal year.
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Business Analyst & Training Development Intern
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Apr 2016 - Jan 2017
- Overhauled projects for Corporate IT involving content development and localization of learning materials and training videos. Maintained editorial calendar to keep content disbursement on schedule. - Facilitated translation of all materials, using outside vendors, to better support our global presence, and worked with multi-lingual employees to ensure the accuracy of translation service. - Gathered information for Corporate IT regarding engagement surveys and focus groups to measure… Show more - Overhauled projects for Corporate IT involving content development and localization of learning materials and training videos. Maintained editorial calendar to keep content disbursement on schedule. - Facilitated translation of all materials, using outside vendors, to better support our global presence, and worked with multi-lingual employees to ensure the accuracy of translation service. - Gathered information for Corporate IT regarding engagement surveys and focus groups to measure employee adoption rates of BMC software programs. - Introduced usability of software to employees outside of the department by running beta tests of training and continually adjusting for feedback.
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Victoria's Secret
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Campus Representative & Campus Team Member
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Aug 2015 - May 2017
- Was an on-campus social media influencer - Shared product & marketing feedback - Planned and hosted parties & events - Participated in style & photo challenges - Promoted PINK campus marketing events - Assisted in running marketing campaigns on campus - Relayed the company's new collegiate image to students - Supported Campus Rep where needed - Was an on-campus social media influencer - Shared product & marketing feedback - Planned and hosted parties & events - Participated in style & photo challenges - Promoted PINK campus marketing events - Assisted in running marketing campaigns on campus - Relayed the company's new collegiate image to students - Supported Campus Rep where needed
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Cleveland State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Camp Vike Counselor
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
- Mentored 100+ incoming freshmen at a three-day, two-night camp - Led small group discussions, icebreakers, and team-building activities - Participated in extensive leadership, communication, and diversity training sessions - Recruited camp participants at orientation information tables - Advised students on academic success, campus involvement, employment, and resources - Mentored 100+ incoming freshmen at a three-day, two-night camp - Led small group discussions, icebreakers, and team-building activities - Participated in extensive leadership, communication, and diversity training sessions - Recruited camp participants at orientation information tables - Advised students on academic success, campus involvement, employment, and resources
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Dr. Neil C Perko, OD
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Euclid, Ohio
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Office Administrator
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Mar 2015 - Apr 2016
- Supported key administrative tasks to include file management, record keeping, and assisting with the phones. - Provided excellent customer service through showcasing strong interpersonal skills and problem resolution. - Ensured data integrity with both financial and insurance software to maintain compliance with healthcare laws. - Maintained productivity through self-direction and prioritization, thus ensuring organizational excellence. - Supported key administrative tasks to include file management, record keeping, and assisting with the phones. - Provided excellent customer service through showcasing strong interpersonal skills and problem resolution. - Ensured data integrity with both financial and insurance software to maintain compliance with healthcare laws. - Maintained productivity through self-direction and prioritization, thus ensuring organizational excellence.
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Education
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Cleveland State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Nonprofit Management, Marketing