Experience

Coastal Conservation Association

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• HR Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area

• HR Manager

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area Responsible for reviewing policies, procedures, and processes and identifying ways to streamline our practices. Manage all benefit programs, including 401k, medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance. Work with broker on plan design options, premium allocations, and participate in renewal negotiation process. Assist supervisors with recruitment and hiring process. Including creating recruitment and hiring best practices procedures. Responsible for bi-weekly payroll… Show more Responsible for reviewing policies, procedures, and processes and identifying ways to streamline our practices. Manage all benefit programs, including 401k, medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance. Work with broker on plan design options, premium allocations, and participate in renewal negotiation process. Assist supervisors with recruitment and hiring process. Including creating recruitment and hiring best practices procedures. Responsible for bi-weekly payroll processing. Led a team to identify and select new payroll/HRIS for 2018 to help streamline payroll and employee record-keeping processes. Participate in state budget meetings for staffing and payroll purposes. Assist supervisors and state leaders with compensation analysis. Answer and resolve employee questions, comments, concerns using customer service skills. Responsible for worker's compensation insurance and reporting. Manage employee relations issues, as needed.



Surefire Industries, LLC

• HR Generalist

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2016

  Houston, Texas Area Lead monthly HR trainings for all employees on HR topics, such as FMLA, Sexual Harassment, ADA, FLSA, EEOC regulations, benefit offerings, and general HR updates. Responsible for all recruitment efforts including sourcing candidates, interviewing, and providing advice regarding candidate fit with company culture. Streamlined recruitment process by creating standardized interview questions and an applicant tracking system to assist managers with decreasing time-to-fill positions.… Show more Lead monthly HR trainings for all employees on HR topics, such as FMLA, Sexual Harassment, ADA, FLSA, EEOC regulations, benefit offerings, and general HR updates. Responsible for all recruitment efforts including sourcing candidates, interviewing, and providing advice regarding candidate fit with company culture. Streamlined recruitment process by creating standardized interview questions and an applicant tracking system to assist managers with decreasing time-to-fill positions. Created, and responsible for implementing, new onboarding program for all new hires. Redesigned new hire orientation program to align with company strategic objectives and culture. Responsible for financial evaluation of all programs and processes by creating metrics to determine HR effectiveness. These reports are reviewed with the Chief Financial Officer on a monthly basis. Reduced cost by $100,000 through elimination of unnecessary HRIS system features and services. Manage employee relations concerns for all departments by assisting managers with progressive discipline policies. Read and interpret company policies to assist managers in determining appropriate level of discipline. Created new Employee Handbook with planned annual revisions to include updates to new legislation and case law precedent. Responsible for medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D insurance benefits administration for all employees including management of annual open enrollment period. Redesigned 2016 medical plans to avoid employee and employer premium increases while also adding an HSA option with new employer contribution. Completed 2016 compensation analysis for entire company to assist with re-evaluating pay grades, determining merit increases, and to benchmark company salaries with the current market. Create and maintain job descriptions for all positions in the company. Responsible for all payroll functions on a bi-weekly basis, including monthly tax reporting and payroll reconciliation reporting. Show less



University of Houston

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accountant/HR

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  Houston, Texas Area Performs professional accounting work involving the recording, analysis and reporting of financial data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines for the Cullen College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervise student employees. Verify visiting scholar visas and process hire information, as needed. Assembles data from books of original entry and central control… Show more Performs professional accounting work involving the recording, analysis and reporting of financial data in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and federal, state, university and NACUBO guidelines for the Cullen College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Supervise student employees. Verify visiting scholar visas and process hire information, as needed. Assembles data from books of original entry and central control records. Prepares monthly account reconciliations, biweekly cash transfers, and other financial statements and reports pertaining to departmental or university activities. Audits and processes purchase, cash receipt, and disbursement documents in accordance with disbursing rules and regulations. Monitors status and use of short-term operational cash advances and advises management of status. Maintain student billing system accounting function, and create and correct transcode errors. Reviews financial reports and clears suspense transactions. Reviews central accounts and fund groups for propriety of entries and investigates overdrafts. Prepare and assist in the preparation of year-end government reports and annual financial reports.

• HR/Payroll Coordinator, College of Architecure

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

  Houston, Texas Area Serve as HR liaison from College of Architecture to University Human Resources Dept. in regards to hiring, payroll issues, training, and recruiting. Serve as Payroll liaison from College of Architecture to Payroll Department by approving time for all faculty and staff, correcting and maintaining accurate records of leave time taken and accrued at the College level, maintaining proper budget information for each position, and ensuring all timesheets are submitted to Payroll on time for… Show more Serve as HR liaison from College of Architecture to University Human Resources Dept. in regards to hiring, payroll issues, training, and recruiting. Serve as Payroll liaison from College of Architecture to Payroll Department by approving time for all faculty and staff, correcting and maintaining accurate records of leave time taken and accrued at the College level, maintaining proper budget information for each position, and ensuring all timesheets are submitted to Payroll on time for bi-weekly employees. Manage all travel arrangements for faculty and staff for business travel. Check various cost centers before travel to ensure traveler has enough funds in their cost center, make any reservations for air and hotel, process reimbursements after travel, and reconcile credit card purchases made with the business credit card each month. Reconcile all expenses for travel to global management website each month to assign cost centers to each purchase on the business credit card for travel. Manage hiring process for student assistants by coordinating with supervisors (faculty and staff) on budgeting information, start dates, fringe, benefits, recruiting, and compensation. Assist with faculty contracts in terms of payroll and budgeting for the fiscal year. Verify and analyze monthly payroll reports to ensure accurate leave accrual rates, correct budget and cost center information, and adjusting faculty and staff payroll cost centers, as necessary. Supervise student assistants, which includes managing the schedules, verifying time, and corrective counseling.



Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation

• Human Capital Management Associate (HR Coordinator equivalent)

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2012

  Columbus, Ohio Area Create, update, and manage Fraternal Order of Police Transfer List (semi-annual). Make position management and job data updates in PeopleSoft for the Tables of Organization and succession planning purposes. Assist with the grievance and discipline procedures. Contract interpretation for labor relations issues. Manage all personnel action files sent from the parks. Complete paperwork for employees who are seasonally interrupted and then return from work. Create monthly reports… Show more Create, update, and manage Fraternal Order of Police Transfer List (semi-annual). Make position management and job data updates in PeopleSoft for the Tables of Organization and succession planning purposes. Assist with the grievance and discipline procedures. Contract interpretation for labor relations issues. Manage all personnel action files sent from the parks. Complete paperwork for employees who are seasonally interrupted and then return from work. Create monthly reports based on the personnel action files that have been completed in the given time period. The reports are then used, for example, in determining which parks will require new employees. Manage all workers' compensation and disability claims. As a result of my management, employees have their claims processed quicker and each person receives a fair evaluation of their claim. Collaborate with park managers and assistant park managers regarding interview materials. With the help from park managers and assistant park mangers, create interview questions, then send it to the parks for review and help with the answer keys. I have received praise from superiors regarding my ability to create solid interview questions. Complete all seasonal hiring through parks intranet and PeopleSoft. Review resumes, complete pre-screenings, enter tax information, and set up retirement account information. Introduced and implemented new plan to track and confirm employee start dates after issues arose from lack of communication concerning new hire start dates. Collaborate with union representatives to change employees' appointment types and work locations. Led training for account clerks and park managers on new HR policies and procedures, specifically workers' compensation reporting and seasonal new hire procedures. Team Captain for Start Walking Now Statewide Challenge. Volunteer at special events, such as Ohio State Fair. Show less



Cincinnati Tennis LLC

• Ticket Sales Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Managed Women's and Men's Draw Party and Women's and Men's Finals Brunches to show appreciation for series ticket holders. I received recognition from the supervisor regarding how well all of the parties were run. Assisted fellow team members in handling patron issues or dilemmas. As a result, there were fewer issues and complaints than there had been in recent years. Assisted team members in renewing series tickets for the 2010 tournament. I helped increase pre-order ticket… Show more Managed Women's and Men's Draw Party and Women's and Men's Finals Brunches to show appreciation for series ticket holders. I received recognition from the supervisor regarding how well all of the parties were run. Assisted fellow team members in handling patron issues or dilemmas. As a result, there were fewer issues and complaints than there had been in recent years. Assisted team members in renewing series tickets for the 2010 tournament. I helped increase pre-order ticket sales from the previous year. Show less



Victoria’s Secret & Co.

• United States
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

  Effectively managed cash register in times of high volume traffic, such as Semi-Annual Sale, day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas time shopping. Received praise from management regarding speed of the lines and excellent customer service. Trained new employees how to run the cash register and how to operate on the sales floor. Colleagues were able to learn new information quickly, which improved customer satisfaction, by reducing wait-time in line.