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Melissa Baker is a seasoned HR professional with 25+ years of experience in human resources, education, and recruitment. She has held various roles, including Director of Human Resources, Corporate Benefits Counselor, and Human Resources Assistant Intern. Melissa has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a certification in Business, Marketing, and Computer Technology Education. She is skilled in benefits administration, employee relations, recruitment, and training. Melissa has a strong background in managing employee benefits, payroll, and performance management.

Experience

    • AVP Account Executive, Career Coach, Job Placement Advisor, Helpful Ally to Employers & Job Seekers
      • Jun 2022 - Present

    • United States
    • Education Management
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Certified Teacher (2002 – Present)
      • 1999 - Present

      Direct overall processes involved in imparting knowledge regarding business, marketing, computer, entrepreneurship, hospitality, and tourism management. Assist in developing students’ IT-related skills including providing Microsoft Office Certification Training and teaching SAS programming.Develop and utilize relationships to place various students in suitable internships serving as internship coordinator.Correspond efficiently across various fields to ensure completion of purchase requests and reasonable travel arrangements for staff and students.

    • Human Resource & Benefits
      • 1999 - 2002

      Spearheaded carefully designed orientation to effectively onboard and welcome recruits. Promptly responded to department communication via phone, e-mail, or fax. Ensured full compliance with all relevant organizational policies and procedures.Successfully maintained accuracy in employee payrolls and benefit documents to keep an updated record. Orchestrated major company events including annual enrollment meetings, retirement seminars, and open enrollment meetings to boost employee morale.Leveraged professional relationships with third parties to verify employment and wage information.

    • Director of Human Resources
      • 1997 - Oct 1999

      Oversaw formulation of policies to develop growth-driven culture and safeguard the rights of employees and the organization. Developed beneficial labor relations for better service delivery. Led employee recruitment, benefits, training, and relations activities to boost performance. Forged and fostered relationships through effective and open communication, encouraging synergy and productivity.Successfully generated and promoted contracting initiatives for employees throughout Horry, Georgetown, and Brunswick.Proactively involved in risk management to prevent unexpected disruption.

    • Corporate Benefits Counselor
      • 1995 - 1997

      Steered key processes related to benefits plan billing including bill generation for operating companies, summarizing health statements and graphs, and consolidation and requisition premium for vendors.Utilized expertise in COBRA to mail notices, set up new applicants, and post payments; efficiently conducted benefits enrollment for new hires.Precisely tracked leave of absence, maintained a file for FMLA/STD/LTD, and generated monthly reports to update managers.

    • Human Resources Assistant Intern
      • 1995 - 1995

      Administered key activities related to human resource support including responding to inquiries, fact-checking for employee verification and tracking job openings. Maintained library material and accurate drug testing results to avoid disruption. Ensured special files and surveys were well-kept; undertook and resolved queries related to policy and benefits.Facilitated recruitment process by formulating and posting jobs on multiple channels, filtering received resumes, and mailing thank you letters.

Education

  • Coastal Carolina University
    Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • South Carolina Department of Education
    Business, Marketing, and Computer Technology Teacher Certification with Online Teacher Endorsement

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